Firdaus Malek Email & Phone Number

Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory Of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

RM Capital Partners & Associates is a boutique Shariah-compliant private equity firm with RM250 million fund size focusing its investment in Malaysian growth-stage SMEs, particularly in technology, personal care & wellness, oil & gas, manufacturing and consumer product sectors. I manage portfolio companies by providing strategic and operational support through active participation and value creation in areas of corporate governance, turnaround plan, operational efficiency, business networking, corporate advisory and compliance.

Kuala Lumpur

Jewel Digital Ventures is a member of Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB) Group of companies, mandated to deliver high-value solutions to customers through fintech innovations in wealth management spectrum.I helped to establish an investment framework for digital investment management/robo-advisory with focus on investment methodology, risk profiling for customers, portfolio construction, asset allocation, product & platform and investment processes.

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

ValueCAP Group is an asset owner, equally-owned by Kumpulan Wang Persaraan (KWAP), Khazanah Nasional Berhad and Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB) with proprietary investments that focus on generating consistent long-term superior risk-adjusted performances.I co-managed long-only fund predominantly domestic public-listed equity with exposure to Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), fund-of-funds and cash equivalent instruments; annualised Return on Investment (ROI) of more than 10% through solid asset allocation strategy and sound securities selection.

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

VCAP Asset Managers (VCAM) is a member of ValueCAP Group, an asset management house that embraces sustainable investing and pursues superior risk-adjusted performance through active investment management.I was part of the investment team that managed private mandates and wholesale fund structures focusing in ASEAN-5 listed equities and fixed income securities.

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

I developed and enhanced Asset Liability Management (ALM) model that deploy Monte Carlo simulation to present advice on investment strategies during periodically portfolio review and strategy session, instrumental to ValueCAP Group’s restructuring in 2014.Besides, I developed and enhanced asset allocation model factoring in various financial and economic indicators to determine the optimal asset allocation call/strategy during various market and economic cycles, resulted in more than 50% growth in shareholders’ value prior to the restructuring exercise in 2014.

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

I supported fund managers/investment team with performance, risk and attribution analyses along with portfolio optimization, stress-testing, forward-looking and back-testing simulations that help in the investment decision making process.On top of that, I performed quantitative research on smart beta/factor investing and alpha modeling in portfolio construction and risk management to identify and explore investment opportunities.

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

I was responsible for User Acceptance Test (UAT) before an insurance product is launched or repriced. The exercise resulted in the successful launching of Regular Contribution Investment Link Product (RCILP) and the repricing of both Takaful Mortgage Protector (TMP) and Takaful Term Protector (TTP).

I was in charge of treasury processing back office that process money market transaction including short term money market deal, lending and borrowing, preparing the book rates, and money book (RENTAS System).

Actuarial Science

Actuarial Science