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Zero-Rated GST: Positive for Consumers

ZERO-RATED GST: POSITIVE FOR CONSUMERS GST is now zero-rated effective 1 June The government has announced that the Goods and Services Tax (GST) rate will be set at zero percent effective 1 June this year. The decision was in line with the new government objective i.e. to put more money in the hands of the consumers especially for the bottom 40% income group. Click here for detail

Economic Viewpoint Trade Friction but Not Collapsing Demands

ECONOMIC VIEWPOINT TRADE FRICTION BUT NOT COLLAPSING DEMANDS Flirting with a trade war The trade tension between the US and China has escalated. On 7 April, the US President has ordered the US Trade Representatives to consider USD100 billion in additional tariffs against China. Click here for detail.

BIMB Investment Declares 8% Distribution Yield For BIMB-Arabesque i Global Dividend Fund 1

BIMB INVESTMENT DECLARES 8% DISTRIBUTION YIELD FOR BIMB-ARABESQUE i GLOBAL DIVIDEND FUND 1 Exceeding target benchmark of 6% for two consecutive years. KUALA LUMPUR, Friday, 23 March 2018 – BIMB Investment Management Berhad (“BIMB Invest”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad, declared 8% (MYR and USD class) income distribution yield for its multi-currency global Shariah-ESG equity fund, the BIMB-Arabesque i Global Dividend Fund 1(“Fund”), exceeding its benchmark target of 6% and higher than last year’s income distribution yield…

BIMB-Arabesque Asia Pacific Shariah-ESG Equity Fund Launching

Data revolution shaping socially responsible investing

7 March 2018: Data revolution shaping socially responsible investing. Investors who want to integrate environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles into their strategies often run into a major hurdle – the lack of relevant information reported by companies Click here to read more

Shariah Compliant Investing Version 2.0

9 Feb 2018: Shariah Compliant Investing Version 2.0 In this article, Gabriel Karageorgiou, a partner at Arabesque Asset Management, takes a look at how the landscape of asset management is changing and its correlation with Islamic finance. Click here to read more

BIMB Invest Launches BIMB-Arabesque Asia Pacific Shariah-ESG Equity Fund, the First Asia Pacific Big Data & Fintech Fund in Malaysia

23 Jan 2018: BIMB INVEST LAUNCHES BIMB-ARABESQUE ASIA PACIFIC SHARIAH-ESG EQUITY FUND, THE FIRST ASIA PACIFIC BIG DATA & FINTECH FUND IN MALAYSIA A NEW DIMENSION TO INVESTING IN ASIA PACIFIC THAT INTEGRATES ESG & SHARIAH USING FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY (“FINTECH’) & BIG DATA ANALYTICS KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday, 23 January 2018 – BIMB Investment Management Berhad (“BIMB Invest”) with its strategic partner, Arabesque Asset Management Holding Ltd, UK (“Arabesque Partners”) launch the BIMB-Arabesque Asia Pacific Shariah-ESG Equity Fund (“the Fund”); the…

Smart Investor – Meeting the Needs of Islamic Finance

Smart Investor – Meeting the Needs of Islamic Finance: BIMB-Arabesque i Global Dividend Fund 1 

Termination of Complimentary Group Personal Accident (GPA) Takaful Coverage

12 Dec 2017: TERMINATION OF COMPLIMENTARY GROUP PERSONAL ACCIDENT (GPA) TAKAFUL COVERAGE Dear Valued Investors As we usher 2018, we would like to take a moment to thank you for your support and contributions over this past year. BIMB Invest remains committed in our continuous efforts to deliver consistent and sustainable investment performance. We are pleased to inform that our global Islamic equity fund and Malaysia Islamic equity fund consistently ranks in the first quartile for investment performance over this…