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Title Islamic banking and financial crisis : reputation, stability and risks / edited by Habib Ahmed, Mehmet Asutay and Rodney Wilson
Published Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2014]
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Description 1 online resource (xii, 244 pages) : illustrations
Contents 1. Reflecting on Islamic Banking and Financial Crisis: Risks, Reputation and Stability -- 2. Reshaping the Islamic Finance Industry: Applying the Lessons Learned from the Global Financial Crisis -- 3. Assessing the Resilience of Islamic Banks: An Empirical Analysis -- 4. Stability of Islamic Banks: A Comparison of Conventional and Islamic Banks -- 5. Islamic Banks' Financing Behaviour: A Pilot Study -- 6. Risk Management Practices of Islamic Banks: International Evidence -- 7. Liquidity Risk Management and Financial Performance of Islamic Banks: Empirical Evidence -- 8. Risk Management and Islamic Forward Contracts -- 9. Enhancing Governance, Accountability and Transparency in Islamic Financial Institutions: An Examination into Sharicah Internal Control Audit -- 10. Shariah Report: A Potential Tool for Shariah Non-compliant Risk Management -- 11. Survey on Shariah Governance Practices in Islamic Financial Institutions in Malaysia, GCC Countries and the UK -- 12. Towards Genuine Shariah Products with Lessons of the Financial Crisis
Summary Do Islamic financial institutions perform better than their Western counterparts during periods of financial stress? How do Islamic financial institutions manage risk, given their unique characteristics and the need for Shari'ah compliance? Islamic Banking and Financial Crisis looks at the challenges for Islamic financial institutions in an international post-Basel II system where banks are required to have more capital and liquidity. It also examines the influence of governance on client and investor perceptions and their implications for institutional stability and sustainability. It concludes by suggesting how the Islamic financial industry can better fulfil both the legal and social requirements of Shari'ah. Key Features. Assesses how Islamic banks weathered the financial crisis and what lessons can be learnt Focuses on liquidity risk and the use of forward contracts to mitigate currency risk Appraises the work of internal Shari'ah audit units and the use of Shari'ah reports to reduce non-compliance risks Case studies from the Gulf, Malaysia, the UK, Pakistan, Turkey and GCC countries
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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Subject Banks and banking -- Religious aspects -- Islam.
Financial crises -- Islamic countries
Financial services industry -- Risk management -- Islamic countries
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Finance.
RELIGION -- Islam -- General.
Banks and banking -- Religious aspects -- Islam
Financial crises
Islamic countries
Form Electronic book
Author Ahmed, Habib, editor.
Asutay, Mehmet, editor.
Wilson, Rodney, editor.
ISBN 9780748672370
0748672370
9780748672394
0748672397
9780748695133
0748695133