Purpose – Recent events demonstrate that problems in the banking system pose a significant threat to the health of the global economy. Despite several shortcomings the Basel Accord thus emerges as an attempt to protect banking systems. The purpose of this study is to shed light on potential...

In this paper we employ a Markov-Switching EGARCH model to investigate the dynamic linkage between stock price volatility and exchange rate changes for four emerging countries over the period 1994-2009. Results distinguish between two different regimes in both the conditional mean and the...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyse the factors responsible for the rise and growth of smaller Islamic banks in the last decade. Design/methodology/approach – Z ‐score analysis is used to test the stability of both smaller and larger Islamic banks. The pooled ordinary least...

Purpose – The aim of this research is to examine the selection criteria of customers for Islamic home financing in the context of Pakistan and to examine these factors with respect to gender, age, income, and occupation. Design/methodology/approach – This study uses a quantitative approach...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to determine the selection criteria for Islamic banks employed by customers in a dual banking system, as in the case of Pakistan, and to know the overall satisfaction of the customers with Islamic banks. Design/methodology/approach – This is a...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify any differences between the Islamic and non‐Islamic banks in the UAE on credit risk management. Design/methodology/approach – The study uses survey based methodology for data collection. The sample for the study consists of six commercial...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to focus on the syariah compliant screening methods that are practiced by prominent Islamic finance users, in terms of qualitative and quantitative screening. Design/methodology/approach – This research uses comparative analysis to recognize the...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to inspect whether bank‐specific and macro‐economic determinants influence Islamic banks' profitability in the selected countries of different regions. Design/methodology/approach – In order to achieve the study objective and to answer the question,...

Purpose: The authors develop new quantitative methods to estimate the level of speculation and long-term sustainability of Bitcoin and Blockchain. Design/methodology/approach: The authors explore the practical application of speculative bubble models to cryptocurrencies. They then show how the...