Do the Type of Sukuk and Choice of Shari'a Scholar Matter?

Christophe Godlewski, Rima Turk Ariss and Laurent Weill

No 2014/147, IMF Working Papers from International Monetary Fund

Abstract: Sukuk, the shari’a-compliant alternative mode of financing to conventional bonds, have expanded considerably over the last decade. We analyze the stock market reaction to two key features of this financial instrument: sukuk type and characteristics of the shari’a scholar certifying the issue. We use the event study methodology to measure abnormal returns for a sample of 131 sukuk from eight countries over the period 2006-2013 and find that Ijara sukuk structures exert a positive influence on the stock price of the issuing firm. We observe a similar positive impact from shari’a scholar reputation and proximity to issuer. Overall our results support the hypotheses that the type of sukuk and the choice of scholars hired to certify these securities matter for the market valuation of the issuing company.

Keywords: WP; information asymmetry; market valuation; scholar-issuer relationship; event study; issuer country; issuing company; market index; Financial Istruments; Islamic Finance; Shari’a Scholars; certificate value; scholar characteristics matter; Stock markets; Global (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 25
Date: 2014-08-11
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