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Australian Islamic finance presents opportunities

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013
Less than one per cent of investment products in Australia are Shariah compliant, suggesting huge opportunities for fund managers blazing the trail in this segment. The Muslim Community Co-operative Australia manages a Shariah compliant property income ...

Government eyes Islamic finance growth opportunity

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2013
... Australia Islamic Finance Forum in Melbourne, Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer Bernie Ripoll said the introduction of Shariah products to the domestic market would help to create jobs and boost sustainable growth. "The Shariah prohibition of ...

Islamic finance forum to discuss Shariah growth opps

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2013
... the Park Hyatt Hotel in Melbourne on 16 April. Amanie Advisors Australia has recently become one of the first specialist Shariah advisory bodies to be granted an AFSL licence this country. Far from being a niche segment of the market, Islamic investment ...

van Eyk drops AXA Bernstein for Sigma

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2011
... holds 31 per cent asset allocation. The mandate follows Sigma's appointment as the investment manager of the Crescent Shariah Compliant Australian Equity Fund.

Bloomberg opens doors to Islamic finance

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 22 FEB 2011
... more sophistication in the market. The Bloomberg Islamic Finance Platform (ISLM) will provide extensive resources for Shariah compliant investing in fixed income, equities and money markets to provide more transparency and maximise investment performance. ...

Former planner pushes for cruelty free super

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 OCT 2010
... reducing fees," he said. The group also has plans to introduce a range of pure play clean tech funds next year, along with a Shariah-compliant fund.

NGS Super considers Shariah-compliant option

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2010
NGS Super is looking to launch a Shariah-compliant investment option based on the feedback from the Islamic members of the fund. Chief executive Anthony Rodwell-Ball told the audience at yesterday's Rainmaker Marketing Symposium that the fund is working ...

Islamic finance crucial for Australia: Crean

GOVERNMENT RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2010
... booming sector and Australia should be part of the action," said Crean. Islamic finance refers to the Islamic law or the Shariah, which prohibits the earning of interest for a focus on profit sharing based on the buying and selling of tangible assets. ...

Deloitte expands Islamic finance business

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2009
Deloitte is pushing further into Islamic finance with the appointment of a global leader to manage the Shariah compliant division's operations. Daud Vicary Abdullah was appointed Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu global leader of the Islamic Finance Industry ...

Macquarie eyes Middle East with JV

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2009
... Middle East with Macquarie. According to a media statement from GFH, the venture will form a platform that offers wholesale Shariah complaint financial services products to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The deal is still subject to ...