Despite the difficulties that continue to hinder the global financial markets, Islamic finance has continued to grow since 2010, when global Islamic finance assets were valued at US$1 trillion. Standard & Poor's expects the industry to double in size by 2015.

In this briefing, we consider how a conventional secured lending and leasing structure for an asset, such as an aircraft, can be developed into a Shari'a compliant product, thereby providing asset leasing companies and operators with the opportunity to meet their financing needs by accessing the liquidity of the Islamic finance market.

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