Islamic asset management has been growing at a similar rate as the Islamic financial industry as a whole and at the time of writing close to 700 funds are incorporated in the major databases with an estimated funds under management of around $70 billion‎.‎ This book reviews the Islamic asset management industry in detail‎,‎ including the types of funds offered and their operational procedures‎.‎ It shows that although there are differences between conventional and Islamic asset management‎,‎ these do not appear to have a significant impact on how the funds perform‎.‎ Sharia‎'‎a compliant funds are therefore an attractive alternative for Muslim and non‎-Muslim investors alike‎.‎ Key Features Contains valuable information on Shari‎'‎ah compliant fund structures and the type of instruments that can be invested in Considers practical implementation matters such as operational issues‎,‎ available indices and the role of the Shari‎'‎ah Supervisory Board Includes case studies of the funds available to investors including the BLME $ Income Fund‎,‎ SWIP Islamic Global Equity Fund‎,‎ the Saudi Al Rajhi Fund Range and the Malaysian blue chip i‎-VCAP‎-MyETF‎-DJIM25 Features a glossary of abbreviations and key Arabic terms Relevant to investors and practitioners in the industry‎,‎ and to non‎-Muslims interested in investing based on the same set of principles‎,‎ norms and values