Sunday, August 31, 2008

INCOME DISTRIBUTION FOR CIMB ISLAMIC DALI EQUITY FUND

We are pleased to declare an income distribution of 10.0 sen per unit (gross) for the unit holders of CIMB Islamic DALI Equity Fund (formerly known as SBB DANA AL-IHSAN 2) on September 11, 2008.

Cum Date

:

10 September 2008

Ex-Date

:

11 September 2008

Distribution Date

:

11 September 2008

Reinvest Date

:

12 September 2008

Gross Distribution

:

10.0 sen



The amount of the income distributed will depend on the unit holder’s balance of units as at 10 September 2008 in the register of unitholders.

Unitholders will be notified of the net distribution and tax credit through the Tax Voucher.

Please note that the gross payout per unit for CIMB Islamic DALI Equity Fund will amount to 10.0 sen, or approximately 6.83% of its NAV per unit as at 25 August 2008.

Thursday, August 21, 2008

Dana Syariah CIMB tawar pulangan 23.6%

KUALA LUMPUR 20 Ogos - CIMB Islamic Bank Bhd. (CIMB Islamic) hari ini melancarkan produk terbarunya, Market Select yang menawarkan pulangan maksimum sehingga 23.6 peratus setahun untuk pelaburan bertempoh lima tahun.

Di sebalik keadaan ekonomi semasa yang tidak menggalakkan, dana perlindungan modal Syariah terbaru itu diyakini dapat menarik pelaburan berjumlah RM200 juta dalam tempoh tawarannya sehingga 19 September ini.

Market Select menawarkan pulangan yang tinggi berbanding deposit tetap dengan mengambil faedah daripada pertumbuhan pasaran baru yang sedang berkembang, selain jaminan perlindungan modal sehingga tempoh matang, kata Ketua Perbankan Runcit CIMB Bank, Peter England. CIMB Bank merupakan cabang perbankan konvensional Kumpulan CIMB.

Beliau berkata, secara umumnya, pelaburan dalam Market Select memberi pulangan purata tahunan sebanyak 16.5 peratus bagi pelan pelaburan selama tiga tahun dan 23.6 peratus untuk pelaburan lima tahun.

England berkata, produk itu akan dilaburkan di 17 buah negara termasuk Amerika Syarikat, Eropah dan Jepun dan pasaran baru muncul di Asia seperti China, India, Malaysia, Indonesia, Filipina dan Thailand.

''Kita juga akan meneroka pasaran negara-negara yang bakal menjadi pasaran baru muncul pada masa depan iaitu Rusia, Afrika Selatan, Brazil, Mexico, Kazakhstan, Mesir, Turki dan Vietnam,'' katanya pada sidang akhbar selepas pelancaran Market Select di sini hari ini.

Satu lagi ciri menarik Market Select ialah dana itu membolehkan para pelabur menjual balik tanpa menunggu tiba tempoh matang dan mengambil peluang meraih keuntungan ketika aliran pasaran meningkat tanpa sebarang penalti, tambah beliau.

Produk Market Select memerlukan pelaburan pokok minimum sebanyak RM25,000 dan pelaburan gandaan RM1,000.

Thursday, July 10, 2008

CIMB Global Fund Managers

Do you know that CIMB Wealth Advisors global funds are managed by a team of World Class No 1 Global Fund Managers?

Franklin-Templeton
-Over 60 years (not 20 or 30 years!!! ) of investment experience
-Currently managing USD$550 BILLION in over 29 countries around the world

Principal Group
-Established in 1879
-Currently managing USD$205 BILLION; and manages the LARGEST pension fund in the USA

Schroeders
-Currently managing USD$220 BILLION by 300 fund managers in 34 offices around the world

Kerana itulah CIMB Principal MENA Equity Fund bagi the latest return --> 12% in 4 months ( from Feb - June 2008 ). Track record sebelum ni --> 430% in 5 years.

Tuesday, July 8, 2008

ANNOUNCEMENT OF NEW FUND

CIMB ISLAMIC GLOBAL EMERGING MARKETS FUND (iGEM)

We are pleased to announce to you our new Islamic fund, CIMB Islamic Global Emerging Markets Fund (iGEM), which will be launched on 2nd July 2008. The Initial Offer Period (IOP) for this fund is from 2nd July 2008 to 22nd July 20 08. Thus, the commencement date for iGEM falls on 23rd July 2008.


