Affin Hwang launches Affin Hwang Global Multi Thematic Fund

Affin Hwang Asset Management chief marketing and distribution officer Chan Ai Mei

KUALA LUMPUR: Affin Hwang Asset Management Bhd has launched the Affin Hwang Aiiman Global Multi Thematic Fund, a retail equity fund that provided access to long-term growth opportunities across several megatrends that are shaping the world through a Shariah lens.

The asset management firm said to achieve its investment objective, the fund would invest a minimum of 70 per cent of its net asset value (NAV) in Shariah-compliant equities and a maximum of 30 per cent of the fund’s NAV in Islamic money market instruments and/or deposits.

"The fund also has the flexibility to invest up to 15 per cent of its NAV in Shariah-compliant warrants and up to 10 per cent of its NAV in Islamic structured products,” it said in a statement today.

It said the fund is suitable for retail investors who seek capital appreciation and have a medium to long-term investment horizon.

"The base currency of the fund is in US Dollar. The fund is offered in four currency classes, namely US dollar class, ringgit hedged-class, Singapore dollar hedged-class and Australian dollar hedged-class. The minimum investment amount is US$100 (US$1=RM4.23) for all listed currency classes,” it said.

Chief marketing and distribution officer Chan Ai Mei said as the first global Shariah multi-thematic strategy in the industry, the fund provided investors with a unique multipronged approach to capture different megatrends that are transforming how people live and work.

She said these include technological innovation, sustainability and shifting demographics and the change in lifestyles that are expected to persist and continuously evolve for many years to come.

"This will translate into dynamic investable opportunities across a myriad of sectors and platforms that have high alpha potential, ranging as diverse from artificial intelligence (AI), solar energy and even e-sports.

"In return, investors benefit from a concentrated portfolio exposure into companies that are at the forefront of these long-term structural changes that are difficult to reverse,” she said.

Managed externally by Affin Hwang Asset Management’s wholly-owned Islamic fund management arm, AIIMAN Asset Management, the fund also benefits from the combined expertise of Schroders Investment Management which acts as its investment advisor. - Bernama