KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 28 (Bernama) -- AmInvest was honoured as Malaysia’s Best ETF (“Exchange Traded Funds”) Provider for the fifth consecutive year at The Asset Triple A Sustainable Investing Awards for Institutional Investor, ETF, and Asset Servicing Providers 2020.¹ 
 
AmInvest pioneered and manages Malaysia’s first bond and equity ETFs, namely ABF Bond Index Fund (“ABF Malaysia”) and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI etf (“FBM KLCI etf”), which were launched in 2005 and 2007 respectively.² AmInvest dominates the market as the largest ETF provider in the country with assets under management of around RM1.6 billion.³
 
 “We are honoured to receive this award for providing the most appropriate ETF products for our clients. Through our ETFs, our investors are able to have easy access to Malaysian bonds and equities in a cost-efficient manner via our stock exchange, Bursa Malaysia,” commented Dato' Sulaiman Mohd Tahir, Group Chief Executive Officer of AmBank Group.
 
ABF Malaysia is the only bond ETF in the market² and consists of mainly Malaysian government bonds in its portfolio. It tracks the performance of Markit iBoxx®ABF Malaysia Bond Index. FBM KLCI etf is designed to follow the performance of its benchmark index, FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI, which comprises Malaysia’s top 30 largest companies in terms of market capitalisation.
 
Income distribution, if any, for both of these ETFs is made semi-annually. Recently, ABF Malaysia and FBM KLCI etf declared an interim income distribution payout of 3.62 sen and 0.50 sen per unit respectively, for the funds’ current financial year ending 31 December 2020.
 
“ETFs are an easy and cost-effective tool for investors to build a diversified portfolio, which can help to reduce overall portfolio risk especially during these uncertain times. ETFs provide immediate access and exposure to a basket of securities through a single transaction,” added Goh Wee Peng, Chief Executive Officer of AmInvest.
 
Asset Publishing & Research Limited, the award provider, is a financial publishing group in Asia-Pacific based in Hong Kong, whose publications are targeted at Asian issuers and global institutional investors.
 
For more information on ABF Malaysia and FBM KLCI etf, please visit www.abfmy1.com.my and www.fbmklcietf.com.my  respectively.
 
About AmInvest
AmInvest is the brand name for the funds management business of AmFunds Management Berhad and AmIslamic Funds Management Sdn Bhd, both of which are wholly-owned subsidiaries of AmInvestment Bank Berhad. We are a multiple award-winning fund manager based in Malaysia with 39 years of investing experience managing unit trust funds, wholesale funds, institutional mandates, Exchange Traded Funds (ETF) and Private Retirement Scheme (PRS); encompassing both conventional and Shariah-compliant funds.
 
Sources:
¹ The Asset Triple A Sustainable Investing Awards for Institutional Investor, ETF, and Asset Servicing Providers 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 by Asset Publishing & Research Limited to AmFunds Management Berhad. 
² Based on data compiled by Lipper, Refinitiv on the launch dates of the list of ETFs in Malaysia as at 31 July 2020.
³ Based on data compiled by Lipper, Refinitiv on the total fund size of ETFs by fund management companies in Malaysia as at 31 July 2020. 

