Kuala Lumpur, 17 April 2020: Kenanga Investors Berhad (“Kenanga Investors”) picked up a total of five (5) awards at the Refinitiv Lipper Fund Awards 2020 (“the Awards”). The fund house’s Shariah flagship fund, Kenanga Syariah Growth Fund (“KSGF”), was named “Equity Malaysia – Malaysia Islamic, 10 years”. Meanwhile, its Kenanga Diversified Fund (“KDF”), a mixed asset fund which seeks to provide investors with capital appreciation, was awarded a double honour; “Mixed Asset MYR Flexible - Malaysia Pension, 5 years” and “Mixed Asset MYR Flexible – Malaysia Pension, 3 years”. As a fund manager, KIB won the “Best Mixed Asset Award – Malaysia Pension” and “Best Equity Award – Malaysia Islamic” titles.

Shortly after winning the “Malaysia Best Equity Fund over 10-years” at the Refinitiv Lipper Global Islamic Fund Awards 2020, the asset management arm of Kenanga Investment Bank Berhad met with success again at this year’s much anticipated Awards in Malaysia. Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of KIB, Ismitz Matthew De Alwis says that the fund house appreciates that the wins came during a difficult time, especially when market sentiment appears to be low due to local and global occurrences. “It is an honour to receive not just one, but five awards from Refinitiv Lipper, which will definitely spur us on to work even harder for our clients to ensure consistent top performance,” he says.

Kuala Lumpur, 17 April 2020 – Alliance Islamic Bank Berhad (“Alliance Islamic Bank”) today announced a new collaboration with Citrine Capital, NGOhub, and Malaysian Global Innovation & Creativity Centre (MaGIC) to help local social enterprises[1] remain sustainable during this challenging times. This is to ensure that these social enterprises can continue to provide relief, employment, and supplies to communities-in-need.

“Social enterprises play an important role in helping marginalised communities earn a living and sustain their livelihood. Like any small and medium enterprises (SMEs), these social enterprises too have overhead costs to consider for their operations. With minimal opportunity to generate revenue during this crisis, social enterprises too lack the financial capacity to continue with their work of bringing relief to the underprivileged,” said Alliance Islamic Bank’s Chief Executive Officer, En. Rizal IL-Ehzan bin Fadil Azim.

Kuala Lumpur, 17 April 2020 – Alliance Islamic Bank Berhad (“Alliance Islamic Bank”) today announced a new collaboration with Citrine Capital, NGOhub, and Malaysian Global Innovation & Creativity Centre (MaGIC) to help local social enterprises[1] remain sustainable during this challenging times. This is to ensure that these social enterprises can continue to provide relief, employment, and supplies to communities-in-need.

“Social enterprises play an important role in helping marginalised communities earn a living and sustain their livelihood. Like any small and medium enterprises (SMEs), these social enterprises too have overhead costs to consider for their operations. With minimal opportunity to generate revenue during this crisis, social enterprises too lack the financial capacity to continue with their work of bringing relief to the underprivileged,” said Alliance Islamic Bank’s Chief Executive Officer, En. Rizal IL-Ehzan bin Fadil Azim.

Putrajaya, 17 April 2020 – In addition to its recent donation of 300 air purifiers to over 38 public hospitals across Malaysia treating COVID-19 patients, Coway Malaysia also made a RM300,000 monetary contribution to the Ministry of Health Malaysia (MOH), in a simple ceremony held yesterday. 

This Life-Changing CSR initiative, in conjunction with World Health Day held in April, is in line with the company’s commitment to life-changing air and help support the vulnerable COVID-19 patients treated at hospitals as well as the frontline healthcare personnel attending to them.