ABM Annual Report 2014

Contents
1
2
12
16
18
22
Corporate Information
The Council
The Council Alternates
The Association
Its Organisational Structure
and Family Tree
27
37
40
42
43
Chairmans Statement
Financial Data
44
Report of the Council

ABM Permanent Committees
and Its Members
ABM Senior Management Team
Promoting e-payments
53
List of Press Releases

Issued by ABM in 2014
54
59
60
ABM State Sub-Committees

Member Banks
Directory of ABM Members
Key Messages on e-payments

from the Regulator
Calendar of Events
Cover Rationale
Bank Safely Online
This years annual report cover design highlights the need for
bank customers to pause and assess the array of security
features which have been implemented to make their online
banking experience as safe as possible. Stop! The right
hand in the picture says, Dont be an online fraud victim.
Here you are, the left hand says, Here are the numerous
safety and security features you should be aware of.
Please allow us to explain the icons depicted on the cover
which represent the various security tools/features used in
relation to internet banking, clockwise, starting with the key
and ending with the lock:
Key
Your password is like a key to all your personal information.
Do not share usernames and passwords via email, hyperlinks
or over the phone.
Password/PIN
Change your password or PIN regularly and avoid easy-to-guess
passwords.
Firewall
Constantly update anti-virus software on personal
computer/mobile devices and use a personal firewall.
Trusted Site
The presence of a trusted site icon, such as VeriSign,
WebTrust and GlobalSign, allows you to confirm the online
banking websites identity before transmitting any personal
information by clicking on the secure logo. It also guarantees
that all data transmitted within the site is encrypted and
protected.
Security Token
Some banks offer a personal security device/token that
generates a one-time passcode to prove that you are
the genuine customer when conducting online banking
transactions.
Lock
Check that your online banking browser address begins with
https and there is a closed padlock symbol on the status bar.
The Association of Banks in Malaysia together with our
member banks will continue to educate and create greater
awareness among the banking public about the importance
of adopting best online practices. By being vigilant, the
banking public will be able to safeguard their personal
information, banking credentials and their accounts so that
they can embrace the full benefits of online banking with
peace of mind.
Corporate
Information
Chairman Bank
Malayan Banking Berhad (Maybank)
Datuk Abdul Farid Alias
(Alternate: Hamirullah Boorhan)
Principal Officer
Chuah Mei Lin
Executive Director
Council Members
HSBC Bank Malaysia Berhad

Mukhtar Hussain
Affin Bank Berhad

Dato Zulkiflee Abbas bin
Abdul Hamid
(Alternate: Baldev Singh, until

4 December 2014; Lim Eng Seong,
from 4 December 2014)
(until 31 March 2015)
Kamarul Ariffin Mohd Jamil

(from 1 April 2015)
(Alternate: Shariffudin bin Mohamad)
CIMB Bank Berhad

Dato Sri Nazir Razak
(until 31 August 2014)
Renzo Viegas
(from 1 September 2014)
(Alternate: Dato Sulaiman Mohd Tahir)
Citibank Berhad
Sanjeev Nanavati
(until 31 July 2014)
Lee Lung Nien

(from 7 October 2014)
(Alternate: Elaine Fan, from
4 December 2014)
Hong Leong Bank Berhad

Tan Kong Khoon
(Alternate: Zulkiflee Hashim,
until 29 April 2015)
OCBC Bank (Malaysia) Berhad

Chew Sun Teong, Jeffrey
(until 30 June 2014)
Ong Eng Bin (from 8 August 2014)
(Alternate: Choo Yee Kwan, until
30 June 2014; Lim Yau Seong, from
23 October 2014)
Public Bank Berhad

Tan Sri Dato Sri Tay Ah Lek
(Alternate: Quah Poh Keat)
RHB Bank Berhad

Dato Khairussaleh bin Ramli
(Alternate: Yeoh Beng Hooi, until
23 October 2014; Charles Sik,
from 23 October 2014 until
29 January 2015)
Standard Chartered Bank

Malaysia Berhad
Osman Tarique Morad
(from 17 February 2015)

(Alternate: Raymond Wong Lai Loong,
until 19 May 2014; Kwan Keen Yew,
from 27 June 2014 until
17 February 2015)
United Overseas Bank

(Malaysia) Bhd
Wong Kim Choong
(Alternate: Kevin Lam Sai Yoke)
Co-Opted Members
Alliance Bank Malaysia Berhad
Sng Seow Wah (until 3 October 2014)
Joel Kornreich (from 1 January 2015)
(Alternate: Raymond Leung Chun-Kow)
AmBank (M) Berhad

