Islamic Investing in Turbulent Times
Research Paper
October 1, 2008
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The global credit crunch has led to high levels of equity market volatility. Financial services companies have been particularly affected, with some large financial institutions failing and others seeing their market capitalization shrink rapidly. The MSCI Global Islamic Indices, however, do not contain constituents from the financial sector unless they meet the requirements in the MSCI Islamic Index Series Methodology. In this research note we examine the performance and risk characteristics of the MSCI Global Islamic Indices during the recent market turmoil.
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