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World Gold Council wants to create standard to avoid Islamic finance disputes
By Y-Sing Liau
Bloomberg News
Wednesday, December 30, 2015
The World Gold Council is seeking to create a global standard to make the metal's use in Islamic finance more cost-effective by eliminating disputes among scholars.
The 18-member council and Amanie Advisors issued a consultation draft in November to Shariah professionals and practitioners. The WGC has also held bilateral meetings with banks and investment funds, which say that such a template will lead to more gold-backed products, Natalie Dempster, the council's London-based managing director of central banks and public policy, said in a Dec. 24 e-mail interview.
As the $2 trillion Islamic finance industry slows and sukuk sales falter, a new standard could be welcomed as differing perceptions of shariah-compliance in Asia and the Middle East hinder development. Individual scholars currently vet gold products for conformity and Malaysian law firm Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill says there's divided opinion on whether the commodity can be used as an underlying asset for Islamic bonds. ...
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