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Record Nr.

UNINA9910791870003321

Autore

Housby Elaine

Titolo

Islamic financial services in the United Kingdom [[electronic resource] /] / Elaine Housby

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Edinburgh, : Edinburgh University Press, c2011

ISBN

1-283-02111-0

9786613021113

0-7486-4487-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (214 p.)

Collana

Edinburgh Guides to Islamic Finance : EGIF

Edinburgh guides to Islamic finance

Disciplina

332.1091767

Soggetti

Financial services industry - Great Britain

Finance (Islamic law)

Islamic law - Great Britain

Conflict of laws - Great Britain

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Copyright; CONTENTS; FOREWORD; CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 2 HISTORY OF ISLAMIC FINANCIAL SERVICES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM; CHAPTER 3 PERSONAL ACCOUNTS; CHAPTER 4 PERSONAL FINANCE; CHAPTER 5 HOME FINANCE; CHAPTER 6 TAKAFUL; CHAPTER 7 INVESTMENTS AND WEALTH MANAGEMENT; CHAPTER 8 SUKUK; CHAPTER 9 BUSINESS FINANCE; CONCLUSION; GLOSSARY AND ABBREVIATIONS; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

This book emphasises the ways in which UK examples of Islamic financial provision illustrate both the main characteristics of Islamic financial teaching and some key issues in the situation of British Muslims.