Académique Documents
Professionnel Documents
Culture Documents
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102 105 103
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60 41
40 29
13 17
20 9
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Fund categories:
! Global Equity (Al Dar World Equities)
! Asian Equity (Mendaki Global)
! US Equity (Alfanar US Capital Growth)
! European Equity (Al-Sukhoor European Equity)
! Emerging Market (Ibn Majid Emerging Markets)
! Single Country (RHB Mudharabah)
! Small Company (TII Small Cap)
! Technology (Alfanar Technology)
! Capital Guaranteed (Al-Ahli Global Equity Secured)
! Balanced/Hedge/Hybrid (Al-Rajhi/Alfanar/Al-Hilal)
Tariq Al-Rifai - October 6, 2003
Growth & Diversification of
Funds
Screening Criteria:
Sector Screens
By way of guidance, stocks whose core activities are or are
related to the following are excluded:
a) banking, insurance or any other interest related activity
b) alcohol, tobacco, gaming (gambling)
c) any activity related to pork
d) activities deemed offensive to Islam
e) sectors/companies significantly affected by
the above – based on a threshold of 5% of
operating income
Screening Criteria:
Financial Screen
Debt ratio:
If a company’s Interest-Bearing Debt divided by Assets is equal to
or greater than 33.33% it is excluded (<33.33% is acceptable)
Dividend Cleansing:
"Tainted dividend" receipts relate to the portion, if any, of a
dividend paid by a company that has been determined to
be attributable to activities that are not in accordance
with Islamic Sharia principles and therefore should be
donated to a proper charity or charities.
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! 56 Muslim countries
! 30 have stock exchanges
! 16 allow direct FPI (ex. Not Saudi Arabia)
! Situation in OIC countries:
" GCC/MENA not investable map