An Islamic bank licensee may act as sponsor of a Sukuk issuance or similar programme involving assets of a customer in which the Islamic bank licensee manages or acts as adviser to the programme, places the Sukuk into the market, or provides liquidity and/or credit enhancements. In this case, the benefit to the Islamic bank licensee would be the earning of fees for the services provided, but the Islamic bank licensee will incur capital charges if it offers credit enhancement (as outlined in Section CA-8.4).
January 2015