INDONESIA - BANKING - Islamic Mutual Funds Offer Bukopin

WWW.REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA - PT Manulife Asset Management Indonesia (MAMI) signed a cooperation with PT Bank Danamon to market investment funds, one of which is Manulife Sector Amanah Syariah.
Islamic products will be marketed in 168 branches of Bank Danamon was appointed. The branch includes a branch of Islamic Bank Bukopin. "This product is one of five products that we market at MAMI Bukopin," said Director of Consumer Banking, Michellina Triwardhany, after signing the MoU between the Bank and Manulife Asset Management Bukopin in Jakarta, Monday (4/6).
Islamic products became popular because it has historically been a company that goes into it is a healthy company. It's just not Bukopin directing customers to this product. Customer asked to choose which products they want to invest.  (source)

INDONESIA - FINANCE - Investment Managers Issue Islamic Mutual Fund

JAKARTA (IFT) – Several investment managers plan to issue an Islamic mutual fund to boost their managed funds as the market still has high growth potentials. (source)

INDONESIA - CAPITAL MARKETS - Investors Eye Islamic Mutual Funds

JAKARTA (IFT) – Investors’ interest in Islamic mutual funds, particularly with Islamic bonds as underlying assets continues to grow this year. A number of investment managers plan to issue new Islamic mutual funds, but they face difficulties in terms of the availability of sukuk (Islamic bonds) as the underlying assets. (source)

CAPITAL MARKETS - Islamic Mutual Funds Up 5.5 %

JAKARTA (IFT) – Islamic managed mutual funds in February increased 5.5 percent to 3.67 trillion rupiah (US$ 422.05 million) from January’s 3.48 trillion rupiah due to soaring underlying assets and new investors.(full story)