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Islamic Finance: The Regulatory Challenge

ISBN: 978-1-118-39044-3

March 2012

208 pages

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"Islamic Finance: The Regulatory Challenge…is therefore timely and a truly welcome addition to the growing literature on this subject…I congratulate the two professors for their fine contribution to the evolving art and science of the regulation of Islamic finance."
Dr. Zeti Akhtar Aziz, Governor, Bank Negara Malaysia

"The World's financial regulators have taken too long to appreciate the importance of adapting their regulatory frameworks to the needs of the fast growing Islamic finance sector. Simon Archer and Rifaat Ahmed, the leaders in the field, have put together a fascinating collection of essays which show just what has to be done. It is a very timely book indeed."
Howard Davies, Director, London School of Economics

"The emergence of Islamic finance as a major force in the world financial system has focused attention on regulatory issues. This book, edited by Professor Archer and Professor Rifaat, two of the most respected figures in the field, is an important point of reference for those who have to deal with these issues, whether in regulatory authorities, or in the financial institutions themselves."
Professor William Blair QC, Grays Inn, London

"There is now great interest, both in financial and legal circles, in reliable and authoritative texts on Islamic finance. I have no doubt that the availability of Islamic Finance: The Regulatory Challenge will be warmly welcomed by those who provide financial and legal services. The work will be of great assistance to them."
The Rt Hon the Lord Woolf of Barnes, Law Lord and former Lord Chief Justice of England & Wales

About the Author
Simon Archer was Professor of Financial Management at the University of Surrey, UK, where he continues to supervise PhD students. Previously, he was Midland Bank Professor of Financial Sector Accounting at the University of Wales, Bangor. After his studies in Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Oxford University, he qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Arthur Andersen in London and then moved to PriceWaterhouse in Paris, where he became Partner in charge of Management Consultancy Services in France and Scandinavia. His academic career began after working as a practitioner, mainly in management consulting. Professor Archer’s main research interests are in international accounting, accounting theory and accounting for banks, including the financial reporting, capital adequacy, risk management and corporate governance of financial institutions. His recent work focuses on Islamic financial institutions. He is also co-author of the International Accounting and Financial Reporting Standards Guide as well as co-editor of the Miller European Accounting and Islamic Finance: Innovation and Growth.

Rifaat Ahmed Abdel Karim is the Secretary-General of the Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB), a post he has held since the IFSB stated to operate in 2003. Prior to his current post, he was the Secretary-General of the Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions. He is a member of both the Standards Advisory Council of the international Accounting Standards Board, now serving his second three-year term, and the Consultative Advisory Group of the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board. Professor Rifaat has been Visiting Professor at the University of Surrey (UK) since 1996, and is an Honorary Professor at Monash University in Australia. He is the co-author of Islamic Finance: Growth and Innovation and Business and Accounting Ethics is Islam. He is the first recipient of the Euromoney Outstanding Contribution to the Development of Islamic Finance Award, and other distinguished awards.