Islamic Finance: What Can We Learn from the Other One Percent?
February 28, 2023

Recently, sustainability-related investment trends have come into the political spotlight, leading to heightened regulatory attention. As the financial industry tries to address these challenges, it may be timely to look to other financial frameworks. One such framework represents approximately 1% of global financial assets, and it could offer valued guidance for the ever evolving financial industry, particularly as it relates to the broad sustainability community: Islamic finance.

ASEAN Equity Fund honored at Recommended Unit Trust Awards 2022/2023
July 6, 2022

FSMOne Malaysia, a multi-asset investment platform, has acknowledged ASEAN Equity Fund as a Recommended Unit Trust in its 2022/2023 list during its Recommended Unit Trust Awards.

GCC Sukuk: A Primer, 2nd Edition
April 13, 2022

This 2nd edition GCC Sukuk Primer provides an overview of the investment landscape and characteristics of Islamic-compliant investment certificates, commonly referred to as sukuk, a market niche that continues to evolve. We will cover the risk and return attributes of sukuk and explore their relationship to changes in the price of oil, since hydrocarbons largely drive sukuk issuers’ economies.

Climate Risks and Sovereign Issuers: Sailing into an Environmental Storm?
April 1, 2022

This 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.

Saturna Sdn Bhd Wins 2021 GIFA Power Award for Islamic Asset Management
September 14, 2021

Saturna Sdn Bhd has won the 2021 Global Islamic Finance Awards Power Award for Islamic Asset Management.