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Why Your Halal Fund Is Full of Gold Miners: The FTSE/JSE Shariah Indices Explained
Two Shariah benchmarks govern SA halal equity: the FTSE/JSE Shariah Top 40 and Shariah All Share, screened by Yasaar Limited. Understanding what the screens remove explains almost everything about how halal portfolios behave.
How to Buy Halal Shares in South Africa: A Practical Guide
Buying individual JSE shares compliantly means screening businesses, checking ratios and purifying dividends yourself, or borrowing the work the indices and funds already did. The realistic DIY playbook.
Halal Property Investing in South Africa: From a Debt-Free REIT to Global Feeders
Property is the most naturally halal asset class, and the most commonly compromised, because REITs run on interest-bearing debt. South Africa happens to host one of the world's few debt-free listed REITs. The full map.
Purification: What 'Purified Dividends' Actually Mean in South African Funds
Even screened companies earn some interest, and that sliver reaches your returns unless someone strips it out. Who does purification properly in SA, who leaves it to you, and how to do it yourself.
Seven Myths About Halal Investing in South Africa, Tested Against the Numbers
Halal investing means sacrificing returns, it is only for the rich, everything Islamic is automatically compliant: the folklore is thick. We test seven common claims against fund data current to August 2026.
Halal Retirement in South Africa (2026): Four Providers, One Big Gap
Shariah retirement annuities, preservation funds, umbrella options and two compliant living annuities all exist in South Africa. A halal guaranteed annuity does not. The complete verified landscape.
Regulation 28 for Halal Investors: What the Law Lets Your Retirement Money Do
Regulation 28 caps equities at 75%, property at 25% and offshore at 45%, and applies to halal funds exactly as to conventional ones. What the double constraint means for Muslim retirement savers, in plain language.
The Two-Pot Retirement System for Muslims: Same Rules, Sharper Choices
Since September 2024, a third of new retirement contributions sits in an accessible savings pot. The rules are identical for Shariah funds. The temptations and the planning opportunities are not.
Changing Jobs Without Breaking Compliance: Halal Preservation Funds Explained
The moment you leave a job, your retirement benefits face three doors: cash out, default into a conventional preservation fund, or preserve compliantly. Only one keeps both your compounding and your compliance intact.