Islamic Investor: Islamic Investor: - Islamic Finance News

CONTENTS
COVER STORY
4 Equities vs. commodities
Traditionally at opposite ends of the trading
spectrum, the question of whether to invest in
equities or commodities is an age-old conundrum
for investors.
FEATURES
7 Exciting prospects
Real estate is as tangible as it gets. So why aren’t
Islamic issuers and investors clamoring to invest
in REITs?
11 Islamic ETFs: More supply than
demand?
Industry players are optimistic about the prospects
of Islamic ETFs in the market; demonstrated by
the steady stream of new products since 2007.
13 2011 key trends in Islamic
Funds
Over the last 10 years Shariah compliant funds
have posted signifi cant growth, both in terms
of number of funds as well as assets under
management. Rapid developments in the Islamic
fi nance industry, especially over the last decade,
have led to an increasing number of Shariah
compliant funds employing different strategies and
investing across new asset classes.
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17 Islamic hedging &
risk management solutions
19 An initial public offering
(IPO) advised by an Islamic
commercial bank
A case study by Bank Islam Malaysia
22 Interfacing Shariah investing
with socially responsible
investments and environmental,
social & governance
RESULTS
25 Crème de la crèmé
The inaugural Islamic Investor Poll drew a strong
response from many of the Islamic finance industry’s
leading investors. Institutional investors, high net worth
individuals, sovereign wealth funds and insurance
companies amongst others were invited to vote in 11
categories during the month of July.
A total of 261 voters cast their votes, with 58 of these
being eliminated during the due diligence process,
leaving 203 votes counting towards the final results.
2 September 2011