The necessity of catering to Islamic investors' preference for halal funds, and his firm's diverse range of financial instruments. »

The ethical principles of Islamic Economics should be at the forefront of thought and intention rather than financial structuring. It is likely only sociably responsible financial centres with depth, liquidity, and well established regulatory and legal frameworks will build the critical mass and emerge as significant Islamic Financial centres. London and Kuala Lumpur are the obvious two locations ... »

The Sindh government is looking to issue a dollar denominated sukuk for up to $200 million. The planned issuance was announced by Sindh Minister for Finance, Syed Murad Ali Shah who stated the sukuk would provide much-needed liquidity for development and infrastructure projects in the province. »

During the recent Bonds, Loans and Sukuk conference in Dubai, Harj Rai, of Latham & Watkins shared his views on the drivers behind the globalization of sukuk market and its growth in the Middle East. »

Islamic Finance presentation by National Bank of Abu Dhabi in Brazil Ângela Martins, a specialist in Islamic finance, held a workshop at the Arab-Brazilian Chamber in order to present the principles that govern the Islamic financial market. Expanding Trade Ties Brazil is a large emerging market whose GDP nearly trebled from $800 Billion in 2005 to $2.4 Trillion in 2011. With a large population of ... »

Nigeria – Innovative products for Financial inclusion Hajara Adeola, CEO of Lotus Capital discusses the Islamic finance market in Nigeria covering the size of the market, financial inclusion as well as performance of the NSE Lotus Islamic Index, which has outperformed the broader All Share Index over the last 12 months. The Index consists of 15 stocks which have met the eligibility requireme... »

John Sandwick, Safa Investment Services, Co-Founder discusses Islamic finance in Europe covering recent Sukuk issuances in the United Kingdom, Luxembourg as well as early discussions on a Italian sukuk. »

HSBC’s Lack of Morals Despite having largely exited retail Islamic Banking by withdrawing its Ammanah offering, HSBC remains a major player in Islamic capital markets as a leading arranger of Sukuk having participated in landmark Islamic finance transactions in the Middle East, Asia and Europe. The latest revelations of alleged criminality against it deeply damage its Islamic finance standin... »

As the industry continues to grow at a estimated 15-20% per year, the development of human capital in vital to help sustain this growth. »

Turkey, geographically and culturally bridging East and West, is looking to profit from increasing global interest in Islamic Finance. »