Information aggregation deals with a variety of ways to collect and summarize the data
within periods of time or area of interest, such as responsibility centers or functional
areas (Choe, 1998). Aggregate information represents summarized information that
covers periods of time or diverse management area while disaggregated information
represents excessively detailed information that may include only one period or one
functional area (Choe, 1998). Owing to the unique nature of the IFIs, they are also
exposed to specific risks in addition to the normal credit, market and operational risks
faced by conventional FIs. These specific risks include equity investment risks,
displacement risks, liquidity risks and Shari’ah risks. Contrary to conventional FIs, IFIs
invest on the basis of equity-based assets (including partnership based Mudarabah and
Musharakah investments) that expose the IFIs to volatility in earnings due to liquidity,
credit and market risks associated with equity holdings (Iqbal and Mirakhor, 2007). Loss
of capital is also possible in Mudarabah and Musharakah contracts despite proper
monitoring. Therefore, aggregated information by product is required by IFIs to
determine the capital charge for each type of product. Thus, we offer the following
proposition: