Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to validate the concern that banks' increasing involvement in securitization activity restrains banks' lending, as well as their degree of risk tolerance. Theoretical frameworks claim that securitization reduces risk, hence decreasing banks' degree of...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to assess key issues in measurement and management of operational risk in Malaysian Islamic banks. Design/methodology/approach – Descriptive, analytical, and comparative analyses are used to discuss the issues of operational risk in Islamic bank through...

Reports that poverty alleviation is a particular developmental focus in Malaysian plans. Reveals that for this to be attained microenterprises are encouraged, and that the financing of microenterprises by means of pawnshop loans in small amounts and with low risk is a popular one among the...

Purpose – This study aimed to analyse the role of the Waqf Fund Scheme, by taking Penang (or Pulau Pinang) as one of the states in Malaysia as a sample of the study. Waqf Fund Scheme was established by the Islamic Religious Council of Penang, Majlis Agama Islam Negeri Pulau Pinang (MAINPP), in...