IBUS-676 Alternative Finance: Islamic Capital Markets and Sukuk (3)

This course covers the main principles and instruments of Islamic capital markets with a focus on Sukuk, one of the most important Islamic finance investment vehicles. A brief survey of the Islamic equity markets is followed by discussion of the regulations covering that sector in a sample of countries well-known for their Islamic finance activities. As well as explaining the process of making conventional stocks suitable for sharia compliance, the course covers fund management including recent developments in Islamic capital markets. Crosslist: FIN-476 , FIN-676 , and IBUS-476 . Prerequisite: FIN-673 or IBUS-673 .