For more information about Nikko Asset Management, please visit the firm’s website.
Total Value of Unit Trust Funds under the Management of Nikko AM: USD206.1bn**
AIIMAN Asset Management Sdn. Bhd. (AIIMAN) is an Islamic investment management company managing assets for pension funds, institutions, corporates, high net worth and mass affluent individuals.
Headquartered in the world’s Islamic financial hub Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, AIIMAN is focused on providing clients exceptional and innovative Shariah investment solutions that focus on Asian equities and global Sukuk.
AIIMAN is licensed by the SC to undertake the regulated activity of Islamic fund management on 17 November 2008 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of AHAM Asset Management Berhad (“AHAM Capital”) (formerly known as Affin Hwang Asset Management Berhad) and a member of the Affin Hwang Investment Banking Group. AIIMAN also received SC’s approval on 27 December 2018 to carry out the activity as a unit trust management company. AIIMAN has been in the fund management industry since 2008.
Total Value of Unit Trust Funds under the Management of AIIMAN: RM25.2bn
(Figures as at 31 October 2022)
The investment committee formulates, establishes and implements investment strategies and policies. The investment committee will continually review and monitor the success of these strategies and policies using predetermined benchmarks towards achieving a proper performance for the Fund. The investment committee will also ensure investment guidelines and regulations are complied with. The investment committee will meet at least once every quarterly or more should the need arise.
Dato’ V. Danapalan holds a B.A. (Hons) from University Malaya and Masters in Public Administration from Pennsylvania State University, United States of America. He was previously the Chairman of the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) until his retirement in March 2006. Prior to joining MCMC, he was a Senior Vice-President at the Multimedia Development Corporation Sdn. Bhd. Before this, he was the Secretary-General at the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment, a position he held from 1991 to 1998. He currently serves on the Board of Malaysia University of Science and Technology (MUST), Multimedia University (MMU), Sirim QAS Sdn. Bhd., Gibraltar BSN Life Insurance, Telekom Malaysia Berhad, Maybank Foundation and Tun Sambanthan Scholarship Board.
Encik Mohammad Aminullah Bin Basir is an independent member of the Investment Committee for the Fund. He has vast experience in matters relating to collective investment schemes from his long serving tenure in the Securities Commission Malaysia. Encik Aminullah retired as the Deputy General Manager and Head of Investment Products in the Corporate Finance and Investment Division, after serving for 20 years covering various aspects of the capital market industry such as corporate finance (e.g. initial public offerings, acquisitions and mergers), collective investment schemes (e.g unit trust funds, real estate investment trusts, exchange traded funds, business trusts) and private retirement scheme. He started his career as an auditor with Ivor Barry and Co, a firm of Chartered Accountants in United Kingdom before returning to Malaysia as an internal auditor with Sime Darby Berhad. Encik Aminullah is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), a Chartered Accountant with the Malaysian Institute of Accountants and he is also a certified member of Financial Planning Association of Malaysia (FPAM).
Mr. Phuah was previously the senior general manager and the head of the Strategy & Research Department at the SC. For a period of 10 years, he was involved in various capital market development and regulatory projects and led the project team that developed the Capital Market Masterplan 2. Prior to joining the SC, he was a regional bank analyst with Dresdner Kleinwort Benson where he was ranked among the top banking analysts in South East Asia. He was also head of Malaysian equities research for PB Securities and K&N Kenanga. He also previously worked as a remisier, a fund manager and as a financial journalist. He graduated with a degree in economics from the University of Manchester, United Kingdom in 1981.
