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NewHorizon is the official magazine of the London-based Institute of Islamic Banking and Insurance (IIBI), one of the world's leading independent education, training and research organisations dedicated solely to the promotion and implementation of Islamic finance in the UK and globally.
NewHorizon gives its readers an informative insight of this rapidly-developing industry, offers them food for thought with challenging articles, keeps them up-to-date on the industry’s changes, developments and events on the global scale, and publishes interviews with some of the leading specialists in Islamic finance and academic articles written by the industry’s distinguished scholars.
NewHorizon is currently issued on quarterly basis with a wide readership circle in around 105 countries.
Shari’ah-compliant index market heats up
July 01 2009
Iraq’s Islamic banks push for regulatory reform
July 01 2009
Sri Lanka to launch first Islamic bank
July 01 2009
Poznan University students visit IIBI
July 01 2009
July 2009 preview: Would Islamic finance have prevented the global financial crisis?
July 01 2009
The lecture will be delivered by Mohammed Amin, UK head of Islamic finance at PricewaterhouseCoopers. It will take place on 13th July at 6pm at the British Bankers' Association, London.
Share murabaha: its use and what to watch out for
July 01 2009
Three experts from international law firm Denton Wilde Sapte examine the structure and application of this prevalent Islamic finance tool.
The spirit and models of takaful: meeting of minds or parting of ways?
July 01 2009
Iqbal Asaria, from Afkar Consulting, looks at the continuous development of Islamic insurance and assesses whether the industry is keeping true to its underlying principles.
MSCI GCC Countries Islamic Index
July 01 2009
The performance of the MSCI GCC Countries Islamic Index vs its standard counterpart over the last year, together with sector weights and top 20 largest constituents, provided by MSCI Barra, an indices and risk/return portfolio analytics provider.
Analysis - Islamic working capital financing
July 01 2009
Dr Salman Khan, NIBAF-certified Islamic finance practitioner and head of Shari’ah of Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank in Dubai, examines the issue and looks into moving beyond murabaha, tawaruq, sale and lease back and covered drawing structures.
Analysis - Understanding gharar
July 01 2009
Riba and gharar prohibitions are fundamental pillars of Islamic finance. Yet it seems that there has been much more focus on the former, even though both are equally essential for understanding the industry. Beata M Paxford, Poland-based lawyer and PhD candidate at Warsaw University, attempts to redress the balance.
Analysis - Sukuk: where next?
July 01 2009
Trevor Norman, Volaw's director of Islamic finance and funds group, asks how the sukuk industry will respond to the dip in 2008.
At the crossroads
July 01 2009
The current financial crisis is a time for taking stock of where Islamic banking and finance is heading, argues Dr Humayon Dar. Should we be focusing on Shari’ah-based, Shari’ah-compliant or Shari’ah-tolerated products, he asks.
Islamic asset management: myth or reality?
July 01 2009
A back-water of Shari’ah finance for a long while, can asset management finally become mainstream? John A Sandwick, an Islamic asset management specialist based in Switzerland, explores this issue.
Interest rate risk: a threat to the Islamic banking system?
July 01 2009
IIBI would like to thank everyone who responded to the controversial issue of interest rate risk and its impact on Islamic finance. A lot of responses were critical of the Islamic finance industry as it stands today, accusing it of being nothing more than an adapted version of its conventional counterpart. The debate continues.
Shari’ah Law: An Introduction
July 01 2009
Author: Mohammad Hashim Kamali Publisher: Oneworld Publications (2008) ISBN-13: 978-1-85168-5653
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