Q4 2018 issue

Cover Story
Islamic investment flows surge as investors take advantage of Brexit opportunity
Brexit might be on the horizon, liquidity might be tightening and the political climate might be challenging, but Islamic finance in the UK looks to be developing at breakneck speed: with inward flows on the increase and investors keen to snap up...

Feature
Prime minister promotes Islamic finance in banquet speech
Prime Minister Theresa May addressed the great and the good at the Lord Mayor’s Banquet in the City of London’s Guildhall on the 12th November, in a speech that placed substantial emphasis on the importance of international relationships in...

Market Insights
New Lord Mayor reaffirms commitment to Islamic finance
On the 1st October 2018, Peter Estlin was elected as the 691st Lord Mayor of the City of London: taking over from Charles Bowman, who served for the period 2017-18 and was a committed supporter of Islamic finance in the UK, both at home and. ...

Home & Away
Home and away
It has been a busy quarter for the UK’s Islamic finance industry, with plenty of activity going on both at home and abroad. In London, real estate financing continued apace despite the ongoing concerns over Brexit while overseas, UK companies...

News Briefs
News Briefs
A brief but comprehensive summary of all the latest Islamic finance news with a direct impact on the UK market.