Telaah kritis model screening saham syariah menuju pasar tunggal ASEAN

Abstract

Shariah stocks is one of the financial sectors that experienced with most significant growth in recent
years. the most important issue in Shariah stock is Stock screening mechanism. The aim of this study is
to examine the screening models of Shariah stocks in ASEAN countries. This study is very crucial
especially in the era of ASEAN economic community (AEC). In addition, this study aims to examine
some of the factors that contribute to the differences in screening models applied in five ASEAN
countries. By using descriptive method and literature studies approach, this study found a few things.
Firstly, there are various models of Shariah stock screening in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand
and Philippines. In this context, the model screening in ASEAN countries have two tendencies, namely;
for the country in the majority of the population is Muslim whereby there are many Sharia expert, then
they will use the specific screening model and applied only in the country, while for the country that the
majority is not Muslim, then they will tend to use models of screening that has been used globally for
example DJIM, FTSE, etc. This second pattern has been applied by Singapore, Thailand and Philippines.
Secondly, differences in shariah screening models influenced by several factors, namely; differences
in social structure of a country where the Islamic stock market is located; the difference in the financial
industry that exist in the country will affect on the difference of screening models; and differences sect
embraced by most scholars in a country is one of the fundamental factors in determining stock screening
model of sharia in 5 ASEAN Countries.