Modern Islamic Banking

About the Author

Natalie Schoon is Principal Consultant with Formabb, providing advisory services and training for financial institutions in Islamic finance, treasury, risk management, and rules and regulations. She is on the board of advisors of Noriba Investing, which manages halal investment portfolios for its clients, and is a visiting fellow at the ICMA Centre in Reading. She is also an accredited trainer for the Islamic Finance qualification offered by the Chartered Institute of Securities and Investments. Natalie is a Chartered Financial Analyst and Certified Anti Money Laundering Specialist, and holds a PhD in Financial Valuations for Banks and Islamic Banks, an MBA in Banking and Finance and a Master of Laws in Islamic and Middle Eastern Law (with Distinction). She has worked for financial institutions including ABN Amro, Gulf International Bank, Barclays capital and the Bank of London and the Middle East. She has designed and implemented Islamic financial structures for a fund lending to agricultural and agriculture-related businesses for a USAID-funded programme in Afghanistan and is currently working on a solution for access to (Islamic) finance for female entrepreneurs.