Dato’ Mohamad Ayob was an advisor of AHAM Asset Management Berhad (“AHAM Capital”) (formerly known as Affin Hwang Asset Management Berhad) from January 2016 until December 2019. He was responsible to establish beneficial working relationship and networks with the regulatory authorities, statutory bodies and industry associates. Prior to Dato’ Ayob’s appointment with AHAM Asset Management Berhad, he was the Chief Executive Officer of Affin Fund Management Berhad. He has over 25 years’ experience in treasury management and investment banking (including corporate recovery and debt capital market), other than 11 years’ experience in unit trust and asset management. He was an elected director and committee member of Federation of Investment Managers Malaysia for 9 consecutive years. Dato’ Ayob was a licensed Capital Market Services Representative, who was also graduated from University of Hull with a Master of Business Administration (Finance) and holds a Bachelor Degree in Economics (Honours) from University of Malaya.
AHAM Asset Management Berhad (“AHAM Capital”) (formerly known as Affin Hwang Asset Management Berhad) has appointed Deutsche Bank (Malaysia) Berhad (“DBMB”) to undertake the accounting and valuation function for the Fund by way of a service level agreement. Under the terms of the agreement, the AHAM Capital’s delegate will maintain proper accounts; carry out daily valuation/pricing and provide the unit prices for publication in the newspaper. All fees and expenses arising out of this appointment are not charged to the Fund and are solely borne by AHAM Capital as required by the Guidelines.
AHAM Capital has appointed Deutsche Trustees Malaysia Berhad (“DTMB”) to act as trustee and custodian of the assets of the Fund and to safeguard the interests of Unit Holders of the Fund. In performing these functions and duties, the Trustee has to exercise all due care and vigilance and is required to act in accordance with the provisions of the Deed, the Act and all relevant laws and the Guidelines.
Deutsche Trustees Malaysia Berhad (“DTMB”) (Company No. 763590-H) was incorporated in Malaysia on 22 February 2007 and commenced business in May 2007. DTMB is registered as a trust company under the Trust Companies Act 1949, with its business address at Level 20, Menara IMC, 8 Jalan Sultan Ismail, 50250 Kuala Lumpur. DTMB is a member of Deutsche Bank Group (“Deutsche Bank”). Deutsche Bank provides commercial and investment banking, retail banking, transaction banking and asset and wealth management products and services to corporations, governments, institutional investors, small and medium-sized businesses, and private individuals.
AHAM Capital has appointed HSBC (Malaysia) Trustee Berhad to undertake the accounting and valuation function for the Funds. The Trustee has invested significantly into information technology to offer accounting and valuation services to its clients. Under the terms of the Service Agreement, the Trustee would maintain proper records, and carry out daily valuation/pricing and sending the Unit prices for publication in the newspaper. All fees and expenses arising out of this appointment are not charged to the Funds and are solely borne by the Manager as required by the Guidelines.
HSBC (Malaysia) Trustee Berhad (Company No. 1281-T), a company incorporated in Malaysia since 1937 and registered as a trust company under the Trust Companies Act 1949, with its registered address at Level 19, Menara IQ, Lingkaran TRX, 55188 Tun Razak Exchange, Kuala Lumpur.
AHAM Capital has appointed CIMB Islamic Trustee Berhad (“the Trustee”) to undertake the accounting and valuation function for the Fund by way of a service level agreement. Under the terms of the agreement, the Trustee would maintain proper accounts, carry out daily valuation/pricing and sending the Unit prices for publication in the newspaper. All fees and expenses arising out of this appointment are not charged to the Fund and are solely borne by AHAM Capital as required by the Guidelines.
CIMB Islamic Trustee Berhad was incorporated on 19 January 1988 and registered as a trust company under the Trust Companies Act, 1949 and having its registered office at Level 13, Menara CIMB, Jalan Stesen Sentral 2, Kuala Lumpur Sentral, 50470 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Trustee is qualified to act as a trustee for collective investment schemes approved under the Capital Markets and Services Act 2007. CIMB Islamic Trustee Berhad has an authorised capital of RM5,000,000 divided into 500,000 ordinary shares of RM10 each of which the total issued capital is RM2,000,000 divided into 200,000 ordinary shares of RM10 each, and the total paid up capital is RM1,000,000 divided into 200,000 ordinary shares of RM10 each and partly paid-up at RM5 each.
