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Investment Strategies in Malaysian Shariah-Compliant Equities with Transaction Costs

Shariah compliant equity is a type of security that is permissible in Islam for investment purposes. Classification of Shariah compliant equity includes the process of screening firm’s nature of business and investment activities that are free from the element of riba, gharar and maysir. In Islamic...

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Main Authors: Elias, Siti Masitah, Razak, Muhammad Zaim, Kamil, Karmila Hanim
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Published: Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia 2016
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Shariah compliant equities
optimal portfolio
transaction cost
Online Access:http://ddms.usim.edu.my/handle/123456789/9824
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spelling my.usim-98242016-01-04T07:35:25Z Investment Strategies in Malaysian Shariah-Compliant Equities with Transaction Costs Elias, Siti Masitah Razak, Muhammad Zaim Kamil, Karmila Hanim Shariah compliant equities optimal portfolio transaction cost Shariah compliant equity is a type of security that is permissible in Islam for investment purposes. Classification of Shariah compliant equity includes the process of screening firm’s nature of business and investment activities that are free from the element of riba, gharar and maysir. In Islamic perspective, risk management is highly encouraged. Therefore, investors are expected to accumulate wealth responsibly by applying risk management measures in their investments. In this study, 50 equities have been selected from stocks listed in FBM EMAS KLCI from January 2009 until June 2011. This study intends to enlighten investors in term of constructing optimal portfolio of diversified Shariah compliant equities in Malaysian market by applying Markowitz portfolio selection model. The aim of the model is to maximize portfolio’s return by specifying investor’s tolerable level of risk. Furthermore, this study extended the model with regards to transaction costs in measuring cost effectiveness of portfolio rebalancing. This study will benefit investors in selecting portfolio of Shariah compliant equities which are not only optimal but also cost effective. Results from the study shows that by applying Markowitz model, investor can achieve higher return at fixed level of tolerable risk as compared to naïve investment strategy. While the benefits of portfolio rebalancing outweigh the disadvantage when transaction cost is taken into consideration during portfolio rebalancing. The performance of portfolio by applying Markowitz model outperforms the FBM EMAS KLCI index. With this knowledge, Shariah compliant investors are capable to invest responsibly in managing their wealth. By applying risk management measure, Shariah compliant investor will become more confident investing in Shariah compliant equity portfolio to safeguard and accumulate wealth. 2016-01-04T07:35:25Z 2016-01-04T07:35:25Z 2015-05-19 Article http://ddms.usim.edu.my/handle/123456789/9824 en_US Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia
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topic Shariah compliant equities
optimal portfolio
transaction cost
spellingShingle Shariah compliant equities
optimal portfolio
transaction cost
Elias, Siti Masitah
Razak, Muhammad Zaim
Kamil, Karmila Hanim
Investment Strategies in Malaysian Shariah-Compliant Equities with Transaction Costs
description Shariah compliant equity is a type of security that is permissible in Islam for investment purposes. Classification of Shariah compliant equity includes the process of screening firm’s nature of business and investment activities that are free from the element of riba, gharar and maysir. In Islamic perspective, risk management is highly encouraged. Therefore, investors are expected to accumulate wealth responsibly by applying risk management measures in their investments. In this study, 50 equities have been selected from stocks listed in FBM EMAS KLCI from January 2009 until June 2011. This study intends to enlighten investors in term of constructing optimal portfolio of diversified Shariah compliant equities in Malaysian market by applying Markowitz portfolio selection model. The aim of the model is to maximize portfolio’s return by specifying investor’s tolerable level of risk. Furthermore, this study extended the model with regards to transaction costs in measuring cost effectiveness of portfolio rebalancing. This study will benefit investors in selecting portfolio of Shariah compliant equities which are not only optimal but also cost effective. Results from the study shows that by applying Markowitz model, investor can achieve higher return at fixed level of tolerable risk as compared to naïve investment strategy. While the benefits of portfolio rebalancing outweigh the disadvantage when transaction cost is taken into consideration during portfolio rebalancing. The performance of portfolio by applying Markowitz model outperforms the FBM EMAS KLCI index. With this knowledge, Shariah compliant investors are capable to invest responsibly in managing their wealth. By applying risk management measure, Shariah compliant investor will become more confident investing in Shariah compliant equity portfolio to safeguard and accumulate wealth.
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author Elias, Siti Masitah
Razak, Muhammad Zaim
Kamil, Karmila Hanim
author_facet Elias, Siti Masitah
Razak, Muhammad Zaim
Kamil, Karmila Hanim
author_sort Elias, Siti Masitah
title Investment Strategies in Malaysian Shariah-Compliant Equities with Transaction Costs
title_short Investment Strategies in Malaysian Shariah-Compliant Equities with Transaction Costs
title_full Investment Strategies in Malaysian Shariah-Compliant Equities with Transaction Costs
title_fullStr Investment Strategies in Malaysian Shariah-Compliant Equities with Transaction Costs
title_full_unstemmed Investment Strategies in Malaysian Shariah-Compliant Equities with Transaction Costs
title_sort investment strategies in malaysian shariah-compliant equities with transaction costs
publisher Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia
publishDate 2016
url http://ddms.usim.edu.my/handle/123456789/9824
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