Investing
20 articles tagged “Investing”
Halal Shares Australia (2026): The ASX Names Inside the ISLM ETF, and Why
The only free, officially disclosed list of ASX shares that passed an AAOIFI screen by an Australian manager is the ISLM ETF portfolio. We name the eleven ASX holdings at 30 June 2026, what is missing, and how to use it.
Are Index Funds Halal? VAS, VGS, VDHG and IVV Screened for Australians (2026)
Broad index funds fail Shariah screening because of what the index holds, not because indexing is wrong. We test VAS, VGS, VDHG and IVV against the AAOIFI screens using each fund's published sector weights and holdings.
MCCA Islamic Finance & Investments Reviews (2026): Home, SMSF and Income Fund
MCCA has financed Australian Muslims since 1989 through two licensed arms. We review its residential, commercial and SMSF finance, the Income Fund and Property Fund, its Shariah panel, and what it does not publish.
Are Options Halal? Covered Calls, ASX Options and the Australian Answer (2026)
Exchange-traded options, covered calls, geared ETFs and instalment warrants on the ASX, each given a Shariah verdict from what the ASX and MoneySmart publish about how they work, plus halal income alternatives.
Is Day Trading Halal? CFDs, ASX Shares and ATO Rules in Australia (2026)
Day trading splits three ways for Australian Muslims: fast buying and selling of screened ASX shares can pass, CFDs and margin loans do not, and crypto futures fail twice. ASIC and ATO rules explained.
Hejaz Financial Services Reviews (2026): Every Product and Licence Examined
Hejaz Financial Services is a Melbourne-based group with home finance, car finance, ETFs, wholesale funds and the Halal Money app. We map each product to its licensed entity, its Shariah oversight and its published fees.
Sukuk Explained for Australian Investors
Sukuk fill the bond-shaped hole in a halal portfolio, but they are not Islamic bonds. How the structures actually work, what AAOIFI requires, the risks the marketing skips, and the single ASX option.
Halal Managed Funds in Australia (2026): MCCA, Hejaz, Meezan and ICFAL
Beyond the ASX, Australia has a quiet shelf of unlisted halal funds: a registered Islamic mortgage fund paying monthly since 2009, managed portfolios from $5,000, wholesale funds to $100,000 minimums, and a co-operative running since 1998.
How to Check If an ASX Share Is Halal
A repeatable five-step process for screening any ASX company yourself: business test, three AAOIFI ratios, and the purification number - with the judgment calls made explicit.
Saving for Hajj in Australia: Halal Options Compared
Hajj is a savings goal with a religious constraint: the money must stay clean while it grows. The dedicated funds, the DIY routes, and how zakat interacts with a growing Hajj balance.
Halal Investing in Australia: The Complete 2026 Guide
Australia now has listed halal ETFs, registered Islamic income funds, Shariah-compliant super and managed portfolios. Here is the full 2026 map, what each option costs, and how to decide where your money goes.
How Shariah Screening Works: AAOIFI Rules for Australian Investors
Almost every halal fund in Australia says it screens to AAOIFI standards. Here is what those standards actually test - the business screens, the financial ratios, and the purification step - and how to apply them yourself.
Halal ETFs in Australia: What You Can Actually Buy on the ASX (2026)
Five Shariah-certified ETFs trade on the ASX in 2026, all from one manager. What each fund holds, what it costs, how the performance stacks up, and where the gaps are.
Hejaz Halal ETFs Reviewed: ISLM, SKUK, HJZP, HJHI and HHIF (2026)
Hejaz runs every halal ETF on the ASX. A fund-by-fund review of holdings, fees, certification and published performance, plus the disclosure gaps the marketing does not mention.
Halal Investing for Beginners: What to Do With $1k, $10k and $100k
Three worked starting points for Australian Muslims: where the first $1,000 should go, how a $10,000 portfolio takes shape, and what changes when there is $100,000 on the table.
Is Property Investment Halal? The Australian Answer
Property is the most Muslim-friendly asset class in principle and the most riba-entangled in Australian practice. Where the line runs: financing, REITs, funds and the negative gearing question.
Dividend Purification: Cleansing Your Australian Portfolio
Even screened halal shares generate slivers of impure income. Purification is how you clean it: what to calculate, when to give it away, and how Australian funds handle it for you - or don't.
Is Crypto Halal? What Australian Muslim Investors Should Know (2026)
Scholars genuinely disagree about cryptocurrency, and anyone selling you certainty is selling. The main positions, what they turn on, and the practical rules that hold whichever view you follow.
Gold, Silver and Commodities: The Halal Investing Rules
Gold is halal to own and easy to get wrong. The exchange rules that govern precious metals, why leverage and unbacked paper products fail, and the honest state of Australian options.
Zakat on Shares and ETFs: An Australian Guide
Your portfolio owes zakat, but how much depends on why you hold it. The trader rule, the long-term investor methods, what to do with ETFs and super-style funds, and worked numbers.