Islamic Assets tend to be more Risk Averse Sharia compliant funds tend to perform better in times of market turbulence because they do not hold banks or insurers. In an interview with Bloomberg, Gerald Ambrose, Aberdeen Islamic Asset Management said Islamic Assets tend to outperform in uncertain times. Highlighting the low interest rate environment of banks, he added banks are hardly making any mo... »
The Oasis Crescent Global Equity Fund (OCGEF) is a Shari’ah compliant equity fund that seeks to provide investors with an ethical investment product. The Fund conforms to moral and cultural beliefs. Fund performance update for May 2016 by Oasis Crescent Global Equity Fund The global economy continues to undergo a number of structural changes, including those taking place in China, where the gove... »
Top three gainers for the fund in April were Conoco Phillips (+19.74%), MTN Group (+16.63%), and Bristol Myer Squibb (+14.00%). »
The Size of the Islamic Finance Market Estimates of the current size of the Islamic Finance market range from $1.66 Trillion to $2.1 Trillion with expectations of market size to be $3.4 Trillion by end of 2018. Based on $1.66 Trillion, Islamic Finance assets represented 1% of the global financial market of $127 Trillion in assets. To put this into context, $1.66 Trillion is about the size of the b... »
Sukuk issuances rose to USD114.7bln in 11M14 (Jan-Nov 2014), a sizeable 8.6% increase from the USD105.6bln volume recorded during 11M13. Sovereign issuances accounted for almost 80% of total issuances. The record for issuances was in 2012 when $137.1 billion was raised, while issuance dropped to $116.9 billion in 2013 and fell further in 2014. »
Kompanion Invest provides Sharia-compliant financial services in Kyrgyzstan. »
Sovereign Sukuk issuances are shifting from Ijara to Wakala structures stated Tahir Ali Sheikh of CIMB Islamic Malaysia »
Global Takaful Insights 2014 by EY Highlights Growth and profitability prospects for takaful operators vary significantly by markets and sectors, depending on the market’s economic maturity, industry and regulatory structure. Despite volatility in financial markets, there appears to be growth momentum in three key markets: Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Malaysia. Acquisition of mark... »
Daud Baker - The current volume of US dollar sukuk is unlikely to be maintained, »
The AAA rated supranational institution, Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) in a recent investors presentation highlighted projects it has co-financed. »
