Q&A with Shukr Investments: Finance with a conscience
Salaam Gateway spoke to Omar Bassal, CFA, founder and Chief Investment Officer of Shukr Investments, about impact investing – the ability to generate financial return while having a positive social or environmental impact.
Founded in 2013, Sharia-compliant Shukr Investments is a global public equity firm with a presence in the US and Abu Dhabi; has tens of millions of dollars under management and is a signatory to the United Nations (UN) principles for responsible investment. According to Bloomberg, the Shukr Global Equity Fund’s performance over three and five-year periods rank in the top 10% of offshore public equity funds effective end-February 2022.
Salaam Gateway (SG): What were the Shukr Investments highs and lows in 2021?
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