Managing Restricted Shari'a Profit Sharing Investment Accounts
LR-1.3.17B
Managing a Restricted Shari'a profit sharing investment account is defined as managing an account, portfolio or fund, whereby a sum of money is placed with the service provider on terms that a return will be made according to an agreed Shari'a compliant profit-sharing arrangement, such as a mudaraba or musharaka partnership where the customer imposes certain restrictions as to where, how and for what purpose the funds should be invested. Such assets and liabilities relating to the equity of restricted investment account holders shall be treated separately from the bank's assets and liabilities (see AAOIFI Standard FAS6).
Added: July 2012LR-1.3.17C
With effect from 1st January 2013, banks are no longer allowed to issue or open new profit sharing investment arrangements in the form of 'restricted investment accounts' where the bank acts as mudarib or trustee with the exception of accounts referred to in Paragraph LR-1.3.17D. Any new restricted Shari'a profit sharing investment relationships in the bank's own structured products may only be opened in the form of units or shares in a
collective investment undertaking and will be subject to the Rules and Guidance contained in Volume 7 and relevant sections of Module BC Chapter 9 (Volume 2). Banks should also refer to Paragraphs LR-1.3.33 to LR-1.3.34 of this Module. All existing restricted Shari'a profit sharing investment accounts may continue to be kept open, however banks may not accept any new funds into such accounts.Added: January 2013LR-1.3.17D
Banks will be allowed to open RIAs for investments initiated by the investor at his own discretion, where the investor specifies what he wants to invest into and at what time (non-discretionary asset management), including short term investments in the interbank market. This permission is applicable to an investor on an individual basis but not to a group of investors.
Added: January 2013