Ashok Ramamurthy
(until 1 April 2015)
Datuk Mohamed Azmi Mahmood

(from 2 April 2015)
(Alternate: Datuk Mohamed Azmi
Mahmood, until 1 April 2015)
(until 17 February 2015)
Registered Office
Banker
34th Floor, UBN Tower,

10, Jalan P. Ramlee,
50250 Kuala Lumpur
Malayan Banking Berhad
Tel
: 603-2078 8041
Fax
: 603-2078 8004
E-mail
: banks@abm.org.my
ABMConnect : 1-300-88-9980
Website
: www.abm.org.my
Mahendra Gursahani
Auditor
Messrs Azman, Wong, Salleh & Co.
The Association of Banks in Malaysia Annual Report 2014
The Council
Group President & Chief Executive Officer

Maybank
Datuk Abdul Farid Alias was appointed as Group President and Chief Executive Officer of Maybank Group on
2 August 2013. Prior to this appointment, he was Deputy President and Head, Global Banking where his areas of
responsibility covered corporate banking, investment banking, transaction banking, client coverage, global markets
and international business for Maybank Group. He joined Maybank as Head of International on 1 January 2009.
Datuk Abdul Farid has a Masters degree in Business Administration, Finance from Denver University, USA.
He graduated from Pennsylvania State University, University Park, United States of America, with a Bachelor of
Science in Accounting; and attended the executive education Advanced Management Programme at Harvard
Business School.
He is a member of the Board of Directors of Maybank Investment Bank Berhad, Maybank Ageas Holdings Berhad,
Board of Commissioners of PT Bank Internasional Indonesia as well as Cagamas Holdings Berhad, Malaysias
national mortgage corporation.
Datuk Abdul Farid is Chairman of Malaysian Electronic Payment System Sdn Bhd, and Vice Chairman of Asian
Institute of Chartered Bankers (formerly known as the Institute of Bankers Malaysia).
He is also a member of the Investment Panel of Kumpulan Wang Persaraan, Asian Bankers Association
Policy Advocacy Committee and Emerging Markets Advisory Council of Institute of International Finance based in
Washington, DC.
Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer

Public Bank Berhad
Tan Sri Dato Sri Tay Ah Lek, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Public Bank, has 54 years of experience
in banking and finance. He joined Public Bank Group as a pioneer staff in 1966. He was Executive Director of Public
Bank from 18 June 1997 to 30 June 2002 and was re-designated as Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer
with effect from 1 July 2002. He was Executive Vice President of Public Bank from 1995 to 1997 and prior to this
appointment, he was Executive Vice President of the former Public Finance.
Tan Sri Dato Sri Tay holds a Masters degree in Business Administration from Henley, United Kingdom and attended
the Advanced Management Programme at Harvard Business School. He is an Emeritus Fellow of the Malaysian
Institute of Management and is a Fellow of CPA Australia, Financial Services Institute of Australasia and Asian
Institute of Chartered Bankers.
He is presently the Chairman of Association of Hire Purchase Companies Malaysia and is a Member of the National
Payments Advisory Board.

Group President &
Chief Executive Officer
Maybank
Tan Sri Dato Sri

Tay Ah Lek
Managing Director/
Public Bank Berhad
The Council (contd)
Lee Lung Nien

Citibank Berhad
Mr Lee Lung Nien is a veteran Citibanker with 24 years experience.

Prior to his current appointment, Mr Lee was the Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Business Head for Asia and had
senior oversight of the AML monitoring hub in Kuala Lumpur. He was responsible for streamlining the AML business
processes regionally, implementing policy changes and managing global AML implementations. He was also the
primary AML contact with Business Leadership, and tasked with implementing globally consistent AML initiatives
to enhance controls and mitigate AML risk. Together with Compliance, he developed a regional AML strategy
for the region.
In 2010, Mr Lee was the Chief Operating Officer (COO) for Citi Singapore where he was responsible for driving
the banks business results, implementing the countrys strategy, developing the banks talent pool, and executing
the various cross franchise initiatives. In addition to his role as COO, Mr Lee was also the Singapore Markets
Manager and worked closely with Singapore regulators to coordinate compliance and regulatory processes for
Citi Singapores dealing room.
Mr Lee was the Co-Head of the Corporate Sales & Structuring for Asia Pacific in 2007. He was responsible for all
foreign exchange, options and derivatives sales to corporate and institutional clients in the region.
He started his career as a credit analyst in the bank and has held various key positions including Head of Singapore
Treasury Marketing, Regional e-Commerce Head for Asia, Sales and Trading Head for Malaysia.
Mukhtar Malik Hussain

