Islamic exchange traded gold tracker launched in Dubai

Dubai Gold Securities, a limited liability partnership formed in January 2009 between the Dubai Multi Commodity Centre Authority and Dubai Commodity Asset Management, has launched the sharia-compliant gold security, an exchange traded commodity security designed to track the price of gold bullion. The gold tracker, which is listed on the Nasdaq Dubai, is 100% backed by physical gold bullion and denominated in US dollars.

The management fee is 0.4% per annum while up to one billion Dubai Gold Securities may be issued, subject to the deposit of gold with the custodian, HSBC Bank National Association, which is held on behalf of the securities' behalf.

The security has been designed to comply with sharia law and a sharia supervisory board has been appointed to supervise the issuance of the securities in addition to the inspection of the allocated gold.

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