Index
A
Abdulla, Daud Vicary
Abu Dhabi (UAE)
Accounting & Auditing Organization of Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI)
Accounting scandals
Active Asia Ethical Funds
Adeem Investment Company
AEON Credit Service
Al Ahli Global Trading Equity Fund
Al Ahli International Trade Fund
Al Raed Emerging Markets Fund (North of South Capital)
Al Safi Trust Platform
Al-’Aqar KPJ REIT
Alcoholic beverages
Al-Hadharah Boustead REIT
Al-Hilal Bank of Abu Dhabi (UAE)
Alternative investment
Amanie-Failaka Symposium
Ambiguity or uncertainty in contracts (gharar)
American Insurance Group (AIG)
Ancillary costs
Arab Spring (2012)
Arcapita
Asian financial crisis
Asian Islamic ETF
Asia-Pacific investment funds
Asset allocation strategy
Asset backing
Asset class diversity
Asset classes
Asset management houses
Asset-backed securities
Assets under management (AUM)
B
BaFin
Bank borrowings, and market capitalization
Bank of London & Middle East
Basel capital ratios
Bear markets
Behavioral norms and values
Beneficial ownership
Benevolent loan (qardhu hasam)
Best in class selection methodology
Best of sector
Black robes (abaya)
Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable (Taleb)
Black swans
Bloomberg, Michael
Bonds backed by real assets
Boston Consulting Group
Buffett, Warren
Bull markets
Bull vs. bear markets
Bursa Malaysia
Business screening
Buy and hold investment
C
Calculated risk
Capital asset ratios
Capital markets regulatory framework
Capital Markets Services Act
Capital protection
Central Bank of Bahrain
Charitable contributions
CIMB Islamic Asia Pacific ex-Japan Fund
CIMB-Principal Islamic Asset Management
Commerce (muamalat)
Commodities, impure
Company size
Concentration risk
Contract pillars
Contractual obligations
Conventional financial stocks
Conventional investing
Corporate responsibility (CR)
Crédit Agricole CIB
CSR-oriented companies
D
Daiwa Assets
Debt-like securities
Derivatives
Diversification
Diversification platforms
Divestments
DJIM indices
Dow Jones Global Index
Dow Jones Islamic Market Index (DJIM )
Dow Jones Islamic Market Index (DJIM ) Turkey
Dow Jones Islamic Market World Index (DJIM World)
Dow Jones Islamic Markets
Dow Jones Islamic Markets Asia/Pacific ex-Japan Index
Dow Jones Shariah indices vs. counterparts
DJ Islamic Market Asia Pacific Index vs. DJ Asia Pacific index
DJ Islamic Market Emerging Markets Index vs. DJ Emerging Markets Index
DJ Islamic Market Index vs. DJ Global Index
Dow Jones Sukuk Index (DJSI)
Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI)
Dow Jones Sustainability World Index Composite
Dow Jones World Index (DJ World)
Down-trending market
Dubai debt crisis (2009)
Dubai Islamic Bank
Dubai World
E
Earthquake
Embedded risk management
Emerging market investment
Emerging markets
Emerging sector of Islamic financial instruments
Emirates REIT
Energy sector
Enron
Environmental protection
Equity funds
about
alternative funds
exchange-traded funds (ETFs)
hedge funds
lease funds
money market funds
private equity funds
real estate investment trust funds (REITs)
Sukuk funds
Equity screening
Ethical investing, See also socially responsible investing (SRI)
European passport
Eurozone crisis
Excessive loss
Excessive risk taking
Exchange authorities
Exchange contracts
Exploitation
F
Fairness
Fatwa (scholarly opinion)
Fee levels
Financial and productive flows linkage
Financial centers
other entrants
participants
Financial instability
Financial Mediation Bureau
Financial ratios
Financial screening
Financial sector
Financial Times Islamic Index
Forbidden activities (haram)
Foreign banks
Free market vs. fair market
FTSE Islamic Index
FTSE SRI Index
FTSE World Index
Fund management
Fund management with Shariah-compliant investment guidelines
about
helpful hints
Islamic ethics
Shariah vs. conventional investing
conclusions
Fund sizes
“The Future of the Global Muslim Population” (Pew Forum)
G
Gambling prohibition (Maysir)
Gandhi, Mahatma
Gatehouse Bank
Gates, Bill
Global banks
Global corporate Sukuk
Global equity UCITS funds
Global financial crisis of 2008
Global investment alternative
about
fair distribution of wealth
financial centers
long term opportunities
mind-set changes
petrodollars pull
rise of
Global investment performance standards (GIPS)
Global Islamic Finance Forum magazine
Global Islamic funds industry status
Global Islamic indices
Global Shariah investment
availability and selection
bull and bear markets
investor satisfaction
Malaysian UCITS offerings
Global SRI Funds
Global Sukuk funds
Global UCITS
Global Wealth report
Governance
Government Funding Act
Government Investment Certificate (GIC)
Growth trend
Guangbiao, Chen
Guidance Financial Group
“Guiding Principals on Governance for Islamic Collective Investment Scheme” (ISFB)
Gulf Confederation Council
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)
H
Halal (permission under Islam)
Haram (nonpermissable activities)
Headgear (agal)
Headscarves (hijab)
Hedging
High-net worth investors
Holistic compliance culture
