MAYBANK GWM FINANCIAL ASSETS HIT RM565 BLN ON ISLAMIC WEALTH STRONG MOMENTUM

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 14 (Bernama) -- Maybank Group Wealth Management’s (GWM) total financial assets exceeded RM565 billion as of September 2025, underpinned by strong momentum in Islamic wealth management.

Maybank Community Financial Services group chief executive officer (CEO) Syed Ahmad Taufik Albar said total wealth fees rose 23.5 per cent year-on-year, driven by a 32.8 per cent expansion in investment assets under management.

He added that Maybank's Islamic Wealth Management is a core pillar of the group's long-term ambition, built on an integrated framework encompassing investment, protection and legacy planning to recover the end-to-end needs of its investing clients.

"It has expanded steadily across Malaysia and the region, supported by strong client adoption and growing assets. 

"As wealth needs become increasingly cross-border and more sophisticated, we continue to deliver seamless Shariah-compliant wealth solutions at scale," he said during the launch of Maybank Asset Management (MAM) Sdn Bhd's MAMG Growth and Income-I Fund today.

According to Syed Ahmad Taufik, the new feeder fund aims not only to meet but exceed clients’ expectations by offering solutions tailored to their individual and diverse needs.

The MAMG Growth and Income-I Fund marks a strategic expansion following the growing adoption of MAM Group's chief investment officer (CIO)-powered investment framework across its conventional strategies. These strategies are implemented through multiple mandates and partnerships in Singapore and Malaysia.  

The fund is built on a high-conviction approach that integrates the strategic asset allocation views of Maybank GWM’s CIO with the specialist global multi-asset investment capabilities of Schroders, a global investment manager.

"By anchoring global opportunities within MAMG's investment framework, the fund provides investors with an institutional-grade multi-asset strategy designed to capture growth and income across diverse market cycles.

"While guided by a common CIO framework, the fund is implemented through tailored approaches and partnerships to meet Shariah requirements," MAM said in a statement.

-- BERNAMA