Launch Partners

Launch Partners

IFN Investor Weekly Round-up: 1st – 7th October 2024

Several developments in Islamic digital investments hogged the limelight over the past week – amid the backdrop the Omani oil firm’s Shariah compliant IPO, which is among the year’s largest. Firoza Finance, a joint venture between Dubai-based Liberty Finance and HAQQ Network, is creating an investment platform that takes crypto assets and offering these as

AWT banks on ‘sticky money’ for Islamic asset growth

Army Welfare Trust (AWT) Investments Pakistan is seeking to secure a larger pool of retail investors to drive the firm’s latest target of growing the value of its Shariah compliant assets under management (AuM) by five times to PKR150 billion (US$538.9 million) come 2027. CEO Sajad Anwar expressed confidence that target can be achieved as

Environmental aspects enhance Shariah investment products

Aiming to extend the appeal of Shariah compliant equity funds, Schroders has been highlighting the environment-friendly aspects of such underlying investments. Investment Product Manager Kristin Raassum told IFN Investor: “The difference between Shariah and ESG compliance is minimal. So, when it comes to kind of managing these types of funds, they work very well together.”

Shariah enhances Opus’ fixed income mission

Operating as a Malaysian fund manager specializing in fixed income investments since 2006, Opus Asset Management found that embracing Shariah compliance has enhanced the firm’s appeal among its clientele. Senior Fund Manager Terry Tan Theam Swee told IFN Investor that while the firm still retains its conventional funds portfolio, its suite of Shariah compliant offerings

S&P data highlights outperformance by Islamic index-based funds 

Research conducted by S&P showed that in recent years, passively-managed index-based funds have outperformed actively-managed funds by double-digit percentages.  S&P Global Senior Director and Global Equity Indices Head John Welling presented at the IFN Investor Asia Forum: “During the most recent one-year period, 60% of active fund managers underperformed the S&P500 index. That proportion of

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Cuts likely for UAE fund fees after VAT waiver

Some charges imposed on clients are likely to be cut soon as the UAE is waiving the value added tax (VAT) currently imposed on fund management services and certain virtual asset transactions. This follows amendments to the UAE VAT Executive...
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Top Islamic sukuk funds globally by AuM

Top Islamic sukuk fund managers globally by AuM

Total Funds
2,364
Total AuM
Total AuM: 389,178,799,871
All Companies
453

Total Funds By Asset Class

Total Funds By Region

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