Shari'ah-Based Financial Intermediation

2020 ◽  
pp. 834-853
Author(s):  
Abdulazeem Abozaid
Keyword(s):  
Financial Institutions ◽  
Financial Crises ◽  
Financial Intermediation ◽  
Economic Effects ◽  
Islamic Finance ◽  
The Core ◽  
Banking Business ◽  
Institutional Finance ◽  
Economic Risks

Financial intermediation is the core of the banking business, as its role is to mediate between the owners of surplus funds and those in need of finance, sharing the generated profit with the funds' owners. However, financial intermediation does involve some economic risks in terms of concentration of debt in financial institutions and the possibility of the inability of financed clients to repay their debts. When this happens, financial crises are inevitable, as it occurred in 2008. Islamic finance does not differ in this regard from its traditional counterparts, because the concentration of debts also holds on the concept of Islamic institutional finance, and the possibility of collective default is possible as well. The study treats the issue of financial intermediation and its risks from Maqasidi aspect using home finance as a point of comparison between conventional home finance with Islamic home finance in terms of their economic effects. The study eventually proposes a model for home financing that is free of these cautions.

Discrepancies in Islamic finance

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (11) ◽  
pp. 2633-2654
Author(s):  
M.L. Dorofeev ◽  
M.K. Griban'
Keyword(s):  
Financial Institutions ◽  
Economic Model ◽  
Financial Institution ◽  
Economic Effects ◽  
Islamic Finance ◽  
Financial Instruments ◽  
Islamic Financial Institutions ◽  
Unique Nature ◽  
Islamic Economic ◽  
Banking Development

Subject. The article focuses on discrepancies in Islamic finance, the construct of Islamic finance, its profit-generation mechanism, economic effects, unique nature and competition with traditional financial institutions. Objectives. We analyze the Islamic economic model and perform the comparative analysis of Islamic and traditional financial instruments. We also investigate conflicting issues of Islamic finance. Methods. The study involves methods of comparison, deduction, economic analysis and graphic interpretation. Results. We analyze the Islamic economic model to point out some fundamental principles of the Islamic economy, and its strengths. The article overviews types of Islamic financial instruments, compares them with traditional finance. The practical part of the study compares annual financial statements of the Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank and Russia’s Sberbank. We unfold the profit-generating mechanism of Islamic financial institutions and discover discrepancies in Islamic finance. Conclusions and Relevance. Having compared Islamic and traditional finance, we revealed some similar and different aspects. We discovered discrepancies in Islamic finance that translate into the overall nature of the Islamic economy and the performance of the Islamic financial institution above. The findings can be used for further studies into Islamic finance and outlining Islamic banking development strategies at the governmental level. Furthermore, the findings may come in handy to professional and non-professional market actors for making investment decisions.

scholarly journals Controversies of Islamic finance

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-82
Author(s):  
Mikhail L. DOROFEEV ◽  
Mikhail K. GRIBAN'
Keyword(s):  
Financial Institutions ◽  
Economic Model ◽  
Financial Institution ◽  
Economic Effects ◽  
Islamic Finance ◽  
Financial Instruments ◽  
Islamic Financial Institutions ◽  
Unique Nature ◽  
Islamic Economic ◽  
Banking Development

Subject. The article focuses on discrepancies in Islamic finance, the construct of Islamic finance, its profit-generation mechanism, economic effects, unique nature and competition with traditional financial institutions. Objectives. We analyze the Islamic economic model and perform the comparative analysis of Islamic and traditional financial instruments. We also investigate conflicting issues of Islamic finance. Methods. The study involves methods of comparison, deduction, economic analysis and graphic interpretation. Results. We analyze the Islamic economic model to point out some fundamental principles of the Islamic economy, and its strengths. The article overviews types of Islamic financial instruments, compares them with traditional finance. The practical part of the study compares annual financial statements of the Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank and Russia’s Sberbank. We unfold the profit-generating mechanism of Islamic financial institutions and discover discrepancies in Islamic finance. Conclusions and Relevance. Having compared Islamic and traditional finance, we revealed some similar and different aspects. We discovered discrepancies in Islamic finance that translate into the overall nature of the Islamic economy and the performance of the Islamic financial institution above. The findings can be used for further studies into Islamic finance and outlining Islamic banking development strategies at the governmental level. Furthermore, the findings may come in handy to professional and non-professional market actors for making investment decisions.

