To achieve higher returns than 1-Month Islamic Fixed Deposit Rate over the short term and to provide liquidity while preserving capital and generating regular income.
Note: The Manager regards 1-3 years as short-term.
This fund is managed by Ahmad Zarul Fitri Bin Mohd Azam, Investment Manager.
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:
Muhammad Aiman Mohamad Salmi (Director/ Principal Consultant)
A Chartered Professional in Islamic Finance (CPIF) and a Certified Shariah Adviser & Auditor (CSAA), Aiman holds a MSc in Islamic Finance from INCEIF, Malaysia, Bachelor of Laws (Honours) and Bachelor of Laws (Shariah)(Honours) both from the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) respectively. A Director/Principal Consultant at Tawafuq Consultancy Sdn Bhd and a partner at Messrs. Mu’az Aiman Halem Auzan & Associates (MAHA Lawyers), his main practice areas include legal and Shariah advisory for corporate finance/banking, equity market, Islamic real estate investment trust (i-REIT), fintech, corporate commercial, and real estate.
Apart from being the founding Deputy President of Malaysia Young Shariah Scholars Association (MySSA), he currently 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). As a Shariah qualified personnel for two registered Shariah advisers approved by the Securities Commission Malaysia , namely Tawafuq Consultancy Sdn. Bhd. and MAHA Shariah Advisory Sdn. Bhd., and an accredited trainer with Islamic Banking & Finance Institute of Malaysia (IBFIM), he regularly delivers Islamic Finance talks and trainings and has completed the prestigious “i-Advisor program” organized by the Securities Commission Malaysia.
Prior to his recommencement of legal practice, 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 research on various arising Shariah issues for consumer, business and corporate, wholesale and investment banking segments.
Most of his exposure be it with the legal fraternity or the banking sector are closely related to the Islamic Finance industry. His main practice areas include corporate finance/banking, equity market, Islamic real estate investment trust (i-REIT), Islamic securities, retail & commercial banking where he advises corporations (including listed companies), investment banks and financial institutions, commercial and development financial institutions and individuals on matters ranging from issuance of sukuk, to development of retail, trade or investment banking products.
Dr. Ahmad Zakirullah Bin Mohamed Shaarani (Lead Consultant)
Dr. Ahmad Zakirullah is currently a member of Shariah Committee of Bank Muamalat Malaysia Berhad, Export-Import Bank of Malaysia Berhad, Hong Leong MSIG Takaful Berhad and National Farmer Organization (NAFAS). Previously he served at 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 Al-Azhar 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.
Muhammad Hasanan Yunus (Lead Consultant)
A Shariah adviser listed under the Securities Commission Malaysia. Hasanan holds a Bachelor of Shariah (Honours) from the University of Malaya and currently is pursuing his Masters of Shariah, Islamic Professional Credit Certification (iPCC) and Shariah Registered Financial Planner. Hasanan has various experience related to banking and Islamic capital market segments covering Shariah risk, Shariah governance, Shariah advisory, Shariah research & development, Shariah review, Shariah audit and module development. His experience includes:
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