Financial Stability of Islamic and Conventional Banks in Saudi Arabia:

2017 ◽  
pp. 81-114
Author(s):  
Hassan Belkacem Ghassan ◽  
Farid Bashir Taher
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Financial Stability ◽  
Conventional Banks

scholarly journals EVALUATION OF DUAL BANKING SYSTEM IN BANKING IN INDONESIA

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Amanatun Nisfah Nurun Nikmah ◽  
Tulus Suryanto ◽  
Surono Surono
Keyword(s):  
Financial Stability ◽  
Banking System ◽  
Islamic Banking ◽  
Islamic Banks ◽  
Common Goal ◽  
The Face ◽  
Capital Access ◽  
Conventional Banks ◽  
Banking Institution ◽  
Negative Factors

Evaluation of Dual Banking System in Indonesia. Dual Banking System is the application of two banking systems in one banking institution, namely conventional banking and Islamic banking. Indonesia can optimize the dual banking system through strength share and weakness cover, namely Islamic banks are generally superior in terms of a more stable system in the face of market changes but have deficiencies in infrastructure, whereas conventional banks have large market and capital access and more infrastructure complete, but very vulnerable to crises due to the negative factors of economic integration which are already very strong. The superiority of the dual banking system concept is seen in two separate systems that operationally do not affect each other, but have one common goal, namely financial stability that supports economic growth. So, to achieve this goal the two systems can work together in external factors such as access to capital, infrastructure, supervision or clearing systems that can help interbank liquidity.

When benchmark rates change: the case of Islamic banks

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 197-214
Author(s):  
Simon Archer ◽  
Rifaat Ahmed Abdel Karim
Keyword(s):  
Monetary Policy ◽  
Interest Rate ◽  
Financial Services ◽  
Financial Stability ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Interest Rate Risk ◽  
Islamic Banks ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Conventional Banks

Purpose This paper aims to examine the issue that arises in the context of benchmark rate (or interest rate) changes made for reasons of monetary policy in a jurisdiction with a significant presence of Islamic banks. Changes, especially increases, in the prevailing interest rate made by central banks raise issues of asset-liability management for banks, which typically have longer maturities on the asset side than on the liabilities side, resulting in exposure to interest rate risk for conventional banks, and what is known as rate of return (RoR) risk for Islamic banks, which for reasons of compliance with Islamic religious law (Shari’ah) do not use interest in their operations. Islamic banks use various financial instruments which reflect the cost of funds by means of contracts of sale on credit or of leasing or forms of partnership, which allow them to earn returns on their funds and to pay returns to customers who deposit funds with them. Design/methodology/approach The methodology of this study consisted of a descriptive analysis of the relevant characteristics of Islamic banks and their economic and regulatory environments, illustrated by a case study approach applied to two jurisdictions, namely, Sudan and Malaysia. Findings In jurisdictions where Islamic banks represent a significant share of the market for financial services, if the contracts used in Islamic financing allow for periodic adjustments of the profit rate or lease rental, this could result in a significant impediment to the full implementation of monetary policy and hence to the maintenance of financial stability. Originality/value This study is (to the best of authors’ knowledge) the first thorough analysis in the literature of the issues arising from the exposure of Islamic banks to RoR risk and has clear implications for regulatory and central bank policy.

scholarly journals Panel modeling of z-score: evidence from Islamic and conventional Saudi banks

2019 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hassan Belkacem Ghassan ◽  
Abdelkrim Ahmed Guendouz
Keyword(s):  
Financial Stability ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Stability Index ◽  
Z Score ◽  
Strong Concentration ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Quarterly Data ◽  
Annual Frequency ◽  
Conventional Banks ◽  
The Stability

Purpose This paper aims to measure the stability extent of the banking sector in Saudi Arabia, including Islamic and conventional banks (CBs), using quarterly data. Design/methodology/approach The paper uses seemingly unrelated regressions to estimate the determinants of the z-score. Findings The panel data model shows that Islamic banks (IBs) reduce the financial stability index relatively; meanwhile, they contribute efficiently to enhance the financial stability through the diversification of their assets. The Saudi banking sector exhibits strong concentration affecting the financial stability negatively. Research limitations/implications The paper’s topic can be extended to cover the recent period. Practical implications The limited presence of IBs in the Saudi banking sector jeopardizes any effort to improve the financial stability. Social implications By attracting more clients, IBs would contribute more to the financial stability in the Saudi economy. Also, the monetary authority has to expand the share of IBs in the financial system at least 50-50 compared to CBs. Originality/value The z-score is mostly analyzed with yearly data; in this paper we use quarterly data to describe at infra-annual frequency the variability of the z-score index. Also, we consider in detail the statistical properties of the banks’ data.

