In this paper we develop a well-established financial model to investigate whether bubbles were present in opinion polls and betting markets prior to the UK’s vote on EU membership on 23 June 2016. The importance of our contribution is threefold. Firstly, our continuous-time model allows for...

The Islamic banking system is expected to face strong competition not only from the Islamic banks but also from well-established conventional banks offering Islamic products and services. In this study, we focus on the 'Islamic Bank of Britain' the only indigenous bank of its kind in UK. The...

Mortgage is considered a major determinant factor not only to the UK, but western economies as well. Therefore, we thought it fit to conduct an empirical study on Islamic mortgage in UK. In this paper we attempt to study and elaborate principles behind overall Islamic banking system whereas the...

Purpose – Islamic banking is an increasingly important factor in the UK financial environment. With Islamic banks entering the industry in significant numbers – and competing directly with the incumbent “conventional” ones – the question of selection criteria of the banks' customers is...

Purpose – Islamic banking is an increasingly important factor in the UK financial environment. With Islamic banks entering the industry in significant numbers – and competing directly with the incumbent “conventional” ones – the question of selection criteria of the banks' customers is...