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Research and Markets: Launching the First Book of Its Kind on Islamic Retail Banking and Finance the Key to Leading Banks, Lawyers, Accountants and Retail Product Providers

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    DUBLIN, Ireland, April 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Research and Markets
(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c15915) has announced the addition
of Islamic Retail Banking and Finance: Global Challenges and Opportunities to
their offering.
    (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040820/RESEARCH )
    With conventional banks in the west opening Islamic windows to service
their Islamic customers, the establishment of the first discrete Islamic
retail bank in Europe, and the conversion of entire banking functions to
Islamic alternatives, Islamic retail products are increasingly moving to the
mainstream. Offerings of Islamic mortgages, savings, insurance and retail
investment products are part of a global expansion of the financial industry
which are increasingly competitive with conventional financial products.
    Islamic Retail Banking and Finance is the first book of its kind bringing
together the leading banks, lawyers, accountants and retail product providers
who have been involved in the rapid expansion of the Islamic retail industry
throughout the globe.

    Our contributors provide the reader with discussions of:

   *    the market for Islamic retail products

   *    the products available, how they differ from conventional
         alternatives, and their basis in Islamic law

   *    the development of mortgage and home finance schemes, takaful,
         savings plans, auto finance products and equity investment products

   *    how banks, insurance providers and asset managers can manage
         consumer education, what are the cultural and ethical constraints

   *    the experience of training Islamic bankers

   *    how to manage liquidity and credit issues

   *    what are the regulatory constraints and challenges faced by Islamic
         retail product providers, and the experience of those who have
         successfully launched their products

   *    the experience of those involved in the conversion of Islamic retail
         banking functions

   *    legal and taxation issues

   *    the views from regulatory authorities

    If you are involved in the launch of Islamic retail products, work in an
Islamic bank, or are a finance professional interested in how Islamic products
are structured you must read this book.

    Chapters contained in this book include the following:-

   Part I - The role, size and potential of the Islamic retail market

   Ch. 1.  General Editor's introduction to the Islamic retail market -
           Malaysian, GCC, Pakistani and Western potential
   Ch. 2.  The Shari'a scholar's view of Islamic consumer finance and retail
           products
   Ch. 3.  Islamic retail banking - cultural barriers, customer education and
           ethical practice

   Part II - Islamic retail and consumer finance products

   Ch. 4.  Murabaha, ijarah and musharaka with respect to mortgage and home
           finance
   Ch. 5.  Home finance schemes in the UAE - a case study
   Ch. 6.  Takaful - Recent Developments in Islamic Life Takaful in the
           Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
   Ch. 7.  Takaful - Insurance in Malaysia
   Ch. 8.  Takaful - Insurance in the UK and Europe
   Ch. 9.  Islamic savings plans - ijarah for education and travel
   Ch. 10. Recent developments in Islamic auto finance products
   Ch. 11. Retail Islamic investment funds - equity products
   Ch. 12. Trends and performance monitoring of Islamic equity funds

   Part III - Global challenges of Islamic retail banking and finance

   Ch. 13. Offering Shari'a-compliant products in GCC countries
   Ch. 14. The Malaysian experience
   Ch. 15. The developments in Pakistan
   Ch. 16. The UK experience: legal and regulatory challenges
   Ch: 17. Training Islamic Retail Bankers

   Part IV - Legal, taxation and regulatory issues

   Ch. 18. The legal implications of offering Shari'a-compliant investment
           products
   Ch. 19. Trusts and Shari'a law
   Ch. 20. Converting conventional retail banks to Islamic banks
   Ch. 21. Legal and taxation aspects of Islamic retail banking and retail
           products - regulation and capital adequacy concerns for Islamic
           banks in the UK and Europe
   Ch. 22. The view from the regulators

    For more information visit
http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c15915

     Laura Wood
     Senior Manager
     Research and Markets
     press@researchandmarkets.com
     Fax: +353 1 4100 980

SOURCE Research and Markets

http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c15915
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CONTACT:
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