Baldwin, Kenneth and Alhalboni, Maryam and Helmi, Mohamad Husam,(2019), A structural model of ‘‘alpha” for the capital adequacy ratios of Islamic banks. , J. Int. Financ. Markets Inst. Money, UNSPECIFIED
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Abstract
The denominator of the capital adequacy ratio (CAR) for Islamic banks includes an adjustment
factor, alpha, arising from the subsidisation of investment account holders’ returns
using bank equity. The methodology established by the risk management standardsetting
body for Islamic banks, the IFSB, estimates an alpha for each country using
panel-data and normally distributed asset returns for its credit institutions.
Consequently, the IFSB methodology precludes bank-specific alphas linked to the actual
risk profile of underlying assets. There is also no discernible mapping between alpha and
a bank’s own propensity to subsidise cash returns. This paper instead develops a new theoretical
model for bank-specific alpha that is estimated for 43 Islamic banks in 11 countries.
Our alpha values broadly correspond with those of the IFSB. However, a form of
regulatory arbitrage is shown to exist which favors banks with relatively high alphas.
This finding also has policy implications for bank efficiency and systemic risk.
Keywords : | Islamic banking Capital adequacy ratio Regulation Displaced commercial risk Alpha Islamic financial services board, UNSPECIFIED |
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Journal or Publication Title: | J. Int. Financ. Markets Inst. Money |
Volume: | 60 |
Number: | UNSPECIFIED |
Item Type: | Article |
Subjects: | Ekonomi Islam |
Depositing User: | Nila Nurjanah |
Date Deposited: | 27 Dec 2019 04:19 |
Last Modified: | 27 Dec 2019 04:19 |
URI: | https://repofeb.undip.ac.id/id/eprint/1027 |