Unit Trust Fund

OPUS SHARIAH INCOME PLUS FUND

The fund seeks to achieve higher returns than Maybank 12-month Islamic fixed deposit rate over the medium to long term, while preserving capital* and providing an opportunity for income.
Note:
* Opus SIPF is neither a capital guaranteed fund nor a capital protected fund.
Any material change to the investment objective of the fund will require Unit Holders' approval.

MYR 1.0594

Latest NAV Price (Oct 03, 2024)

MYR 14.73 million

Fund Size (as at Sep 30, 2024)

The Manager has appointed Opus Islamic Asset Management Sdn Bhd (“OpusIAM”) as the external investment manager for the Fund with effect from the date of this Second Supplementary Prospectus. OpusIAM is regulated by the SC and is licensed to conduct Islamic fund management services. OpusIAM is a wholly owned subsidiary of OpusAM, the specialist in fixed income investment. OpusIAM is following the footsteps of its parent company by specialising in sukuk and sustainable investing. The group has a collective track record of over 15 years in the fund management industry.

The role and responsibilities of OpusIAM include management of the investment portfolio of the Fund in accordance with the investment objective and subject to the CMSA and the Guidelines as well as the terms and conditions of the investment management agreement between OpusIAM and the Manager.

Designated External Fund Manager
This fund is managed by Ahmad Zarul Fitri Bin Mohd Azam, Investment Manager.

Material Litigation and Arbitration
As at 31 March 2023, OpusIAM is not engaged in any material litigation and arbitration, including those pending or threatened, and OpusIAM is not aware of any facts likely to give rise to any proceedings which might materially affect the business or financial position of OpusIAM.

Tawafuq Consultancy Sdn Bhd (Company No.: 201501036171 (1161491-M)) has been appointed as the Shariah adviser for the Fund. The designated team responsible for Shariah matters of the Fund are as follow:

Syeikh Ibrahim Bin Nasir Al-Sawafi (Chairman Shariah Advisory Board)
Syeikh Ibrahim Al-Sawafi holds the office of Learned Secretary at the Ifta Office of the Ministry of Awqaf & Religious Affairs of the Sultanate of Oman. Syeikh Ibrahim is a renowned Shariah scholar and member of several Shariah boards in the Sultanate of Oman including the Shariah Advisory Board of Bank Nizwa. He regularly speaks at Islamic banking & finance seminars and conferences and is an active participant in the development of the Islamic banking & finance industry in Sultanate of Oman.

Muhammad Aiman Mohamad Salmi (Director/ Principal Consultant/Managing Advisor)
A Chartered Professional in Islamic Finance (CPIF), Aiman holds a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) and Bachelor of Laws (Shariah)(Honours) from the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) and a MSc in Islamic Finance from INCEIF, Malaysia. An Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya (Malaysia) and a qualified Malaysian Syarie Counsel, he regularly delivers Islamic finance courses and has completed the prestigious “i-Advisor program” organized by the SC.

Currently, he is a member of the Chartered Institute of Islamic Finance Professionals (CIIF), the Association of Shariah Advisers in Islamic Finance Malaysia (ASAS), Malaysian Finance Association (MFA), Malaysian Association of Muslim Finance Professionals (MAMFP), ASEAN Young Professionals Network (AYPN), Asian Institute of Chartered Bankers (AICB), and the International Council for Islamic Finance Educators (ICIFE). He is also the Deputy President of Malaysia Young Shariah Scholars Association (MySSA). He is the Principal Consultant and the Qualified Shariah Personnel for Tawafuq Consultancy, as required by SC. He has served a major local Islamic bank assigned to the Shariah Department, whereby he oversees Shariah-compliance aspect of the banking products, offerings, procedures and system and regularly conducts researches on various arising Shariah issues for consumer, business and corporate, wholesale and investment banking segments. Aiman is an accredited trainer with the Islamic Banking & Finance Institute of Malaysia (IBFIM) and has founded the Young Shariah Scholars’ Discourse Series (YSD).

Dr. Ahmad Zakirullah Bin Mohamed Shaarani (Senior Consultant)
Dr. Ahmad Zakirullah currently serve as a senior lecturer at faculty of Management and Economy, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris and also a member of Shariah Committee of the United Overseas Bank Malaysia Berhad. Previously he served Islamic Banking and Finance Institute of Malaysia (IBFIM) from February 2008 till October 2018. His prior responsibility includes providing Shariah input on the advisory, consultancy, and research functions with regard to Islamic banking, takaful, Islamic capital market and Shariah-compliant funds. He also has served University Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM) and PTPL College. He obtained his Diploma of Shariah Islamiyyah (Hons) from Higher Institute of Islamic and Arabic Language (MADIWA), Perak, Bachelor of Shariah Islamiyyah (Hons) Degree from AlAzhar University, Egypt, Master’s Degree (Hons) of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Heritage (Fiqh and Usul al-Fiqh) from the International Islamic University Malaysia and Doctor of Philosophy of Usul al-Fiqh from University of Malaya.

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