Islamic fund landscape predominantly objective-driven

SINGAPORE: The Islamic fund landscape in this island-state is predominantly objective-driven, with almost half linked to insurance mandates. The others are structured as feeder or sub-funds within broader Shariah compliant platforms.

Table 1: Shariah compliant funds in Singapore

Fund type Asset managers Fund count
Insurance-linked Franklin Templeton 2
AIA Singapore 1
Income Insurance 1
Prudential Singapore 1
Sub-funds Lion Global Investors 2
Maybank Asset Management 3
Feeder Maybank Asset Management 1

Source: IFN Investor Funds Database

Overall, Singapore’s Islamic fund industry expanded 14.06% in Q4 2025 to US$558.21 million across 11 funds, from US$489.39 million in Q3 2025. The best performance recorded was in the mixed assets segment, rising 18.02% from US$248.07 million to US$292.78 million. Equities advanced 13.14% from US$96.93 million to US$109.67 million while fixed income instruments posted gains of 11.96%, climbing from US$97.84 million to US$109.54 million. Sukuk was the sole decliner, slipping 0.69% from US$46.55 million to US$46.23 million.

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