Saudi's Sedco Capital launches first in-house managed Islamic fund
Jeddah-based Islamic investment firm Sedco Capital has launched the first fund managed by its own in-house team, looking to bulk…
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Path Solutions achieves new software certification
Path Solutions has announced that its iMAL Islamic banking and investment system has successfully completed AAOIFI compliance engagement on the…
Central Bank of Oman selects five members to national Sharia board
The board of directors of Central Bank of Oman (CBO) yesterday decided to select five members to represent the apex…
Time For Islamic Law to Face The Bitcoin Question
Islamic finance is well-known as a world full of rules and prohibitions that seem strange and foreign to western scholars.…
Some win, some lose in Gulf's sukuk mutual fund market
Gulf-focused mutual funds that invest in Islamic bonds remain tiny compared to their fixed income siblings, but competition is heating…
Ethica Launches Newsletter Series Highlighting Islamic Finance Judgment
While for many Muslims avoiding riba is simply part of life, some sections of the Muslim community remain open…
QIB named ‘Islamic Bank of the Year’ at debut Qatar Enterprise Agility Awards
Acting general manager Saeed Alkhayareen of QIB’s Corporate Banking Group receives the award from Qatar Chamber vice chairman Mohamed bin…
Ratings boost for GFH
Islamic International Rating Agency (IIRA) has assigned international scale credit ratings to Bahrain-based Islamic investment bank Gulf Finance House (GFH)…
Can the Saudi Arabian Sukuk Market Replicate the Malaysian Model?
Saudi Arabia’s Sukuk market is exposed to certain structural challenges that need to be addressed before the success of the…
Luxembourg Roadshows Islamic-Compliant Government Bond
Luxembourg this week hosted a series of meetings with bond investors in Europe, Asia and the Middle East, with a…
Bahrain leads the GCC pack in Islamic finance
For the second year in a row, Bahrain has been named the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries leading Islamic finance…
Bank Nizwa Expert Delivers Talk On Principles Of Islamic Banking And Finance sector
Bank Nizwa’s head of Sharia’a compliance, Dr Anwar Soubra, underscored the importance and benefits associated with the growing Islamic banking…