Dr. Mohamed Eskandar is currently an Associate Professor of Islamic Finance at CIS, HBKU. Previously he was an Associate Professor and the Associate Dean of School of Graduate and Professional Studies at the International Centre for Education in Islamic Finance (INCEIF) in Malaysia. His research is published in well-regarded academic journals including the Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions, and Money; International Review of Economics & Finance, Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, Applied Economics, Global Finance Journal, Journal of Asset Management, The Singapore Economic Review, and the International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance and Management.
Dr. Eskandar was a Financial Sector Specialist Consultant for the World Bank and Advisor to the Brunei Institute of Leadership and Islamic Finance (BILIF), Brunei. He was also involved in several consultancy projects with government agencies and financial institutions such as the Ministry of Energy, Malaysia; the Afghanistan Ministry of Finance; CIMB Islamic Bank; Responsible Finance Institute (RFI); and ZICO Shariah Advisory.
International Centre for Education is Islamic Finance (INCEIF)
2013 - 2021International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM)
2001 - 2012University of Nottingham
2012University of Queensland
2003International Islamic University Malaysia
2001Is There a Cost for Adopting Faith-Based Investment Styles? In Hassan, M. K., Rashid, M., & Aliyu, S. (Eds.), Islamic Corporate Finance. London: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group.
2019Islamic Corporate Finance, Capital Structure. In, Hassan, M. K., Rashid, M., & Aliyu, S. (Eds.), Islamic Corporate Finance. London: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group.
2019Dividend Policy: The case of Shariah-Compliant Firms. In, Hassan, M. K., Rashid, M., & Aliyu, S. (Eds.), Islamic Corporate Finance. London: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group.
2019Shariah Boards: Practical Challenges for Islamic Financial Institutions. In Ariff, M. & Mohamad, S. (Eds.), Islamic Wealth Management: Theory and Practice. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar.
2017Islamic Equity Market. In Hamid, B. A., Ibrahim, M. H., & Kamarudin, S. (Eds.), Islamic Finance: The New Normal. Malaysia: RAM Rating Services Berhad in collaboration with INCEIF.
2017Determinants of Performance of Islamic Banks in GCC Countries: Dynamic GMM Approach. In Mutum, D. S., Butt, M. M., & Rashid, M. (Eds.), Advances in Islamic Finance, Marketing, and Management: An Asian Perspective. 1st Ed. Bingley, UK: Emerald.
2017Tabung Haji Run-up to Islamic Finance in Malaysia. In Kareem, A., & Ariff, M. (Eds.), Islamic Finance in Malaysia: Growth and Development. Kuala Lumpur: CAGAMAS in collaboration with INCEIF.
2017Explaining Intermediation Costs of Islamic Banks in OIC Countries. In Hassan, K. (Ed.), Handbook of Empirical Research on Islam and Economic Life. UK: Edward Elgar.
2017Testing the Financial Distress Prediction Model for Sukuk-Issuing Companies in Malaysia. In Hassan, K. (Ed.), Handbook of Empirical Research on Islam and Economic Life. UK: Edward Elgar.
2017Islamic Money Market. In Islamic Financial System: Principles & Operations. 2nd Ed. Malaysia: ISRA.
2016Are Religious Investors Financially Smart? Evidence From Equity Funds. Journal of Asset Management.
2021Performance of Shari’ah Compliant and Non-Shari’ah Compliant Listed Firms: A Case Study of Malaysia. International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance and Management 14(1). 128-150.
2020Impact of Non-Intermediation Activities of Banks on Economic Growth and Volatility: An Evidence from OIC. The Singapore Economic Review. 1-16.
2020Ethical Investments and Financial Performance: An International Evidence. Pacific Basin Finance Journal, 62.
2020The Substitution Hypothesis of Agency Conflicts: Evidence on Shariah Compliant Equities. Global Finance Journal, 41. 90-103.
2019Nonfinancial Traits and Financial Smartness: International Evidence from Shariah-Compliant and Socially Responsible Funds. Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions & Money, 56. 201-217.
2018Do Profit-sharing Investment Account Holders Provide Market Discipline in an Islamic Banking System? Journal of Financial Regulation, 3(2). 210–232.
2017Rationalizing the Value Premium in Emerging Markets. Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions & Money. 29. 51-70.
2014Dynamic Capital Structure under Political Patronage: The Case of Malaysia. International Review of Financial Analysis, 31. 117-128.
2014Foreign Exchange Rate Exposure and Impact of Policy Switch: The Case of Malaysian Firms. Applied Economics, 45(20). 2974-2984.
2013Islamic-ESG Synergies and Performance. RFI Institute.
2021Global Islamic Finance Report 2020-21. Cambridge Global Islamic Finance Report. UK.
2021Malaysia: Islamic Finance & Financial Inclusion. World Bank. Washington, D.C.: World Bank Group.
2020The Malaysian Journey: Becoming a Global Hub for Islamic Finance. IKAM. Istanbul: IKAM.
2020Leveraging Islamic Finance to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals. Islamic Development Bank and the World Bank.
2019Impact, Innovation and Digitalization: The Next Frontier for Islamic Asset Management. Islamic Finance News (IFN) Annual Guide 2022.
2022Thriving Together for a Better Nation. Malaysian Gazette.
2022Integrating Sustainability through Business Model Innovation: A Way Forward for Islamic Financial Institutions. The Halal Journal.
2021It’s Time to Act. Malaysian Gazette.
2021Islamic Finance in the Age of Digital Transformation. IF Hub, 1. INCEIF.
2019Malaysia Not Quite There Yet As A Global Wealth Management Hub. Islamic Finance News (IFN), 13(22).
2016Shariah Committee Independence: An Insider’s View. INCEIF Quarterly Research Bulletin, 6.
2015