Board of Directors and Risk-taking Behavior of Islamic Banks in South East Asia

Board of Directors (BODs) and Shariah Supervisory Board (SSB) have a pivotal role to manage Islamic banks in Southeast Asia. The decision made by the BODs and SSB will directly affect to the risk-taking behavior performed by Islamic bank. This study aims to investigate the relationship among BODs, SSB and risk-taking behavior of Islamic banks in Southeast Asia. Adopting random effect model, this research utilizes 24 Islamic banks in Southeast Asia which observe over six periods from 2009 to 2014. By using unbalanced panel data, the result of the study reveals that independent director influences the risk-taking behavior positively while Shariah Supervisory Board (SSB) affects it negatively. In addition, Board size has positive effect to the credit risk but negative to z-score

Board size, Chief Risk Officer and risk-taking in Islamic Banks: role of Shariah Supervisory Board

This paper aims to examine the moderating effect of Shariah Supervisory Boards (SSBs) on the relationship between board size, Chief Risk Officer (CRO), and risk-taking of 24 Islamic banks (IBs) in Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei from 2010 to 2015. This approach integrates the arguments of agency theory and resource dependence theory. The results of panel regression indicate that the appointment of a CRO as an executive board member reduces credit risk, implying that the appointment of a CRO as a risk expert in IBs enhances the management of risk and monitoring of risk-taking activities. Further, larger board is likely to reduce insolvency risk when an SSB has higher percentage of members with supervisory Shariah experience. Next, this study observes that larger SSB size and a higher percentage of members with Shariah supervision experience moderate the relationship between the CRO and insolvency risk. Overall, this study highlights the important role of board size, CRO and SSB in the risk-taking of Islamic banks, which have received little attention in the extant literature

Board size, chief risk officer and risk-taking in Islamic banks: role of shariah supervisory board(Saiz Lembaga Pengarah, Ketua Pegawai Risiko dan Pengambilan Risiko di Bank-bank Islam: Peranan Lembaga Penyeliaan Syariah)

This paper aims to examine the moderating effect of Shariah Supervisory Boards (SSBs) on the relationship between board size, Chief Risk Officer (CRO), and risk-taking of 24 Islamic banks (IBs) in Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei from 2010 to 2015. This approach integrates the arguments of agency theory and resource dependence theory. The results of panel regression indicate that the appointment of a CRO as an executive board member reduces credit risk, implying that the appointment of a CRO as a risk expert in IBs enhances the management of risk and monitoring of risk-taking activities. Further, larger board is likely to reduce insolvency risk when an SSB has higher percentage of members with supervisory Shariah experience. Next, this study observes that larger SSB size and a higher percentage of members with Shariah supervision experience moderate the relationship between the CRO and insolvency risk. Overall, this study highlights the important role of board size, CRO and SSB in the risk-taking of Islamic banks, which have received little attention in the extant literature

Value-added tax, country governance and economic efficiency

Country governance and economic efficiency plays a prominent role in the government administration and the economic health of a nation in the modern economy. This includes ensuring the effective implementation of fiscal and monetary policies for the society well-being. This book focuses on the role of country governance in the implementation of Value-Added Tax (VAT) in approximately 80 percent countries in the world. Using global economic data, the finding reveals that robust country governance mitigates the regressive effect of VAT on economic efficiency. Thus, this book reaffirms the assertion that the responsibilities of the government to ensure the implementation of any tax system

The role of competition as a mediator between financial liberalization and financial stability / Nur Afizah Muhamad Arifin … [et al.]

The shift from financial repression to financial liberalization causes cross-border capital flows and brought dramatic changes to the financial sector. In this regard, the financial sectors, acts as financial intermediary which plays a significant role in mobilizing funds between surplus and deficit units. Furthermore, financial liberalization creates higher competition and could have negative impact towards financial stability due to excessive risk taking. This study’s research model focuses on examining the impact of competition on the relationship between financial liberalization and financial stability. This model was analyzed by using the PLS-SEM and it was found that the measurement model explains 19% of the substantial amount of variance in financial stability. Based on this finding, this study will theoretically contribute in extending the competition stability view and competition fragility view as determiners of financial stability. Based on the empirical results, it can be concluded that in the presence of competition, financial liberalization has a significant effect on financial stabilit

The role of competition as a mediator between financial liberalization and financial stability / Nur Afizah Muhamad Arifin … [et al.]

The shift from financial repression to financial liberalization causes cross-border capital flows and brought dramatic changes to the financial sector. In this regard, the financial sectors, acts as financial intermediary which plays a significant role in mobilizing funds between surplus and deficit units. Furthermore, financial liberalization creates higher competition and could have negative impact towards financial stability due to excessive risk taking. This study’s research model focuses on examining the impact of competition on the relationship between financial liberalization and financial stability. This model was analyzed by using the PLS-SEM and it was found that the measurement model explains 19% of the substantial amount of variance in financial stability. Based on this finding, this study will theoretically contribute in extending the competition stability view and competition fragility view as determiners of financial stability. Based on the empirical results, it can be concluded that in the presence of competition, financial liberalization has a significant effect on financial stabilit

Business ethics, 2nd edition

This comprehensive second edition caters for undergraduate students pursuing business and accountancy courses at local institutions of higher learning. It is a timely book which offers in-depth discussions on business ethics fundamentals from a local perspective. Spanning 12 chapters, the book starts off with the key concepts and theories of business ethics, followed by important topics such as ethical leadership and corporate culture, corporate governance, corporate social responsibility (CSR), business ethics and information technology (IT), ethics and the environment, as well as ethics in the global environment. What sets this book apart in the market is the inclusion of uncommonly discussed topics, namely consumer ethics and ethics from Islamic perspectives. Students will be able to relate what they have learned to the real world with ease through the various, authentic ‘Cases for Review’ that punctuate the topics covered in the chapters. Each chapter also ends with a glossary of the key concepts and terms covered, along with exercises for further discussions and practice. Besides, this edition includes additional end-of-chapter case studies to create awareness on ethics and its significance in business within a glocal context