Intro; Contents; Editors and Contributors; About the Editors; Contributors; Managing Shariáh-Compliant Businesses to Create Sustainable Value; 1 Introduction; 2 Why This Book Is Timely?; 3 The Cases; 4 The Target Audience; References; Part I: Islamic Financial Management; The Challenges and Potential of Improving Access to Islamic Financial Services in Non-Muslim Countries: The Case of Australia; 1 Introduction; 2 The Key Objectives and Methodological Approach; 2.1 Objectives of the Study; 2.2 Methodology and Limitations; 3 Practice of IF in the Australian Financial Market

4 Challenges in the Development of IFS in Australian Market4.1 A Wait-and-See Approach; 4.2 The Size of the Muslim Community; 4.3 Doubts Concerning Sharī`ah-Compliant Finance and Investment Products; 4.4 Problem of Operating as a Bank; 4.5 Regulatory Change; 4.6 The Incompatibility of the Basel Accords; 4.7 The Burden of Additional Stamp Duty on Islamic Home Financing; 4.8 Exclusion from Lender of Last Resort Function; 4.9 Lack of Awareness on IF; 4.10 Risk Analysis and Balance Sheet Management; 5 Opportunities of IF in Australia; 5.1 Opportunities of Introducing Islamic Banking

5.2 Prospects of Islamic Banking and Finance in Academic Level6 Summary and Concluding Remarks; 7 Recommendations; 8 Suggestions for Further Research; References; The Role of Cash Waqf in Poverty Reduction: A Multi-country Case Study; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Cash Waqf; 2 Multi-country Case Study on Cash Waqf; 3 Case Study 1: Malaysia; 3.1 Problems Affecting Cash Waqf in Malaysia; 3.2 Solutions to the Problems of Cash Waqf; 4 Case Study 2: Bangladesh; 4.1 Problems Affecting Cash Waqf in Bangladesh; 4.2 Solutions to Some of the Problems

5 Model Building: Cash Waqf Model for Poverty Reduction in Somalia5.1 Modus Operandi of the Proposed Model; 5.2 The Components of the Proposed Cash Waqf Model; 6 Concluding Remarks; References; A Case Study on the Default of Islamic Financing Facilities: Malaysian Perspective; 1 Introduction; 2 Out of Court Actions Taken by Islamic Banks in Default Cases: Evidence From Malaysian Case Law; 3 3.0 Guidelines on Classification of Impaired Loans/Financing and Provisioning for Bad and Doubtful Debts

4 AKPK (Credit Counselling and Debt Management Agency, Malaysia) Model to Provide Relief to Debtors of Islamic Banks5 Conclusion; References; Employee Provident Funds ́Market Performance: The Case of Malaysia; 1 Performance of EPF; 2 Islamic Employee Mutual Fund: Is It Different than Conventional?; 3 The Case: Performance of Malaysian EPF; 4 Implications for Fund Managers; Appendix 1; References; Functions, Prospects, and Challenges of Shariáh-Based Banking: Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited; 1 Introduction; 2 Structure of Islamic Banking: The Background; 2.1 Modes of Investment