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Islamic REITs as an Investment Asset for Waqf Management in Indonesia – Part 2

[This article is a continuation of Part 1. Part 2 was posted on 2 November 2016 on the Islamic Banker website. Note: IslamicBanker.com changed to IslamicMarkets.com in April 2018.] Real Estate Investment Trust is known in Indonesian regulation terminology as “Dana Investasi Real Estate” or abbreviated nicely as DIRE (read: dee-ray or dē-rā). DIRE is…

Islamic REITs as an Investment Asset for Waqf Management in Indonesia – Part 1
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Islamic REITs as an Investment Asset for Waqf Management in Indonesia – Part 1

[I received a call from Shakeeb Saqlain, CEO of IslamicBanker.com, back in October 2016, asking my permission to post a redacted version of my paper – Islamic ETF as a waqf asset – on the Islamic Banker website. The first part of the article was posted on 22 October 2016. Note: IslamicBanker.com changed to IslamicMarkets.com…

Review of Istiqlal Mosque, Jakarta
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Review of Istiqlal Mosque, Jakarta

The original review was posted on Trip Advisor (14 February 2016). Tourists should visit the largest mosque in Asia for its historical value and architectural heritage. It was commissioned by Indonesia’s first president and was surprisingly designed by a non-Muslim architect. Its position opposite to Cathedral further emphasizes Indonesia’s plurality and tolerance. Please wear modest clothes on…

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5 Themes of Asset Allocation

Continuing with my retirement portfolio building, I’ve been thinking of dividing the portfolio into five asset allocation themes. I could have gotten away with only two of them (core equity and core debt), but where’s the fun? The five themes are as follow: Core Equity Holding – Geographic This theme will act as the core…