A Discussion of Aida H. Hozic and Jacqui True’s Scandalous Economics: Gender and the Politics of Financial Crises

2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 503-504
Author(s):  
Dara Z. Strolovitch
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
Financial Crisis ◽  
Financial Institutions ◽  
Financial Crises ◽  
Global Financial Crisis ◽  
Economic Order ◽  
Macroeconomic Models ◽  
Gender And Race ◽  
Back Cover ◽  
The Global Financial Crisis

“Critical analyses of the global financial crisis of 2008 (GFC) have neglected the ways in which structural inequalities around gender and race factor into (and indeed make possible) the current economic order. Scandalous Economics breaks new ground by arguing that an explicitly gendered approach to the GFC and its ongoing effects can help us to understand both the root causes of the crisis and the failure to significantly reform financial institutions and macroeconomic models.” These words, from the blurb on the back cover of Scandalous Economics, nicely summarize the book’s topic and the general approach to it. Because the book contains contributions from a number of the top political scientists writing about the gendering of political economy, and because this topic is such an important one, we have invited a range of political scientists to comment on the book and on the broader theme of the gendering of political economy.

Measuring the systemic importance of large US banks

FEDS Notes ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (2988) ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Hawley ◽  
◽  
Marco Migueis ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Financial Institutions ◽  
Financial Crises ◽  
Market Liquidity ◽  
Economic Downturns ◽  
Financial Firm

The failure of large and connected financial institutions often leads to system-wide financial crises and economic downturns (Labonte 2015). Even absent outright failure and bankruptcy, perceived weakness of a large and connected financial firm can result in decrease valuation of other firms – due to perceived linkages – and overall decrease in market liquidity.

A Discussion of Aida H. Hozic and Jacqui True’s Scandalous Economics: Gender and the Politics of Financial Crises

2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 511-512
Author(s):  
Daniel W. Drezner
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
Financial Crisis ◽  
Financial Institutions ◽  
Financial Crises ◽  
Global Financial Crisis ◽  
Economic Order ◽  
Macroeconomic Models ◽  
Gender And Race ◽  
Back Cover ◽  
The Global Financial Crisis

“Critical analyses of the global financial crisis of 2008 (GFC) have neglected the ways in which structural inequalities around gender and race factor into (and indeed make possible) the current economic order. Scandalous Economics breaks new ground by arguing that an explicitly gendered approach to the GFC and its ongoing effects can help us to understand both the root causes of the crisis and the failure to significantly reform financial institutions and macroeconomic models.” These words, from the blurb on the back cover of Scandalous Economics, nicely summarize the book’s topic and the general approach to it. Because the book contains contributions from a number of the top political scientists writing about the gendering of political economy, and because this topic is such an important one, we have invited a range of political scientists to comment on the book and on the broader theme of the gendering of political economy.

scholarly journals Duties and Decision-Making Guidelines for Sharī‘ah Committee: An Overview of BNM (Tugas-Tugas dan Garis Panduan Dalam Membuat Keputusan Bagi Jawatankuasa Shariah: Satu Gambaran Umum BNM)

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 300-318
Author(s):  
Muhammad Amanullah ◽  
Muhammad Nabil Fikri Bin Mhd Zain
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Financial Institutions ◽  
Basic Principle ◽  
Research Paper ◽  
Islamic Finance ◽  
Related Literature ◽  
Governance Framework ◽  
Islamic Financial Institutions ◽  
Shariah Governance ◽  
Critical Methods

