Draft:Public Mutual Berhad

Public Mutual Berhad

Public Mutual Berhad is a unit trust management company based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur.

Incorporated in 1975, the company was formerly known as Kuala Lumpur Mutual Fund (KL MUTUAL) before undergoing a name change in 2002. In 1981, the company launched its first fund, Public Savings Fund. Over the years, Public Mutual has significantly expanded its portfolio to include more than 170 funds, which are categorised into conventional and Shariah-based funds and spread across five categories; namely equity, mixed asset, balanced, fixed income and money market funds. On top of that, the company manages 5 wholesale funds in addition to 9 Private Retirement Scheme (PRS) funds.

The company adopts an investment philosophy based on fundamental research that is aimed at delivering returns over the long term.

Public Mutual is one of the few unit trust fund management companies in Malaysia that manages all of its funds, including its global and regional funds, on an in-house basis. Its fund management team comprises more than 50 experienced portfolio managers and research analysts.

Public Mutual’s track record is a result of its prudent investment philosophy of investing primarily in companies with good fundamentals and positive long-term growth prospects.