Purpose This study aims to formulate a strategy for optimizing zakat governance in zakat institutions in East Java Province by identifying priority problems, creating solutions and developing strategies. Design/methodology/approach This qualitative research uses the analytical network process method. Ten respondents representing practitioners, academics, associations and regulators were selected for their expertise in zakat governance. The data were processed using Super Decision software program and Excel. Findings Priority issues in optimizing zakat governance found in this study are lack of information on Mustahik’s needs and development to Muzakki and the low motivation and ability of Mustahik to develop. Improving the quality and capacity of Amil’s, especially in the technological aspect, is a priority solution. The priority strategy considers intensification (by developing Amil’s ability to use technology) and extensification (by increasing Amil’s numbers who master technology). Practical implications The results highlight the urgency of increasing Amil’s capacity and capability in technology-based zakat management. Zakat institutions need to prepare for management’s transformation toward zakat technology as one of the priorities in optimizing zakat governance. Originality/value Problems, solutions and strategies for optimizing zakat governance are collected by connecting it to the Zakat Core Principles, namely, the ninth principle of collection management and the tenth principle of distribution management. Further, for identifying problems, solutions and strategies, four aspects must be considered of Amil, Muzakki, Mustahiq and other supporting elements to present better policies to optimize zakat governance.

This research aims at detecting early indicators that cause conventional banking and Islamic banking crises, identifying the longest crisis period for both types of banks, and comparing the stability between the two kinds of banks. The method used is the Markov Switching Vector Autoregressive (MS-VAR) approach. This study uses secondary data obtained from official sources and in monthly form from January 2004 to March 2017. The results show that Islamic banking is more stable against internal and external shocks than conventional banking. Z-score for Islamic banking is higher (11,933) than the Z-score for conventional banking (11,679). The longest crisis period for conventional banking was around April 2013 – March 2017 while for Islamic banking was around January 2008 – October 2008.

This research aims to analyze the efficiency level of fourteen Zakat Management Organizations (ZMO) in Indonesia. This study uses a quantitative approach with the method of Free Disposal Hull (FDH) and the Super Efficiency (SE) method. Socialization Expense, Operational Expense, and Salary Expense are the input variables, while zakah fund collection and zakah distribution become the output variables. Empirical findings show that ZMO Corp 4 has the highest efficiency level, which analyzed through both methods of FDH or SE. ZMO managed by the government is the most efficient ZMO compared to the others who managed by private group and social organization. Total Potential Importance (TPI) shows that the output variable that requires the most significant adjustment is the zakat distribution, which is 12.66%

This study aims to determine the factors, both financial and non-financial, which influence corporate bond and Sukuk ratings. The results will be useful for companies, investors or related parties as additional information and references for their investment decisions. Using ordinal logistic regression models with SPSS version 21 software, the study analyses the determinants of corporate bond and sukuk ratings listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) for the period 2013-2017. The variables employed are profitability, liquidity, leverage, company size, securities structure and maturity date. The results of the Wald test statistics show that leverage ratio, firm size, security structure, and maturity date are the factors that influence the probability of high or low corporate bond ratings, while profitability and liquidity ratios are factors that have no effect on the level of such ratings. With regard to sukuk, profitability, liquidity, and maturity date are the factors that influence the probability of high or low corporate sukuk ratings, while leverage ratio, company size, and security structure have no effect on the ratings.

Zakat institutions play an important role in managing zakat effectively and efficiently as described in Law no. 23 of year 2011. This study aims to analyze the efficiency of zakat institutions in Indonesia and determine the best ranking of the units observed. This study uses a descriptive quantitative approach with the Super Efficiency Analysis. The study objects are BAZNAS, Rumah Zakat, Dompet Dhuafa, and YBM PLN with the 2016-2018 observation period. Personnel costs, operational costs, and socialization costs are input variables. While the output variables used are the amount of zakat collected and the amount of zakat distributed. The results of super-efficiency measurement show that the 3 best DMU rankings were achieved by YBM PLN 2016, BAZNAS 2018 and BAZNAS 2017. While the other 9 DMUs were inefficient. Inefficiency is due to the not optimal amount of zakat collected and zakat distributed and the high use of socialization costs. The variable of the amount of zakat collected is the most sensitive variable to the value of efficiency. To achieve performance efficiency, technology can be utilized to improve input and output. This research can be used as an evaluation material for zakat institutions to optimize efficiency. Keywords: Super Efficiency; Zakat Institution; Technology