The Chancellor Guide to the Legal and Shari'a Aspects of Islamic Finance

Publication Date	September 2008
Publisher	Chancellor Publications
Product Type	Book
Pages	1
ISBN Number	978-1-899217-09-0
Product Code	CHP00001

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Summary

With articles by leading authorities in the field the Islamic Finance Guide is the authoritative work on many contemporary aspects of Islamic Finance and a valuable resource for fund managers, bankers, lawyers, accountants, academics and government officials.
The Guide is edited by two experts in Islamic Finance:

Dr. Humayon Dar, Chief Executive Officer, BMB Islamic UK Limited
Umar Moghul, an attorney in the Islamic Banking & Finance Group in the law firm of Murtha Cullina LLP

Both editors of The Chancellor Guide to the Legal and Shari’a Aspects of Islamic Finance are highly-experienced practitioners in the field of Islamic finance, with several years on-the-ground experience of both product development and advisory

As the first of its kind, this Islamic Finance Guide is expected to remain a leading reference work for many years to come.

Content

1. Background to Islamic Finance & Banking
by Dr Humayon Dar, Chief Executive Officer, BMB Islamic UK Limited
Umar Moghul, Attorney, Murtha Cullina LLP

2. The Regulation of Islamic Funds and Securities in the DIFC
by Nik Thani, Executive Director, Islamic Finance, DIFC

3. Islamic Contracts in a Modern legal Context
by Dr Dominic Selwood, General Counsel, Global Commodity Finance Ltd

4. Murabaha Based Trade Financing
by Shana Sadiq, Allen & Overy LLP
Stella Cox, DDCAP Group

5. Taxation of Islamic Financial Products
by Mohammed Amin, PricewaterhouseCoopers

6. Islamic Wealth Management
by John Sandwick, Encore Management

7. Wealth Management – The Inheritance Aspects
by Jo Summers, Penningtons LLP

8. Islamic Funds and Securities
by Rushdi Siddiqui
Lisa Meyer, Dow Jones and Company

9. Shari'a Criteria for Investing in Companies with Mixed Activities
by Dr. Asmadi bin Mohamed Naim, Shari’a Consultant to Hong Leong Islamic Bank Berhad

10. Shari'a Compliant Project Finance: A Structural Overview
by Michael J. T. McMillen, Partner, Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.

11. Syndication
by Sohail Zubairi, Dubai Islamic Bank

12. Real Property Investments
by Nazir Mian, Dubai Islamic Bank

13. Takaful: Philosophy, Legitimacy and Operation
by Dr Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki, International Shari’a Research Academy
Dr Nurdianawati Irwani Abdullah, International Islamic University

14. Islamic Private Equity: A Legal Overview
by Umar Moghul, Attorney, Murtha Cullina LLP

15. Product Innovation: Derivatives and Hedge Funds
by Dr Humayon Dar, Chief Executive Officer, BMB Islamic UK Limited
Robert Rilk, Senior Advisor, BNP Paribas Najmah, BNPP's global Islamic banking unit

16. Role of Shari'a Advisement in an Islamic Financial Institution
by Dr Salman Khan, Head of Shari'a: Shari'a Division in the Dubai office of Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank.
Dr Humayon Dar, Executive Officer, BMB Islamic UK Limited