Stability of Islamic versus conventional banks: a Malaysian case

The purpose of this paper is to raise certain questions within the Malaysian banking sector and find the appropriate answers. The research questions of this paper are: a) whether Islamic banks are more stable relative to conventional banks; and b) what are the determinants of stability for both ty...

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Main Authors: Muhamad Azhari Wahid,, Humayon Dar,
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Language:English
Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2016
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spelling my-ukm.journal.107732017-10-10T08:27:15Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10773/ Stability of Islamic versus conventional banks: a Malaysian case Muhamad Azhari Wahid, Humayon Dar, The purpose of this paper is to raise certain questions within the Malaysian banking sector and find the appropriate answers. The research questions of this paper are: a) whether Islamic banks are more stable relative to conventional banks; and b) what are the determinants of stability for both types of banks? In measuring and comparing the stability of Islamic and conventional banks, this study employs the financial soundness indicators (FSI) of the International Monetary Funds (IMF) and the z-score index. These are then followed by a series of parametric and non-parametric tests. Thereafter, a pooled ordinary least squares (OLS) robust regression is applied to examine the determinants of stability for Islamic and conventional banks. The results reveal that Islamic banks are significantly less stable than conventional banks. However, when the analysis is conducted based on a sample of small and large banks, the results suggest that only large Islamic banks are less stable than large conventional banks. In contrast, small Islamic banks are found to be more stable than small conventional banks. Furthermore, the results reveal that bank size, the level of capitalisation and income diversification are important determinants for the stability of Malaysian Islamic and conventional banks. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2016 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10773/1/jeko_50%281%29-9.pdf Muhamad Azhari Wahid, and Humayon Dar, (2016) Stability of Islamic versus conventional banks: a Malaysian case. Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia, 50 (1). pp. 111-131. ISSN 0127-1962 http://www.ukm.my/fep/jem/content/2016.html
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description The purpose of this paper is to raise certain questions within the Malaysian banking sector and find the appropriate answers. The research questions of this paper are: a) whether Islamic banks are more stable relative to conventional banks; and b) what are the determinants of stability for both types of banks? In measuring and comparing the stability of Islamic and conventional banks, this study employs the financial soundness indicators (FSI) of the International Monetary Funds (IMF) and the z-score index. These are then followed by a series of parametric and non-parametric tests. Thereafter, a pooled ordinary least squares (OLS) robust regression is applied to examine the determinants of stability for Islamic and conventional banks. The results reveal that Islamic banks are significantly less stable than conventional banks. However, when the analysis is conducted based on a sample of small and large banks, the results suggest that only large Islamic banks are less stable than large conventional banks. In contrast, small Islamic banks are found to be more stable than small conventional banks. Furthermore, the results reveal that bank size, the level of capitalisation and income diversification are important determinants for the stability of Malaysian Islamic and conventional banks.
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author Muhamad Azhari Wahid,
Humayon Dar,
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Humayon Dar,
Stability of Islamic versus conventional banks: a Malaysian case
author_facet Muhamad Azhari Wahid,
Humayon Dar,
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title Stability of Islamic versus conventional banks: a Malaysian case
title_short Stability of Islamic versus conventional banks: a Malaysian case
title_full Stability of Islamic versus conventional banks: a Malaysian case
title_fullStr Stability of Islamic versus conventional banks: a Malaysian case
title_full_unstemmed Stability of Islamic versus conventional banks: a Malaysian case
title_sort stability of islamic versus conventional banks: a malaysian case
publisher Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate 2016
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