Qatar's ETF to help pace of foreign fund inflow

Islamic lender Masraf Al Rayan announced it will be launching two debut funds. Of these, the Shariah-compliant Qatari equity ETF, to be listed on the Qatari bourse , is targeting foreign investors. A sukuk fund will be focused on sukuk in the GCC. Both funds will be managed by Masraf Al Rayan 's wholly-owned subsidiary, Al Rayan Investment. Al Rayan Investment manages the Sharia-compliant Al Rayan GCC Fund which invests in select companies across the GCC based on a 24-month investment horizon. The fund has two classes, 'Q' and 'F'. The Q-Fund is denominated in Qatari Riyal and is open to Qatari individual and institutional investors, while the F-Fund is denominated in US Dollars and is open to all investors, resident in any part of the world.