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ISLAMIC PRIVATE EQUITY FUND
Islamic investors have been hesitant to take up private equity investments despite the nature of its concepts of risk, and profit or loss sharing which align the basics of the private equity markets with Shariah principles. However, this has changed in recent times. Paul Wouters delves into the subject and provides an insight into the rationale of cooperation and convergence between (conventional) private equity finance and the Islamic investor.

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Latest Issue
Wednesday 1st September 2010
Volume 7 Issue 35
   
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  Keen to implement Islamic finance
Steps have finally been taken to end a parliamentary stalemate with regards to Islamic finance in the country. Plans to approve a bill on tax neutrality for the issuance of Sukuk, initially shelved in...
 
  Uphill struggle for UK Islamic banking
The Islamic Bank of Britain (IBB) has recently received a much desired capital injection of GBP20 million (US$30.9 million) from its founding shareholder Qatar International Islamic Bank...
 
  Tapping petro dollars for Ningxia
Ningxia Hui, a Muslim dominated autonomous region in the country will be holding the first China — Arab trade forum on the 26th September this year. This four day meeting scheduled...
 
  Debt increases
On the 25th August 2010, Dubai World revealed that its total debts exceed US$39.9 billion, a figure much higher and close to double the amount estimated only a month earlier. Prior to...
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Daud Vicary Abdullah
Global Leader for Global Islamic Finance Group
Deloitte
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  IT Focus — from Conventional to Islamic
One of the greatest challenges in launching an Islamic bank is having access to a well-established independent and active Shariah board. While this process can...
  Take Risks or Remain Stagnant
It is almost a mantra that risk sharing lies at the essence of Islamic finance. Dr Abbas Mirakhor, former executive director of...
  The UK Islamic Banking Scene
In my opinion the reason why retail Islamic finance has not taken off in the UK in the manner originally hoped is that the addressable market is very small. There are only...
  Islamic Finance in the UK
Recently there have been a few articles in the UK press making broad sweeping statements that “Islamic finance in the UK is a huge flop” and “a failure”...
  Securities and Securitization
As far as Islamic securitization is concerned, Pakistan is the lead player. The local regulators have traditionally encouraged exploring and introducing complex asset backed...
  Time for Paradigm Shift: Role of Islamic Finance With Social Responsibility
Most of the Muslim World (MW) economies are undoubtedly consumer and not producer societies. Therefore, we are vulnerable to world market fluctuations in food supply items...
  East Asia Bucks the Trend: Dow Jones Islamic Market Indexes in August 2010
“Double-Dip concerns everywhere,” is the title of Credit Suisse’s research daily on the 25th August. News spreading during the summer has been less than...
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