Press release: Leonteq enters new partnership with Emirates Islamic for Shari'a-compliant structured products

PRESS RELEASE | LEONTEQ ENTERS NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH EMIRATES ISLAMIC FOR SHARI’A-COMPLIANT STRUCTURED PRODUCTS

Zurich, 11 June 2025

Leonteq announced today that it has initiated a new partnership with Emirates Islamic, one of the leading financial institutions in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), for the manufacturing and distribution of Shari’a-compliant structured products.

Building on its strategic expansion into the Gulf region, Leonteq launched a Shari’a-compliant trust certificate issuance programme (the Programme) in 2022 with IBDAA Certificate Issuer Ltd. (IBDAA), a dedicated Islamic issuance entity as issuer of trust certificates. Amanie Advisors Ltd. (reputable Shari’a Advisory firm) have been appointed by Leonteq to provide advice on the Shari’a aspects of the Programme and the subsequent projects and partnerships involving IBDAA.

As part of this new partnership, Emirates Islamic will now co-design certain trust certificates issued by IBDAA and distribute these products within their client network, while Leonteq will provide end-to-end services including issuance arrangement, Shari’a-compliant hedging, and lifecycle management.

This partnership is a significant milestone for the Islamic structured product business. It combines Leonteq’s core strength in terms of investment solutions services, structuring capabilities and technology integration with Emirates Islamic’s innovative approach to transform the banking landscape, strong credit rating (A+ from Fitch) and extensive reach within the UAE wealth management market.

This joint endeavour enables Emirates Islamic’s clients to access tailored investment solutions that were previously unavailable at such scale and convenience. These are facilitated through IBDAA, one of the first Islamic issuance entity capable of issuing a broad spectrum of payoffs across asset classes, with accessible investment thresholds enabled by its flexibility and advanced automation.

Christian Spieler, CEO of Leonteq stated: “We are proud to partner with Emirates Islamic, a top tier institution in the Middle East. This collaboration will allow clients of Emirates Islamic to benefit from Leonteq’s longstanding expertise in white-labelling solutions and marks a milestone for Leonteq’s growth ambitions in the Middle East.”

Farid AlMulla, CEO at Emirates Islamic, said: "Emirates Islamic is excited to partner with Leonteq to create structured investment solutions for our customers and the market. Over two decades, the bank has played a significant role in transforming the Islamic banking landscape. We have always endeavoured to offer Islamic solutions that make a difference in the lives of our customers and beyond. This new partnership will enable our clients, in particular, to benefit from an even bigger product universe that further enhances their investment choices and access to global markets.”

Emirates Islamic, part of Emirates NBD Group, is a leading Islamic financial institution in the UAE. Established in 2004 as Emirates Islamic Bank, the bank has established itself as a major player in the highly competitive financial services sector in the UAE. Emirates Islamic offers a comprehensive range of Shari’a-compliant products and services across the retail, business and corporate banking spectrum with a network of 40 branches across the UAE.

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LEONTEQ

Leonteq is a Swiss fintech company with a leading marketplace for structured investment solutions. Based on proprietary modern technology, the company offers derivative investment products and services and predominantly covers the capital protection, yield enhancement and participation product classes. Leonteq acts as both a direct issuer of its own products and as a partner to other financial institutions. Leonteq further enables life insurance companies and banks to produce capital-efficient, unit-linked pension products with guarantees. The company has offices and subsidiaries in 13 countries across Europe, Middle East and Asia. Leonteq Securities AG is the main operating subsidiary of Leonteq AG. The company is a securities firm regulated by the Swiss Financial Market Authority FINMA and was assigned a BBB credit-rating by Fitch Ratings. Leonteq AG is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (SIX: LEON) and was assigned with an AA ESG-rating by MSCI. www.leonteq.com

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IBDAA Certificate Issuer Ltd. (“IBDAA”) does not require any licence or authorisation from the Guernsey Financial Services Commission (“GFSC”) in respect of the Trust Certificate Issuance and Offering Programme (the “Programme”). The Programme and the transaction structure relating to the Shari’a compliant trust certificates (the “Products”) has been approved by the Shari'a Supervisory Board (the ‘Shari'a Board’) of Amanie Advisors Limited which has been appointed to advise IBDAA and Leonteq Securities AG on the Shari’a compliance of the Programme under which the Products are issued. However, prospective holders are reminded that, as with any Shari'a views, differences in opinion are possible and there can be no assurance that the issue and trading of the Products will be deemed to be Shari'a compliant by any scholar other than the members of the Shari'a Board. None of IBDAA, Leonteq Securities AG nor any affiliate of Leonteq Securities AG makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, with respect to the fairness, correctness, accuracy, reasonableness or completeness of any determination and/or approval by the Shari’a Board as to the Shari'a compliance of the Products. Prospective holders should not rely on the approval of the Shari’a Board in deciding whether to make an investment in the Products and are invited to obtain their own independent Shari'a advice as to whether the Products meet the prospective holders’ own individual standards of compliance with Shari'a principles. The attention of prospective holders is drawn to the representations, warranties and undertakings that they will be deemed to make with regards to the Shari’a compliance of the Products under the terms and conditions of the Products.

Leonteq (Middle East) Limited (“LMEL”) is regulated by the Dubai Financial Services Authority (“DFSA”) and does not undertake any Financial Services activity in or from the Dubai International Financial Centre (“DIFC”), including making arrangements for the subscription of Shari’a-compliant products, in a manner that purports to be in compliance with the Shari’a. Accordingly, LMEL does not operate an Islamic window in or from the DIFC and does not have an Islamic Endorsement on its DFSA licence. These arrangements are identical in nature to the arrangements LMEL makes in respect of conventional financial products. Save for the fact that LMEL is making arrangements with respect to the Products that are marketed as Shari’a compliant, LMEL does not purport to undertake any of its Financial Services activities in a manner that is Shari’a compliant.

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