Shariah compliancy needs transparency

There are complaints that investors are being misled by funds.

Philippe Teilhard, Newedge Prime Brokerage

“The history of Shariah compliancy in finance is littered with bad stories. Up until fairly recently, a lot of initiatives were done to win business, or to tap into unaware investors and play on their feelings of trying to be good Muslims”
Philippe Teilhard, Newedge Prime Brokerage

Muslims that want to make Shariah-compliant investments have had few opportunities to put their money with hedge funds. Hedge funds will go short, invest in debt and invest in sectors that are not Shariah-compliant, such as gambling.

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