Islamic equity funds (IEFs) differ fundamentally from conventional equity funds since
Muslims are prohibited to invest in certain companies/sectors and pay or receive interest …

Islamic finance re-emerged in modern times as an alternative ethical financial proposition
shaped with the norms and principles of Islam. In this new construct not only the 'form'or the …

A quick search of the available books on fintech reveals that one of the earliest publications
on the subject was published in 2016. With the exception of a few books on fintech …

The aim of this paper is to investigate whether the dynamic integration across a large set of
developed and emerging Islamic stock markets allows potential diversification benefits in …

This is the first study to provide comprehensive analyses of the relative performance of both
socially responsible investment (SRI) and Islamic mutual funds. The analysis proceeds in …

Islamic equity funds are subject to the screening criteria for stock selection imposed by the
principles of Islamic jurisprudence (Shari'ah). Equities must pass three basic screens …

Abstract The Dow Jones Islamic Market indices (DJIMI) are constructed by screening out
stocks that are incompatible with Islam's prohibition of interest and certain lines of business …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether Islamic stock indexes
outperform conventional stock indexes, in terms of informational efficiency and risk, during …

Purpose This paper begins with a challenge to explore the scope and dimensions of
corporate social responsibility (CSR) in Islamic banking and design a CSR disclosure index …

This study examines the risk and the return characteristics of the Islamic market indices
versus their conventional counterpart indices. For this purpose, a large international data of …