The paper presents arguments on the need for inventing the profession of Shari'ah auditing and why Malaysia should take the lead to create an Association of Chartered Shari'ah Accountants and Auditors (ACSAA) that can result in long run economic benefits for the country. The paper also...

A growing majority of researchers now concede that sentiments of investors do affect stock prices, thus challenging the traditional view that fluctuations in stock pricing stem from solely changes in fundamentals. While these researchers have focused on conventional capital markets; one fast...