BIMB Securities Sdn Bhd (“BIMB Securities”) has been appointed as the Shariah Adviser for Eastspring Investments Dana al-Ilham, Eastspring Investments Dana al-Islah, Eastspring Investments Dana Dinamik, Eastspring Investments Islamic Income Fund, Eastspring Investments Dinasti Equity Fund, Eastspring Investments Islamic Small-Cap Fund, Eastspring Investments Islamic Equity Income Fund, Eastspring Investments Wholesale Sukuk Fund, Eastspring Investments Wholesale Sukuk Extra Fund and Eastspring Investments Islamic China A-Shares Fund (“the Funds”). BIMB Securities will provide Shariah advisory services on the management and operations of the Funds to ensure the operations of the Funds comply with Shariah requirements.

BIMB Securities is a stockbroking subsidiary of Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad incorporated on 21 February 1994 and is licensed by the Securities Commission Malaysia (“SC”). The corporate mission of BIMB Securities is to be an active participant in a modern, innovative and dynamic Islamic capital market in Malaysia, catering for the needs of all investors, Muslims and non-Muslims, looking for Shariah-compliant investment products and services.

BIMB Securities is registered with the SC to act as a Shariah Adviser for Islamic products and services regulated by the SC, which include Islamic collective investment schemes. BIMB Securities is independent from the Manager and does not hold office as a member of the committee undertaking the oversight function of the Funds or any other funds managed and administered by the Manager. As at 1 January 2025, BIMB Securities is a corporate Shariah Adviser to 104 Islamic funds including two (2) Islamic real estate investment trusts.

PROFILE OF THE SHARIAH PERSONNEL

En. Muhammad Shahier bin Sa'min (“En. Shahier";)

En. Shahier joined BIMB Securities as the Head of Shariah in October 2024.

He is responsible for all Shariah-related matters at BIMB Securities and serves as the Secretary of the Shariah Advisory Committee and has been appointed as the Designated Shariah Person. He holds a Bachelor of Shariah, majoring in Economics and Islamic Banking from Yarmouk University, Jordan since 2014, and obtained a professional certificate, Associate Qualification in Islamic Finance (AQIF), from the Islamic Banking & Finance Institute Malaysia (IBFIM) in 2019.

Prior to this, En. Shahier was the Head of Shariah at YAPEIM from June 2021 to October 2024, where he oversaw Shariah governance and compliance across the YAPEIM group. He also served as the Head of Business Development, Business Advisory at IBFIM from June 2019 to June 2021, providing Shariah advisory services and delivering Shariah training. Before that, he was the Senior Executive / Unit Lead of Shariah Compliance, Risk Management Division at Malaysia Debt Ventures Berhad (MDV) from January 2018 to June 2019, and a Consultant in Shariah Business Advisory at IBFIM from January 2015 to December 2017.

Currently, En. Shahier also actively serves as a facilitator for IBFIM’s professional certification training programs and a speaker for Institut Koperasi Malaysia (IKM) awareness programs.