26.01.2012 - Australia to get first Islamic index
Thomson Reuters is on the brink of giving Australia its first Islamic index. Starting in early February, Thomson Reuters and Australia’s Crescent Wealth are jointly launching Islamic Australia Index — a research-based index that will offer local and international investors a tool to help invest in accordance with Islamic investment principles in the local market. The initiative comes ahead of an expected government proposal to change tax guidelines to help open up the local market for Islamic investment products, though there remains some concern about the market’s growth potential...............................................Full Article: Source
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