...Hicham Sbai; Ines Kahloul; Jocelyn Grira Purpose This paper aims to examine the determinants of the dividend distribution policy in a banking setting. Design/methodology/approach Using a sample of 48 Islamic banks and 94 conventional banks from 15 Islamic countries over a period spanning from...

... of 77 Islamic and 101 conventional banks during the period 2006-2013, empirical results show that specific variables allow explaining the change in the level of performance and stability for conventional and Islamic banks. However, the effect of some banks’ characteristics is not the same for the two...

... analysis, risk monitoring and credit risk analysis. Islamic banks are found to be significantly different from their conventional counterparts in understanding risk and risk management. The levels of risks faced by Islamic banks are found to be significantly higher than those faced by conventional banks...