Islamic Finance in a Nutshell
A Guide for Non-Specialists
Published on 20. October 2011
192 pages
978-0-470-71003-6 (ISBN)
Description
The recent turbulence in the global financial markets has drawnattention to an alternative system of financial intermediation:Islamic banking and finance, which has so far remained on thesidelines of the unrest.
Islamic Finance in a Nutshell is a quick and easy guide tounderstanding the fundamentals of Islamic Finance and how theIslamic Financial markets work. Designed as a quick read forpractitioners needing to pick up the basics of the industry, itwill enable readers to understand the differences Islamic andWestern finance.
Starting with the rise of Islamic finance, the book highlightsthe key areas which practitioners need to grasp to understand themarketplace including financial statement analysis,Sharia'a law, making money in the absence of interest andregulation. The book also provides readers with a basic guideto Arab terminology and a guide to the top financial institutionswithin the Islamic markets.
This is an ideal guide for anyone with an interest in how thesefinancial markets work, but who do not want to be bogged down incomplex and unnecessary terminology.
Islamic Finance in a Nutshell is a quick and easy guide tounderstanding the fundamentals of Islamic Finance and how theIslamic Financial markets work. Designed as a quick read forpractitioners needing to pick up the basics of the industry, itwill enable readers to understand the differences Islamic andWestern finance.
Starting with the rise of Islamic finance, the book highlightsthe key areas which practitioners need to grasp to understand themarketplace including financial statement analysis,Sharia'a law, making money in the absence of interest andregulation. The book also provides readers with a basic guideto Arab terminology and a guide to the top financial institutionswithin the Islamic markets.
This is an ideal guide for anyone with an interest in how thesefinancial markets work, but who do not want to be bogged down incomplex and unnecessary terminology.
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Brian Kettell has a wealth of practical experience in theareas of Islamic banking and finance. He is currently based inLondon and works as a specialist Trainer and Consultant in Islamicbanking and finance.
He worked for several years as an Economic Advisor for theCentral Bank of Bahrain where he had numerous Islamic bankingresponsibilities, and has taught courses on Islamic banking andfinance at a range of financial institutions including the WorldBank, National Commercial Bank (Saudi Arabia), Global InvestmentHouse (Kuwait), Noor Islamic Bank (UAE), the UK Treasury, theCentral Bank of Iran, the Central Bank of Syria, the SecuritiesInvestment Institute, the Institute for Financial Services andScotland Yard.
Brian's vast academic expertise in Islamic finance ishighlighted by his role as Joint Editor of the Islamic FinanceQualification Handbook and his past teaching work at a numberof top universities worldwide including the London School ofEconomics, the City University of Hong Kong and London MetropolitanUniversity Business School.
Brian's impressive list of publications include over 100articles in journals, business magazines and the financial pressincluding Islamic Business and Finance, Islamic Banking andFinance, the Central Banking Journal, Euromoney, the SecuritiesJournal and the International Currency Review. He hasalso published 16 books on banking and financial markets and is theauthor of Islamic Capital Markets and Introduction to IslamicBanking and Finance.
Brian can be contacted at brian.kettell@islamicbankingcourses.com
He worked for several years as an Economic Advisor for theCentral Bank of Bahrain where he had numerous Islamic bankingresponsibilities, and has taught courses on Islamic banking andfinance at a range of financial institutions including the WorldBank, National Commercial Bank (Saudi Arabia), Global InvestmentHouse (Kuwait), Noor Islamic Bank (UAE), the UK Treasury, theCentral Bank of Iran, the Central Bank of Syria, the SecuritiesInvestment Institute, the Institute for Financial Services andScotland Yard.
Brian's vast academic expertise in Islamic finance ishighlighted by his role as Joint Editor of the Islamic FinanceQualification Handbook and his past teaching work at a numberof top universities worldwide including the London School ofEconomics, the City University of Hong Kong and London MetropolitanUniversity Business School.
Brian's impressive list of publications include over 100articles in journals, business magazines and the financial pressincluding Islamic Business and Finance, Islamic Banking andFinance, the Central Banking Journal, Euromoney, the SecuritiesJournal and the International Currency Review. He hasalso published 16 books on banking and financial markets and is theauthor of Islamic Capital Markets and Introduction to IslamicBanking and Finance.
Brian can be contacted at brian.kettell@islamicbankingcourses.com
Content
Introduction.
1 What is Islamic Banking?
2 If Islamic Banks Cannot Charge Interest.
How Do They Make Money?
3 Sharia'a Law.
It is Not Only Lawyers Who Need to Know About It.
4 Sharia'a Boards.
Roles, Responsibility and Membership.
5 Financial Statement Analysis for Islamic Banks.
6 The Islamic Banking Infrastructure.
Appendix 1: How Much Arabic do You Need to Know to Work in theIslamic Banking Industry?
Appendix 2: The Top 500 Islamic Financial Institutions.
Crossword.
Index.
1 What is Islamic Banking?
2 If Islamic Banks Cannot Charge Interest.
How Do They Make Money?
3 Sharia'a Law.
It is Not Only Lawyers Who Need to Know About It.
4 Sharia'a Boards.
Roles, Responsibility and Membership.
5 Financial Statement Analysis for Islamic Banks.
6 The Islamic Banking Infrastructure.
Appendix 1: How Much Arabic do You Need to Know to Work in theIslamic Banking Industry?
Appendix 2: The Top 500 Islamic Financial Institutions.
Crossword.
Index.