Shari`ah committee of every Islamic bank or other Islamic financial institutions has some specific duties. Likewise, this committee should follow some guidelines in making its decisions. Bank Nigara Malaysia (BNM) has prescribed these duties and decision-making guidelines in its Sharī‘ah Governance Framework (SGF). Using analytical and critical methods, this research paper aims to study these duties and decision-making guidelines. The duties of the Sharī‘ah  Committee set by BNM include the basic principle of advising, endorsing, supervising, assisting, consulting and reporting on Sharī‘ah  matters. Besides that, the decision-making guidelines for Sharī‘ah  Committee by BNM are well-structured and practical. This study contributes to the related literature by showing that the country’s support towards the Islamic finance sector, through BNM’s guidelines, may help the development of IFIs in the country.  The results drawn from this study may help policymakers to develop better duties and decision-making guidelines for Sharī‘ah Committees. This study is limited to the SGF issued by BNM in 2010 only. Keywords: Sharī‘ah Committee, Duties, Decision-making, Guidelines. Abstrak Jawatankuasa Shariah bagi setiap bank Islam atau institusi kewangan Islam (IFIs) mempunyai beberapa tugas tertentu. Begitu juga, jawatankuasa ini perlu mengikuti beberapa garis panduan dalam membuat keputusannya. Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) telah menetapkan tugas-tugas ini dan juga garis panduan membuat keputusan dalam Shariah Governance Framework (SGF). Dengan menggunakan kaedah analitikal dan kritikal, penyelidikan ini bertujuan mengkaji tugas-tugas serta garis panduan membuat keputusan tersebut. Tugas-tugas jawatankuasa Shariah yang ditetapkan oleh BNM merangkumi prinsip asas dalam menasihati, menyokong, menyelia, membantu, berunding dan melaporkan berkenaan isu-isu Shariah. Di samping itu, garis panduan membuat keputusan ke atas jawatankuasa Shariah yang ditetapkan oleh BNM adalah amat berstruktur dan praktikal. Kajian ini menunjukkan bahawa sokongan yang diberikan oleh negara terhadap sektor kewangan Islam melalui garis panduan ini boleh membantu kepesatan IFIs dalam negara Malaysia. Keputusan yang diperoleh daripada kajian ini dapat membantu penggubal dasar untuk membangun dengan lebih baik tugas-tugas serta garis panduan membuat keputusan untuk Jawatankuasa Shariah. Kajian ini terhad kepada SGF yang dikeluarkan oleh BNM pada tahun 2010 sahaja. Kata Kunci: Jawatankuasa Shariah, Tugas-Tugas, Membuat Keputusan, Garis Panduan.

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2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 215
Author(s):  
Hatta Syamsuddin ◽  
Abdul Khaliq Hasan ◽  
Moh Muinudinillah
Keyword(s):  
Supervisory Board ◽  
Islamic Finance ◽  
Islamic Banking ◽  
Finance Industry ◽  
Islamic Jurisprudence ◽  
Banking Business ◽  
Rules And Principles ◽  
Muslim Communities ◽  
Financial Transactions

The emergence of Islamic banking was considered as a response to the desire of Muslim communities to disassociate from usury (riba-based) system. The development of time increasing the diversity of financial transactions, both in trading and banking business, which has no provisions in the old sources of Islamic jurisprudence. This dangerous phenomenon was the reason for the importance of a Sharia Supervisory Board to ensure all of the banking transactions comply with the rules and principles of sharia. This research focused on the role of National Sharia Board and his methodology in the fatwa. This research uses analytical descriptive methodology. The limitations of this research were about: how the National Sharia Board played their roles in Indonesia and how the method applied by the National Sharia Board in issuing a fatwa. The research found that: the National Sharia Board in Indonesia has played their roles, especially in developing Islamic finance industry, ensuring financial and banking transaction comply with the rules and principles of sharia, and providing awareness and guidance to the Muslim communities. The issuing of fatwa on financial transactions was the authority of the National Sharia Board. The National Sharia Board hold on procedures, specific steps, and certain agreed methodology in issuing the fatwa. Nevertheless, there still some fatwas that caused controversy in the Islamic community

Collective action among rural poor

2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-43
Author(s):  
George Okello Candiya Bongomin ◽  
John C. Munene ◽  
Joseph Mpeera Ntayi ◽  
Charles Akol Malinga
Keyword(s):  
Collective Action ◽  
Financial Institutions ◽  
Financial Intermediation ◽  
Financial Inclusion ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Bootstrap Approach ◽  
The Relationship

