Sarasin to roll out sharia platform across Asia

Following last week's launch of Sarasin's sharia-compliant wealth management offering in the Middle East, the Swiss private bank says it is considering launching it in other regions, including Asia. The firm sees demand mainly from the Middle East, North Africa and Southeast Asia, says Fares Mourad, head of Islamic finance at Bank Sarasin in Zurich. The roll-out in the Gulf countries was the beginning, with Southeast Asia to follow, he tells AsianInvestor, although Sarasin is able to…