The IFSB Council Adopts Core Principles for Islamic Finance Regulation (IFSB-17)

The Council of the Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB) has resolved to approve the adoption of a new Standard on Core Principles for Islamic Finance Regulation (Banking Segment) (IFSB-17). The main objective of IFSB-17 is to provide a set of Core Principles - along with associated assessment methodology - for the regulation and supervision of the Islamic financial services industry (IFSI), taking into consideration the specificities of the institutions offering Islamic financial services (IIFS) in the banking segment, the lessons learned from the financial crisis, and complementing the existing international standards.