Recent Insights
Climate Risks and Sovereign Issuers: Sailing into an Environmental Storm?
April 1, 2022This edition of From The Yardarm examines how effectively ESG ratings firms assess sovereign ESG factors, especially concerning the environment. We will discuss climate initiatives formed by the United Nations and examine how sustainability regulations and investors' behavioral biases are potentially increasing risk rather than reducing it.
Continue reading . . .Saturna Sdn Bhd Wins 2021 GIFA Power Award for Islamic Asset Management
September 14, 2021Saturna Sdn Bhd has won the 2021 Global Islamic Finance Awards Power Award for Islamic Asset Management.
Continue reading . . .Islamic Investing 2.0: The Way Forward
December 17, 2020Traditional Islamic-compliant mutual funds have served Muslim investors well in the four decades since the first was launched in Malaysia. By fostering partnership in shared risk and reward (musharaka), and by allowing investors to diversify their assets while avoiding haram activities — typically alcohol, tobacco, gaming, financial services, pork processing, and pornography.
Continue reading . . .Beyond Bonds: Are Gulf-Region Sukuk the Ultimate Asset Allocation Tools?
July 23, 2020This primer provides an overview of the investment landscape and characteristics of sharia-compliant investment certificates, referred to as sukuk, as a market niche that continues to evolve. We cover the risk and return attributes of sukuk and explore their relationship to changes in the price of oil; an important point to consider since hydrocarbons largely drive sukuk issuers’ economies.
Continue reading . . .FRAUD ALERT: Whatsapp Scam Using Saturna's Name
July 15, 2020FRAUD ALERT: Whatsapp Scam Using Saturna's Name
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