1. Astute has a complete licensing platform. The Company is one of the few remaining independent unit trust companies in Malaysia. No fully-fledged unit trust licenses have been issued by the SC in recent years. Astute is also asset management company and manages private mandates for individuals, high net worth clients, corporates and foundations. The Company also manages Shariah unit trust funds which is a fast growing segment. Astute is able to distribute 3rd party funds via its Institutional Unit Trust Adviser (“IUTA”) status. Finally, it is an approved Institusi Pengurusan Dana ("IPD") under the EPF Managed Investment Scheme. It has 5 unit trust funds in EPF's Approved List of Unit Trust Funds 2023/24. In 2023, the Company launched its discretionary private mandate product via EPF MIS platform. 2. Experienced fund managers. Our fund managers have over 30 years of experience in the equities market. We are stock pickers and have a bottom-up investment style. Our investing philosophy is based on a catalyst approach. We look for stocks with re-rating potential. Our aim is to be invested early and in fundamentally well-managed companies 3. Good fund performances. Astute has consistent returns for its unit trust funds. Many of our Malaysia funds are in Tier 1 (top 25%) vs its peer group. Dana Al-Kanz is highly rated Shariah money market fund based on Lipper’s survey (3Y & 5Y) 4.Products suitable for a range investors. Our Company has a range of products such money market fund, unit trust funds, Shariah assets, dividend fund and discretionary private mandates which are suitable for retail investors. Recently, we established a platform in Singapore to manage offshore assets
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