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[euraktiva's blog] ISLAM & FINANCE FROM MY PERSPECTIVE: ETHICAL INVESTMENT = SHARIAH ...: ISLAM & FINANCE FROM MY PERSPECTIVE: ETHICAL INVESTMENT = SHARIAH COMPLIANCE euraktiva. May 9, 2009 at 12:22 PM; Post a comment · ISLAM & FINANCE FROM MY PERSPECTIVE: ETHICAL INVESTMENT = SHARIAH COMPLIANCE euraktiva ...

[Pakistan Politics Journal] Moral Implications of Investment: A Study of Islamic Versus ...:      Also according to the Islamic bank, its Treasury Deposit Account must comply with the guidance and rulings of its Shariah Supervisory Committee.  The bank only acts as the customer’s agent in commodities trade and credits the customer’s account with profit made on each purchase or sale of commodities (“Murabaha Treasury Deposit Account - Features & Benefits”).  The conventional bank, on the other hand, does not make such claims.  Barclay’s Sterling Treasury Deposit offers customers “attractive rates of interest,” and “fixed, tiered interest rates linked to the London Money Market” (“Treasury Deposits”).  Additionally, the bank does not inform its customers about the type and frequency of investments made with their deposits.  The interest rate is fixed at the time the customer deposits funds.  Although the minimum balance in a Sterling Treasury Deposit must also be £100,000, this minimum amount may vary depending on the terms of the account (“Treasury Deposits”).  As a matter of fact, Barclay’s Sterling Treasury Deposit allows businesses to tailor their accounts according to their needs.  For six months or more, customers may make a minimum deposit of £10,000 at the bank.  Customers that wish to deposit £50,000 or more may avail shorter terms on their treasury deposits (“Longer-Term Savings”).  The Islamic bank, on the contrary, would not allow balances in treasury deposits that are less in worth than £100,000.  Another difference between the Islamic product and the conventional financial instrument is that Barclays offers fixed term deposits that could be made for one day to five years.  It also offers call deposits that allow customers to earn interest on money market rates and access their funds the same day.  A deposit that can be withdrawn with a seven days notice is available as well (“Treasury Deposits”).  The Islamic treasury deposit, on the other hand, does not allow customers to withdraw their funds by issuing notices.  Instead, the Islamic Bank of Britain permits customers to withdraw their deposits together with the earned profits only at the expiry of the fixed term that is agreed on by the bank and its customers.        

[Ethics and governance in the European Financial centers] Islamic finance: New cheese for Luxembourg: but beware of the lack ...: Another issue is where the SSB of a firm is responsible for the yearly Sharia audit as well as approving products for Sharia compliance. As with conventional firms, the CSSF like the FSA should see these conflicts recognised and carefully managed.

[Dinah Lord] Dinah Lord: Sharia finance: It ain't all that.: Kuwait’s Investment Dar, the Islamic finance holding company which owns a majority stake in British luxury carmaker Aston Martin, has suspended payments on its KD1bn ($3.5bn) debt. Its strategy of relying on short-term financing was crippled by the credit crunch.

[IslamOnline.net > News] First Shari`ah-compliant Water Fund - IslamOnline.net - News: "This new collaborative 'Islamic finance water strategy' affords investors with … the opportunity to gain a financial interest in sustainability-oriented companies that offer technologies, products and services throughout the entire value chain of the water industry, while adhering at all times to Shari`ah guidelines."

[euraktiva] ISLAM & FINANCE FROM MY PERSPECTIVE: ETHICAL INVESTMENT = SHARIAH ...: But the market for ethical investments has always remained a niche. The goals of maximizing profit and fulfilling a moral agenda conflict more often than they complement one another, and investors who want to put ethics first have turned out to be relatively few.

[Opalesque Islamic Finance Briefing] Taurus Ethical Fund ”” Shariah-compliant | Opalesque Islamic ...: From Thehindubusinessline.com: Close on the heels of Benchmark Mutual Fund’s Shariah BEeS, Taurus Mutual Fund has unveiled its actively managed Taurus Ethical Fund. This open-end fund is the first actively managed product in the Indian mutual fund space that conforms to the principles of Shariah investing.

[Blogs] Sharia Shariah Shari'ah: A Global Liquidity Solution by any name ...: Recently as the world has continued to twist in the mire of the credit market stagnation, more attention has been turned to the advent of using Shari’ah finance and innovating it for institutional finance and investment purposes. On that basis (and after reviewing the macroeconomic story) I  decided to pursue a masters thesis on the subject and began to immerse myself into the Islamic Capital markets community to gain a functional market perspective as well--I can personally speak definitively to the complexity of Shariah since I have been a western finance investment banker.

[Shariah Finance Watch] So much for ethical business practices: Islamic council ”˜defamed ...: Promoters of Shariah-Compliant Finance love to proclaim that it is a form of ethical investing. But in Australia, one of the Shariah ruling councils has engaged in some decidedly unethical business practices”¦ .

[Global Investing] Global Investing » Blog Archive » The best of both worlds? | Blogs |: Marrying the Western and Islamic traditions of investing could help Shariah surmount a number of hurdles that have so far limited its appeal. A recent Oliver Wyman survey found that only half of the 1.4 billion Muslims worldwide would opt for Islamic finance if given a competitive alternative to conventional products.

[Shariah Finance Watch] Money Scam Roils Islamic Center in Washington: Proponents of Shariah-Compliant Finance like to refer to it as a form of “ethical” investing, especially in efforts to get non-Muslims to invest in Shariah-Compliant products. Many of the decisions associated with Shariah compliance are .

[BLOG OF KNOWLEDGE] Financial Screens for the Islamic Finance and Lesson from the ...: These matters deserve further consideration from Shari’ah scholars, as companies cannot be blamed or excused because of developments in the market in general, although admittedly it can be argued that prudent companies with low or moderate debt are less likely to be affected by market downturns than those with high debt. Nevertheless, Islamic disinvestments during a slump may make matters worse for a struggling company, and bring bankruptcy and redundancy for employees, including those who are Muslims.

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