Deputy Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Mr Mukhtar Malik Hussain was appointed as Deputy Chairman and Chief Executive Officer on 15 December
2009. He graduated from University of Wales with a Bachelor of Science in Economics. Mr Hussain first joined the
HSBC Group in 1982 as a Graduate Trainee in Midland Bank International. He was then appointed as Assistant
Director in Samuel Montagu in 1991. After close to 11 years of working in the HSBC Groups London offices,
Mr Hussain then held numerous posts in Dubai including Chief Executive Officer of HSBC Financial Services
(Middle East) Limited from 1995 to 2003 and established the initiative to create the first foreign investment bank in
Saudi Arabia for HSBC.
In 2003, he assumed the position of Chief Executive Officer of Global Banking and Market and became the
Co-Head of Global Banking in 2005. He headed back to London as the Global Head of Principal Investments from
2006 to 2008. He was the Deputy Chairman, HSBC Bank Middle East Limited, Global Chief Executive Officer of
HSBC Amanah and Chief Executive Officer of Global Banking and Markets, Middle East and North Africa, a dual
role with global responsibilities for Islamic Finance and HSBCs wholesale banking activities in the Middle East and
North Africa before he came to Malaysia.
In addition to his current role, Mr Hussain is also a Non-Executive Director of HSBC Amanah Malaysia Berhad.
He is a member of the Nominating Committee of the bank.
Lee Lung Nien

Citibank Berhad

Deputy Chairman &
The Council (contd)
Ong Eng Bin

Mr Ong Eng Bin, 52, is Chief Executive Officer of OCBC Bank (Malaysia) Berhad. He has been with the bank
for 27 years, joining as a management trainee in 1988. Prior to OCBC Bank, he worked for two years in Price
Waterhouse. In 2000, he was appointed Head of Corporate Banking & Large Corporates, before being promoted
to Head of Business Banking in 2012, with responsibilities covering corporate and commercial, emerging business
and transaction banking. Mr Ong holds a Bachelors degree in Accounting & Finance from the University of
Manchester and currently serves on the Board of Governors of the Methodist Boys School Penang, where he had
his early education.
Apart from his role in OCBC Bank, Mr Ong is also Chairman of Pac Lease Sdn Bhd and a director of Credit
Guarantee Corporation Malaysia Berhad and Credit Bureau Malaysia Sdn Bhd. Presently, he is a Council member
of Asian Institute of Chartered Bankers.

RHB Bank Berhad
Dato Khairussaleh Ramli is the Chief Executive Officer/Managing Director of RHB Capital Berhad and Group
CEO/Group MD of RHB Banking Group, effective 5 May 2015. Dato Khairussaleh is responsible for steering the
Group to continue its aspirations of being a leading integrated financial services institution.
Dato Khairussaleh joined the Group in December 2013 as Deputy Group Managing Director and Managing Director
of RHB Bank Berhad. He continues to hold the position of Managing Director, RHB Bank Berhad.
Dato Khairussaleh has more than 20 years of experience in the financial services and capital markets industry,
where he has held senior positions in well-established financial institutions in Malaysia and Indonesia.
His knowledge and vast experience have earned him the Best CFO in Malaysia Award in 2010 and 2011 from
Finance Asia and the Best CFO in Malaysia Award in 2012 from Alpha Southeast Asia.
Dato Khairussaleh holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Washington University and is a
graduate of the Advanced Management Programme, Harvard Business School, Harvard University.
Ong Eng Bin

Dato Khairussaleh Ramli

Managing Director/
RHB Bank Berhad
The Council (contd)
Dato Zulkiflee Abbas bin Abdul Hamid (until 31 March 2015)

Affin Bank Berhad
Dato Zulkiflee Abbas bin Abdul Hamid was the Managing Director/Chief
Executive Officer of Affin Bank Berhad, a position held from April 2009 till March
2015. On 1 December 2011, Dato Zulkiflee was accorded the mandate to
drive Affin Banking Groups strategic and developmental agenda for all entities
within the group, namely AFFIN Bank Berhad, AFFIN Islamic Bank Berhad
and AFFIN Investment Bank Berhad (now known as AFFIN Hwang Investment
Bank Berhad).
Subsequently, effective 2 January 2014, Dato Zulkiflee was appointed the
Group Chief Executive Officer of Affin Holdings Berhad while still assuming the
role of MD/CEO of Affin Bank Berhad.
Dato Zulkiflee was appointed the Director, Enterprise Banking upon joining
Affin Bank Berhad on 1 March 2005. He was subsequently made the Executive
Director, Banking in 2008 with expanded responsibilities in overseeing both
Business and Consumer Banking.
He carries with him more than 31 years of local and international banking
experience, covering all aspects of banking in Malaysia, London and New
York. Throughout his career, he has assumed pivotal roles which include
Regional Manager, Chief Credit Officer and Global Head of Enterprise
Banking, amongst others.
Dato Zulkiflee was a member on the Board of ABM Investments Sdn Bhd,
AFC Holdings (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, Malaysia Electronic Payment System Sdn
Bhd and Asian Institute of Chartered Bankers. He is also a Trustee of Yayasan
Budiman UiTM and Tabung RM1B Alumni Universiti Teknologi Mara.
Dato Zulkiflee holds a Masters degree in Business Administration and a
Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing, both from Southern Illinois University,
United States of America.
Renzo Christopher Viegas

