Amara Investment Management
Amara Investment Management Sdn Bhd (“AMARA”) operates under the regulated activity of fund management, licensed by the Securities Commission. AMARA provides fund management services in relation to portfolio management to institutional, corporate and private clients in Malaysia and abroad.
Our History
Amara Investment Management Sdn Bhd (formerly known as Kenanga Investment Management Sdn Bhd) was established since 1997 as a joint venture between Rothschild Asset Management International Holdings BV (Rothschild) and Kenanga Investment Bank Berhad (Kenanga).
The company was the fund management subsidiary of the Kenanga Group until June 2007 when the company underwent a Management Buyout (MBO) by its Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer Dato’ Sri Johan Tazrin Ngo and Director Amrat Kaur (retired Executive Director of Operations of the Kenanga Group).
Management buyout completed by Amara Rose Holdings
2007
Joint venture between Rothschild Asset Management (40%) and
Kenanga Investment Bank (60%)
1998
Becomes fully owned by Kenanga Investment Bank
2004
Our Value Proposition
• Founder driven with over 30 years of experience with an institutional background
• A good fit for affluent private clients with a portfolio size of minimum RM2m
• Bespoke investment portfolios with a personalised approach
• Institutional fund management expertise for the affluent private client
Our Philosophy
To target excellent returns in an incremental and consistent manner over time
Achieved by:
• Robust investment process + talent
• Generating original investment insights early
• Profiting from inefficiently priced stocks
With sound risk management:
• Sensible diversification
• Disciplined implementation
• Sound portfolio systems