Press Releases
Informa Investment Solutions Names Four Azzad Portfolios to ‘Top Guns’ Status
Strategies excel across multiple categories and reporting periods in the PSN manager database Falls Church, Va., 8/19/19 – Azzad Asset Management today announced that four of its investment portfolios have been recognized as “Top Guns” for time periods ending June 30, 2019. The firm’s large cap growth, small cap growth, small cap value, and international strategies were named to Informa Investment Solutions’ PSN manager ranking database. This is a highly anticipated quarterly ranking that is widely used by asset managers and investors. Achieving the Top Guns distinction means that the Azzad strategies are among the top 10 performers within one
Financial Advisor Magazine names Azzad in 2019 RIA Survey and Ranking
FALLS CHURCH, Virginia (July 18, 2019) – Azzad Asset Management has been named in Financial Advisor magazine’s 2019 RIA Ranking. The report is an annual survey that ranks registered investment advisors (RIAs) based on percentage growth in assets from the previous calendar year and is the premier industry ranking of independent RIA growth. FA’s RIA Ranking is an independent listing produced by Financial Advisor magazine. Firms must be registered investment advisors and provide financial planning and/or related services to individual clients. All firms must be either independently owned or a freestanding subsidiary of another business and have at least $100
Azzad clients to give away $6.7 million in zakah this Ramadan
Falls Church, Va., May 20, 2019 — Azzad Asset Management, a socially responsible, faith-based registered investment advisor, announced today that its Muslim clients are expected to donate approximately $6.7 million in charity during the holy month of Ramadan. Azzad reports Islamically mandated charitable totals, or zakah, to clients in an annual statement issued during the month of Ramadan. Many Muslims choose to pay zakah during Ramadan–a month of fasting, worship, and giving–which began this year on May 6. The firm is an advocate of Islamic investing principles, including zakah calculation, and regularly educates the American Muslim community on the topic. The third pillar of
Google employees, Alphabet shareholders push for accountability
Mountain View, CA, May 16, 2019: Ahead of Google’s annual shareholder meeting on June 19, Google employees, shareholders, and community stakeholders today launched a joint effort to push for corporate accountability on major concerns regarding harassment and discrimination, human rights, corporate governance, and diversity and inclusion. This year, a record number of shareholders of Google’s parent company Alphabet have filed proposals concerning working conditions and ethics as Googlers brought these issues to light. Google employees and shareholders are urging shareholders to support critical shareholder resolutions, including: Proposal #5: A proposal to ban forced non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) in harassment and discrimination