Holistic Shariah-compliant investment services
Holy Qur’an
Home currency
HSBC Amanah
HSBC/DFLX USD Sukuk Index
Human capital development
I
IFCI (Islamic Finance Country Index)
IFSB Standards
Ijarah funds
Ijarah Sukuk
Ijma
Independent thinking (itihad)
Index houses
Index-tracking products
Institutional investors
Institutional Investors magazine
Interest payment (riba)
Interest-paying bonds
Internal rate of return (IRR)
International banks
International Court for Education in Islamic Finance (INCEIF)
International investor transactions
International Islamic banking
International Islamic Financial Market (IIFM)
International Islamic Liquidity Management Corporation (IILM)
International Shariah Research Academy for Islamic Finance (ISRA)
International Takaful
Investing. See conventional investing; ethical investing; investing responsibly; Shariah investing; Shariah vs. conventional investing; Shariah-compliant investing; socially responsible investing (SRI)
Investing responsibly
about
availability for investor choice
helpful hints
investment approach
negative screening appendix
portfolio diversification
screening criteria
screening process for ethical investing
socially responsible investment (SRI) vs. Shariah-compliant investment
conclusions
Investment DAR
Investment risk
Investment universe
Investor confidence. See legal, regulatory, risk, and operational framework
iShares UCIT-compliant MSCI emerging market Islamic ETF
Islam
benefits of
four pillars of
Islamic asset classes
Islamic asset management
Islamic Banking Act
Islamic Banking and Finance (IBF)
Islamic banking assets
Islamic banking sector
Islamic banks
Islamic Divine Law (Shariah)
Islamic emerging market index
Islamic equity funds
Islamic equity indices performance
Islamic ETFs
Islamic ethics
materiality and validity of transactions
risk sharing maturity
social and moral values
Islamic finance
Islamic Finance Country Index (IFCI)
Islamic Finance Gateway
Islamic finance platforms
Islamic finance principles
about
asset backing of financial transactions
five basic principles
gambling prohibition (Maysir)
helpful hints
interest payment (riba) prohibition
prohibition of nonpermissable activities (haram)
risk behavior and uncertainty
trade and commerce (Al-Bay’) and risk sharing
uncertainty prohibition (gharar)
conclusions
Islamic financial institutions’ regulatory framework
accounting and auditing organization
Islamic Financial Securities Board
Islamic Financial Securities Board Standards
Shariah advisory boards
Islamic Financial Services Board Act of 2002
Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB)
Islamic funds
capital protection
global hub
and wealth management
Islamic funds benefits
about
financial ethics
helpful hints
myths about Shariah investing
Shariah investment benefits
conclusions
Islamic global emerging markets
Islamic hedge funds
Islamic index screening comparison
Islamic indexes
Islamic International Rating Agency (IIRA)
Islamic investment funds
Islamic investment funds, choices of
about
equity funds
helpful hints
conclusions
Islamic investment products
Islamic REITs
Islamic UCIITS funds
Islamic Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities. See UCITS (Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities)
J
Japanese earthquake crisis
K
König, Elke
Kuyeit Turk Bank
L
Legal, regulatory, risk, and operational framework
about
Bahrain model
country examples
helpful hints
Islamic financial institutions’ regulatory framework
Malaysian framework
conclusions
Lembaga Tabung Haji
Liquidity
Liquidity management
Liquidity Management Centre (LMC)
Liquidity requirements
London Stock Exchange
Long white robes (thawb)
Long-term performance
Lucas, George
Lucerne Shariah Istithmar Fund (Reach Capital Management)
M
Majority rule
Malaysia
Malaysian framework
dispute resolution
legal and regulatory
Shariah Advisory Council
Malaysian International Islamic Financial Centre (MIFC)
Malaysian model
Malaysian Securities Commission’s Shariah Advisory Council
Management fees
Market capitalization
Market condition
Market demand for Islamic investors
Maysir speculation
McKinsley Islamic World Conference
Middle East investors
Misrepresentation
Modus vivendi
Money as medium of exchange
MSCI Islamic Index
Murabaha contract
Murabaha funds
Muslims
misconception about
population
Shariah investment
Myths about Shariah investing
complication of products
cost of Shariah investing
hedging limitations
performance drag
Shariah investing for Muslims only
standardization problems
Sukuk and legal ownership
N
National Bank of Saudi Arabia
National Commercial Bank
National Employment Savings Trust (NEST). See NEST (The National Employment Savings Trust)
National fatwa council
Negative screening
NEST (The National Employment Savings Trust)
Newedge
Nomura Holdings
Noncompliance
Nonliquid assets
Nonpermissable activities (haram)
Nonpermissable professions
O
Oasis Equity Fund
Old Mutual Al Saqr Fund (Old Mutual)
Options
hedging through
trading of
Osservatore Romano (newspaper)
P
Pension houses
