Islamic Banking

Course Objectives
The goal of this one-day workshop is to demonstrate how to evaluate a bank operating under Islamic banking rules.
Specifically, participants will learn to:

Understand the principles of Islamic Finance, Shariah law and the key Islamic products
Compare and contrast the components of an Islamic financial institution's balance sheet and income statement to those of a non Islamic financial institution
Identify the risks particular to Islamic financial Institutions
Use a structured approach to assess and benchmark the performance of Islamic Banks.

Target Audience
Credit Risk Management, fixed income and banking professionals. This workshop is targeted at an intermediate level and assumes a basic understanding of bank analysis. This workshop is a follow on from Emerging Market Bank Analysis or Intensive Bank Analysis which offer the core tools of bank analysis.

FitchTraining offers programmes at an intermediate level and advanced level of continuing education. Although no prerequisite courses or experience is required to participate in this programme, working knowledge of financial statement analysis is required, as well as prior knowledge of the programme topic.

Content
OVERVIEW OF ISLAMIC BANKING
Principles of Islamic finance
Riba, the objection to usury or interest
Exclusive asset backed financing
No concept of the time value of money
Profit and loss sharing
Key lending and investment products
Musharakah or Shirkah
Mudarabah
Ijarah
Salam, Istisana and Murabaha
Sukuk
Takaful
ANALYTIC OVERVIEW
Structured approach - application of purpose payback model to Islamic banks
OPERATING ENVIRONMENT
Business growth and the significance of Islamic Finance
What is driving change
Banks' Islamic windows
Growth in Islamic and non Islamic countries
Innovative product developments and Islamic banking strategies
Implications for counter-party risk and business
Regulation and supervision:
Arbiters of what is Islamic compliant
The Islamic Financial Services Board regulation of capital adequacy and the application of Basel II in Islamic banking countries
Sharia compliance boards and operational risk
FINANCIAL FUNDAMENTALS
Statement logic
Sources and quality of disclosure
Accounting issues for Islamic products
Reviewing an annual report
Business risk
Evaluating asset quality
Commission, a proxy for interest income?
Ratios to measure overall performance
How Islamic banks performance compares with conventional banks in Bahrain and The Emirates
Financial risk
Funding and treasury management
Managing liquidity without using the interbank market
Depositor protection and deposit income
Equity versus debt concept
Is limited liability Sharia compliant?
Types of capital in an Islamic institution and capital adequacy