A majority of high net worth individuals (HNWIs) in the Middle East believe wealth creation is faster today than in the past, according to the latest report of Barclays Wealth Insights. Over half (60%) of respondents in the Middle East agreed that weal…
Crescent Wealth has developed its own platform for its four investment options and has appointed Corporate Combined Superannuation (CCSL) as trustee. The Shariah-compliant funds – Australian equities, international equities, income fund and Australian …
Malaysia Minister of Finance II Y.B. Dato’ Seri Ahmad Husni Mohamad Hanadzlah launched “Labuan IBFC Wealth Management Year 2013”. He said Labuan IBFC has grown in the last two years, from 2010 to 2012. The total value of assets for banking and leasing …
Faced with lean pickings, savers are advised to review their options wisely. One way to make cash generate the best return is exploring the available accounts and the interests paid, including e-saver accounts and certificates of deposits. Moreover, de…
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Islamic finance had another great year. Many of its market segments progressed, like for example the Sukuk market gaining more maturity. Despite the ongoing debt crisis a good sign of hope and happiness.
Nevertheless we are – as an industr…
According to the 2012 National Bonds GCC Savings Index, Bahrain nationals has experienced the biggest increase of savings sentiment while Qatari nationals savings sentiment has darken. E.g Kuwait interviewees had admitted that their savings are less th…
The next area Islamic finance sets as a goal to develop is wealth management. So far, Muslim high net worth individuals have very limited possibilities in terms of availability of suitable products and services. According to consumer banking global hea…
According to a recent report by KFH-Research, one million wealthy families in the Gulf region are in possession of investment assets worth about USD 1.2 trillion. The report further informs that the world’s population of high net worth individuals (HNW…
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The German language book on Islamic finance by the Editor of IslamicFinance.de and Dr Wackerbeck from Booz Consultants is now translated to Chinese.
Please find the biographical information below:
Authors: Michael Gassner / Philipp Wacker…
IslamicFinance.de offers an overview about new job openings of October 2012 herewith – firms aiming to be included please send a job profile/hyperlink to newsdesk@islamicfinance.de – the full details of the advert has to be accessed by the hyperlink be…
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