Performance (alpha)
Performance characteristics and wealth building
black swan events impact
helpful hints
Shariah investment resilience
conclusions
Performance drag
Permissibility principle
Permissible matter (halal)
Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life
Pilgrims Fund
Pork
Pork-related companies
Portfolio stability
Positive screening
Private equity participation
Product development
Product diversification
Productive activities
Profit sharing
Protection of life (nafs)
Public interest (maslahah al-ammah)
Purification process
Q
Qatar central bank
Qiyas
Qumar. See nonpermissable activities (haram)
Qur’an
R
Rational (agil baligh)
Reasoning (ijitihad)
Rebalancing
Receivables
Regional asset class
Resilience
through black swan incidence
Restricted activities (halal)
Returns comparison
Risk vs. uncertainty
Risk avoidance
Risk diversification
Risk management
Risk sharing (alghunm bi-’l-ghurm)
Risk sharing obligation
Risk taking
extreme
Risk/return performance, long term
Russell
S
S&P Dow Jones Index
S&P Dow Jones Islamic Market Index
S&P Islamic Index
Sabana Shariah Compliant Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust
Salam (forward sales)
Salam-based Shariah alternative
Scandal-afflicted companies
Scholarly opinion (fatwa)
Scholarly opinion fatwa
Schools of thought (mazhabs)
Screening criteria
financial screening
qualitative sector screening
Screening process
Sector allocation
Sector indices
Securities Commission of Malaysia
Selection pool size
Shariah
benefits and objectives of
core principles of
Shariah advisers
Shariah advisory boards
Shariah equity indices
Shariah financial ratio
Shariah funds, benefits of
Shariah governance
Shariah interpretation
Shariah investing
Shariah investment benefits
credible alternative
fundamental focus
prudence
responsible investment
risk management capacity
Shariah investment growth
about
global Islamic funds industry
global product innovation of Islamic investment products
helpful hints
Islamic financial markets
conclusions
Shariah investment resilience
about
Europe market
global market index
Japan market
Shariah principles, fund management with
Shariah prohibitions
Shariah screening
Shariah vs. conventional investing
about
DJ Shariah indices vs. counterparts
helpful hints
Islamic index screening comparison
Islamic vs. conventional indices
value-added optimization for Shariah performance
conclusions
Shariah vs. conventional investing
holistic Islamic fund management
Islamic advisory
Islamic ethics for permissible investment
long term returns
Shariah governance for investment
Shariah-compliant asset management, demand for
Shariah-compliant assets under management (AUM)
Shariah-compliant AUM
Shariah-compliant businesses
Shariah-compliant funds
Shariah-compliant hedge fund
Shariah-compliant investing
about
definition of
standardization for
Shariah-compliant REITs
Shariah-compliant UCITS funds
about
global Shariah investment
helpful hints
international availability
international investor transactions
Sharpe ratio
Sinful stocks
Single country asset class
Social responsibility overlay
Socially responsible investment (SRI)
about
differences from Shariah-compliant investing
qualitative investment restrictions
Socially responsible investment (SRI) vs. Shariah-compliant investment
about
differences
similarities
Societe Générale
Sophisticated products
Sovereign Ijarah Sukuk
Sovereign Sukuk
Sovereign wealth funds (SWFs)
Speculation
SRI Asia indices
SRI Funds
Stability of returns
Standard & Poor’s
Standardization, for Shariah-compliant investment
Statutory authorities
Stiglitz, Joseph E.
Stock, short -selling
Subject matter (mahallul ‘aqdi), of contract
Subprime crisis
Sukuk (Islamic Bonds)
asset class
compliance status of
diversification benefits of investment
Islamic bonds
issuance of
market
organization
structure
tax treatment
underlying asset
Sukuk (Islamic Bonds) portfolio
about
case study
emergence of Sukuk structures
helpful hints
investment results
conclusions
Sukuk investment results
about
Dubai debt crisis
global Sukuk recovery
international diversification
investment universe
Shariah-compliant exposure to financials
Sunnah
Sustainable Asset Management (SAM)
T
Takaful (Shariah-compliant insurance)
Taleb, Nicholas
Thoroughness vs. complexity
Total expense ratio (TER)
Trade and commerce
Trading (al-bay)
money as capital
Trading and commerce (al-bay)
Transparency
Trust certificates
U
UCITS (Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities)
Equity Funds
guidelines
structure
UCITS compliant funds
Uncertainty and speculation
Uncertainty prohibition (gharar)
Underlying assets
exchange of money with
Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities
Unearned profit
Unicorn Global Private Equity Fund
Unitary perspective
United States, income inequality of
U.S. Islamic ETFs
V
Value enhancement
Value-seeking
Venture capital
Vian, Giovanni Maria
Volatility
Von Furstënberg, Diane
W
Wa’ad (promise)
WBIG
Wealth as a good
Wealth preservation
Western global banking groups
WorldCom