Book description
The recent turbulence in the global financial markets has drawn
attention to an alternative system of financial intermediation: Islamic
banking and finance, which has so far remained on the sidelines of the unrest.
Islamic Finance in a Nutshell is a quick and easy guide to
understanding the fundamentals of Islamic Finance and how the Islamic
Financial markets work. Designed as a quick read for practitioners
needing to pick up the basics of the industry, it will enable readers
to understand the differences Islamic and Western finance.
Starting with the rise of Islamic finance, the book highlights the
key areas which practitioners need to grasp to understand the
marketplace including financial statement analysis, Sharia'a law,
making money in the absence of interest and regulation. The book also
provides readers with a basic guide to Arab terminology and a guide to
the top financial institutions within the Islamic markets.
This is an ideal guide for anyone with an interest in how these
financial markets work, but who do not want to be bogged down in
complex and unnecessary terminology.
Brian Kettell has a wealth of practical experience
in the areas of Islamic banking and finance. He is currently based in
London and works as a specialist Trainer and Consultant in Islamic
banking and finance.
He worked for several years as an Economic Advisor for the Central
Bank of Bahrain where he had numerous Islamic banking
responsibilities, and has taught courses on Islamic banking and
finance at a range of financial institutions including the World Bank,
National Commercial Bank (Saudi Arabia), Global Investment House
(Kuwait), Noor Islamic Bank (UAE), the UK Treasury, the Central Bank
of Iran, the Central Bank of Syria, the Securities Investment
Institute, the Institute for Financial Services and Scotland Yard.
Brian's vast academic expertise in Islamic finance is highlighted by
his role as Joint Editor of the Islamic Finance Qualification
Handbook and his past teaching work at a number of top
universities worldwide including the London School of Economics, the
City University of Hong Kong and London Metropolitan University
Business School.
Brian's impressive list of publications include over 100 articles in
journals, business magazines and the financial press including
Islamic Business and Finance, Islamic Banking and Finance, the
Central Banking Journal, Euromoney, the Securities Journal and
the International Currency Review. He has also published 16
books on banking and financial markets and is the author of Islamic
Capital Markets and Introduction to Islamic Banking and Finance.
Brian can be contacted at brian.
kettell@islamicbankingcourses. com
