Comparative analysis on EPF investors’ knowledge, experience, and behaviour towards investing in Islamic and conventional unit trusts : the case of Malaysia

The study explores EPF investors’ knowledge, experience and behavior towards investing in Islamic and conventional unit trusts in Malaysia. 110 valid responses were collected through surveys among government and private employees residing in Klang Valley area. Based on Statistical Package for Social...

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Main Authors:	Md, Abu Hasnat, Che Mohd Salleh, Marhanum
Format:	Article
Language:	English English
Published:	Islamic Bank Training and Research Academy (IBTRA) of Islamic Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) 2018
Subjects:	HG Finance HG4001 Financial management. Business finance. Corporation finance. HJ Public Finance
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spelling	iium-637472018-05-21T07:41:36Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/63747/ Comparative analysis on EPF investors’ knowledge, experience, and behaviour towards investing in Islamic and conventional unit trusts : the case of Malaysia Md, Abu Hasnat Che Mohd Salleh, Marhanum HG Finance HG4001 Financial management. Business finance. Corporation finance. HJ Public Finance The study explores EPF investors’ knowledge, experience and behavior towards investing in Islamic and conventional unit trusts in Malaysia. 110 valid responses were collected through surveys among government and private employees residing in Klang Valley area. Based on Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS), it is found that majority of the respondents have enough knowledge about Islamic and conventional unit trusts while they have more experiences with the Islamic unit trust compared to the conventional. With regards to the EPF investors’ behaviour, most of them are heavily relied on various source of information to make decision on investing in the Islamic unit trust. Results of this research is very significant to proof that besides other sources of information, knowledge on both Islamic and conventional unit trust is relevant to make decision for future financial planning. Islamic Bank Training and Research Academy (IBTRA) of Islamic Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) 2018-03 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/63747/1/paper%202_2018_unit%20trust.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/63747/7/63747_Comparative%20analysis%20on%20EPF_scopus.pdf Md, Abu Hasnat and Che Mohd Salleh, Marhanum (2018) Comparative analysis on EPF investors’ knowledge, experience, and behaviour towards investing in Islamic and conventional unit trusts : the case of Malaysia. Journal of Islamic Economics, Banking and Finance, 14 (1). pp. 124-145. ISSN 2070-4658 E-ISSN 2070-4666 http://ibtra.com/pdf/journal/v14_n1_article6.pdf
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topic	HG Finance HG4001 Financial management. Business finance. Corporation finance. HJ Public Finance
spellingShingle	HG Finance HG4001 Financial management. Business finance. Corporation finance. HJ Public Finance Md, Abu Hasnat Che Mohd Salleh, Marhanum Comparative analysis on EPF investors’ knowledge, experience, and behaviour towards investing in Islamic and conventional unit trusts : the case of Malaysia
description	The study explores EPF investors’ knowledge, experience and behavior towards investing in Islamic and conventional unit trusts in Malaysia. 110 valid responses were collected through surveys among government and private employees residing in Klang Valley area. Based on Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS), it is found that majority of the respondents have enough knowledge about Islamic and conventional unit trusts while they have more experiences with the Islamic unit trust compared to the conventional. With regards to the EPF investors’ behaviour, most of them are heavily relied on various source of information to make decision on investing in the Islamic unit trust. Results of this research is very significant to proof that besides other sources of information, knowledge on both Islamic and conventional unit trust is relevant to make decision for future financial planning.
format	Article
author	Md, Abu Hasnat Che Mohd Salleh, Marhanum
author_facet	Md, Abu Hasnat Che Mohd Salleh, Marhanum
author_sort	Md, Abu Hasnat
title	Comparative analysis on EPF investors’ knowledge, experience, and behaviour towards investing in Islamic and conventional unit trusts : the case of Malaysia
title_short	Comparative analysis on EPF investors’ knowledge, experience, and behaviour towards investing in Islamic and conventional unit trusts : the case of Malaysia
title_full	Comparative analysis on EPF investors’ knowledge, experience, and behaviour towards investing in Islamic and conventional unit trusts : the case of Malaysia
title_fullStr	Comparative analysis on EPF investors’ knowledge, experience, and behaviour towards investing in Islamic and conventional unit trusts : the case of Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Comparative analysis on EPF investors’ knowledge, experience, and behaviour towards investing in Islamic and conventional unit trusts : the case of Malaysia
title_sort	comparative analysis on epf investors’ knowledge, experience, and behaviour towards investing in islamic and conventional unit trusts : the case of malaysia
publisher	Islamic Bank Training and Research Academy (IBTRA) of Islamic Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL)
publishDate	2018
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/63747/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/63747/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/63747/1/paper%202_2018_unit%20trust.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/63747/7/63747_Comparative%20analysis%20on%20EPF_scopus.pdf
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Comparative analysis on EPF investors’ knowledge, experience, and behaviour towards investing in Islamic and conventional unit trusts : the case of Malaysia

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