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GCC private sector could follow banks into Islamic bonds

3/21/2012

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Growing trade in Islamic bonds in the Gulf region this year could be driven further by increased private sector interest in Sukuk on the back of strong activity by banks, the 51st ACI Financial Markets World Congress will be told in Dubai this weekend.

Nick Stadtmiller, Head of Fixed Income Research at Emirates NBD, said over $6 billion of Sukuk have been sold by GCC entities so far in 2012 compared to issuance of $7.3 billion for all in 2011, with the UAE’s Majid Al Futtaim Group paving the way for more private sector involvement in Islamic finance through its recent Sukuk sale.

“Regional banks have been especially active in tapping the Sukuk market in recent months,” said Stadtmiller, “Another interesting development in the Sukuk market was Majid al Futtaim Group’s US$400 million Sukuk sale in February. MAF’s Sukuk issuance may open the market to other purely privately owned regional companies.”

Stadtmiller said the growth in Sukuk sales in the Gulf region in recent months stems from high demand for the current limited supply of Islamic bonds, while many financial institutions with good liquidity are looking to put money into new investment channels.

“Malaysia is the oldest and largest market for Sukuk, but the GCC Sukuk market has grown considerably in recent years,” he said. “By selling Sukuk, issuers can reach a wider audience of investors, including Islamic institutions that are required to invest in assets that do not pay interest.” 

“Estimates put the total amount of Shari’ah-compliant assets at Islamic financial institutions at US$1 trillion and the global Sukuk market at US$180 billion,” he said. “The ACI World Congress offers an opportunity for investors from around the world to learn about the instruments and players in this important segment of the global financial markets.

“Many Islamic institutions, particularly in the Middle East and Southeast Asia, have ample liquidity and are looking to deploy money into new investments. Sukuk are a relatively new product, and currently supply of Sukuk is small compared to the potential demand for these assets.

“The supply-demand imbalance in the Sukuk market means that issuers can place Sukuk among a wide investor base and attract competitive pricing on sales. The investor base for Sukuk is more concentrated in the Middle East and Southeast Asia. Sukuk offer regional issuers an avenue to diversify their sources of funding away from Europe and into new geographies.”

During the ACI Congress, Stadtmiller will take part in a panel discussion on Sukuk trading with Rupesh Hindocha, Head of Credit Trading MEA at Standard Chartered Bank, Yaser Abushaban, Director of Asset Management at Emirates Investment Bank and Chavan Bhogaita, Head of Markets Strategy, National Bank of Abu Dhabi.

The 51st ACI Financial Markets World Congress is hosted by the UAE Financial Markets Association, which was established in December 2011 and is an affiliation of the Association Cambiste Internationale (ACI), the global umbrella body of the national financial markets associations around the world.

source: CPI financial
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