Restructuring Strategy: A Performance Review of Spin-off Islamic Banks in Indonesia

Abstract

The deadline of 2023 has almost passed for the obligation to conduct a spin-off for sharia business units in Indonesia to become a fully-fledged Islamic bank. However, a number of empirical findings highlight the urgency of evaluating this policy. Furthermore, many sharia business units are unable to meet the minimal standards. The paper aims to review prior studies on how spin-off decisions affect the financial performance of spin-off Islamic banks in Indonesia. Information was gathered from the Google Scholar and Mendeley databases using a literature review methodology. This study reveals that 18 publications have tracked 10 Islamic spin-off banks and 18 financial performance indicators. Following the spin-off, six Islamic banks, including BNI Syariah, BRI Syariah, BJB Syariah, Bank KB Bukopin Syariah, BTPN Syariah, Bank Aceh Syariah, BCA Syariah, Bank Syariah Mandiri, and Panin Dubai Syariah Bank, experienced an improvement in their financial performance. Assets, third party funds, financing, market share, CAR, NPF, ROA, z-score, and Maqasid Sharia Index were the main performance indicators that experienced a significant improvement after the spin-off.