Strategies for managing endowment funds : case studies of selected Malaysian public universities

The Malaysian government has strongly encouraged Malaysia’s public universities to seek additional sources of income to assure the sustainability of their finances. Endowment is one of the sources encouraged by the government for implementation by these universities. This encouragement has receive...

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Main Authors: Nurul Adilah Hasbullah, Asmak Ab Rahman
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Language:English
Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2021
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/17784/
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description The Malaysian government has strongly encouraged Malaysia’s public universities to seek additional sources of income to assure the sustainability of their finances. Endowment is one of the sources encouraged by the government for implementation by these universities. This encouragement has received a positive response from public universities: all of them have now implemented endowment funds. However, the strategies used by these institutions in managing these funds are still poorly documented. Therefore, this study was conducted to explore the strategies used by Malaysian public universities in managing such funds. It is a qualitative study conducted by interviewing six representatives from selected public universities: Universiti Malaya (UM), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) and Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). These public universities were selected because they recorded the highest collection of endowment funds. This study found that the strategies in managing endowment funds in Malaysian public universities include diversified investment portfolios, the appointment of investment experts, Shariah-compliant investments as an alternative, and diversified income sources.
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spelling oai:generic.eprints.org:177842022-01-01T07:11:22Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/17784/ Strategies for managing endowment funds : case studies of selected Malaysian public universities Nurul Adilah Hasbullah, Asmak Ab Rahman, The Malaysian government has strongly encouraged Malaysia’s public universities to seek additional sources of income to assure the sustainability of their finances. Endowment is one of the sources encouraged by the government for implementation by these universities. This encouragement has received a positive response from public universities: all of them have now implemented endowment funds. However, the strategies used by these institutions in managing these funds are still poorly documented. Therefore, this study was conducted to explore the strategies used by Malaysian public universities in managing such funds. It is a qualitative study conducted by interviewing six representatives from selected public universities: Universiti Malaya (UM), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) and Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). These public universities were selected because they recorded the highest collection of endowment funds. This study found that the strategies in managing endowment funds in Malaysian public universities include diversified investment portfolios, the appointment of investment experts, Shariah-compliant investments as an alternative, and diversified income sources. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2021 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/17784/1/47802-168076-1-PB.pdf Nurul Adilah Hasbullah, and Asmak Ab Rahman, (2021) Strategies for managing endowment funds : case studies of selected Malaysian public universities. Jurnal Pengurusan, 62 . pp. 1-11. ISSN 0127-2713 https://ejournal.ukm.my/pengurusan/issue/view/1426
spellingShingle Nurul Adilah Hasbullah,
Asmak Ab Rahman,
Strategies for managing endowment funds : case studies of selected Malaysian public universities
title Strategies for managing endowment funds : case studies of selected Malaysian public universities
title_full Strategies for managing endowment funds : case studies of selected Malaysian public universities
title_fullStr Strategies for managing endowment funds : case studies of selected Malaysian public universities
title_full_unstemmed Strategies for managing endowment funds : case studies of selected Malaysian public universities
title_short Strategies for managing endowment funds : case studies of selected Malaysian public universities
title_sort strategies for managing endowment funds : case studies of selected malaysian public universities
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/17784/
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