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This innovative new book is essential to understand how the world economy and therefore population - whether through governments or corporations - can benefit from Islamic bonds.

Securities --- Investments --- Finance --- Religious aspects --- Islam.

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The first definitive guide to the rapidly expanding multi-manager industry. More than 20 leading practitioners (including product providers, distributors, private and institutional investors, trustees and consultants) provide you with a global overview of the industry.

Investments --- Investment analysis --- Investment advisors --- Business & economics

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The Islamic insurance, or Takaful industry, is in a rapid phase of expansion, with numerous Takaful operations in 30 countries with Takaful premiums covering non-life and life. This growth gives rise to both opportunities and challenges to traditional and Islamic financial institutions in the provision, distribution and underwriting of Islamic insurance products. Edited by the best-selling author Sohail Jaffer with contributions from 21 specialist contributors, this is the only book to explore every aspect of Islamic Insurance. Topics covered include: - Takaful models and their development - Re-Takaful - Concerns in the provision of Takaful - Business models - Retailing Takaful - Marketing financial services - Distributing through joint ventures - Innovations in the Northern and Southern African markets - Integrating Takaful within conventional bancassurance - Legal, regulatory and operational issues - Rating of Takaful companies "This book is written by professionals with extensive experience of takaful. It will be an invaluable guide to understanding the models and mechanisms in use and the challenges and opportunities facing the takaful market." - From the foreword by Susan Dingwall, Partner, Norton Rose."

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The best-selling Hedge Funds: Crossing the Institutional Frontier, now in its second edition, is a valuable addition to the hedge funds discourse, considering key issues facing the hedge fund industry and strategies that hedge fund managers can adopt to find a competitive edge.

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A unique book, Islamic Asset Management combines the expertise of banks, asset managers, Shari'a scholars, service and distribution partners to provide you with the latest, creative innovative solutions in the provision of Shari'a-compliant investment structures.Whether you are advising retail, high net worth, corporate or sovereign investors, on equity investments, sukuk, real estate investments, takaful and alternative investment vehicles, this book provides a comprehensive, global examination of Islamic asset management issues with contributions from the UK, US, the Gulf and Malaysia.Through 19 individual chapters, experts in Islamic finance and practitioners across the industry provide you with all you need to know about:Shari'a-compliant investment guidelinesShari'a supervisionScreening criteria for Islamic equity fundsIslamic indexesIslamic equitiesSukukPrivate equity investmentInvesting in real estate and leasing fundsTakaful and health insurance plansLegal and regulatory issues, investor confidence and governance Contributors include BUPA, DIFC, Dow Jones Indexes, Ernst & Young, ICP Ltd, King & Spalding LLP, NCB, National Bank of Sharjah, Oasis, Shamil Bank, Vinson & Elkins LLP, and Wafra.Published in association with Kuwait Finance House and National Commercial Bank.