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Islamic finance and the halal industry

International Finance DeskMarch 31, 2015

by International Finance DeskMarch 31, 2015

There is great potential for correlation between the two Camille Paldi March 31, 2015: The word halal is derived from the Arabic verb Halla, which means to be or become lawful, legal, legitimate, permissible, allowed, admissible, un-prohibited, or unforbidden. Halal is simply that which Allah and the Prophet Muhammad (Pbuh) have allowed to be done...

Airline insurance premium may go up

International Finance DeskMarch 27, 2015

by International Finance DeskMarch 27, 2015

The Germanwings crash is the latest in a string of incidents involving airlines in the last one year Tim Evershed March 27, 2015: When Germanwings flight 4U 9525 crashed on an Alpine mountainside in France earlier this week (March 24), it continued a worrying trend for airline insurers. The plane, carrying 150 people, was on...

McOttley Capital leads the way in Ghana

International Finance DeskMarch 18, 2015

by International Finance DeskMarch 18, 2015

Heralding a new era in investment advisory Mustapha Mensah & Gloria Ofosu-Kusi McOttley Capital Limited, the investment wing of McOttley Group of Companies, over the past several years has carved a distinctive niche for itself in the investment industry due to the impeccable service it offers its clients. Both corporate and individual clients throughout Ghana...

Japan has Islamic finance in the pipeline

International Finance DeskMarch 9, 2015

by International Finance DeskMarch 9, 2015

The sword exterior and chrysanthemum interior of Japan is quite conducive to the soft interior of Islamic finance Camille Paldi March 9, 2015: Japan is an emerging Islamic finance powerhouse and East Asian hub for the billion dollar Islamic finance industry. Naoki Nishida, President and CEO of Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (Malaysia) Berhad, explains the...

‘The challenge in Indonesia is lack of understanding’

International Finance DeskFebruary 24, 2015

by International Finance DeskFebruary 24, 2015

Ciptadana Asset Management on the Sharia investment opportunity in the country with the largest Muslim population in the world February 24, 2015 Indonesia has the largest Muslim population in the world. How is the Sharia Fund doing in the country? The first Sharia Mutual Fund in Indonesia was launched in 1997 and the Jakarta Islamic...

Only if you have a lot of time on your hands

International Finance DeskFebruary 16, 2015

by International Finance DeskFebruary 16, 2015

Book review of ‘Takaful Investment Portfolios: A study of the composition of takaful funds in the GCC and Malaysia’ by Mehmet Asutay Camille Paldi February 16,2015: Takaful Investment Portfolios: A Study of the Composition of Takaful Funds in the GCC and Malaysia provides an explanation and analysis of the investments of takaful funds in the...

Poste Vita focuses on Postaprevidenza Valore

International Finance DeskFebruary 11, 2015

by International Finance DeskFebruary 11, 2015

Since the launch of the individual pension plan, the company’s goal has been to develop a culture of supplementary pension plans February 11, 2015: Poste Vita, the life insurance company of Gruppo Poste Italiane, has stood out in the Italian scenario thanks to its quick development and growth. Today, Poste Vita is the indisputable leader...

Investors finally paying more attention to GCC

International Finance DeskFebruary 11, 2015

by International Finance DeskFebruary 11, 2015

So far, energy rich Middle Eastern countries have built a reputation as a source of funds Joel Kukemelk February 11, 2015: As a Europe-based GCC equity fund manager, we are well-aware of the international investors’ views, questions, hopes and doubts when it comes to investing in the Arabian peninsula. So far, global investors have overlooked...

Islamic insurance: The next global trend

International Finance DeskJanuary 13, 2015

by International Finance DeskJanuary 13, 2015

Takaful is about risk-pooling while proprietary insurance is concerned with risk transfer Camille Paldi January 13, 2015: Takaful, or Islamic insurance, is a cooperative scheme, where in the participants pay a premium in the form of donation, or tabarru, in a common pool in return for the ability to draw upon that pool upon a...

‘GCC can weather the fall in oil prices’

International Finance DeskJanuary 5, 2015

by International Finance DeskJanuary 5, 2015

Interview with Joel Kukemelk, Fund Manager of LHV Persian Gulf Fund (LHV Asset Management) IFM Correspondent January 5,2015: In which countries does LHV have investment experience? LHV has experience in investing across the world. LHV Asset Management holds the second biggest market share in Estonian mandatory pension fund market, which was launched more than a...