KWAP appoints Nik Amlizan as new CIO

KUALA LUMPUR:  Malaysia's second biggest retirement fund, Kumpulan Wang Persaraan (Diperbadankan) (KWAP), has appointed Nik Amlizan Mohamed as its new chief investment officer effective immediately.

In a statement on Tuesday, KWAP said Nik Amlizan joined KWAP in 2007 as head of equity and subsequently became senior director, equity in February 2014. 

Her responsibilities involve formulating the fund's investment strategies across all asset classes that include equity, fixed income, property, private equity and infrastructure.

She is also a board member of Prima Ekuiti (United Kingdom) Ltd, a unit of KWAP, and an investment committee member of Valuecap Sdn Bhd, i-VCAP Management Sdn Bhd and Metropolitan Uxbridge Ltd in the United Kingdom.