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to establish the mediating role of collective action in the relationship between financial intermediation and financial inclusion of the poor in rural Uganda.Design/methodology/approachThe paper uses structural equation modeling (SEM) through bootstrap approach constructed using analysis of moment structures to test for the mediating role of collective action in the relationship between financial intermediation and financial inclusion of the poor in rural Uganda. Besides, the paper adopts Baron and Kenny’s (1986) approach to establish whether conditions for mediation by collective action exist.FindingsThe results revealed that collective action significantly mediates the relationship between financial intermediation and financial inclusion of the poor in rural Uganda. The findings further indicated that the mediated model had better model fit indices than the non-mediated model under SEM bootstrap. Furthermore, the results showed that both collective action and financial intermediation have significant and direct impacts on financial inclusion of the poor in rural Uganda. Therefore, the findings suggest that the presence of collective action boost financial intermediation for improved financial inclusion of the poor in rural Uganda.Research limitations/implicationsThe study used quantitative data collected through cross-sectional research design. Further studies through the use of interviews could be adopted in future. Methodologically, the study adopted use of SEM bootstrap approach to establish the mediating effect of collective action. However, it ignored the Sobel’s test and MedGraph methods. Future studies could adopt the use of alternative methods of Sobel’s test and MedGraph. Additionally, the study focused only on semi-formal financial institutions. Hence, further studies may consider the use of data collected from formal and informal institutions.Practical implicationsPolicy makers and managers of financial institutions should consider the role of collective action in promoting economic development, especially in developing countries. They should create structures and design financial services and products that promote collective action among the poor in rural Uganda.Originality/valueAlthough several scholars have articulated financial inclusion based on both the supply and demand side factors, this is the first study to test the mediating role of collective action in the relationship between financial intermediation and financial inclusion of the poor in rural Uganda using SEM bootstrap approach. Theoretically, the study combines the role of collective action with financial intermediation to promote financial inclusion. Financial intermediation theory ignores the role played by collective action in the intermediation process between the surplus and deficit units.

scholarly journals Leveraged buyout booms and busts: can Islamic finance help prevent and mitigate such market distortions?

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 299-318
Author(s):  
Mouad El Haloui ◽  
Rajae Aboulaich
Keyword(s):  
Financial Crises ◽  
Private Equity ◽  
Wealth Distribution ◽  
Common Factors ◽  
Islamic Finance ◽  
Agent Based ◽  
Leveraged Buyout ◽  
Islamic Economic ◽  
Mimetic Behavior ◽  
Reduction Of Uncertainty

The industry of private equity and leveraged buyout has been, since its beginnings, subject to several chapters of bubbles and busts, the majority of whom are initiated under similar circumstances (excess of liquidity, junk debt and mimetic behavior).The Islamic finance is a financial system that complies with the rules of the Sharia Law, and which naturally allows the achievements of purposes of Sharia, such as protection of property and capital, fair wealth distribution, reduction of uncertainty and speculation, to name a few.From this perspective, this paper discusses the capacity of Islamic finance to help prevent some factors that trigger financial crises in the leveraged buyout market and to accomplish the intended purposes through this asset class.In the first part of this paper, the authors try to break down some of these common factors that trigger or catalyze the economic booms of the leverage buyout industry, and propose a framework to visualize their effects through an agent-based Simulation program. The second part of the paper describes how Islamic economic principles constitute brakes to some distortions and excesses in the market, in such a way that the probability of occurrence of a boom decreases drastically. Finally, these Islamic features are added up to the simulation to provide a comprehensive benchmark.

What Policy for Islamic Financial Literacy?

10.26414/a148 ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed Tahiri Jouti
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Financial Institutions ◽  
Financial Literacy ◽  
Sustainable Growth ◽  
Islamic Finance ◽  
Finance Industry ◽  
Literacy Policy ◽  
Islamic Financial Institutions ◽  
Financial Behaviour

This paper addresses the concept of financial literacy in Islamic finance and suggests a methodology to elaborate an effective Islamic financial literacy policy (IFLP). Based on a literature review, the paper summarizes the conclusions of studies and surveys conducted in the field of conventional financial literacy while identifying the specificities of the Islamic finance industry. Indeed, the paper would help financial authorities and Islamic financial institutions in elaborating Islamic financial literacy policies (IFLPs) in order to contribute to the sustainable growth of the industry. It promotes the idea that qualitative aspects are worth studying when elaborating an Islamic financial literacy policy that has to take into account many factors such as the maturity of the industry, the objectives of the policy (inclusion or migration), the degree of Shari’ah awareness, the understanding of Arabic terminologies, etc. Finally, the IFLP measurement should include quantitative (Total reach and number of people reached) as well as qualitative aspects (level of financial literacy, impact on financial behaviour).

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