Could Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) performance be a criterion for Islamic investment? The development of socially responsible investment (SRI) has challenged the ethical approaches associated with Islamic investment as a means to promote social achievements. Noting similarities...

Cover -- Copyright -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- FIGURES -- BOXES -- TABLES -- INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER 1 CHARACTERISTICS OF ISLAMIC FINANCE -- CHAPTER 2 CONTRACTS AND STRUCTURES FOR ISLAMIC ASSET MANAGEMENT -- CHAPTER 3 THE ISLAMIC ASSET MANAGEMENT MARKET PLACE -- CHAPTER 4 FUND OPERATIONS...

Contents: Foreword / by Zeti Aziz -- Preface -- Introduction to A Guide to Islamic Asset Management -- 1. Literature review, research gap, industry and theoretical summaries -- 2. Research design and finding data -- 3. Results, relevance and limitations -- 4. Empirical analysis, research design...

Frontmatter -- Contents -- 1 Why Faith-Based Investing? -- 2 Screening Methodologies and their Implications -- 3 Comparative Performance of Faith-Based Portfolios -- 4 Screening and Dividend Payout Behaviour -- 5 The Model -- 6 Summing up the Final Thoughts -- References -- List of Figures --...

This paper investigates the investment performance of Malaysian Islamic equity funds and a matching sample of conventional equity funds relative to their market benchmark. An integrated model is used to simultaneously capture the market timing and selectivity skills of fund managers. Our...