CIMB-Principal Asset Management Berhad ("CIMB-Principal") provides equity and fixed income management services for large corporations, small businesses and individuals. CIMB-Principal grants investors access to a skillful, knowledge-driven, and highly credible team of investment professionals with proven performance management capabilities. CIMB-Principal * Manufactures, manages, and distributes a comprehensive range of unit trust funds. * Manages customized portfolio mandates for corporates and institutions. CIMB-Principal is a joint venture between Southeast Asia’s premier investment banking group, the CIMB Group and the Principal Financial Group, a leading Fortune 500 diversified global financial services group. CIMB-Principal was formerly known as Commerce Trust Berhad. CIMB-Principal Shareholders The shareholders of CIMB-Principal are CIMB Group and Principal Financial Group, which respectively own 60% and 40% of the company. CIMB Group is an investment holding company listed on the Main Board of Bursa Malaysia and it is part of Malaysia's second largest financial services group, Bumiputra-Commerce Holdings Berhad. CIMB Group owns 100% of Commerce International Merchant Bankers Berhad ("CIMB"), the biggest and fully integrated investment bank in Malaysia that offers a full range of services in the debt markets, equity markets and corporate advisory. CIMB also provides services in lending, private banking, private equity and Islamic capital markets as well as research capability in economics, equity and debt markets. Principal Financial Group is a leading Fortune 500 global financial services group established over 125 years ago. The Group offers a wide range of financial products and services including retirement and investment services, life and health insurance and mortgage banking through its diverse family of financial services companies.
