* Sukuk defaults expose vulnerability of Islamic finance * Sukuk assets not securitized for true sales * Hurdles to true sukuk block capital markets for corporates MANAMA/KUALA LUMPUR, July 16 - First defaults of sukuk...
DUBAI, April 15 - Global financial turmoil could pressure the Gulf region's Islamic finance industry to improve its pro...
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 - The swift rise of the Islamic finance industry could hit a wall in the coming years as the sector struggles to find enough experts to do the job, an industry...
The sale of debt to third parties, especially through multiple securitisations, has been blamed for fueling the worst global financial crisis in generations. But some banking experts say the sale of debt is key to...
SINGAPORE, May 7 - Regulators have to police Islamic financial institutions from a macro and systemic perspective rather than by focusing on single institutions if the sector is to grow, industry officials said on Thursday....
GENEVA, April 15 - The development of a harmonised global set of sharia-compliant products is being hampered by the lac...
* Islamic banks may face crisis if liquidity does not return * Executive says a bank collapse could be possible * Dubai rescue funds will only scratch surface DUBAI, April 13 - Islamic banks hit...
* Expects asset growth rates to remain at 15-20 percent * Says margins increased as financing costs have fallen DUBAI, ...
MANAMA, Dec 3 - Islamic banking can no longer claim immunity from the global financial crisis now that it is hitting the industry's main source of funding and property values in the Gulf Arab region....
Nov 5 - A sukuk default by Kuwait's Investment Dar and debt restructuring at Saudi conglomerates have shaken confidence in the $1 trillion Islamic finance industry, fanning debate about investors' protection and investors' rights. Billed...