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Islamic finance and herding behavior theory : a sectoral analysis for Gulf Islamic stock market

Medhioub, Imed; Chaffai, Mustapha - In: International Journal of Financial Studies : open … 7 (2019) 4/65, pp. 1-11

This study examines herding behavior in four sectors of the Gulf Islamic stock markets. Based on the methodology of Chiang and Zheng (2010), results showed evidence of herding among investors in major sectors for the Gulf Cooperation Council (hereinafter GCC) Islamic stock market during falling...

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Make the best from comparing conventional and Islamic asset classes : a design of an all-seasons combined portfolio

Foglie, Andrea Delle; Pola, Gianni - In: Journal of risk and financial management : JRFM 14 (2021) 10, pp. 1-17

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...

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Faith-Based Ethical Investing : The Case of Dow Jones Islamic Indexes

Hassan, M. Kabir; Girard, Eric - 2011

This paper examines the performance of seven indexes chosen from the Dow Jones Islamic Market Index (DJIM) vis-à-vis their non-Islamic counterparts using a variety of measures such as Sharpe, Treynor, Jensen and Fama’s selectivity, net selectivity and diversification. Second, we examine the...

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Islamic Financial Markets and Global Crises : Contagion or Decoupling?

Kenourgios, Dimitris - 2016

This paper investigates the contagion effects of the global financial crisis (GFC) and Eurozone sovereign debt crisis (ESDC) on Islamic equity and bond markets. Using a sample of Islamic stock indices from various developed and emerging markets and the global Islamic stock and bond (sukuk)...

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Futures and forwards contracts from perspective of Islamic law

Injadat, Ehab M. M. - 2014

Futures and forwards contracts are considered of the main derivatives contracts, which offer many services and benefits, namely risk management (hedging), and speculation. However, these contracts from the perspective of Islamic experts are varying and non-uniformed, where there are those who...

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Islamic Home Purchase Financing : A Conceptual Overview

McMillen, Michael J. T. - 2012

This paper provides a simple, generic introduction to, and survey of, the transactional structures and rudimentary principles applicable to Shari`ah-compliant home purchase financings. The paper summarizes six of the most frequently used home purchase financing structures used by banks and...

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Islamic Money Management : A Western View

Baklanova, Viktoria - 2013

This article provides a synoptic analysis of Islamic investment principles within the framework of socially responsible … investing with a focus on the risk attributes in the practice of liquidity management.Three types of collective investment … transparency. Furthermore, investment screenings and third-party involvements add to the management cost, resulting in Islamic …

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Emerging market portfolios and Islamic financial markets : iversification benefits and safe havens

Bugan, Mehmet Fatih; Cevik, Emrah Ismail; Dibooglu, Sel - In: Borsa Istanbul Review 22 (2022) 1, pp. 77-91

We examine the relationship between Islamic and conventional stock market returns to see if Islamic financial markets provide portfolio diversification benefits and safe havens during turbulent times. Using daily data from January 1996 through September 2020 we consider conventional emerging...

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The Impact of Macroeconomic Factors on US Islamic and Conventional Equity

Kantakji, Mazhar Hallak - 2019

This study explores the influence of economic fundamentals on both Islamic and conventional equity in the US stock market by applying various methods of time series techniques focusing on the period from January 1996 to September 2013. The empirical results show that the exogenous variables are...

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A Model of the Islamic Sovereign Wealth Fund

Bahoo, Salman - 2019

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to propose a model of the Islamic sovereign wealth funds (ISWFs) based on Islamic finance principles to modify the precarious image of SWFs from Muslim countries. The Shariah laws are the cardinal direction for this study. Design/methodology/approach –...

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