Islamic Finance : the New Regulatory Challenge / edited by Simon Archer, Rifaat Ahmed Abdel Karim. [electronic resource] Abdel Karim, Rifaat Ahmed. Archer, Simon. Finance Islamic countries. Finance Religious aspects Islam. Banks and banking Islamic countries. Banks and banking Religious aspects Islam. HG3368.A6 I859 HG187.4 332.10917/67 23 332.088297 22 Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record. From the world's foremost authorities on the subject, the number-one guide to Islamic finance revised and updated for a post-crisis world Because it is entirely equity-based, rather than credit-based, Islamic finance is immune to the speculative bubbles and runaway volatility typical of Western finance. Especially now, in the wake of the global financial crisis, this has made them increasingly attractive to institutional investors, asset managers and hedge funds in search of more stable alternatives to conventional financial products. With interest in Islamic finance swiftly spreading. New York : Wiley, ©2013. ©2013. 2013 Text 1 online resource (546 pages). http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781118628973 eng Wiley finance series Wiley finance series. Islamic Finance. Islamic Finance. Islamic countries. fast (OCoLC)fst01244130 Islamic countries. Islamic countries.