The diversification benefits within Islamic investments: the case of Malaysia-based Islamic equity investors

This article aims to assist Malaysia-based Islamic equity investors in identifying possible diversification benefits by diversifying their portfolio in the Southeast Asian market and the top 10 world’s largest equity markets (China, Japan, Hong Kong, India, UK, US, Canada, France, Germany and Swi...

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Main Authors: Noordin, Nazrul Hazizi, Saiti, Buerhan
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Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia 2018
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spelling iium-540562018-12-17T01:18:26Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/54056/ The diversification benefits within Islamic investments: the case of Malaysia-based Islamic equity investors Noordin, Nazrul Hazizi Saiti, Buerhan HB126.4 Islamic Economics HF5717 Business communication HG4501 Stocks, investment, speculation This article aims to assist Malaysia-based Islamic equity investors in identifying possible diversification benefits by diversifying their portfolio in the Southeast Asian market and the top 10 world’s largest equity markets (China, Japan, Hong Kong, India, UK, US, Canada, France, Germany and Switzerland). The multivariate GARCH-dynamic conditional correlation is applied to estimate the time-varying linkages of the selected Asian and international Islamic stock index returns with the Malaysian Islamic stock index returns, covering approximately eight years daily starting from 29 June, 2007 to 30 June, 2016. At the regional level, the results indicate that Malaysia-based Islamic equity investors would benefit most if they include the Japanese Islamic stock indices in their portfolio. Meanwhile, at the international level, the results imply that the US Islamic stock indices provide the most diversification benefit for the Malaysia-based Islamic equity investors. Universiti Putra Malaysia 2018-06 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/54056/1/54056_The%20Diversification%20Benefits%20within%20Islamic.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/54056/2/54056_The%20Diversification%20Benefits%20within%20Islamic_SCOPUS.pdf Noordin, Nazrul Hazizi and Saiti, Buerhan (2018) The diversification benefits within Islamic investments: the case of Malaysia-based Islamic equity investors. Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, 26 (2). pp. 961-984. ISSN 0128-7702 http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/Pertanika%20PAPERS/JSSH%20Vol.%2026%20(2)%20Jun.%202018/23%20JSSH-2235-2017-3rdProof.pdf
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topic HB126.4 Islamic Economics
HF5717 Business communication
HG4501 Stocks, investment, speculation
spellingShingle HB126.4 Islamic Economics
HF5717 Business communication
HG4501 Stocks, investment, speculation
Noordin, Nazrul Hazizi
Saiti, Buerhan
The diversification benefits within Islamic investments: the case of Malaysia-based Islamic equity investors
description This article aims to assist Malaysia-based Islamic equity investors in identifying possible diversification benefits by diversifying their portfolio in the Southeast Asian market and the top 10 world’s largest equity markets (China, Japan, Hong Kong, India, UK, US, Canada, France, Germany and Switzerland). The multivariate GARCH-dynamic conditional correlation is applied to estimate the time-varying linkages of the selected Asian and international Islamic stock index returns with the Malaysian Islamic stock index returns, covering approximately eight years daily starting from 29 June, 2007 to 30 June, 2016. At the regional level, the results indicate that Malaysia-based Islamic equity investors would benefit most if they include the Japanese Islamic stock indices in their portfolio. Meanwhile, at the international level, the results imply that the US Islamic stock indices provide the most diversification benefit for the Malaysia-based Islamic equity investors.
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author Noordin, Nazrul Hazizi
Saiti, Buerhan
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title The diversification benefits within Islamic investments: the case of Malaysia-based Islamic equity investors
title_short The diversification benefits within Islamic investments: the case of Malaysia-based Islamic equity investors
title_full The diversification benefits within Islamic investments: the case of Malaysia-based Islamic equity investors
title_fullStr The diversification benefits within Islamic investments: the case of Malaysia-based Islamic equity investors
title_full_unstemmed The diversification benefits within Islamic investments: the case of Malaysia-based Islamic equity investors
title_sort diversification benefits within islamic investments: the case of malaysia-based islamic equity investors
publisher Universiti Putra Malaysia
publishDate 2018
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/54056/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/54056/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/54056/1/54056_The%20Diversification%20Benefits%20within%20Islamic.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/54056/2/54056_The%20Diversification%20Benefits%20within%20Islamic_SCOPUS.pdf
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