CIMB Commerce Trustee Berhad was incorporated in Malaysia on 25 August 1994 under the Companies Act 1965. AHAM Capital has appointed CIMB Commerce Trustee Berhad to undertake the accounting and valuation function for the Funds. The fund accounting and valuation agents will maintain proper accounts, carry our daily valuation/pricing and forwarding the Unit prices to the daily newspaper for publication. All fees and expenses arising out of this appointment are not charged to the Funds and are solely borne by AHAM Capital as required by the Guidelines.
AHAM Capital has appointed TMF Trustees Malaysia Berhad to undertake the accounting and valuation function for the Fund by way of a service level agreement. Under the terms of the agreement, management company’s delegate will maintain proper accounts, carry out daily valuation/pricing and provide the unit prices for publication in the newspaper. All fees and expenses arising out of this appointment are not charged to the Fund and are solely borne by the Manager as required by the Guidelines.
TMF Trustees Malaysia Berhad (Company No. 200301008392) was incorporated in Malaysia on 1 April 2003 and registered as a trust company under the Trust Companies Act 1949 on 9 October 2003. Its registered and business address is at 10th Floor, Menara Hap Seng, No. 1 & 3, Jalan P. Ramlee, 50250 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Trustee is part of TMF Group, an independent global service provider in the trust & fiduciary sector. The group has 125 offices in more than 83 jurisdictions in the world. TMF Trustees started in Malaysia in 1992 with its first office in Labuan International Business Financial Centre (IBFC), providing trust and fiduciary services. The Kuala Lumpur office was established in 2003 to support the Labuan office in servicing Malaysian clients and to undertake domestic trust business. The Trustee provides various types of trustee business, such as trustee and security trustee for private debt securities (PDS), corporate administrator to asset-backed securities (ABS), trustee for unit trust funds & private trust and custodian for private fund mandate. The TMF Group provides a more comprehensive range of corporate secretarial services, financial accounting, HR administrative and payroll outsourcing services.
AHAM Capital has appointed Maybank Trustees to act as custodian of the Fund and to exercise all due diligence and vigilance in carrying out its functions and duties and to safeguard the rights and interests of the Unitholders. Apart from being the legal owner of the Fund’s assets, the Trustee is responsible for ensuring that the Manager performs its obligations in accordance with the provisions of the Deed and the relevant laws.
Maybank Trustees Berhad (“MTB”) was incorporated on 12 April 1963 and registered as a Trust Company under the Trust Companies Act 1949 on 11 November 1963. It was one of the first local trust companies to provide trustee services with the objective of meeting the financial needs of both individual and corporate clients.
AHAM Capital has appointed AmanahRaya Trustees Berhad as the custodian of the Fund and safeguards the interest of the Unit Holders. Exercises all due diligence and vigilance in carrying out its functions and duties in accordance with the Deed, SC Guidelines, Capital Markets and Services Act 2007 and securities laws. Ensures that the Manager manages and administers the Fund in accordance with the Deed, SC Guidelines, Capital Markets and Services Act 2007 and securities laws. Ensures proper records are kept of all transactions, dividends, interest and income received and distributed in respect of the Fund. Requires the Manager to keep the Trustee fully informed as to the details of the Manager’s policies in investments and any changes thereof. Ensures the accounts are audited at the end of each accrual period by the auditors and ensure that each Unit Holder receives a copy of the audited annual accounts within two months after the financial year-end.
AmanahRaya Trustees Berhad was incorporated under the laws of Malaysia on 23 March 2007 and registered as a trust company under the Trust Companies Act 1949. ART is a subsidiary of Amanah Raya Berhad (ARB) which is wholly owned by the Minister of Finance (Incorporated). ART took over the corporate trusteeship functions of ARB and acquired ARB’s experience of more than 50 years in trustee business. ART has been registered and approved by the SC to act as trustee to unit trust funds.
