Friday, March 2, 2012

PruBSN inks takaful deal with KFH

Source From (Business Times): http://www.btimes.com.my/Current_News/BTIMES/articles/MOU1/Article/

KUALA LUMPUR: Prudential BSN Takaful Bhd (PruBSN) is optimistic that its takaful market share will increase significantly following its partnership with Kuwait Finance House (Malaysia) Bhd (KFH Malaysia).

"We are confident that this partnership will strengthen our already strong franchise and enhance the experience of KFH Malaysia's customers," said its chief executive officer Azim Mithani after signing a memorandum of understanding with KFH Malaysia here yesterday.

As of third quarter 2011, the firm controlled a 27 per cent share of the takaful sector with RM158.9 million in annual contribution.

"We will work with KFH Malaysia to determine specific products to bring to its customers," he said, noting that the takaful house was planning to launch new products and services in the second and third quarters of this year.

Also present at the event were KFH Malaysia chief executive officer Datuk Jamelah Jamaluddin, KFH Malaysia head of retail and commercial banking Mohamed Iqbal Mohamed Iqbal and PruBSN chief partnership distribution officer Sharul Shahriman Azlan

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PruBSN mahu agresif kuasai pasaran takaful

PRUDENTIAL BSN Takaful Bhd (PruBSN), pengendali takaful kedua terbesar negara, merancang memperluaskan penguasaannya dalam pasaran takaful secara lebih agresif mulai tahun ini dengan menumpu kepada pembangunan segmen bancatakaful.

Source From (Berita Harian): http://www.bharian.com.my/bharian/articles/PruBSNmahuagresifkuasaipasarantakaful/Article
Oleh Ahmad Farizal Hajat

Ketua Eksekutifnya, Azim Mithani berkata, langkah itu dilihat mampu merealisasikan hasrat syarikat usaha sama antara Bank Simpanan Nasional (BSN) dan Prudential PLC itu untuk muncul sebagai penyedia penyelesaian kewangan berlandaskan syariah lengkap bertaraf dunia.

Bancatakaful adalah cara pengedaran produk takaful dan produk kewangan menerusi rangkaian cawangan bank dan biasanya ia membabitkan kerjasama strategik antara pengendali takaful dan bank yang terbabit.

Meskipun ia masih baru di negara ini, namun bancatakaful dijangkakan menjadi penjana pertumbuhan industri takaful pada masa depan, sama seperti industri insurans yang berkembang melalui bancassurance.

Bagi tujuan itu, Azim berkata, PruBSN akan mengadakan lebih banyak kerjasama strategik dengan institusi kewangan terpilih, sekali gus memberi kelebihan ke-pada syarikat itu dari segi akses mudah kepada asas pelanggan milik institusi kewangan berkenaan.

“PruBSN melihat bancatakaful sebagai platform yang boleh menawarkan nilai menarik buat kami meneroka dan memanfaatkan sepenuhnya pelanggan yang dimiliki sesebuah bank.

“Menerusinya ia akan menyediakan akses mudah selain dapat membantu kami memenuhi setiap segmen sasaran pelanggan dengan lebih berkesan,” katanya pada media selepas mewakili PruBSN memeterai perjanjian persefahaman dengan Kuwait Finance House (Malaysia) Bhd (KFH Malaysia) di Kuala Lumpur, semalam.

Perjanjian itu adalah bagi membentuk kerjasama strategik dalam aktiviti pengedaran produk takaful. Pada majlis itu, KFH Malaysia diwakili Ketua Eksekutifnya, Datuk Jamelah Jamaluddin.

Sebagai permulaan, kerjasama itu akan memperlihatkan KFH Malaysia terbabit dalam aktiviti khidmat nasihat dan pemasaran pelan berkaitan kredit PruBSN kepada pelanggan KFH Malaysia.

Sementara itu, Azim berkata, PruBSN juga berhasrat menjadi pengendali perkhidmatan takaful utama di negara ini pada masa depan melalui langkah peningkatan kualiti produknya.

Beliau berkata, syarikat itu yang kini menguasai 27 peratus pasaran takaful tempatan, kekal yakin dengan potensinya dalam mempertingkatkan penguasaan walaupun baru ditubuhkan enam tahun lalu.

MIDF Grants RM6 Billion In Loans To Manufacturing Sector

KOTA KINABALU, Feb 29 (Bernama) -- Malaysian Industrial Development Finance Bhd (MIDF) has granted about RM6 billion in loans to the manufacturing sector nationwide for the past five decades.

Source From (Bernama): http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v6/newsbusiness.php?id=648965
February 29, 2012 19:31 PM

Head of Sabah MIDF, Jackson Phan Kah Boon, said of this, about 10 per cent, or RM600 million, of the loans were given to Sabahans.

Phan said he was happy that Sabahans also benefited from MIDF's financing facilities.

He said MIDF was established in 1960 and along the way it concentrated on manufacturing sector and recently it also focused on services segment.

