THOMSON Reuters and IdealRatings yesterday launched the Thomson Reuters IdealRatings Islamic Indices, the first Islamic benchmark offering research-based Syariah screening based on globally accepted standards, to investors, money managers and analysts across a range of Islamic instruments.
The indices, which will provide the most transparent Islamic guidelines for investors around the world, will also act as a transaction channel for potential investment to Malaysia. (source)
The indices, which will provide the most transparent Islamic guidelines for investors around the world, will also act as a transaction channel for potential investment to Malaysia. (source)
Rushdi Siddiqui, global head for Islamic finance and OIC countries at Thomson Reuters, said Islamic finance investors were seeking evolved screening methodologies and deeper sector coverage in order to benchmark and create funds and investments vehicles to tap into the increasingly liquid market. "Malaysia is committed to be the Islamic finance global hub. We need to raise Malaysia's profile to the wholesale community. We need to tell the Malaysian story out there ... Malaysian companies will be represented in our terminal through the new indices available globally and it will serve to users or wholesalers looking for opportunity to invest."
The new family of indices includes compliant firms in over 60 countries and covers the global equity markets in nine regions. Bernama
Source : http://www.bt.com.bn/business-asia/2011/06/28/thomson-reuters-sets-islamic-indices - June 28, 2011
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