Market Review On 4th December 2020, Fitch Ratings (Fitch) had downgraded Malaysia’s Long Term Foreign Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to BBB+ from -A while revising the outlook from negative to Stable. This is on the back of more than 200 negative rating actions and more than 100 sovereign downgrades globally undertaken by credit rating agencies since the onset of Covid-19 outbreak since March. For Malaysia, the downgrade was also related to Covid-19 crisis which have weakened several of Malaysia’s…
READ MOREBIMB Investment Launches Bank Islam Premier Fund for Sophisticated Investors with Target of 5% Annual Income
KUALA LUMPUR: BIMB Investment Management Berhad (“BIMB Investment”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad, today announced the launch of Bank Islam Premier Fund (‘BIPF’), a wholesale Shariah-Mixed Assets Fund that targets an annual income distribution. Commenting on the launch of BIPF, BIMB Investment Chairman, Mohamed Ridza Mohamed Abdulla, said, “We are pleased with the launch of Bank Islam Premier Fund that offers innovative investment opportunities to sophisticated investors. Bank Islam Group continues to offer holistic and comprehensive funds and wealth management solutions…
READ MOREBIMB Investment Bags Best ESG Asset Manager 2020 Award
Kuala Lumpur, November 2020 – BIMB Investment Management Berhad (BIMB Investment), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad, was awarded ESG Asset Manager of the Year 2020 by The Asset Triple A Islamic Finance Awards 2020 for the second consecutive year., This award is in recognition of its significant contributions and achievements in environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG), sustainability and asset management in Asia. BIMB Investment also won the Best ESG Equity Fund (BIMB-ARABESQUE i Global Dividend Fund…
READ MOREBIMB Investment’s BEST Robo-Intelligence Shariah-ESG Investing mobile Wins The E-Commerce – Financial Services Award At the Malaysia Technology Excellence Awards 2020
Kuala Lumpur, September 2020 –BIMB Investment Management Berhad’s BEST Invest, a Robo-Intelligence Shariah-compliant ESG investing online mobile platform won the E-Commerce – Financial Services award at the Malaysia Technology Excellence Awards 2020. The Chairman of BIMB Investment, Mohamed Ridza Mohamed Abdullah, said “We’ve always had Malaysians in the back of our minds when we created the BEST Invest app. With a simple smartphone, everyone can start investing in Shariah-compliant sustainable funds. We feel honoured to be presented with this prestigious…
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READ MORETheWall: Fintech and asset management firms disrupting fund distribution
An increasing number of asset management firms are working with fintech firms — in particular, robo-advisors or digital investment managers (DIM) — to transform the way they distribute products through new platforms. The platforms vary from firm to firm but, in general, they make it easier for investors to access unit trusts, as they can now buy them directly online and create personalised portfolios. The minimum investment amount and sales charges are also lower. For instance, BIMB Investment Management Bhd…
READ MOREBIMB’s Best Invest – Digital, But Not A Roboadvisor
BIMB Investment Management has entered the digital space with its own offering, Best Invest, which they’ve dubbed robo intelliegence and not a roboadvisor. Why have they done so, what makes this new buzzword different from roboadvisors, and what funds and assets do they offer? Roshan Kanesan gets into this and more with Najmuddin Mohd Lutfi. https://www.bfm.my/podcast/morning-run/ringgit-and-sense/bimbs-best-invest-digital-but-not-a-roboadvisor Best Invest App is developed by BIMB Investment Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Bank Islam Malaysia Bhd 27 August 2020 Produced & Presented by:…
READ MORECover Story: Sustaining the performance of shariah funds
Shariah-compliant investments are known to be resilient and even tend to perform better than their conventional peers in troubled times. This was proven during the first half of the year, when the average returns of global and Malaysian equity shariah funds were higher than those of their conventional counterparts. According to data by Morningstar, Malaysian equity shariah funds in the large-cap and mid- and small-cap categories provided average returns of -3.47% and -5.03% respectively from January to June 30. In…
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