Islamic Ecomonics Journal
Vol 5, No 2 (2019)

Profit Equalization Reserve and Investment Risk Reserve: Issues and its Application

Muchammad Taufiq Affandi (University of Darussalam Gontor)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Dec 2019

Abstract

The Islamic Financial Institution (IFI) is a unique financial institution which has special characteristics, maqāsid, worldview, risk, and opportunity. One of the methods used to mitigate the unique risk of Islamic banks is the Profit Equalization Reserve (PER) and Investment Risk Reserve (IRR). However, there are some issues related to PER and IRR. Some issues have been identified in the Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB) guidance note, including profit smoothing and other issues yet to be discussed. This paper tries to observe issues related to PER and IRR and their application in some Islamic banks using content analysis method on their annual reports and/or financial statements. The paper concludes that PER and IRR will bring bigger issues and risks to Islamic banks. This leads the writer to suggest that the regulator reconsider its permissibility. In addition, the paper also finds that the concept of PER and IRR has low acceptance among Islamic banks.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

JEI

Publisher

Subject

Humanities Decision Sciences, Operations Research & Management Economics, Econometrics & Finance Social Sciences

Description

Islamic Economics Journal (IEJ) is a national peer-reviewed and open access journal that publishes research papers encompasses all aspects of contemporary Islamic economics issues. This journal emphasizes specifications in the discourse of Islamic Public Economics, Islamic Monetery Economics, ...