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Two standard-setting bodies are proposing new guidelines for sukuk that would make them more transparent and easier to structure. The Accounting and Auditing Organisation for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI) published draft accounting standards for sukuk. It clarifies how sukuk should be treated on balance sheets and which information issuers should disclose. The AAOIFI said it had also formed a working group to overhaul its sharia standards for sukuk. Last year, the Malaysia-based Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB) drafted its own guidelines for disclosure related to Islamic capital market products. Aligning the market around common standards and requiring all issuers to disclose the same information could increase investment in sukuk.