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Islamic finance: from sacred intentions to secular goals?
Roszaini Haniffa, Mohammad HudaibThe paper seeks to examine the political and socio‐economic circumstances in three different periods of the evolution of Islamic finance and how the fundamental aim of its…
Accounting, religion and organisational culture: the creation of Jordan Islamic Bank
Bassam Maali, Christopher NapierThe paper seeks to examine the cultural factors that shaped the creation of one of the earliest Islamic banks, discussing the tensions that arise between religious and economic…
Do Islamic banks use loan loss provisions to smooth their results?
Neila Boulila Taktak, Sarra Ben Slama Zouari, AbdelKader BoudrigaThe paper seeks to examine income smoothing practices in Islamic banks. It first focuses on detecting income smoothing practices. It then seeks to test whether loan loss…
Does foreign presence foster Islamic banks' performance? Empirical evidence from Malaysia
Fadzlan SufianThe paper examines the impact of entry of foreign banks on the performance of the Malaysian Islamic banking sector during the period 2001‐2007.
Is faith‐based investing rewarding? The case for Malaysian Islamic unit trust funds
M. Kabir Hassan, Abu Nahian Faisal Khan, Thiti NgowThe growing demand for alternative investment vehicle which adheres to shari'a principles has prompted other measures to boost the Islamic capital market. Unit trust funds in…
ISSN:
1759-0817Online date, start – end:
2010Copyright Holder:
Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Dr Mohammad Hudaib
- Prof Roszaini Haniffa