BT Money Hacks: Untapped potential in Islamic investing (Ep 171)
The S&P 500 Shariah equivalent has outperformed the S&P 500 on a regular basis and Islamic investing is attracting interest from non-Muslim retail investors as well. Howie Lim finds out more.
Lee Kim Siang
What makes Islamic investing different from conventional investing and can people not of the faith get in on the action? Also, what is the outlook for Islamic investing and the trends to keep an eye on?
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Highlights of the conversation:
02:03 Difference in Islamic investing
04:28 Competitive returns for everyone
06:19 Why Sukuks are the most popular investment product
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07:40 Singapore as an Islamic finance hub
10:02 Trends investors should look out for
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With Syed Muhammad Alsagoff, associate director, Shariah Services, CGS International Securities Singapore and Muhammad Ridhwaan Radzi, managing director, IFSG and RizqX.
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