IIUM Repository

The performance of Islamic and conventional unit trust funds in Malaysia

Ahmad, Maslina and Haron, Razali (2006) The performance of Islamic and conventional unit trust funds in Malaysia. In: Young Scholars Conference, 18-20 April 2006, Langkawi.

[img]
Preview
PDF (The performance of Islamic and conventional unit trust funds in Malaysia) - Published Version
Download (197kB) | Preview

Abstract

This research reports on the findings of a study that examined the performance of Islamic unit trust funds in comparison with the conventional trust funds in Malaysia. The objectives of the study were to compare the nature and characteristics of both funds, assess their risks and returns profiles, measure the degree of diversification and compare the consistency of performance ranking. The performance of both funds was analyzed over a period of 36 months commencing from February 2000 to January 2003 and evaluated based on the standard performance measures for funds known as Adjusted Sharpe, Treynor and Adjusted Jensen Alpha Indices. The composite index of the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) represented the market benchmark for the conventional funds while the Islamic funds used Syariah index as proxy for the market. The findings revealed that on average, the Islamic funds failed to outperform the performance of conventional fund. However, the Islamic funds seemed to have lower risks than the conventional funds. Even so, the independent sample t-test results showed that there was no significant difference in the means performance of both funds.

Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Full Paper)
Additional Information: 4581/10836
Uncontrolled Keywords: Unit trust funds, performance measurement, Malaysia
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HG Finance > HG4301 Trust services
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button): Kulliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences > Department of Finance
Depositing User: Dr. Razali Haron
Date Deposited: 18 Dec 2011 10:39
Last Modified: 02 Jan 2012 16:55
URI: http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/10836

Actions (login required)

View Item View Item

Downloads

Downloads per month over past year