Resilience underpinned by robust foundations

Why should investors look to Islamic finance? What Islamic finance can give is protection at a time of adverse shocks. Investors have looked more to alternative asset classes since the global financial crisis, including Islamic products. Research shows that Islamic products are not highly correlated with other asset classes – they offer a different risk profile and can be a vehicle for diversification. What we don’t know is why Islamic finance was resilient to the crisis – was it …