Case Study Of Sukuk

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1. Introduction Sukuk are usually referred to as the Islamic Bonds, though it does not resemble the conventional bond in any possible manner. Sukuk are Islamic certificates of investment. They signify co-ownership of productive resources, known as the “underlying assets”. Sukuk-holders gain profits as opposed to interest by trading or investments rather than mere lending. As co-owners of the productive resources, sukuk-holders face ownership risk. Ownership risk means that the co-owners are exposed to the possibility of generating profits or incurring losses. This factor makes it Shariah complaint, as according to Shariah an income must be earned and if not earned by effort then at the very least must be earned by taking risk or sharing profits …show more content…

whether asset-backed or asset-based. They continued by saying that in the case of Ijarah Sukuk, the SPV will hold the asset-based on a declaration of trust, and they will commence with investment activities and will take the proceeds of the underlying asset and they will be responsible to distribute the income generated from the investment proceeds to the Sukuk-holders. However, should there be a case whereby the originating company does not pay its required “rental fees” to the SPV, they may not be able to buy back the asset at maturity or in the case of a default; which means that the SPV will also not be able to pay back the principle to the …show more content…

cash flows and/or the assets’ maturity value may call for the credit risk for this type of Sukuk. It must be provided with vital securitization elements through which, the obligator can be effectively delinked from the credit risk profile of the Sukuk.’ This definition is close to that of Moody who defines the Asset-Backed Sukuk as where the investors have the benefit of asset backing. They are in preferential position as they have some sort of security over the underlying asset. Thus, in the case of insolvency or default then the sukuk holders have the right to realise the value of the exposure from the underlying

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