Sharia-compliant investment is rapidly growing in the UK and has become a “financial powerhouse”, according to specialist asset manager London Central Portfolio (LCP). However, the firm...
The inauguration of the Islamic Banking and Finance Society (IBFS) at the Oxford Union Debating Chamber this month saw leading industry figures speak about the sector...
The Islamic Bank of Britain (IBB), the UK’s only wholly Sharia compliant retail bank, has announced the launch of the UK’s first Islamic ISA. The account...
The Islamic finance sector will see rapid growth in 2014, with London set to compete with Dubai to become the global hub for Islamic banking and...
Howard Marks, a renowned American investor and author, paid tribute to the Islamic finance industry’s ethical values during a keynote speech at a House of Commons...
At the first Global Islamic Economy Summit, Islamic banks were told that focusing on ethics and customers would allow them to modernise and position themselves for...
The principles of Islamic finance are entirely based around ethics, and this makes it suitable for everyone; not just for Muslims, according to Nasir Awan, CEO...
The government has launched the UK’s first Islamic Finance Task Force – a project aimed to promote London as the western world’s hub for Muslims to...
Recent figures from the Islamic Finance Council UK (IFC) show that more than 50% of Scots want to see some of their money invested using green...