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See us at the Durham Islamic Finance Autumn School in Istanbul
September 18, 2011Read moreIdealRatings is participating at the Durham Islamic Finance Autumn School in organized by the Durham Centre for Islamic Economics and Finance (UK) from the 19th to the 22nd of September 2011 in Istanbul.
00Tapping a Growing Halal Market [Knowledge@Wharton Today Article]
September 9, 2011Read morePosted on September 9, 2011 Investors with an eye on the Islamic world have witnessed parallel growth in two industries serving Muslims worldwide: halal products and Islamic finance. Halal — Arabic for “allowed” — signifies a product created in adherence with Islamic guidelines. Halal products are spread across several industries, including foodstuffs, cosmetics, fashion and health care. Islamic finance is
THOMSON REUTERS AND IDEALRATINGS LAUNCH ISLAMIC INDICES
July 5, 2011Read moreFirst Islamic Benchmarks Offering Research-Based Shariah Screening Based On Globally Accepted Standards London – Thomson Reuters and IdealRatings today announced the launch of Thomson Reuters IdealRatings Islamic Indices, the first Islamic benchmarks to offer research-based Shariah screening based on a globally accepted Shariah standard to investors, money managers and analysts across a range of Islamic instruments, resulting in the most
The Islamic Investor newsletter is out
June 6, 2011Read moreThe Islamic Investor – June 2011 is out, click Here to check it out.
Halal index is new Islamic investment frontier [GulfNews Article]
April 18, 2011Read moreBy Rushdi Siddiqui, Special to Gulf News, Published: April 18, 2011 Benchmark to be bridge-builder for Islamic and exchange-traded funds, sukuks and for non-Islamic investors Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (third from left), former prime minister of Malaysia, and Rushdi Siddiqui, global head of Islamic finance and OIC countries, Thomson Reuters, at the launch of Socially Acceptable Market Investments in Kuala Lumpur. Dubai:
