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What’s in it for Me? A Primeron Differences between Islamic and Conventional Finance in Malaysia

By Olga Krasicka, Sylwia Nowak

June 1, 2012

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Olga Krasicka, and Sylwia Nowak. What’s in it for Me? A Primeron Differences between Islamic and Conventional Finance in Malaysia, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2012) accessed December 9, 2024
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Summary

What attracts conventional investors to Islamic financial instruments? We answer this question by comparing Malaysian Islamic and conventional security prices and their response to macrofinancial factors. Our analysis suggests that Islamic and conventional bond and equity prices are driven by common factors. Likewise, especially in recent years, Islamic banks have responded to economic and financial shocks in the same way as conventional banks, suggesting that the gap between Islamic and conventional financial practices is shrinking.

Subject: Banking, Bonds, Financial institutions, Financial services, Islamic banking, Islamic finance, Stocks

Keywords: Bank, Bank Islam Malaysia Berhard, Bond return equation, Bonds, Conventional banks, East Asia, Equity index, Global, Insurance corporation, Islamic banking, Islamic banks, Islamic finance, Malaysia, Market share, Return on equity, Securities commission Malaysia, Stocks, Sukuk, WP

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    22

  • Volume:

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  • DOI:

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  • Issue:

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  • Series:

    Working Paper No. 2012/151

  • Stock No:

    WPIEA2012151

  • ISBN:

    9781475504224

  • ISSN:

    1018-5941