Roberto Demartini

S&P: Wrong time for IF in Italy

Although there is growing interest in Shari'ah compliant investment funds in Italy, the economic climate has seen investors bunker down into conservative assets. This information was given by Roberto Demartini, fund analyst for S&P. He explained that the typical Italian investor is very conservative and volatility averse and hence the perception is that Islamic funds would not fit this outlook.

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