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1 Safa Investment Services - Islamic Wealth & Asset Management S.A.
John A. Sandwick Manager, Safa Investment Services - Islamic Wealth & Asset Management S.A.

2 Sharia-compliant global asset allocation
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia In technical cooperation with Islamic Wealth & Asset Management S.A. Geneva, Switzerland April 2013

3 About Safa Investment Services
The Investor for Securities Co. (“The Investor”), founded 2007, licensed by Saudi Capital Market Authority SAR 7 billion AUM (about CHF 1.8 billion), mostly local real estate funds Over 800 domestic Saudi clients Leading Saudi investment company, over 40 staff, Riyadh based Just bought position in Islamic Wealth & Asset Management S.A. IWAMSA owns the Safa brand, franchised to The Investor The Investor expanding into liquid asset management, Safa Investment Services Target market is awqaf (Islamic endowments), takaful (Islamic insurance), private clients Large potential market Entirely sharia compliant, bottom-up fatwa

4 Islamic asset management
Same professional rules as conventional asset management industry Strict filtering, sorting and qualification of all assets Only “best of class” assets allowed Asset allocations fully optimized using advanced asset allocation software Superior results from professional asset management

5 The Islamic investment universe
There are more than 800 sharia-compliant funds and ETFs in the world today with over $100 billion Assets Under Management (AUM). Must filter & sort these >800 funds and ETFs, then means-variance test to create a proprietary Buy List: More than $50 million AUM More than 2-year track record Less than 30-day liquidity Acceptable legal jurisdiction Transparent, timely reporting Direct access to managers Fatwa from one or more of the major sharia scholars Qualifying Islamic sub-universe has over $50 billion Assets Under Management. SHARIA-COMPLIANT FUND BUY LIST Asset Class Count AUM Money Market 17 $4.7 billion Sukuk 60 $2.4 billion Trade Finance 15 $9.6 billion Equities 209 $14.3 billion Precious Metals 12 $18.2 billion Real Estate 9 $2.5 billion Special Strategy 59 $1.3 billion Total 381 $53.1 billion Construct portfolio allocations among the “best of class” funds on a proprietary Buy List.

6 Asset allocation, hypothetical Balanced strategy
ASSET CLASS % OF TOTAL Murabaha & trade finance 5% Sukuk & trade finance 45% Global equities 35% Alternative Investments 15% 1. Above is identical to conventional, but entirely sharia-compliant Balanced allocation Muslims require performance equal or superior to conventional allocations, but with full respect for sharia All investible assets must be from professional Buy List Allocations must meet global professional asset management standards, but also strict sharia standards

7 Historic performance Balanced Islamic Portfolio USD 4.39% 24.42% 0.81%
Performance measured 1/1/08 to 31/1/13 Portfolio Performance vs. 50% ML Bonds/50% MSCI Equities USD global balanced investing comparables Annualized Return Cumulative Return Annualized Excess Return Cumulative Excess Return Balanced Islamic Portfolio USD 4.39% 24.42% 0.81% 4.82% Julius Baer Strategy Balanced USD B 0.63% 3.22% -2.96% -16.37% BlackRock Global Allocation A2 USD 0.86% 4.43% -2.73% -15.17% Credit Suisse Portfolio Fund Balanced USD B 0.49% 2.54% -3.09% -17.06%

8 Risk & return Balanced Islamic Portfolio USD 7.03% 0.56
Risk & return variables measured 1/1/08 to 31/1/13 Standard Deviation Sharpe Ratio Balanced Islamic Portfolio USD 7.03% 0.56 Julius Baer Strategy Balanced USD B 9.18% 0.02 BlackRock Global Allocation A2 USD 11.84% 0.04 Credit Suisse Portfolio Fund Balanced USD B 11.49% 0.00 50% Merrill Lynch Global Bonds/50% MSCI Global Equities 12.18% 0.26

9 Max. Drawdown Begin Date Max Drawdown Recovery Length
Drawdown measured 1/1/08 to 31/1/13 Max. Drawdown Max. Drawdown Begin Date Max Drawdown Recovery Length Pain Index Gain-to-Loss Ratio Balanced Islamic Portfolio USD -16.29% May-08 16 3.56% 0.99 Julius Baer Strategy Balanced USD B -26.19% Jan-08 26 7.62% 0.87 BlackRock Global Allocation A2 USD -27.10% Jun-08 23 8.46% 0.77 Credit Suisse Portfolio Fund Balanced USD B -28.27% 24 8.84% 0.91 50% Merrill Lynch Global Bonds/50% MSCI Global Equities -29.04% 19 5.90%

10 Return distribution Balanced Islamic Portfolio USD 1.63 0.98% 0.60%
Measured 1/1/08 to 31/1/13 Omega MAR = 0% Upside Omega Downside Omega Zephyr-K Ratio Balanced Islamic Portfolio USD 1.63 0.98% 0.60% 13.4 Julius Baer Strategy Balanced USD B 1.09 1.02% 0.93% 5.30 BlackRock Global Allocation A2 USD 1.1 1.39% 1.26% 5.08 Credit Suisse Portfolio Fund Balanced USD B 1.08 1.33% 1.23% 4.27 50% Merrill Lynch Global Bonds/50% MSCI Global Equities 1.31 1.52% 1.16% 8.59

11 Omega

12 Balanced Islamic Portfolio USD
Periodic returns Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total Balanced Islamic Portfolio USD 2013 0.87% - 2012 4.07% 1.67% 0.34% -0.55% -3.10% 0.84% 0.61% 1.38% 1.47% -0.84% -0.21% 0.65% 6.34% 2011 0.01% 0.19% 2.18% 2.33% -0.64% -0.32% 0.36% -1.66% -3.56% 3.09% -1.34% 0.91% 1.36% 2010 0.33% 1.17% 3.17% 1.22% -3.52% 1.58% 0.71% 1.42% 3.03% 0.90% -0.18% 3.39% 13.84% 2009 -1.12% -1.21% 1.54% 2.71% 3.33% 0.67% 0.88% 0.70% 2.05% 1.84% 1.52% 13.24% 2008 -0.02% 1.91% -0.87% 2.27% -0.83% -0.80% -0.68% -3.24% -4.40% -6.71% -0.71% 2.65% -11.23%

13 Contacts For more information, Saudi Arabia: Safa Investment Services
Safa Investment Services The Investor for Securities Aljomaiah Towers, King Fahd Road P.O. Box 67838 Riyadh 11517, Saudi Arabia Telephone: (1) x 182 For more information, Switzerland: Islamic Wealth & Asset Management S.A. 1204 Geneva Switzerland Telephone: +41 (79)


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