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This advertisement material is prepared for information purposes only and may not be published, circulated, reproduced or distributed in whole or part, whether directly or indirectly, to any person without the prior written consent of AmFunds Management Berhad [198601005272 (154432-A)] (“AmInvest”). This advertisement material should not be construed as an offer or solicitation for the purchase or sale of any units in ABF Malaysia Bond Index Fund and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI etf (“the Fund”). AmInvest has relied upon the accuracy and completeness of relevant information available from public sources. AmInvest does not warrant the accuracy, adequacy, timeliness or completeness of the information obtained from the public sources for any particular purpose, and expressly disclaims liability for any error, inaccuracy or omission. AmInvest and its employees shall not be held liable to the investors for any damage, direct, indirect or consequential losses (including loss of profit), claims, actions, demands, liabilities suffered by the investors or proceedings and judgments brought or established against the investors, and costs, charges and expenses incurred by the investors or for any investment decision that the investors have made as a result of relying on the content or information in this advertisement material. Investors shall be solely responsible for using and relying on any contents in this advertisement. Investors are advised to read and understand the contents of the Prospectus for ABF Malaysia Bond Index Fund dated 13 July 2009 and Prospectus for FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI etf dated 7 June 2009, including any supplementary made thereof from time to time (“Prospectus(es)”), obtainable at www.abfmy1.com.my and www.fbmklcietf.com.my, before making an investment decision. The Prospectus(es) have been registered with the Securities Commission Malaysia, who takes no responsibility for its contents. The Securities Commission Malaysia has not reviewed this advertisement material. Investors may wish to seek advice from a professional advisor before making an investment. Past performance of the Fund is not an indication of its future performance. The Fund’s unit prices and income distribution payable, if any, may rise or fall. Where a unit split/distribution is declared, investors are advised that following the issue of additional units/distribution, the Net Asset Value (“NAV”) per unit will be reduced from pre-unit split NAV/cum-distribution NAV to post-unit split NAV/ex-distribution NAV. Please be advised that where a unit split is declared, the value of investor’s investment in Malaysian Ringgit will remain unchanged after the distribution of the additional units. Please refer to the Prospectus(es) for detailed information on the specific risks of the fund(s). Investors are advised to consider these risks and other general risk elaborated, as well as the fees, charges and expenses involved. This advertisement material may be translated into languages other than English. In the event of any dispute or ambiguity arising out of such translated versions of this advertisement material, the English version shall prevail. AmInvest’s Privacy Notice can be accessed via aminvest.com.
 
Markit iBoxx® ABF Malaysia Bond Index Fund
The iBoxx® ABF Malaysia (the “Index”) referenced herein is the property of Markit Indices GmbH (“Index Sponsor”) and has been licensed for use in connection with ABF Malaysia Bond Index Fund. Each party acknowledges and agrees that ABF Malaysia Bond Index Fund is not sponsored, endorsed or promoted by the Index Sponsor. The Index Sponsor makes no representation whatsoever, whether express or implied, and hereby expressly disclaims all warranties (including, without limitation, those of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose or use), with respect to the Index or any data included therein or relating thereto, and in particular disclaims any warranty either as to the quality, accuracy and/or completeness of the Index or any data included therein, the results obtained from the use of the Index and/or the composition of the Index at any particular time on any particular date or otherwise and/or the creditworthiness of any entity, or the likelihood of the occurrence of a credit event or similar event (however defined) with respect to an obligation, in the Index at any particular time on any particular date or otherwise. The Index Sponsor shall not be liable (whether in negligence or otherwise) to the parties or any other person for any error in the Index, and the Index Sponsor is under no obligation to advise the parties or any person of any error therein. The Index Sponsor makes no representation whatsoever, whether express or implied, as to the advisability of purchasing or selling ABF Malaysia Bond Index Fund, the ability of the Index to track relevant markets’ performances, or otherwise relating to the Index or any transaction or product with respect thereto, or of assuming any risks in connection therewith. The Index Sponsor has no obligation to take the needs of any party into consideration in determining, composing or calculating the Index. No party purchasing or selling ABF Malaysia Bond Index Fund, nor the Index Sponsor, shall have any liability to any party for any act or failure to act by the Index Sponsor in connection with the determination, adjustment, calculation or maintenance of the Index.
 
FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI etf
FTSE®", "FT-SE®" and "Footsie® "are trade marks of the London Stock Exchange Group companies and are used by FTSE International Limited (“FTSE”) under licence. "BURSA MALAYSIA" is a trade mark of Bursa Malaysia Berhad ("BURSA MALAYSIA”). The FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI is calculated by FTSE. All intellectual property rights in the index values and constituent vests in FTSE and BURSA MALAYSIA. Neither FTSE nor BURSA MALAYSIA sponsor, endorse or promote this product and are not in any way connected to it and do not accept any liability. AmFunds Management Berhad has obtained full licence from FTSE to use such intellectual property rights in the creation of this product.  

SOURCE: AmBank Group 

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Name: Nancy Chow
Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications & Marketing
AmInvest
Tel: 03-2036 1881
Email: nancy-chow@ambankgroup.com

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