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Informationen zum Autor Dr. Rania Salem is a Lecturer in Finance at the German University in Cairo, Egypt, where she has received her Ph.D. in finance - magna cum laude - thesis entitled "A Risk Management Framework for Islamic Banks", in 2011. She has obtained her Bachelors Degree from the faculty of Commerce, Ein Shams University, Egypt in 2002, and holds MBA concentration Financial Management from the Arab Academy for Banking and Financial Sciences since 2005. Prior to joining the academic field, Dr. Salem worked as an Analyst Assistant in the Research Department in the CIBC (Commercial International Brokerage Company). Her research in bank management and Islamic finance has resulted in a number of papers and participations in international conferences and research projects. Klappentext Edinburgh Guides to Islamic FinanceSeries Editor: Rodney WilsonEdinburgh Guides to Islamic Finance is a series of short guides to key areas in Islamic finance, offering an independent academic perspective and a critical treatment.The global financial crisis of 2008 has increased the need for risk management in Islamic banks. However, the process is complicated: Islamic banks worldwide provide diverse financial facilities and services under one roof, yet lack a uniform risk map and a structured risk management framework.This guide provides a structured process (including risk identification, measurement and mitigation) for managing risks in Islamic banks, and presents highlights of risk management in conventional banks. It uses simulated Islamic bank financial statements to demonstrate the integrated risk management process, and investigates risk regulatory insights which have implications for banking policy.Key Features. Covers the critical aspects of the subject: credit or default risk, liquidity risk, market risk, operational risk, Shari'ah risk and displaced commercial risk. Presents risk analysis and mitigation on the contract level and the overall bank level. Uses a simulated Islamic bank with its key financial statements: balance sheet, income statement and profit distribution model. Provides a risk coding system that facilitates risk management and reporting systems. Features a glossary of key Arabic terms and abbreviationsRania Abdelfattah Salem is a Lecturer in Finance at the German University in Cairo.Cover design:[EUP logo]www.euppublishing.com Zusammenfassung An integrated risk management framework for Islamic banks. It shows students and professionals how to identify! measure and mitigate risk in Shari'ah-compliant banks. It provides a risk coding system that facilitates risk management and reporting systems. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of figures; List of tables; 1 Introduction; 2 Integrated risk management framework, 2.1 Risk management framework, 2.2 Risk management challenges in Islamic banks, 2.3 Integrated risk management in Islamic banks; 3 Risk Identification, 3.1 Overall bank risks, 3.2 Specific risks to Islamic banks 3.3 Risks in Islamic financial contracts; 4 Risk assessment, 4.1 Widely practised models, 4.2 Current practices in Islamic banks, 4.3 Developing risk assessment in Islamic banks; 5 Risk mitigation, 5.1 Mitigating overall risks, 5.2 Mitigating risks in contracts, 5.3 Other risk mitigation methods; 6 An Application of risk management to Islamic banks, 6.1 The Islamic bank model, 6.2 Risk analysis, 6.3 Scenario analysis, 6.4 Risk mitigation; 7 Prospects for risk regulation in Islamic banks, 7.1 Risk management regulation, 7.2 Risk management regulation status quo; 8 Conclusion; Glossary of Arabic terms; List of abbreviations; References; Index...
