Investing In Islamic Funds: A Practitioner's Perspective

NORIPAH KAMSO is currently an Advisor to CIMB Islamic. Previously she served as the CEO of CIMB-Principal Asset Management Berhad, where she pioneered the listing of the world's first Regional ASEAN Exchange Traded Fund, "CIMB ASEAN 40 ETF" on the Singapore Exchange in 2007. Besides serving as a council member of the Federation of Investment Managers Malaysia (FIMM

From the Inside FlapSince you are intrigued enough to pick up this book, you are probably curious about Islamic investing. Many are looking for a valid alternative that aligns with their moral values and ethics. People may not realize that when Mahatma Gandhi said, "there is enough in this world for everybody's need but not enough for everybody's greed," he was referring to the essence of the principles that underlie Islamic investing. The Islamic investing process goes back to the basics and is fundamentally based on tangible, asset-backed transactions that make good investment sense for responsible investing for all Muslims and non-Muslims.In response to this growing concern, Islamic investing's profile has grown in stature in Asia, Europe

For institutional investors as well as sophisticated individual investors, the book serves as an excellent introduction to the subject and surveys the full range of products available. A guide to Islamic investment opportunities from the CEO of the world's leading Islamic finance bankOffering an insider's perspective on a rapidly growing sector of the financial industry, Investing in Islamic Funds details the basic principles of Islamic investing for Muslims and non-Muslims alike. Using hard data from the last six years,