@Guru, on a more serious note, I have always wondered if one's looking to comply with Shariah law while investing, banks are obviously overlooked. However, when it comes to other listed firms, how does one go about it? Most companies only quote income received through bank (deposits) interest as "Other income", "Non-trading income" etc etc...this ambiguity in accounting terms can mean anything...only footnotes in annual reports (3 months later) may expose this
For instance, take SCAN anticipated FY 2014...a good percentage of its profits will be drawn from this pool (bank deposits)...so how does one really go about investing in listed firms unless you first verify their secondary income streams??
I went into the (Ferry) industry knowing the same thing I knew with all other businesses I went into- Nothing. Then I built it from there. - Sheldon Adelson (Titans at the Table- Giants of Macau)