Showing posts with label funds. Show all posts
Showing posts with label funds. Show all posts

Friday, June 29, 2012

AUSTRALIA - FUNDS - Crescent Wealth to launch Australia's 1st Islamic pension fund

www.reuters.com - (Reuters) - Australian fund manager Crescent Wealth plans to launch the country's first Islamic pension fund by December and allocate between 15 to 30 percent of it in property, its managing director said.
Talal Yassine said Crescent Wealth hopes to build the fund to between A$4 billion ($4.03 billion) and A$6 billion in five years.
Crescent Wealth, which was established last year, currently has less than A$5 million under management and advice but Yassine expects strong growth for his fund due to a lack of available Shariah-compliant financial products in Australia.  (source)

Wednesday, February 01, 2012

SINGAPORE - CAPITAL MARKETS - SUT shuts two funds

www.theislamicglobe.com - Two Shari’ah compliant global equity funds based in Singapore will be withdrawn from the May 9 this year.
Singapore Unit Trusts’ Ethical Growth fund and Ethical Value fund were launched at the end of July 2001. To date the cumulative performance of the two has fallen by 35.8% and 33.7% respectively, according to data from Lipper. The funds invested most heavily in the Technology, Oil & Gas and Basic Materials sectors. (source)