-- BERNAMA

MIDF grants RM6b loans to manufacturing sector

Source From (The Star Online): http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2012/3/1/business/10833474&sec=business

KOTA KINABALU: Malaysian Industrial Development Finance Bhd (MIDF) has granted about RM6bil in loans to the manufacturing sector nationwide for the past five decades.

Head of Sabah MIDF Jackson Phan Kah Boon said of this, about 10% , or RM600mil, of the loans were given to Sabahans.

Phan said he was happy that Sabahans also benefited from MIDF's financing facilities.

He said MIDF was establised in 1960 and along the way it concentrated on the manufacturing sector and recently it also focused on services segment.

“In terms of services sector, we widen our coverage to the industrial sector or professionals such as medical field, printing companies as well as accounting and service advisories,” he told reporters during the International Trade and Industry Ministry and media get-together session yesterday.

He said the manufacturing sector produced mostly semi-finished and finished products.

As for Sabah, Jackson said the focus was on finished timber products and plastic products. “We are not just concentrating on manufacturers within the Kota Kinabalu Industrial Park but also in other townships in Sabah,” he said.

Among the types of loans available from MIDF are for purchase of industrial land and factory building, commercial shop-lots, machinery, industrial equipment, information technology equipment, commercial vehicles and working capital financing. Bernama

Agrobank reward

Source From (Business Times): http://www.btimes.com.my/Current_News/BTIMES/articles/jrace/Article/


KUALA LUMPUR: It pays to keep your money in Agrobank.

That's what Sabaruddin Alias found out when he was named the grand prize winner of the "Kempen Berbaloi Agrobank".

The 52-year-old fish rearer walked away with a RM250,000 Mercedes Benz C200.

Sabaruddin, from Jerantut, Pahang, has been an Islamic account-holder since 1983 when the bank was known as Bank Pertanian.

"I didn't expect this. It's a wonderful surprise. I will keep and use this car for my own use," he said when met at the prize presentation ceremony here yesterday.

Present at the event was Agrobank chief executive officer (CEO) Wan Mohd Fadzmi Wan Othman.

Wan Mohd said the bank rewards its customers annually through various programmes and contests.

He said it had experienced an increase in the number of account-holders following the campaign, which was held from May 1 till October 31 last year.

"We managed to garner a total of 86,538 accountholders during the competition. Of this, 20,311 were new account-holders. They had deposited a total of RM119.6 million with us," Wan Mohd said.

Deposit Agrobank naik 20% setahun

News From : http://www.hmetro.com.my/myMetro/articles/DepositAgrobanknaik20_setahun/Article/index_html

Oleh Sri Ayu Kartikawati Amri
kartika@hmetro.com.my


AGROBANK Berhad akan sentiasa mempelbagai dan menambah baik barisan produknya termasuk menganjurkan pelbagai kempen dan promosi bagi menarik serta memenuhi kehendak pelanggan.

Presiden dan Ketua Pegawai Eksekutifnya, Wan Mohd Fadzmi berkata, kempen dan promosi berjaya meningkatkan jumlah pelanggan baru yang mana Kempen Berbaloi Agrobank bermula 1 Mei hingga 31 Oktober 2011 lalu mendapat sambutan menggalakkan dan menarik 86,538 pendeposit baru dengan jumlah simpanan sebanyak RM119.61 juta.


“Kempen Berbaloi Agrobank 2011 adalah kempen deposit Islamik berkos rendah di mana penyertaan terbuka kepada pemegang akaun simpanan baru dan sedia ada. Selain hadiah utama kereta Mercedes Benz C200, Agrobank juga menawarkan hadiah barangan kemas bernilai RM2,500, Sijil Simpanan Tetap bernilai RM1,000 dan wang tunai RM500.

“Kami akan menganjurkan kempen baru tahun ini sebagai menghargai sokongan pelanggan Agrobank dengan tawaran hadiah yang lumayan,” katanya pada majlis penyampaian hadiah kepada pemenang utama Kempen Berbaloi Agrobank di Kuala Lumpur, semalam.


Menurutnya, pelbagai inisiatif dilaksanakan bagi mempromosikan produk Agrobank ke seluruh negara dan antaranya melalui Skuad Terjah Agrobank yang bergerak ke seluruh pelosok negeri.


Beliau berkata, kempen seumpama itu membuktikan kesungguhan dan komitmen Agrobank dalam menyediakan asas bagi memaju serta merangsang pertumbuhan deposit supaya terus mampan di masa depan.

Agrobank juga mencatatkan peningkatan 20 peratus bagi pertumbuhan depositnya setiap tahun dan akan berusaha untuk mengekalkan pertumbuhan dari tahun ke tahun. Untuk mengetahui mengenai produk Agrobank seperti perbankan korporat, komersial, konsumer dan perkhidmatan deposit boleh melayari www.agrobank. com.my atau berkunjung mana-mana cawangan Agrobank di seluruh negara.