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Alliance Investment Management Berhad (AIMB) is a licensed fund management company under the Capital Markets and Services Act 2007.
Formed in 1995, the Company has an authorised paid-up capital of RM25 million. Its RM11.287 million paid-up capital was divided into 11.287 million ordinary shares at RM1 each.
A subsidiary of the Alliance Financial Group, AIMB is led by a dynamic new management team under the helm and leadership of Nik Azhar Abdullah, following the successful merger between its unit trust business and asset management sister company on 2 April 2007.
Apart from being highly committed to identifying original ideas ahead of the market, AIMB seeks to give its corporate and retail clients' consistent returns and superior performance both in a bullish and bearish market and this strategy has proven to attract more clientele to its business.
Its top-down investment methodology, meticulous fundamental research and robust investment process are starting to bear fruits. As at 30 June 2008, assets under management amounted to some 2.3 billion.
At present, AIMB has 8 local funds and 4 global funds in its suite of offerings and a number of its funds had continuously won numerous awards in the local and international scene.
The funds are available through institutional unit trust advisers such as Alliance Bank Malaysia Berhad, Affin Bank Bhd, AmPrivate Banking, ECM Libra Avenue Securities Sdn Bhd, HSBC Bank Malaysia Bhd, Phillip Mutual Bhd, RHB Investment Management Bhd and Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia Bhd.
Not one to sit on its laurels and highly focused on growth, AIMB had embarked on an Agency task force which is in line with the Group's motto of "Banking Made Personal". The agency force is AIMB's alternative distribution channel which will enable the Company to serve the growing investing public who seeks personalised services.
As at 30 June 2008, AIMB employs 46 personnel of whom 39 and 7 are executives and non-executives, respectively. Although the Company works on a lean structure, its dedicated team of fund managers has a combined fund management experience of more than 100 years.
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