Presenting the benefits of Islamic investing for both Muslims and
non-Muslims alike, Noripah Kamso’s new book,Investing in Islamic
Funds: A Practitioner’s Perspective (Wiley; June 2013; ISBN:
978-1-118-63892-7) is a unique exploration of how Islamic investing can
be a valid investment alternative that delivers similar investment
performance as its conventional counterpart, in addition to being an
ethical and socially responsible form of investing.
Laid out in a narrative approach with real-life case studies and
research figures from information providers like Bloomberg, Islamic
Finance Information Service (IFIS) and Thomson Reuters, the book
provides evidence-based information which can be seriously considered
with the conventional finance and investing community.
The book highlights seven Islamic investing myths while providing a
thorough explanation of how it benefits the broader investor base. It
illustrates a comparative analysis of Shariah-compliant investing with
conventional investing to show how the former is resilient, while the
latter has to recover from financial crisis. Moreover, the book provides
an in-depth examination of how Shariah-compliant investing is quick to
recover even during down-trending market.
“The 2008 global financial meltdown, 2009 Dubai property crisis, 2011
Arab Spring crisis as well as the Eurozone crisis have resulted in an
unprecedented push by investors to seek out new ways to diversify their
assets offshore to global financial centers, as well as investing in
other regions like Asia Pacific to seek out higher returns,” Kamso said.
Offering a timely response to the fundamental questioning of the current
financial system from a portfolio manager’s perspective, Investing
in Islamic Funds: A Practitioner’s Perspective will take readers
to explore the basics and principles of Islamic investing, an in-depth
analysis of investment performances and a portfolio manager’s thought
process in making investment choices.
Check out the free sample chapter at: http://issuu.com/wiley_publishing/docs/investing_in_islamic_funds_echapter.
The book is priced at US$70.00 and is available at all major bookstores.
For more info, visit the publisher’s website atwww.wiley.com/buy/9781118638927.
