This paper analyses factors affecting an issuer's choice of Islamic bond structure as compared with conventional financial instruments. This choice is considered in the context of issuer firm variables, the 2008 Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFIs)...

This paper considers the interaction between Shariah advisors, regulators, Shariah conscious ethical investors and an Islamic bond issuing firm. The model shows that due to higher Islamic instrument cost, the Islamic bond industry's existence is contingent upon a Shariah conscious ethical...

This paper focuses on Islamic joint venture (IJV) bonds and examines whether conventional structural credit risk models capture Islamic bonds' underlying risk. Their various extensions have first been adjusted for the IJV bonds' unique characteristics and then tested through simulations to...