Table of contents
- What is driving the investor appetite for sukuk?
- How can a financial product classify as Sharia-compliant? Are there other existing products that could be modified for the Islamic market?
- Are taxation and jurisdictional difficulties slowing sukuk development?
- Are capital liquidity rules moving the Western markets to a more Sharia-esque model?
- How should lawyers engage with Sharia products?
Article summary
Banking & Finance analysis: Figures show a rise in sukuk demand. However, Ernst & Young reportedly doubts whether the increase in issuance is enough to match investor demand as the global supply of sukuk is less than half that of investor demand. Jamie Durham, an international capital markets partner at Allen & Overy LLP, explains classification of Sharia-compliant products, and the importance for practitioners to have an understanding of the Sharia principles
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