The Fund aims to provide investors with medium to long term capital appreciation through investments in the global emerging markets that conform to Shariah principles. The benchmark for the Fund is Dow Jones Islamic Market Emerging Markets Index.


The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing principally in Shariah compliant equity securities of companies domiciled or with their core business in the world’s emerging markets, which the fund manager believes are undervalued and have the potential for significant growth.


Up to 98% of the Fund’s NAV will be invested in global emerging market securities that conform to Shariah principles and at least 2% of the Fund’s NAV will be invested in Shariah-compliant liquid assets for liquidity purposes.


Kindly note that this fund is open for CASH INVESTMENTS only.

Monday, June 16, 2008

10 Dana Unit Amanah Islamic Terbaik (1 year)

Latest top 10 ranking (Equity Malaysia) base 1 year total return (%) 30/04/07 - 30/04/08...

1) CIMB Islamic Equity - 12.45%
2) CIMB Islamic DALI Equity - 11.06%
3) CIMB Islamic DALI Equity Growth - 9.59%
4) CIMB Islamic Enhanced Index - 7.59%
5) MAAKL Al-Faid - 6.36%
6) ASM Dana Al-Aiman - 5.52%
7) Public Islamic Equity - 5.33%
8) ING OA Inv-ING Equity Islam - 5.02%
9) Public Islamic Dividen - 4.55%
10) Kenanga Syariah Growth - 4.37%

10 Dana Unit Amanah Islamic Terbaik (3 years)

Latest top 10 ranking (Equity Malaysia) base 3 years total return (%) 29/04/05 - 30/04/08...

1) CMS Islamic - 94.15%
2) CIMB Islamic DALI Equity - 79.21%
3) CIMB Islamic Equity - 72.95% ***
4) ING OA Inv-ING Equity Islam - 71.59% ***
5) MAAKL Al-Faid - 69.18% ***
6) CIMB Islamic DALI Equity Growth - 65.15%
7) MAAKL Syariah Index - 65.08%
8) Public Ittikal - 63.08%
9) CIMB Islamic Enhanced Index - 62.20%
10) Public Islamic Equity - 61.20% ***

***Not available for 5 years return.

Source from Personal Money issue #82 (June 2008)

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

DALI 1 Declare Dividen 7 sen

INCOME DISTRIBUTION OF 7 SEN PER UNIT FOR CIMB ISLAMIC DALI EQUITY GROWTH FUND (formerly known as SBB DANA AL-IHSAN FUND)

We are pleased to declare an income distribution of 7 sen per unit (gross) for the unit holders of CIMB Islamic DALI Equity Growth Fund (formerly known as SBB Dana Al-Ihsan Fund) on June 6, 2008.

Cum Date: 5 June 2008
Ex-Date : 6 June 2008
Distribution Date : 6 June 2008
Reinvest Date : 9 June 2008
Gross Distribution : 7 sen

The amount of the income distributed will depend on the unit holder’s balance of units as at 5 June 2008 in the register of unitholders.

Unitholders will be notified of the net distribution and tax credit through the Tax Voucher.

Please note that the gross payout per unit for CIMB Islamic DALI Equity Growth Fund will amount to 7 sen, or approximately 6.66% of the Fund’s NAV as at May 13, 2008

Wednesday, May 7, 2008

3 + 1 Education Plan

CIMB Wealth sasar 400 pelan pendidikan sebulan

KUALA LUMPUR 6 Mei - CIMB Wealth Advisors Bhd. (CIMB Wealth) menyasar menjual 400 Pelan Pendidikan 3 Dalam 1 setiap bulan yang dilancarkannya pada hari ini.

Ketua Pegawai Eksekutifnya, Tan Beng Wah berkata, sasaran itu mampu dicapai kerana pelan tersebut berpotensi menawarkan pulangan lebih tinggi berbanding pelan pendidikan lain apabila pelabur menambah nilai pelaburan secara kerap bagi mendapat pulangan yang lebih cepat.

