Financial engineering for ethical investors

Islamic law once forced Muslims to make do with poor investment returns. Now, complex Shariah-compliant structures are burgeoning to add value. We look at the market leaders.

Islamic finance moves into the mainstream

COMPETITION IS BEGINNING to shape the development of the Islamic financial sector. Customers are becoming more sophisticated and conventional western and Middle Eastern banks are setting up their own Shariah-compliant institutions in Islamic markets that had previously been dominated by a few institutions.

Historically Islamic investors were divided into those who placed their money in conventional products where they looked for the highest return and those who wanted to invest in Islamic institutions.

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