Conventional versus Islamic Private Equity
By Mohamed Ali Chatti and Ouidad Yousfi
There are some similarities between Islamic and conventional PE, like for example the active participation, the quick exit...
From A Niche Market To The Mainstream: What Has Driven Islamic Banking Growth?
By Patrick Imam and Kangni Kpodar
Despite the rapid growth in Islamic banking during the past decade, challenges remain, pointing to the need for further...
An Inquiry into Why America Spends While the World Saves
By Sheldon Garon
Recently the issue of saving has become maybe too exciting. Despite a booming economy, household saving rates sank to near-zero levels by...
A Comment on “The American Mortgage System: Crisis and Reform”
By Marvin M. Smith, Anthony Orlando, and Susan Wachter
“If price discovery continues to be unattainable in both the subprime, structured CDO and lower quality...
Time to Win Investors Over
By Baruch Lev
Managers need to be able to respond to investors’ concerns and regain their trust, but their response is seriously hindered by the...
Putting Mind into Markets
By David Tuckett
The 2008 financial crisis showed that human emotion has a critical impact on financial markets. The newly established discipline of 'emotional finance',...
Investing in Liquid Gold
Whisky is rapidly becoming the new wine as people look for different ways of investing and growing their cash. Independent whisky expert Dominic Roskrow...
EDITOR'S PICK OF THE WEEK
The Performance and Transformation Orchestrator: The CFO’s New Mandate in the Age of AI
By Terence Tse
CFOs are evolving into AI-driven transformation orchestrators, balancing finance, technology, and strategy while upskilling teams, managing risks, and driving measurable business value.
A key insight from this year’s AI for CFOs event, organized...
