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  • Islamic Finance, Right Here for You

  • EXPLANATION OF METHODOLOGY

    The opinions put forward by our company is primarily in accordance with the Islamic financial standards advocated by the members of AAOIFI (The Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions). TYC Finance systematically adopts annual finance report data of listed companies, then utilizes professional analysis to filter the business activities and financial data of more than 5,000 companies listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, Shanghai Stock Exchange and Shenzhen Stock Exchange. we also screened and tagged companies undertaking obvious “unacceptable” business activities that involve alcohol, tobacco, pork, traditional financial service, derivative product trading, gambling, erotic entertainment service, national defense and ammunition. We also estimate business scale and revenue ratio of companies and those surpassing prescribed specific ratio will be identified as “non-compliance.” Our system also assigns “indeterminacy” label to those liable for controversial and ambiguous trading activities and business formats. In addition, our company selects principal financial ratio to conduct tests on “screening criteria”  In the future, our company will take into account customer feedback to optimize the system, so as to bring more value and accuary result to our customers.

    FAQ
    What is Islamic Market investing?

    What is Islamic Market investing?

    Islamic Market Investing refers to investing only in securities that meet Islamic religious guidelines. Islamic Law or Shariah prohibits investing in lines of business considered unethical.

    I'm not Muslim, so I guess Islamic index is not for me?

    I'm not Muslim, so I guess Islamic index is not for me?

    Actually, Islamic indices have generated a great interest outside of the Islamic community, due to excluding "unethical" industries; they share many similarities with increasingly popular social indices.

    What types of businesses are excluded from the index?

    What types of businesses are excluded from the index?

    Producers of alcohol and pork-related products, providers of conventional financial services (banking, insurance, etc.) and providers of entertainment services (hotels, casinos/gambling, pornography, etc...). Tobacco manufacturers, defense and weapons companies although not all strictly forbidden for investment under Islamic Law are excluded from the index as well.

    How does the TYC finance screen out unacceptable companies?

    How does the TYC finance screen out unacceptable companies?

    Stocks included in industries (defined in Industry Classification Benchmarks) that represent lines of business that are incompatible with Shariah are automatically excluded from the index selection pool. The remaining stocks are then subjected to a series of financial-ratio screens.

    What are the financial-ratio screens?

    What are the financial-ratio screens?

    Once companies with unacceptable primary business activities have been eliminated from the pool, the remaining stocks are tested according to three principal "filters" designed to remove those with unacceptable financial ratios.

    · Total debt divided by trailing 12-month average market capitalization.

    · The sum of company's cash and interest-bearing securities divided by the trailing 12-month average market capitalization.

    · Accounts receivable divided by the trailing 12-month average market capitalization.

    What measures does the Index take to ensure ongoing compliance with Shariah practices?

    What measures does the Index take to ensure ongoing compliance with Shariah practices?

    A Shariah Advisory Council and an Islamic Ethics Advisory Council made of Islamic scholars, financial and legal experts counsel the HK Islamic Index on matters relating to companies' compliance.

     

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