TY - BOOK AU - Abdel Karim,Rifaat Ahmed AU - Archer,Simon TI - Islamic Finance: the New Regulatory Challenge T2 - Wiley finance series SN - 9781118628973 AV - HG3368.A6 I859 U1 - 332.10917/67 23 PY - 2013/// CY - New York PB - Wiley KW - Finance KW - Islamic countries KW - Religious aspects KW - Islam KW - Banks and banking KW - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS KW - bisacsh KW - Banks & Banking KW - fast KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; pt. 1. The nature of risks in Islamic banking -- pt. 2. Capital adequacy -- pt. 3. Securitisation and capital markets -- pt. 4. Corporate governance and human resources -- pt. 5. Conclusion; fin N2 - From the world's foremost authorities on the subject, the number-one guide to Islamic finance revised and updated for a post-crisis world Because it is entirely equity-based, rather than credit-based, Islamic finance is immune to the speculative bubbles and runaway volatility typical of Western finance. Especially now, in the wake of the global financial crisis, this has made them increasingly attractive to institutional investors, asset managers and hedge funds in search of more stable alternatives to conventional financial products. With interest in Islamic finance swiftly spreading UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781118628973 ER -