Tuesday, June 9, 2026

Ghost Stories #103: How Shari’ah-compliant investing can outperform (with Maahir Jakoet)

In this episode of the Ghost Stories podcast, we welcome Old Mutual Investment Group to the platform for the first time. Maahir Jakoet, lead manager of the Old Mutual Global Islamic Equity Fund, looks back on a decade of top quartile performance. This podcast lifts the lid on how Shari’ah-compliant investing can deliver unexpected outperformance vs. traditional funds.

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