Islamic banking in Malaysia

Islamic banking in Malaysia

[
Islamic banking products and services in Malaysia are required to display the Islamic banking logo as shown above] The earliest form of Islamic banking in Malaysia may be traced back to September 1963 when Perbadanan Wang Simpanan Bakal-Bakal Haji (PWSBH) was set up. PWSBH was set up as an institution for Muslims to save for their Hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca) expenses. In 1969, PWSBH merged with Pejabat Urusan Haji to form Lembaga Urusan dan Tabung Haji (now known as Lembaga Tabung Haji).

The first Islamic bank in Malaysia was established in 1983. In 1993, commercial banks, merchant banks and finance companies were allowed to offer Islamic banking products and services under the Islamic Banking Scheme (IBS). These institutions however, are required to separate the funds and activities of Islamic banking transactions from that of the conventional banking business to ensure that there would not be any co-mingling of funds.

In Malaysia, the National Syariah Advisory Council additionally set up at Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) advises BNM on the Shariah aspects of the operations of these institutions, as well as on their products and services.

In June 2005, Dow Jones and Company of New York and RHB Securities of Kuala Lumpur, teamed up to launch a new "Islamic Malaysia Index" — a collection of 45 stocks representing Malaysian companies that comply with a variety of Sharia-based criteria. Three variables (the total debt of an indexed company, its total cash plus interest-bearing securities and its accounts receivables) must each be less than 33% of the trailing 12-month average capitalization, for example.

ee also

*Economy of the OIC

External links

* [http://gifc.blogspot.com GLOBAL ISLAMIC FINANCE includes a major coverage on Malaysia]
* [http://www.globalpro.com.my/ Training in Islamic Finance]
* [http://www.hwwa.de/Projekte/IuD_Schwerpunkte/IDSPs/Asia_Gateway/Islamic%20Banking%20in%20Asia.htm Comprehensive commentary and history of Islamic banking in Malaysia]
* [http://www.globalpro.com.my/Islamic_banking_finance.htm Islamic Banking and Finance Info - Focus on Malaysia]


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