Risk Management Implementation and Solutions for Islamic Banking and Finance

Kiran Javaria · Omar Masood

Jan 2019 · Cambridge Scholars Publishing

About this ebook

Islamic finance is a growing part of the global financial sector. The risks faced by Islamic banks are real, and how well they mitigate them will determine their future. This book answers questions regarding how Islamic Financial Institutions should focus on their risk management practices and the necessary solutions and policy implementation tactics. It also analyses the risk mitigation techniques Islamic institutions are putting to use, looking at different Islamic banks from across the world to investigate their strategies and solutions. Among the topics discussed here are the implementation and outcomes of Basel III, practical enterprise risk management practices, liquidity risk management, and the success story of the global takaful industry.

About the author

Professor Omar Masood is Director at Quaid-e-Azam School of Management Sciences at Quaid-e-Azam University Islamabad, Pakistan. He is former Director of the Centre of Islamic Banking and Finance at the Royal Docks Business School of the University of East London, UK, and is a leading advisor and trainer in the area of Islamic banking and finance. He holds visiting professorships in universities all over the world, and has served as an advisor and consultant to a number of governments including those of Turkey and Saudi Arabia. Dr Masood has authored over a hundred peer-reviewed research papers, as well as a number of books, including the bestselling Truth about the Global Financial Crisis and the textbook Multiplying Money through Financial Management.

Kiran Javaria is a Lecturer at the School of Accountancy and Finance of the University of Lahore, Pakistan. Her specialisation is in finance, Islamic banking and research-based topics. Currently she is conducting a PhD on Islamic Banking and Finance from Asia e University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. She has authored several research papers in various international journals, including Problems and Perspectives in Management and Global Advanced Research Journals.