Academic sees Islamic benefit
ISLAMIC finance could offer more stability for investors than conventional banking, according to a Yorkshire academic.
Professor Ros Haniffa, who is the director of the centre for accounting and accountability at Hull University Business School, believes Yorkshire should be taking a lead in the growing market for Sharia-compliant financial services. Ms Haniffa also claims that the rise of Sharia-compliant banking would provide more work for solicitors and business advisers.
She said: “One of the major challenges to the success of Islamic finance is the lack of experts in the field. We have a growing number of students interested in this area and perhaps this is another opportunity for Yorkshire universities to help train the next generation of Islamic bankers, accountants and lawyers.”