%0 Journal Article %A Dhafer Salih Alqahtani %T Global Islamic Index Providers: The Wrong Choice %D 2009 %R 10.3905/JOI.2009.18.4.079 %J The Journal of Investing %P 79-81 %V 18 %N 4 %X There has been tremendous growth in the number of Islamic funds worldwide. This growth has allowed the Gulf Cooperation Council and Middle East and North Africa regions to recruit top portfolio managers locally rather than appoint European, U.S. or Asian-based-based portfolio management firms. One of the limiting factors is finding service providers to empower local portfolio managers.TOPICS: Global markets, mutual fund performance, manager selection %U https://joi.pm-research.com/content/iijinvest/18/4/79.full.pdf