27 March 2026
Kuala Lumpur : In line with Securities Commission Malaysia’s (“SC”) Capital Market Masterplan 2026-2030 (“CMP”), CIMB Group Holdings Berhad (“CIMB” or “the Group”) today announced its commitment to develop an innovative instrument designed to advance Malaysia’s Islamic capital markets. CIMB will be collaborating with the SC and Bursa Malaysia Berhad in a pilot project under SC’s ICM Innovation Lab (“FIKRALab”). The innovation aims to broaden the investible universe for Shariah-compliant funds to participate in ASEAN's Islamic banking growth.
As one of ASEAN’s leading Islamic banking franchises, CIMB enters this next phase from a position of strength. Guided by its purpose of advancing customers and society, the Group continues to deepen its Islamic banking franchise as a core growth pillar. Today, more than half of its Malaysian financing book is Shariah-compliant, while CIMB Niaga in Indonesia is in the process of spinning off its Islamic banking business to be a full-fledged Islamic bank.
Novan Amirudin, Group Chief Executive Officer, CIMB Group said, “The CMP charts an ambitious direction for Malaysia’s capital markets, and we are grateful to be part of this pilot project, supporting the SC to bring that vision to life. CIMB’s participation reflects our continued advocacy in capital market and digital innovation. Our Islamic franchise has reached meaningful scale, and we see significant opportunity to further unlock this value by providing new Shariah-compliant structures to investors with a Shariah mandate."
This collaboration is aligned with CIMB’s Forward30 strategy, where Islamic finance is a key priority growth engine anchored on scale, innovation and sustainability. As the CMP emphasises innovation, resilience and international competitiveness, CIMB’s proactive collaboration underscore its role not merely as a market participant, but as a contributor to the next phase of capital market evolution in Malaysia.
