Is faith-based investing rewarding? The case for Malaysian Islamic unit trust funds

Journal of Islamic Accounting and Business Research

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 148-171

  Kabir Hassan, M ^a   Nahian Faisal Khan, Abu ^a   Ngow, Thiti ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

Author keywords

Malaysia; Pricing policy; Unit trusts

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870265794     PISSN: 17590817     EISSN: 17590825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17590811011086732     Document Type: Article

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