Characteristics of Islamic finance, such as a smaller set of shared information and a lower degree of cross-market hedging, reduce volatility linkages (correlations) between Islamic and conventional stocks, bonds and bills. We use a stochastic volatility model in a Generalized Methods of Moments...

Islamic economic thought and finance are rooted in Islamic ethics. Their ideals and means are not, however, exclusive to Islam. The principles of Islamic finance emphasize market-based risk-sharing modes of financing that promote assets and enterprise, deploy finance in service of the real...

Digital currencies are unregulated and potentially have a destabilizing effect coupled with increased concerns over capital gains and losses in a high volatility environment. When added to a portfolio, this currency may have certain driving factors in terms of return and risks in the case of...

Chapter 1. Wealth and Investment: Islamic Concepts -- Part I: Wealth Management and Investment: Islamic Concepts -- Chapter 2. Islam, Spirituality and Wealth: Islamic Framework of Wealth Management -- Chapter 3. Islamic Investment-cum-Wealth Management: Politics, Warfare and Welfare -- Chapter...

This paper aims to contribute to the existing literature in portfolio management and strategy by investigating the performance, diversification, and hedging benefits arising from integrating Sharia-compliant stocks into a conventional portfolio. Thus, this paper tests the performance of a...