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Transition to Islamic equities: Systematic risk and Shari'ah compliance

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  • Balli, Faruk
  • Chowdhury, Md Iftekhar Hasan
  • de Bruin, Anne

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This study examines the systematic risk exposure of a sample of equities, domiciled in the United States that have transitioned to ethically screened, Shari'ah compliant, Islamic equities. The conjecture is that the anterior and posterior risk exposures will be different. Our empirical results indicate that Shari'ah compliance initially creates a shock in systematic risk, but transitional behaviors subsequently diverge. Particular screening ratios also behave similarly. In effect, the capital market reinforces the risk position and increases systematic risk. However, this is essentially a transition effect. Over the entire period, we find a downward trend in systematic risk. Shari'ah compliance makes the adopted equities less risky over the long-term with improved market information. Our results hold even after controlling the screening ratios and conducting a number of robustness checks.

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  • Balli, Faruk & Chowdhury, Md Iftekhar Hasan & de Bruin, Anne, 2022. "Transition to Islamic equities: Systematic risk and Shari'ah compliance," Global Finance Journal, Elsevier, vol. 51(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:glofin:v:51:y:2022:i:c:s1044028320300557
    DOI: 10.1016/j.gfj.2020.100552
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    Islamic equity; Shari'ah compliance; Systematic risk;
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    JEL classification:

    • G12 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Asset Pricing; Trading Volume; Bond Interest Rates
    • G32 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Financing Policy; Financial Risk and Risk Management; Capital and Ownership Structure; Value of Firms; Goodwill

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