July-September 2007 Rajab-Ramadan 1428 issue

INTRODUCTION

Executive Editor's Note

NEWS

Aston Martin deal wins Islamic finance award

Global sukuk market hits new high

First Islamic bank launched in Kyrgyzstan

IFSB calls for takaful regulation

Extreme riba comes under attack in US

Albaraka eyes Syria and Asia

NCB in largest ever Islamic banking M&A transaction

Islamic systems fly off the shelf in the Middle East

Pak-Qatar receives first family takaful licence in Pakistan

Kuwaiti banks target UK for new Islamic subsidiaries

Bahraini developments select Sakana as preferred Islamic mortgage provider

FEATURES

Country Focus: Malaysia - Leading the way

Point of View: Structured derivatives in Islamic finance: keeping one step ahead of ibaha, or providing valuable protection?

Analysis: Looking through the Islamic window

Case Study: Sixth sense

Profile: The loan shark hunter

Symposium Review: Financing the Poor - Towards Islamic Microfinance

Interview: Tales from the production line

APPOINTMENTS

On the move

ACADEMIC ARTICLES

Private equity - modern day musharakah

IIBI NEWS

Structuring Innovative Islamic Financial Products

Discover new perspectives

IIBI receives new accreditation

IIBI LECTURES

September 2007: How risk proof is Islamic finance?

August 2007: Islamic investment certificates – the latest innovation in Islamic wealth management

July 2007: The new UK tax law on sukuk

RATINGS & INDICES

MSCI World Islamic Index