Data as at September 2022
Amanie Advisors Sdn Bhd (“Amanie”) is a Shariah advisory, consultancy, training, research and development boutique for institutional and corporate clientele focusing in Islamic financial services. Amanie is a registered Shariah adviser with the SC. It has been established with the aim of addressing the global needs for experts and Shariah scholars’ pro‐active input. This will ultimately allow the players in the industry to manage and achieve their business and financial goals in accordance with the Shariah principles. Amanie also focuses on organizational aspect of the development of human capital in Islamic finance worldwide through providing updated quality learning embracing both local and global issues on Islamic financial products and services. The company is led by Tan Sri Dr. Mohd Daud Bakar and teamed by an active and established panel of consultants covering every aspect related to the Islamic banking and finance industry both in Malaysia and the global market. Currently the team comprises of eight (8) full‐time consultants who represent dynamic and experienced professionals with a mixture of Shariah law, corporate finance, accounting, product development and education. Amanie meets the Manager every quarter to address Shariah advisory matters pertaining to the Fund. Amanie also review the Fund’s investment on a monthly basis to ensure compliance with Shariah principles or any other relevant principles at all times. Since 2005, Amanie has acquired seventeen (17) years of experience in the advisory role of unit trusts and as at LPD there are one hundred and thirty nine (139) funds which Amanie acts as Shariah adviser.
Tan Sri Dr. Mohd Daud Bakar is the founder and executive chairman of Amanie Group. One of its flagship companies namely Amanie Advisors, is operating in few cities globally. He serves asthe chairman of the Shariah Advisory Council at the Central Bank of Malaysia, the SC, the Labuan Financial Services Authority, the Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC), Kazakhstan, the First Abu Dhabi Bank, and Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB). Tan Sri Dr. Mohd Daud Bakar is also a Shariah board member of various global financial institutions, including the National Bank of Oman (Oman), Amundi Asset Management (France), Bank of London and Middle East (London), BNP Paribas Najma (Bahrain), Natixis Bank (Dubai), Oasis Asset Management (South Africa), Noor Islamic Bank (Dubai), Morgan Stanley (Dubai), Sedco Capital (Saudi and Luxembourg), and Dow Jones Islamic Market Index (New York) amongst many others. In the corporate world, Tan Sri is currently a member of the PNB Investment Committee. Previously, he served as a board director at Sime Darby Property Berhad and chairman to Malaysia Islamic Economic Development Foundation (YaPEIM). In addition, he is the co‐founder of Experts Analytics Centre Sdn Bhd and MyFinB (a fintech company), the chairman of Berry Pay, Snap & Pay, as well as Data Sukan Consulting. He holds non‐executive director position for Bio Fluid Sdn Bhd and KAB Gold Dynamics Sdn Bhd. He is currently the 8th President of the International Islamic University of Malaysia (IIUM). In 2016, he received the “Award of Excellence for Outstanding Contribution for Shariah Leadership & Advisory” at London Sukuk Summit Awards and “Shariah Adviser Award” at The Asset Triple A Islamic Finance Award. In 2014, he received the “Most Outstanding Individual” award by His Majesty, the King of Malaysia, in conjunction with the national‐level Prophet Muhammad’s birthday. Under his leadership, Amanie Advisors received the “Islamic Economy Knowledge Infrastructure Award” at the Global Islamic Economy Summit, Dubai 2015, by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, Oct 2015. He received his first degree in Shariah from University of Kuwait in 1988 and obtained his PhD from University of St. Andrews, United Kingdom in 1993. In 2002, he completed his external Bachelor of Jurisprudence at University of Malaya. Hisfirst book entitled “Shariah Mindsin Islamic Finance: An Inside Story of A Shariah Scholar” has won the “Islamic Finance Book of the Year 2016” by the Global Islamic Finance Award GIFA) 2016. Then, his book on sukuk entitled “An Insightful Journey to Emirates Airline Sukuk: Pushing The Boundaries of Islamic Finance” has also won the “Best Islamic Finance Case 2017” by the GIFA 2017 in Kazakhstan.
The number of funds in which it acts as adviser: 139
(Figures as at September 2022)
