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Introduction to Profit Distribution System

Profit Distribution System (PDS) provides the mechanism for Islamic banks to calculate and distribute profits for,

  • Mudaraba deposits
  • Wakala deposits
  • Mudaraba savings accounts

The module manages various pools with finance or deposit products linked to those pools. Banks pool funds from customers and these funds are used to perform business activities such as investment, financing, purchase and lease using Islamic principles. Profit earned from business activities is distributed for deposit and account holders.

Defining Product Features

The following are the product features:

  • Automatic allocation of pool ID based on the conditions parameterised. Islamic finance, deposit and account products assigned to a particular pool ID during booking.
  • Multiple pools can be created with,
    • Profit and expense categories setup for each pool
    • Manual addition of additional income or expense
    • Routine based modification of the calculated net profit amount
    • Ability to setup profit calculation order (IRR, PER, Mudarib share and routine based calculation) for each pool. This can be set in any order at the pool level.
    • Profit distribution frequency for each account or deposit type linked to the pool
  • Setting up of tier balance-based profit calculation for accounts by using Band or Level profit rates.
  • Setting up of special weightages for priority customer at customer or account level
  • Amendment of pool ID assigned to the deposit or account from the last PDS end date +1
  • Profit Equalization Reserve (PER) can be defined for each pool ID and can be utilised in the subsequent months, when needed
  • Defines Investment Risk Reserve (IRR) for each pool ID and can be utilised in subsequent months, when needed
  • Pay Hiba using special spread as additional profit
  • Ability to accrue profit for Mudaraba deposits or Mudaraba accounts by using the provisional rate. Posting of accrual adjustment accounting entries on the date of PDS distribution based on the actual profit rate. The banks can set an option to use the last distributed profit rate as provisional accrual rate for the next period.
  • Ability to capitalise the profit amount for Mudaraba deposits based upon the profit payment method.
  • Ability to add shareholder contribution to the pool calculation by using manual or automatic method
  • Ability to reverse the Last PDS distribution run.
  • Provisions to run simulation before profit distribution
  • Ability to pay the profit amount calculated during PDS simulation for Mudaraba savings accounts without posting profit accruals (using the charges feature).
  • Customised enquiries to see the results

Configuration

This section explains the various parameters and system core table setup that need to be set for operation of the profit distribution.

ID.SYSTEM.PARAMETER

This table specifies the system level attributes for setting up profit distribution process. The key parameters are listed below:

  • Allowed ID is SYSTEM
  • Defines profit distribution frequency for paying profit amount to Mudaraba deposits or accounts. It can be setup at pool or system level. During profit distribution, calculated profit amount is paid to the customer based on Distrib Freq field from ID.POOL.PARAMETER table. In case, Distrib Freq  field is not set in ID.POOL.PARAMETER table, then the system uses the distribution frequency set in Distrib Freq field from ID.SYSTEM.PARAMETER table.
  • Defines transaction types to raise accounting entries
  • Defines the number of days after which the pool tracker file records are moved to history files
  • Defines the user activities that can be run during distribution process for arrangements
  • Defines the posting restriction code used for Islamic accounts marked to close on PDS run
  • Setup the Migration Mode field to update the history of PDS calculations from the legacy system during data migration. Once the data migration is completed it needs to be switched off as it enables the bank to update the PDS profit rate for the past period, which is used during profit amount recalculation for Mudaraba deposits.
  • Setup the Direct Pay Profit field as Yes to pay the profit amount as charges without posting any profit accruals.

    If this field is set as yes, then:

    • It is not possible modify the field value.
    • It is not possible to reverse the last PDS distribution.
    • Special HIBA profit rate is not considered during the profit payment.

After the system level configuration, the banks set-ups the model parameters as explained below:

Model Parameters

The parameter files and system tables are setup to support the Islamic profit distribution operations. This section provides a brief overview of the system and parameter setup for holding the static data.

Model Products

Product Group Product Name Features
  Pool Linking Linking finance or deposit or account to pool with manual or automatic process
Islamic Deposits

1 Month Mudaraba Deposit

12 Month Mudaraba Deposit

2 Year Mudaraba Deposit

3 Month Mudaraba Deposit

6 Month Mudaraba Deposit

Long Term Mudaraba Deposit

  • Creates Mudaraba deposit for different currency or tenor  using AA - Deposits product line.
  • Books deposits for different tenor with or without rollover.
  • The user defined property class and product condition features are used to capture the pool ID, deposit conditions, and early maturity recalculation options.
  • Mudaraba deposit can be booked with the notional profit rate setup in ID.PDS.WEIGHT.
Advanced profit fixed Mudaraba Deposit
  • Mudaraba deposit can be booked with the notional profit rate setup in ID.PDS.WEIGHT. Profit amount is paid to the deposit customer on the deposit booking date.
Mudaraba Savings Plan
  • This is a recurring deposit product based upon Mudaraba.
  • It can be opened for various tenor, currency and funding can be made based upon different frequency.
  • It is possible to capitalise the profit amount calculated during PDS calculation.
Wakala Deposit
  • Wakala deposit for different currency or tenor is created by using AA – Deposits product line.
  • Books deposits for different tenor with or without rollover.
  • The user defined property class and product condition features are used to capture the pool ID.
  • Wakala deposit can be booked with the notional profit rate setup in ID.PDS.WEIGHT.
Islamic Savings Accounts

Mudaraba Accounts

Mudaraba Daily Product Savings Accounts

  • Mudaraba accounts for different currency can be opened by using AA – Accounts product line.
  • Profit rate used for daily accruals defaulted from the notional profit rate setup in ID.PDS.WEIGHT.
  • It is possible to setup the Tier balance-based calculation with Band or Level profit rate setup.
  • The user defined property class and product condition features are used to capture the pool ID.
  PDS Process – Simulation
  • The net profit amount is calculated from the income or expenses of the pool during the specified period.
  • When net profit amount is derived, it is split based on the weighted average balance, (which takes into account the contributions to the pool, from each Mudaraba Deposit, Mudaraba Account, Wakala Deposit and share holder contribution).
  • The weighted average calculation is based on the weightage setup during the parameter configuration.
  • Applies IRR%, PER%, Mudarib share% calculation to reduce the net profit for each deposit before arriving at the distributable profit amount.
  • Distributable profit rate is calculated from the profit amount.
  PDS Process – Distribution
  • Applies identified profit rate to the underlying Mudaraba deposits or Mudaraba accounts.
  • Based on the profit pay method available in Mudaraba deposits, profit amount is paid to the customer account on distribution date or at later date.
  • For Mudaraba accounts profit amount is paid by using profit distribution frequency.
  • For Wakala deposits profit adjustment accounting entries are generated.
  Reverse – PDS Process – Distribution
  • After distributing the profit amount to the Mudaraba deposits or Mudaraba account or Wakala deposits, it is possible to reverse the PDS distribution.
  • During the reversal, the accounting entries raised during old PDS distribution are reversed.
  • New PDS distribution accounting entries are generated based upon the calculated adjustment amount.
  • New PDS profit rate is distributed to the Deposits or Accounts, which posts the adjustment accounting entries for the profit amount calculated during old PDS distribution.

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Tuesday, May 28, 2024 4:19:58 PM IST