I have heard about Shariah BeES, what is it and is it permissible as per Islamic laws?
Constituents Shariah BeES are screened for Shariah compliance and then included in the index, companies from sectors of Alcohol, Gambling, Financials, Advertising and Media, Pornography & Tobacco are excluded. S&P has contracted with Ratings Intelligence Partners (RI) to provide the Shariah screens and filter the stocks based on screens, RI’s team consists of qualified Islamic researchers who work directly with a Shariah Supervisory Board and has a board of Islamic scholars serving to interpret business issues and recommend actions related to business decisions for the indices.