COMPETITION-STABILITY RELATIONSHIP IN DUAL BANKING SYSTEMS: EVIDENCE FROM EFFICIENCY-ADJUSTED MARKET POWER

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-24
Author(s):  
MUDEER AHMED KHATTAK ◽  
OMAR ALAEDDIN ◽  
MOUTAZ ABOJEIB
Keyword(s):  
Market Power ◽  
Financial Stability ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Market Competition ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Islamic Banks ◽  
Banking Competition ◽  
Precise Measure ◽  
Conventional Banks ◽  
The Impact

This research attempts to explore the impact of banking competition on financial stability employing a more precise measure of market power. It was found that Islamic banks are less stable and are enjoying lower market power. The analysis shows that higher market competition makes the banking sector vulnerable to defaults, supporting the “competition-fragility view”. This research finds no difference in the relationship for Islamic banks indicates that Islamic banks might be involved in traditional banking activities as conventional banks. The results are consistent and robust to different estimation approaches and subsamples. This research carries regulatory and policy implications.

scholarly journals BANK RUN AND STABILITY OF ISLAMIC BANKING IN INDONESIA

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rahmatina A. Kasri ◽  
Tika Arundina ◽  
Kenny D. Indraswari ◽  
M. Budi Prasetyo
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Financial Stability ◽  
Banking System ◽  
Bank Runs ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Islamic Banking ◽  
Islamic Banks ◽  
Bank Run ◽  
Banking Stability ◽  
Conventional Banks

Bank run is an important economic phenomenon which increasingly occurred in in modern banking system and potentially threatened banking stability as it could trigger a banking crisis. However, most studies related to bank run focus on the occurrence of bank run in conventional banking system. Very few of them discuss the bank run phenomenon under Islamic banking system or dual banking system where Islamic banks jointly operating with conventional banks. Therefore, this study attempts to analyze the determinants of bank run in the Indonesian Islamic banking industry by employing primary data from 256 customers of Indonesia Islamic banks in 2015 and by utilizing factor analysis and descriptive statistics. In theory, Islamic banks tend to be more resilient towards any macroeconomic or financial shocks as compared to conventional banks due to the nature of its asset-based and risk-sharing arrangement. However, the result exhibits that both psychological and fundamental factors (i.e. macroeconomics and bank fundamentals) strongly influence the behaviors of Islamic banking depositors to withdraw their funds, which might trigger the occurrence of bank runs in the country. Insider information, macroeconomic condition and bank fundamental factors are also shown to have the highest impacts among all variables. Hence, in the context of banking stability, the finding implies that Islamic banks are not completely immune to the impacts of macroeconomic shocks or financial crisis. As a country with a dual banking system, Indonesia had experienced several bank runs since 1990s. Therefore, the findings of the study should provide the policy makers important insight into research based-policy in order to attain financial stability as one of the main economic goals of the country.Keywords: Bank run, Islamic bank, Factor analysis, IndonesiaJEL Classification: C83, G21, G28

scholarly journals Indonesian Banking Efficiency: Transmission to the Financial Stability Confronting ASEAN Economic Community

2017 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 183
Author(s):  
Shochrul Rohmatul Ajija ◽  
Mohammad Zeqi Yasin ◽  
Reno Albra
Keyword(s):  
Financial Stability ◽  
Malmquist Index ◽  
Economic Community ◽  
Transmission Scheme ◽  
Banking Efficiency ◽  
Technological Index ◽  
Asean Economic Community ◽  
Conventional Banks ◽  
Stability Issues ◽  
Type Of Institution

Banks are a particular type of institution within the financial system that have influence on financial stability. Their readiness will determine the government’s policy, notably in an economic era of integration. In the case of South East Asia, there is the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) which facilitates economic integration to strengthen allthe member countries. This study aims to measure bank efficiency (conventional and shariah) in Indonesia, and also establish the transmission scheme based on the estimated result through financial stability issues confronting the AEC. Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) is used to estimate banking efficiency statically and dynamically (Malmquist Index). The result showed that technical efficiency of conventional banks is statically better than shariah banks. Meanwhile, dynamically, considering technological index, both types of banks have good results. The optimizing effort by each bank in order to increase their input utilization can be maintained through intensification of the financial program and making it more comprehensive. Subsequently, this effort hopefully can increase the number of financial participants. Eventually, increasing the number of participants will strengthen the financial stability of Indonesia.

Operational Risk Management of Islamic Banks

2020 ◽  
pp. 455-470
Author(s):  
Mahfod Aldoseri ◽  
Andrew C. Worthington
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Risk Management ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Operational Risk ◽  
Islamic Banks ◽  
Operational Risk Management ◽  
Risk Monitoring ◽  
Conventional Banks ◽  
Senior Officers

This chapter investigates the operational risk management and practices of Islamic and conventional banks in Saudi Arabia. Authors employ a sample of four Islamic and eight conventional banks and data gathered through a novel questionnaire administered to senior officers and managers carrying out risk management activity across five aspects of operational risk management: (i) understanding risk, (ii) risk management, (iii) risk assessment analysis, (iv) risk identification, and (v) risk monitoring. The results demonstrate that all of these play an important role in determining the quality of operational risk management. However, risk assessment analysis and risk monitoring are the most influential in determining the overall quality of operational risk management in both conventional and Islamic banks. Overall, conventional banks in Saudi Arabia are better than Islamic banks at operational risk management practices, suggesting the need for careful planning and strategizing, sound recruiting and training policies, and prudent monitoring of capital adequacy by regulators.

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