Another stellar year for AmanahRaya Investment Management Sdn Bhd (ARIM) saw them secure double honours at the Morningstar Awards, the second consecutive year in which it has done so. We spoke to En. Roszali Ramlee, Chief Executive Officer / Managing Director of ARIM to get his views.
The Reason Behind ARIM’s Funds Successful Performance
We continue to trust our process which has kept us in the game for many years now. If the process is not yielding the results we wanted, then we would look into our process to see where we can enhance. This allows us to continue to improve continuously and be a better version of ourselves over time.
We recognise how market dynamics have been changing quite rapidly these days. Some of these factor dynamics are shorter than the others e.g. Covid threat is fading away as vaccination and immunity improve, while other factors such as the inflation threat, may stay longer and give greater impact to our investments. What history thought us in the past is, risks can never go away, it can only be mitigated.
Our message to investors is to keep invested, during good or bad times, adjusting the allocation to your comfort and risk-return profile. The geopolitical crisis that has erupted recently seems to be a tail-risk event to many, but in our view, this too shall pass.
At ARIM, we shall carry our duty as a fund manager to the best of our ability to produce the best results while mitigating the risks. We shall continue to do what we do best, keep hunting for undervalued securities and hold them till prices actually reflect their intrinsic value.
Upcoming Trends That Investors Should Look Out For
Fixed-income investors should brace for lower returns than last year. Returns of 4% to 6% is very commendable based on the current market scenario. Interest rate shall remain low in 1H2022, with potential 1 to 2 hike in 2H2022.
That said, we are hopeful that there will be more sukuk issuances in the pipeline this year to further diversify our portfolios.
Are There New Investment Products By ARIM
Yes, we are going to launch our New Income Fund in year 2022. The strategy of this income fund are to focus on short to medium term sukuk with low to medium risk appetite.
