Since 2006, GFI has been developing a secondary market in Islamic bonds, Sukuk, which provide a return based on asset-backed securities and are therefore considered to be Sharia compliant. There has been a significant increase in Sukuk issuance in recent years specifically within Malaysia and the Middle East.
GFI as a leading broker in fixed income cash and derivative products, including credit default swaps (CDS). CDS offer a way of protecting against non-Islamic debt default. GFI's Dubai office is staffed by experienced bond market brokers with Middle Eastern markets expertise offering -