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Islamic finance set to cross $1 trillion: ,REUTERS

ABU DHABI: The market for Islamic financial products is poised to surpass $1 trillion in value this year as demand surges globally, a senior Moody's official said on Monday. With a growth rate of 20 percent per year, the market for products such Islamic bonds and savings products was worth around $950 billion at the end of 2009, said Anouar …

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A DATABASE of Islamic Banking and Finance, By Dr.Imamul Haque

Dr.Imamul Haque, Associate Professor, Department of Commerce, Aligarh Muslim University & Fayaz Ahmad Lone, Research Scholar, Department of Commerce, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India   © Islamic Finance Today   Islamic banking and finance is one of the fastest growing industries in the world today. Surveys reveal that it is growing at a phenomenal rate of 20 percent worldwide – …

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The Financial Terrorists Who Destroyed Our Economy Will Pay Zero in Taxes and Get $33 Billion in Refunds, By David DeGraw

The first thing people need to understand is that the economic crash wasn’t a crash for the people who caused it. In fact, these financial terrorists are now doing better than ever. In a recent report, titled “Social Inequality in America: Widening Income Disparities,” more evidence of the unprecedented transfer of wealth was revealed: “As of late 2009, the number …

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Latest issue of Islamic Finance Today magazine released

The latest issue of Islamic Finance Today for January- March 2010 has just been released. The contents of this issue include Perceptions of Islamic Finance by Roshan Madawela, Tale of Two Charities by Mansoor Durrani, Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing Issues by Rayan Muhammed, Islamic Rate of Return by Joseph Di Vanna, The Role of the Regulator by Suresh Perera, …

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Derivatives -An Islamic Finance Perspective, By Beata M. Paxford

© Islamic Finance Today BEATA PAXFORD is a lawyer and a Ph.d. candidate in banking law. Beata is currently writing her dissertation on Islamic banking at the Warsaw University in Poland. Her main areas of specialisation include corporate and banking law. She is an Islamic banking advocate in Poland and hopes to popularise Islamic based financing in the CEE countries. …

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CSE Shariah Screen Report, By Guardian Investment House (GIH)

About GIH: Guardian Investment House (Pvt.) Limited or GIH is a boutique Islamic investment management and advisory company based in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The company specializes in structuring and managing shariah complaint traditional and alternative investments on a fiduciary basis for individuals and corporate ; as well as engage in financial advisory activities for corporations, governments and/or government related entities …

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