"Pelan itu kekal aktif walaupun pelabur meninggal dunia atau mengalami hilang upaya kekal kerana pemiliknya dilindungi sehingga tempoh matang selepas dana pelabur dipindahkan kepada warisnya.

"Selain itu, bagi memenuhi keperluan pelabur yang berbeza, pelan ini menawarkan pilihan sama ada dalam versi konvensional Islam," katanya pada majlis pelancaran pelan tersebut di sini, hari ini.

Hadir sama, Pengerusi CIMB Wealth, Tunku Datuk Ahmad Burhanuddin .

Pelan tersebut merupakan produk yang menggabungkan pelaburan dalam saham amanah, takaful dan insurans serta khidmat penamaan amanah dalam satu pakej mudah.

Menurut Beng Wah, pelancaran pelan itu tepat pada waktunya ketika masyarakat berdepan dengan senario mencabar untuk membuat simpanan bagi tujuan pendidikan tinggi.

"Kos pendidikan semakin meningkat dari tahun ke tahun dan pada masa sama, ibu bapa masih bergantung dengan pinjaman, biasiswa dan hasil pelaburan lain untuk membiayai pendidikan tinggi anak mereka.

"Faktor itu jelas memberi gambaran apabila perlunya satu pelan simpanan pendidikan yang mudah tetapi efektif kepada masyarakat," jelasnya.

Saturday, May 3, 2008

10 Dana Unit Amanah Islamic Terbaik (1 year)

Latest top 10 ranking (Equity Malaysia) base 1 year total return (%) 30/03/07 - 31/03/08...

1) CIMB Islamic DALI Equity Growth - 16.02%
2) CIMB Islamic Equity - 14.58%
3) CIMB Islamic DALI Equity - 14.53%
4) ING Equity Islam - 11.89%
5) CIMB Islamic Enhanced Index - 11.61%
6) Alliance Dana Adib - 10.78%
7) MAAKL Al-Faid - 10.22%
8) RHB Islamic Growth - 10.11%
9) Public Islamic Equity - 10.09%
10) Public Islamic Dividen - 9.09%

10 Dana Unit Amanah Islamic Terbaik (3 years)

Latest top 10 ranking (Equity Malaysia) base 3 years total return (%) 31/03/05 - 31/03/08...

1) CMS Islamic - 82.52%
2) CIMB Islamic DALI Equity - 71.12% ***
3) ING Equity Islam - 68.92% ***
4) CIMB Islamic Equity - 64.91% ***
5) MAAKL Al-Faid - 63.27% ***
6) MAAKL Syariah Index - 62.40%
7) CIMB Islamic DALI Equity Growth - 59.84
8) Alliance Dana Adib - 59.42% ***
9) Public Ittikal - 56.77%
10) Public Islamic Equity - 56.70% ***

***Not available for 5 years return.

Source from Personal Money issue #81 (May 2008)

Monday, April 28, 2008

Malaysia Islamic Equities: Three-Year Performance

CIMB – Principal Asset Management won an award for “Malaysia Islamic Equities: Three-Year Performance” for CIMB Islamic Dali Equity Growth Fund by Asian Investor 2008 Investment Performance Awards.
In addition, Principal Global Investor also won an award for the Global Equities Category: Five Year Risk-Adjusted Performance.



Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Announcement of New Fund

CIMB ISLAMIC COMMODITIES STRUCTURED FUND 1 & 2

Introducing the brand new Fund which capitalizes on commodities, CIMB Islamic Commodities Structured Fund 1 & CIMB Islamic Commodities Structured Fund 2.

CIMB Islamic Commodities Structured Fund 1 was close-ended fund which would invest at least 95 percent of its net asset value (NAV) in a three-year Islamic Dynamic Best of Commodity Structured Product to be issued by CIMB Investment Bank and up to five percent of its NAV in liquid assets.

CIMB Islamic Commodities Structured Fund 2 is similar in structure, but invests in a five-year Islamic Dynamic Best of Commodity Structured Product making it ideal for investors who desire stable investment returns via potential annual distributions over the fund's tenure.

Minimum initial investment amount is RM10,000. The Offer Period for these Funds is until 4 June 2008 (45 days after the launch date).

The initial offer price per unit plus application fee is 50 sen and the approved fund size is 600 million units for each fund.