Permodalan Nasional Berhad

Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB)

Type	Berhad / corporation
Industry	fund management
Founded	17 March 1978
Headquarters	Menara PNB Jalan Tun Razak Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Products	fund management
Website	PNB website

Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB) is Malaysia's biggest fund management company. The main headquarters is located at Jalan Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur near Tabung Haji building. PNB is the parent company for Amanah Saham Nasional Berhad (ASNB) which operates a number of unit trust schemes, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Yayasan Pelaburan Bumiputra. The company has foreign offices in Singapore, London and Tokyo^[1].

History

The company was founded on 17 March 1978.

Vision and Mission

1. "We will be a world class investment organisation, distinctive and successful in everything we do."
2. "We are a premier investment organisation committed to enhance the economic wealth of the Bumiputera community in particular and contribute towards the growth and prosperity of the nation for the benefit of Malaysians."

List of PNB chairman

1. Tun Ismail Mohd Ali (1978 - 1996)
2. Tun Ahmad Sarji Abdul Hamid (1996 - present)

List of PNB CEO

1. Tan Sri Desa Pachi (1978-1979)
2. Tan Sri Dato' Seri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim (1979-1994)
3. Dato' Mohd Helmi Taib (1994-1997)
4. Tan Sri Dato' Sri Hamad Kama Piah Che Othman (1997-present)

Type of PNB investment scheme

Amanah Saham Nasional (ASN)

Amanah Saham Nasional (ASN) is the first unit trust schemes. It was launched on 20 April 1981 by the third Malaysian Prime Minister, Tun Hussein Onn.

ASN

Launched in 1981

ASN 2

Launched 1999

ASN 3 Imbang

Launched in 2001

Amanah Saham Bumiputera (ASB)

Amanah Saham Bumiputera (ASB) is the second unit trust schemes. It was launched on 2 January 1990. Unit trusts in Malaysia are like mutual funds in the United States. ASB is only open to Bumiputeras, which roughly means the native peoples of Malaysia and therefore excludes historical immigrant groups such as Chinese and Indians. ASB has an input limit of RM 200,000, meaning that one can only invest new money up to that point. There is, however, no upper limit on the value of an account, so capital gains which are retained in the account are allowed to cause it to exceed RM 200,000. Capital gains in ASB accounts are not subject to taxes. Dividends are paid each year and put back into the account so that compounding is achieved.

Amanah Saham Wawasan 2020 (ASW 2020)

Amanah Saham Wawasan 2020 (ASW 2020) is the third unit trust schemes. It was launched on 28 August 1996.

Amanah Saham Didik (ASD)

Amanah Saham Didik (ASD) is the fourth unit trust schemes was launched on 20 April 2001.

Amanah Saham Malaysia (ASM)

Amanah Saham Malaysia (ASM) was launched on 20 April 2000 with a fund size of two billion units which was fully subscribed in 21 days. On July 18, 2007, PNB is offering 500 million new units.

Amanah Saham Gemilang (ASG)

Amanah Saham Gemilang (ASG) was launched in 2003

Amanah Saham Pendidikan

Amanah Saham Kesihatan

Amanah Saham Persaraan

Amanah Saham 1Malaysia (AS1M)

Amanah Saham 1Malaysia was launched on 31 July 2009 by sixth Malaysian Prime Minister, Najib Tun Razak.

Companies under PNB

• Prolintas
• Golden Hope (until 25 November 2007)
• Pernec Corporation Berhad

Minggu Saham Amanah Malaysia (MSAM)

The Minggu Saham Amanah Malaysia (MSAM) or Malaysian Unit Trust Week is an annual event organized by PNB.

References

1. ^ Rupinder Singh. "PNB to open third global office in Tokyo soon". Business Times. Archived from the original on 2008-04-08. http://web.archive.org/web/20080408032727/http://www.btimes.com.my/Current_News/BTIMES/Saturday/Nation/pnb04.xml/Article/. Retrieved 2008-04-05. 

External links

• Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB)
• Amanah Saham Nasional Berhad (ASNB)
• Amanah Mutual Berhad (AMB)