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FTSE Global Equity Shariah Index Series
The FTSE Global Equity Shariah Index Series is based on the FTSE Global Equity Index Series universe. Screening is undertaken by Shariah consultants, Yasaar Limited, against a set of guiding principles. The series has been fully certified as Shariah-compliant through the issue of a Fatwa (Islamic legal opinion) by Yasaar's principals. The screening approach is briefly as follows:
Business Activity Screening
Initially, companies involved in any of the following activities will be filtered out as non-Shariah compliant:
- Conventional finance (non-Islamic banking, finance and insurance, etc)
- Alcohol
- Pork related products and non-halal food production, packaging and processing or any other activity related to pork and non-halal food
- Entertainment (casinos, gambling and pornography)
- Tobacco, weapons, arms and defence manufacturing.
Financial Ratios Screening
The remaining companies are then screened on a financial basis. The following financial ratios must be met for companies to be considered Shariah-compliant:
- Debt is less than 33.333% of total assets
- Cash and interest bearing items are less than 33.333% of total assets
- Accounts receivable and cash are less than 50% of total assets
- Total interest and non compliant activities income should not exceed 5% of total revenue.
About Yasaar Limited
Yasaar Limited scholars represent all of the major Shariah schools of thought, creating a best practices approach that has credibility across the Islamic world. More information on Yasaar Limited is provided below or visit their website.
Other Shariah-compliant FTSE indexes
FTSE calculates a number of other Shariah-compliant indexes based on other universes, including those listed below. A selection of factsheets for these indexes are included on this webpage. Please refer to the relevant index series webpage for more detailed information, including relevant index rules.
Index rules should be read in conjunction with supportingFTSE Russell noticesThese notices advise of advance changes in index methodology, which may not be reflected in index rules until the change effective date. The notices may also communicate revisions in index treatment in the period up to a rule change.