{"id":531471,"date":"2026-03-12T13:27:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T13:27:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/531471\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T13:27:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T13:27:11","slug":"principal-asset-management-wins-at-asia-asset-management-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/531471\/","title":{"rendered":"Principal Asset Management wins at Asia Asset Management awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>KUALA LUMPUR: Principal Asset Management Bhd, a joint venture between\u00a0Principal Financial Group and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/business\/marketwatch\/stocks\/?qcounter=CIMB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CIMB Group<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/charts.thestar.com.my\/?s=CIMB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"go-chart\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1756371553_262_chart.png\"\/><\/a>, received two nods in the Malaysia Country Awards Category of the Asia Asset Management (AAM) Best of the Best Awards 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Principal Malaysia was recognised for Fund Launch of the Year \u2013 Signature Dynamic Income Fund (SDIF) and Best Retail Asset Manager.<\/p>\n<p>According to a statement issued by Principal, the win for SDIF highlighted the joint venture\u2019s ability to combine Principal\u2019s global investment expertise with CIMB\u2019s extensive retail network to deliver quality investment opportunities to Southeast Asian investors.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As at February 2026, SDIF has RM1.33bil in assets under management.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the award for best retail asset management acknowledged Principal\u2019s leadership in Southeast Asia\u2019s retail asset management landscape.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This dual win reflects the strength of our partnership with\u00a0CIMB and our shared commitment to delivering meaningful, accessible investment solutions. The success of SDIF underscores the trust our customers place in us and our steadfast commitment to delivering value, no matter the market cycle,&#8221; said Principal Asset Management CEO and head Munirah Khairuddin.<\/p>\n<p>CIMB CEO of group consumer banking Haniz Nazlan added that wealth management continues to be a key priority under the group&#8217;s Forward30 strategic plan.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Together, we continue to curate differentiated investment solutions, powered by insights and advisory of our Chief Investment Office and delivered seamlessly through our frontline channels and digital capabilities via MyWealth on CIMB OCTO.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Anchored by our purpose of Advancing Customers and Society, we are committed to helping clients grow and preserve their wealth across generations.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"KUALA LUMPUR: Principal Asset Management Bhd, a joint venture between\u00a0Principal Financial Group and CIMB Group, received two nods&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":531472,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[208486,45,49,48,208485,165239,133,131,132,208484,1822],"class_list":["post-531471","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-personal-finance","tag-asia-asset-management","tag-business","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-cimb","tag-corporate-news","tag-finance","tag-personal-finance","tag-personalfinance","tag-principal-asset-management","tag-wealth"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/531471","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=531471"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/531471\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/531472"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=531471"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=531471"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=531471"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}