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Successful Islamic Investing Nick Kaiser MBA, CFA® Chairman, Director, and Equity Portfolio Manager 3rd Annual Capital Market Conference Embassy of Malaysia, Washington DC November 10, 2016 Saturna Capital Corporation Investment Counsel firm headquartered in Bellingham, WA, USA Employee-owned firm founded in 1989 Adviser to Amana Mutual Funds Trust and other funds in US, plus Institutional and Private Accounts Amana Income and Amana Growth are the two largest Islamic public equity funds in the world Newest fund, Amana Participation, invests in sukuk and Islamic fixed income © 2016 Saturna Capital Corp. Saturna Sdn Bhd Wholly-owned subsidiary of Saturna Capital Established with purchase of small Malaysian investment adviser in 2010 First conventional asset manager in Malaysia to convert to an Islamic asset manager Kuala Lumpur office enhances our credibility throughout the world, GCC and Islamic markets, plus Australia © 2016 Saturna Capital Corp. Saturna Sdn Bhd KL Staff © 2016 Saturna Capital Corp. What We Do In Malaysia Investment analysis and research for Saturna Capital’s global investment team Manage accounts for individuals and private entities Manage accounts for public institutions • Bank Negara (BNM) • Employee Provident Fund (EPF) Manage unit trusts • ASEAN Equity Fund • Crescent International Equity Fund (CIEF) © 2016 Saturna Capital Corp. Malaysia Supports Islamic Finance Malaysian government consistently supports Islamic finance industry • Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) • Securities Commission of Malaysia (SC) • Malaysian International Islamic Finance Centre (MIFC), a network of regulatory, social, and institutional partners Malaysia is proactive in establishing ties and common securities markets with other national and regional regulators and jurisdictions © 2016 Saturna Capital Corp. Benefits of Malaysia Well educated, ethnically diverse, English speaking workforce Regional airlines give great access to the area making research travel easy Well-established advertising and marketing venues, long-running trade publications Diversity: women have held top posts at the SC, central bank, and the largest banks “Green Lane” visa approval for senior executives © 2016 Saturna Capital Corp. Benefits of Islamic Finance in Malaysia Educational institutions provide advanced degrees in Islamic finance, creating depth Competent professionals with decades of experience in providing islamic financial services in many areas: • Taxation / tax planning • Accounting • Custody & settlement • Brokerage and trading • Legal services • Sharia advising © 2016 Saturna Capital Corp. THANK YOU! © 2016 Saturna Capital Corp.