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Islamic finance accounting changes proposed

Islamic finance accounting changes proposed

The Accounting and Auditing Organisation for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI) has suggested more specific accounting standards for real estate while increasing disclosure for Islamic banks’ investment accounts.
The move made by the Bahrain-bas…

IslamicFinance.de aims to raise USD 2’500 for quarterly running costs

IslamicFinance.de aims to raise USD 2’500 for quarterly running costs

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IslamicFinance.de is privately funded for many years. Now, for the first time, you have the possibility to make a contribution, from one Dollar upwards!
The technical details, and the money transfer via paypal is organised by Kapipal a new…

Mideast investors active players in global real estate markets: Report

Mideast investors active players in global real estate markets: Report

The research note by Alan Robertson, CEO, Jones Lang LaSalle MENA, prooves that Middle Eastern investors have been strong net buyers in overseas markets in recent years.
Considering the capital transactions across the world’s commercial real estate mar…

Central London realty attracts ME investors

Central London realty attracts ME investors

A new report shows that sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) and cash-positive pension funds from Asia and the Middle East are an arising force behind the high level of global capital currently flowing into the Central London commercial real estate market.
Ce…

Gatehouse Bank net USD half billion in real estate for GCC investors

Gatehouse Bank net USD half billion in real estate for GCC investors

Gatehouse Bank based in London, has surpassed the USD half billion mark in real estate investment acquisitions, on behalf of its GCC investors. This was succeeded after the acquisition of a multi-million dollar US student property portfolio, “The Repub…

Immobilienblase: Droht eine Marktüberhitzung?

Immobilienblase: Droht eine Marktüberhitzung?

Immobilienmarkt: Im Höhenrausch   Die Wohnimmobilienpreise in den begehrten Lagen der Metropolen sind in den vergangenen Jahren rasant gestiegen. Nicht zuletzt die Euro-Sorge treibt die Anleger in die Backsteinanlage. Droht in Deutschland eine Immobilienblase? Jens Schubert kann es noch immer nicht fassen. Vor fünf Jahren hat er in einem Neubauprojekt in guter Lage von Hamburg [...]

KFH will finance international real estate in Jordan, Turkey soon

KFH will finance international real estate in Jordan, Turkey soon

Real Estate Department at Kuwait Finance House will participate in the real estate and investment expo organized by Top Expo Group at the Fair Ground. KFH will introduce its financing services for all kinds of real estate, such as residential, investme…

Grosvenor joins up with Kuwait Finance House for £380m US healthcare venture

Grosvenor joins up with Kuwait Finance House for £380m US healthcare venture

Grosvenor Fund Management partnered with Kuwait Finance House to invest up to £380m in US healthcare real estate.
The partnership will aim the acquisition and development of private-pay senior living facilities and medical office buildings. Investment…

Q2 Malaysian ICM quarterly bulletin for free download

Q2 Malaysian ICM quarterly bulletin for free download

The 2nd Quarter 2011 issue of the Malaysian ICM quarterly bulletin published by the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) is now available online at:
http://www.sc.com.my/eng/html/icm/11_2Q_msianicm.pdf

Omani real estate to benefit from Islamic banking

Omani real estate to benefit from Islamic banking

Hamptons International claims Omani move to introduce Shari’ah-compliant Islamic financial services ‘promises to impart a much-needed fillip to the real estate sector’.
It seems that the recent Royal Directive authorising the offering of Islamic …

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