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Discuss the changes that BNM have made to the format and
content of the Shariah Committee Report.
Shariah
BOARD RISK
BOARD OF BOARD AUDIT
MANAGEMENT
COMMITTEE DIRECTORS COMMITTEE
SHARIAH COMMITTEE
MANAGEMENT
Shariah Risk
Shariah Review Shariah Research Shariah Audit
Management Control
Function Function Function Function
Shariah Governance Framework
The Framework provides guidelines for all IFIs to properly structure, develop and
practice Shariah compliance activities.
The Framework also reiterated that the Management is responsible to ensure the
executions of business and operations must be in accordance with the Shariah
principles; and provide necessary support to the Shariah Committee.
Shariah Committee
Board of Directors Management Oversight
Overall oversight on Ensure executions of
Shariah governance accountability on
business and
structure & Shariah operations are in
Shariah related matters
compliance accordance with The Board is expected
Ensure effective Shariah principles
communication
to rely on Shariah
Provide necessary Committee on all
policy among the support to the
key functions of the Shariah Committee Shariah decisions,
IFIs views and opinions
Shariah Committee
SHARIAH COMMITTEE
Oversee Shariah related matters
Management
Shariah Shariah Shariah
Review Research Audit
Shariah Committee (SC) position in the SGF can be seen as higher than
management and nearly at par with the Board of Directors (BOD).
Responsibilities & accountabilities of SC
NEGATIVE LIST:
SC member should not have any relationship with the following persons that could
interfere with the exercise of independent judgment:
spouse, children or siblings who were employed by the IFIs or any related
companies as chief executive officer or non-independent board members.
substantial shareholder of or a partner or an executive officer or a director
of any for-profit business organization that the IFI or any of its subsidiaries
have received significant payments from the organization
BNM had issued in 2005, GP8-i (Guidelines on Financial Reporting for Licensed
Islamic Banks which Contain a sample format of SCR. (see figure 5.1 page 102)
The BNM had issued Shariah Governance Framework (SGF) for IFIs in 2011.
(see figure 5.2 page 104)
Functional Gap on the role of the Board
3. Scope paragraph outlining the scope of work for the ShC members.
4. Opinion paragraph stating whether the items that have been reviewed are in
compliance with Shariah principles.
5. Closing paragraph stating the confirmation by ShC members that the IFIs operations for
the financial year is in confirmatory with Shariah principles.
It shows that BNM has made great improvement to the content of the
SCR.
Adopted from the AAOIFI and
external auditor opinion
content
Pitfall No. 3:
Reasonable vs. Complete Assurance
The main differences in the content and wording for scope paragraph for
BNMs SGF and AAOIFIs GSIFI No.1:
BNMs SGF AAOIFIs GSIFI No.1
Scope Scope
We have assessed the work carried out by We conducted our review which included
Shariah review and Shariah audit which examining, on a test basis of each type of
included examining, on test basis, each type transactions, the relevant documentation and
of transactions, the relevant documentation procedures adopted by the Example IFIs
and procedures adopted by the ABC IFIs.
Why do IFIs need Shariah Audit?
So far Shariah advisors are not carrying out thorough However, a comprehensive and well-guided audit of
and comprehensive internal Shariah review or audit the Shariah legal contracts, documentations and
on the operations of IFIs due to their restricted scope operations so far has not been properly conducted
of work. (ex-post compliance).