The upcoming 11th Invest Malaysia (“IMKL 2015”) institutional investor conference organised by Bursa Malaysia Berhad (“Bursa Malaysia”) in collaboration with CIMB Investment Bank Berhad (“CIMB”), will showcase 51 of Malaysia’s most investable companies, evidence of the diversity and sustainability of Malaysia’s marketplace as ASEAN’s multinational marketplace.
IMKL 2015 will take place on 23rd and 24th April. The listed companies on showcase, have a combined market capitalisation of RM 957 billion, comprising 92% of big caps and 8% small-medium cap companies. Many are representative of Malaysia’s multinational growth across diverse sectors including financial services, oil & gas, palm oil, rubber gloves, healthcare, property, agriculture and telecommunications. Global and ASEAN fund managers with a total Assets Under Management of USD 23 trillion have to date confirmed their attendance.
Dato’ Tajuddin Atan, Chief Executive Officer of Bursa Malaysia, said, “The Invest Malaysia Programme, which is now in its 11th year, was designed as a concerted promotional effort that brings together policy makers, regulators and corporates to one platform with a common goal of promoting Malaysia to investors, especially foreign investors and stakeholders. Invest Malaysia also highlights the opportunities in Malaysia’s capital market to global fund managers through a series of roadshows in foreign markets such as Hong Kong, The United States, Japan and Australia. Since Invest Malaysia began 10 years ago foreign institutional trades have improved by an impressive 81% from RM145 billion to RM262 billion. It is therefore pleasing to note that Invest Malaysia Kuala Lumpur 2015, which kicks off the Invest Malaysia Programme, will resume the annual investment drive to create greater confidence and interest in Malaysia’s investment opportunities.”
Tengku Dato’ Zafrul, Group Chief Executive of CIMB Group, “Malaysia is one of the largest and most favoured economies in ASEAN on the back of the country’s robust and consistent GDP growth over the years. The liberalisation and integration of the region’s economies with the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) would further unleash the potential of Malaysia’s economy. CIMB being one of ASEAN’s leading banking groups equipped with ASEAN expertise and strong regional network plays an instrumental role in connecting Malaysian corporates with these opportunities and IMKL 2015 provides the right platform to lead these conversations and high-level business section.”
IMKL 2015 is expected to draw as many as 2,000 delegates comprising global fund managers, top and senior executives of listed companies and key capital market government officials.
The conference will be officiated by Prime Minister Dato’ Seri Abdul Najib Razak who will deliver the Keynote: “Malaysia’s Competitive Frontier”, emphasising Malaysia’s resiliency, competitiveness and vision within ASEAN. Another key highlight of the conference is the opening Plenary:“Malaysia’s Economic Agenda – Is it Enough?”,featuring Malaysia’s top economic drivers and technocrat, Tan Sri Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz, Governor, Bank Negara Malaysia, Dato’ Sri Abdul Wahid Omar, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department and Tan Sri Azman Mokhtar, Managing Director, Khazanah Nasional.
