Australia’s first sukuk mandate adds diversification to a Shariah-compliant responsible investment super fund
Description
Shariah screens limit the number of defensive assets available for asset managers in narrow markets where financial institutions represent 25-30% of the market
Investment managers can offset some of the additional risk by using ESG integration strategies, as well as investing in global sukuk
The institutionalization of Shari'ah standards gives Islamic asset managers a leg up compared to ESG in terms of clarity about how their investment process is affected by their approach to responsible finance
The Sustainable Development Goals and Paris Agreement rely on the world making $6 trillion in infrastructure investment every year, funds which are difficult to channel into infrastructure
High investment sizes, illiquid markets and a complex web of contracts limit infrastructure investment to...
Published 09/02/20
RFI Foundation and DDCAP Group™ are excited to jointly announce the release of a case study and podcast showing how DDCAP’s experience demonstrates how SMEs can influence others to adopt responsible finance. Despite lacking the scale of the financial institutions with whom they work, SMEs in...
Published 05/27/20
This session, a replay of a webinar released on 11 May 2020 organized by RFI Foundation and Dubai Islamic Economy Development Centre (DIEDC), looks at the role for Islamic finance in the Covid-19 response.
Speakers:
Blake Goud, CEO, RFI Foundation (Moderator)
Abdulla Al Awar, CEO, DIEDC
Ramya...
Published 05/13/20