World’s first blockchain sukuk: BMT Bina Ummah raises $50K
BMT Bina used the SmartSukuk platform introduced by Blossom Finance to fund micro-SMEs and entrepreneurs...
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Emerging by name, emerged by nature
Emerging market assets appears to have become more mature and resilient, as aggregate fundamentals of emerging market countries continue to improve despite political uncertainty, finds William Miners...
Construction industry needs a digital platform
Why is the construction industry working with paper versions of guarantees and bonds?...
‘2017 will be a year of volatility, and that offer opportunities’
CAMRADATA Global Investment has collated the top 10 global investment trends with feedback from its asset management clients January 12, 2017: CAMRADATA, a leading provider of data and analysis for institutional investors, has collated the top 10 global investment trends for 2017 from a range of its asset management clients. Sean Thompson, Managing Director, CAMRADATA...
Bank of England keeps interest rate unchanged
Makes no change to its bond buying programme...
Saudi Arabia launches sale of international bonds
Seeks to raise up to $15 billion IFM Correspondent October 19, 2016: Saudi Arabia has officially launched its first international bond sale. The move comes as the Kingdom looks to debt markets to help ease its cash squeeze as a result of the two-year oil price slump. The low oil price has led to a...
US Fed monetary policy: A moving target
Interest rates unchanged following the September meeting Ken Taubes September 26, 2016: As expected, the Federal Reserve Board left interest rates unchanged following the September meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC). In its statement following the meeting, the FOMC said, “The Committee judges that the case for an increase in the federal funds...
Islamic funds are not just an alternative
Their success is turning them into a source of competition for the conventional funds industry Camille Paldi September 22, 2015: More than 750 Islamic Investment Funds have been established around the world with assets under management (“AUM”) totaling approximately $60 billion compared to 70,000 conventional funds with AUM of $19trillion. Currently, a wide variety of...
Holders of high yield bonds floundering
Hit by the fall in oil prices Peter Taberner February 4,2015: The fall in oil prices has left holders of high yield bonds floundering, as the value of their investments has simultaneously plummeted. Over the past three months, data from the First Trust High Yield Bond reveals that there has been a drop in price...