Functions of Sharīʿah committee
| Responses frequency | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Questions | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Mean Score |
| Panel A: Sharīʿah compliance | |||||||
| 1 | Adhering strictly to the guidelines of the Sharīʿah Governance of the Central Bank | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 75 | 4.862 |
| 2 | Issuing Sharīʿah-compliant ruling on new products | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 75 | 4.828 |
| 3 | Advising Board and management on Sharīʿah matters | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 75 | 4.828 |
| 4 | Advising on the Sharīʿah compliance of bank operations | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 69 | 4.770 |
| 5 | Assessing work carried out by Sharīʿah audit and Sharīʿah review units | 2 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 64 | 4.632 |
| 6 | Finding solutions to non-compliant transactions | 0 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 56 | 4.598 |
| Average score | 4.731 | ||||||
| Panel B: Banking operations | |||||||
| 7 | Advising on the Sharīʿah compliance of bank operations | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 69 | 4.770 |
| 8 | Endorsing and validating documentation on products and services | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 72 | 4.667 |
| 9 | Endorsing and validating internal policies | 0 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 56 | 4.586 |
| 10 | Endorsing and validating marketing brochures | 1 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 60 | 4.506 |
| Average score | 4.632 | ||||||
| Panel C: Risk management | |||||||
| 11 | Discussing reports from the bank's risk committee | 6 | 7 | 20 | 29 | 25 | 3.690 |
| 12 | Advising banks on handling operation risks | 6 | 13 | 24 | 30 | 14 | 3.379 |
| 13 | Advising banks on banks' risk tolerance | 13 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 3.081 |
| 14 | Advising banks on credit risks | 19 | 17 | 40 | 8 | 3 | 2.529 |
| Average score | 3.170 | ||||||
| Panel D: New product development | |||||||
| 15 | Participating in the creation of new products | 3 | 13 | 26 | 34 | 11 | 3.425 |
| 16 | Assessing the viability of new products | 18 | 36 | 4 | 19 | 10 | 2.621 |
| 17 | Modifying products to improve profitability | 16 | 27 | 21 | 21 | 2 | 2.609 |
| 18 | Fine-tuning existing products to make them more marketable | 13 | 39 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 2.575 |
| Average score | 2.807 | ||||||
| Panel E: Financial performance | |||||||
| 19 | Discussing the charges for banks products and services | 3 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 24 | 3.724 |
| 20 | Analysing banks' profit and loss performance | 27 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 2.414 |
| 21 | Analysing banks' turnover or sales | 17 | 35 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 2.287 |
| 22 | Analysing returns to shareholders | 34 | 26 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 2.081 |
| Average score | 2.626 | ||||||
| Responses frequency | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Questions | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Mean Score |
| 1 | Adhering strictly to the guidelines of the Sharīʿah Governance of the Central Bank | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 75 | 4.862 |
| 2 | Issuing Sharīʿah-compliant ruling on new products | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 75 | 4.828 |
| 3 | Advising Board and management on Sharīʿah matters | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 75 | 4.828 |
| 4 | Advising on the Sharīʿah compliance of bank operations | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 69 | 4.770 |
| 5 | Assessing work carried out by Sharīʿah audit and Sharīʿah review units | 2 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 64 | 4.632 |
| 6 | Finding solutions to non-compliant transactions | 0 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 56 | 4.598 |
| 7 | Advising on the Sharīʿah compliance of bank operations | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 69 | 4.770 |
| 8 | Endorsing and validating documentation on products and services | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 72 | 4.667 |
| 9 | Endorsing and validating internal policies | 0 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 56 | 4.586 |
| 10 | Endorsing and validating marketing brochures | 1 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 60 | 4.506 |
| 11 | Discussing reports from the bank's risk committee | 6 | 7 | 20 | 29 | 25 | 3.690 |
| 12 | Advising banks on handling operation risks | 6 | 13 | 24 | 30 | 14 | 3.379 |
| 13 | Advising banks on banks' risk tolerance | 13 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 3.081 |
| 14 | Advising banks on credit risks | 19 | 17 | 40 | 8 | 3 | 2.529 |
| 15 | Participating in the creation of new products | 3 | 13 | 26 | 34 | 11 | 3.425 |
| 16 | Assessing the viability of new products | 18 | 36 | 4 | 19 | 10 | 2.621 |
| 17 | Modifying products to improve profitability | 16 | 27 | 21 | 21 | 2 | 2.609 |
| 18 | Fine-tuning existing products to make them more marketable | 13 | 39 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 2.575 |
| 19 | Discussing the charges for banks products and services | 3 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 24 | 3.724 |
| 20 | Analysing banks' profit and loss performance | 27 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 2.414 |
| 21 | Analysing banks' turnover or sales | 17 | 35 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 2.287 |
| 22 | Analysing returns to shareholders | 34 | 26 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 2.081 |
Note(s): Responses 1 = Strongly disagree; 2 = Disagree; 3 = Neither agree or disagree; 4 = Agree; and 5 = Strongly agree
Source(s): Authors' own (Based on survey results)
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