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Malaysia Vies to Maintain Leadership in Islamic Finance

November 2008 | Jennifer Chang and Charlini Yogeswaran Thambaiya, PricewaterhouseCoopers (Malaysia)


The days when Malaysia was striving to establish Islamic finance’s value proposition and to carve out a niche for itself are long gone. The country has emerged as a leader of what today is a viable segment of an increasing number of capital markets around the world. Expanding from its early accomplishment, in 2002, of issuing the first global sovereign sukuk bond1 and, in 2007, the largest-ever corporate sukuk, worth US$4.8 billion, Malaysia continues to be one of the main countries issuing sukuks. It currently accounts for almost two-thirds of the US$80 billion world sukuk market.

The Evolution of Malaysian Islamic Funds

November 2007 | Bernardo Vizcaino, Eurekahedge


Malaysia remains firmly ahead of its peers in Southeast Asia in terms of the development of Shariah-compliant funds. Nonetheless, the industry has had to change over the years not only to retain this lead but also to respond to client demands for more diverse investment choices. It is the nature of this evolution that we seek to analyse, by looking at a wide range of metrics (from industry make-up to historical performance) of funds originating from this country.

Development of Islamic Funds in Malaysia

May 2005 | Mohammad Faiz Azmi, PwC


The Islamic Financial Services Industry, comprising Islamic Banking, Islamic Insurance (Takaful) and the Islamic Capital Market are areas that have become an important segment within the global financial markets. Malaysia's objectives are to develop a viable Islamic Financial Services Industry.

Interview with Hwang-DBS Select Opportunity and Dana Izdihar long-only absolute return funds

August 2003 | Eurekahedge


The asset management company of Select Opportunity Fund and Dana Izdihar fund is Malaysia-based Hwang-DBS Unit Trust Bhd. DBS Asset Management is the advisory company to Hwang-DBS. Teng has 12 years' experience managing absolute return mandates and David has been managing institutional funds for seven years.