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Takaful (an Islamic insurance concept based within Islamic banking law) is booming, fuelled by high economic growth, a young population, and a desire to conform to Islamic law. As per an Ernst & Young report, in 2006 the GCC contributed US$1 billion towards the global Takaful market total of US$2 billion. According to Ernst & [...]
GCC financial institutions and industrial companies are soon set to issue Islamic bonds worth US$30 billion, according to Moody’s Investor Services. The Islamic bond issues fell by more than 50% in 2008 compared to 2007. The value of bonds issued in 2008 was just over US$15 billion, while in 2007 it amounted to more than [...]
According to a research conducted by Merrill Lynch and Capgemini, the total wealth of high-net-worth individuals in the Asia-Pacific region is expected to grow by 8.5% per annum to reach US$12.7trn by 2011. This would be the second-fastest increase after the Middle East, thereby making it highly lucrative for Islamic banks. Islamic banks are performing [...]
According to Celnet, globally, Islamic banking assets are estimated to touch the range of US$ 650 billion-US$700 billion and have registered a growth rate of 10–15% per year over the last decade. As per Celent estimates, Islamic banking assets will continue to grow and will represent 5.1% of total banking assets by 2010. The Middle [...]
According to a study conducted by Asian Banker research group, the world’s 100 largest Islamic banks have outpaced conventional banks with an annual asset growth rate of 26.7%. The Islamic institutions registered a growth to approximately US$350 billion in assets, crossing the 19.3% growth rate of mainstream banks. This growth rate is above previous estimates [...]
According to Frost & Sullivan, the European green investments market registered growth of about 20%, from EUR150bn in 2006 to EUR180.4bn in 2007. It is estimated that by 2014, the market will grow at a CAGR of 18% to reach EUR 572.9 billion by 2014. Equity funds are expected to constitute the highest growing segment, [...]
According to a report published by Nexgen Capitals, the private investment in public equity (PIPE) in 2008 have lost about 53.3% from their investment of US$1.67 billion to current mark to market value of $0.78 billion, representing an absolute loss of $0.89 billion. The loss suffered by these PIPE investments was triggered by the market [...]
According to the National Venture Capital Association Predictions Survey, (representing 450 venture capital in the US), the year 2009 is expected to face a slowdown in investing across sectors followed by weakened exit market, as the global financial crisis hit the US venture capital market. As per the survey, 92% of venture capitalists are likely [...]
According to a research conducted by Asian Venture Capital Journal, the private equity (PE) investments in India fell 38.1% to reach $10.7 billion in 2008, this is in line with the decline across the Asia-Pacific region. Going forward, in 2009, the PE investment in India is likely to drop by more than a third to [...]
According to a study conducted by McKinsey, India’s asset management industry has grown 47 percent annually since 2003, taking the total assets under management (AUM) in India to $92 billion in 2008. Going forward, the industry is set to grow at least 33 percent annually taking the total AUM to $440 billion, with key drivers [...]
