Sharia supervision board, board independence, risk committee and risk-taking of Islamic Banks in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Ramly, Zulkufly, Datuk Haji Mohamad Nordin, Nurusysyifa
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues 2018
• Subjects: HG Finance; HG3368 Islamic Banking and Finance
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/64828/1/IJEFI_ZULKUFLY.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/64828/; https://www.econjournals.com/index.php/ijefi/article/view/6726/pdf

This paper investigates the moderating effects of Sharia Supervision Boards (SSBs) on the links between board independence and risk committee (RC) independence and Islamic banks’ (IBs) risk-taking in Malaysia from 2010 to 2015. The paper highlights four important findings: (1) SSB’s expertise in Sha...