Islamic Investment and Services

Malaysia offers a holistic set of Islamic capital market infrastructure, including products, stockbrokers, trust funds and debt securities (sukuk). Currently, there is one full-fledged Islamic stockbroking company and two conventional stockbroking companies that provide Islamic windows in the Islamic capital market.

In fulfilling the specific needs of private investors, there are also asset management companies that manage funds in accordance to the Shariah principles. These funds offer various investment mandates and invest in Malaysian and foreign capital markets, and are open to eligible local and foreign investors. In our efforts to continuously increase the breadth of Islamic capital market investment offerings, the world's first Islamic real estate investment trust, the Al-‘Aqar KPJ REIT was listed on Bursa Malaysia on 10 August 2006. It was set up by KPJ Healthcare which injected six of its hospitals into the fund. More Islamic REITs are anticipated to deepen the offerings as this is an attractive asset class for investors who seek diversification and a regular income stream.