Chief Executive Officer, Group Consumer Banking
CIMB Bank Berhad
Mr Renzo Christopher Viegas is the Chief Executive Officer, Group Consumer

Banking of CIMB Bank Berhad.
His areas of responsibility include the development and smooth implementation
of overall business strategies for consumer banking across the group. He is also
responsible for the overall performance of the consumer bank.
Mr Viegas has extensive experience in the banking industry and started his working
career with Citibank in 1985 where he progressively held senior positions in various
Asia Pacific countries including regional responsibilities. In 2008, he joined a
Malaysian bank where he rose to the position of Deputy Managing Director before
joining CIMB Group. He joined CIMB Group in April 2012.
Tan Kong Khoon

Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer
Mr Tan Kong Khoon, aged 58, a Singaporean, holds a Bachelors degree in

Business Administration from Bishops University, Canada and is an alumnus
of the Harvard Business School Advanced Management Programme.
Mr Tan began his banking career with Development Bank of Singapore (DBS)
in 1981 and his career has seen him successfully build consumer banking
franchises across multiple markets in Asia for Citibank N.A., Standard Chartered
Bank and ANZ Bank.
He was the Group Executive, Consumer Banking Group of DBS from 1 December
2010 to 15 April 2013 where he led and managed strategy formulation and
execution for consumer banking globally across the DBS Group. Prior to that, he
was President and Chief Executive Officer of Bank of Ayudhya, the fifth largest
bank in Thailand listed on the Thailand Stock Exchange. Under his leadership,
Bank of Ayudhya had expanded rapidly in its business and turnover.
Mr Tan was appointed as the Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer
of Hong Leong Bank Berhad on 1 July 2013.
Osman Tarique Morad (until 17 February 2015)

Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director
Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia Berhad
Mr Osman Tarique Morad was the Managing Director and Chief Executive
Officer (CEO) for Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia Berhad (SCBMB) and was
appointed to the Board on 20 October 2009. As the CEO and Managing Director,
Mr Morad was responsible for the implementation of Standard Chartereds
business strategies and overall Corporate Governance not only for SCBMB but
also for the Groups operations in Malaysia.
This included Scope International (M) Sdn Bhd and Price Solutions Sdn Bhd.
Mr Morad also sat on the board of Standard Chartered Saadiq Berhad, the
wholly owned Islamic Finance subsidiary of SCBMB.
Prior to this, he was the CEO of Standard Chartered Bank in Bangladesh,
a position he held since September 2004.
Mr Morad joined Standard Chartered Bank in 1993 as the Regional Head of
Institutional Banking Middle East and South Asia in Dubai and was responsible
for the Standard Chartered Bank Financial Institutions business teams in India,
Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and the Middle East. From 1999 to 2004,
he was the CEO of Standard Chartered Bank in Bahrain.
He started his banking career at the Bank of America as a Management Trainee
in 1977 and worked in the banks Operations, Credit, Corporate & Institutional
Banking departments in the Gulf. In 1987, he joined the First Interstate Bank of
California and was appointed Vice President and Middle East Representative
based in the United Arab Emirates and Singapore.
He graduated from the Punjab University and the Marlboro College of Vermont,
United States of America.
The Council (contd)
Wong Kim Choong

United Overseas Bank (Malaysia) Bhd
Mr Wong Kim Choong was appointed as Director and Chief Executive Officer
of United Overseas Bank (Malaysia) Bhd (UOB Malaysia) in 2012. Mr Wong
holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Toronto, Canada.
He has more than 30 years of banking experience.
He started his career with United Overseas Bank Singapore in 1983, where
he served for over 14 years. During this period, he held various management
and senior positions in Consumer Banking, Corporate Banking and Commercial
Banking. Mr Wong was transferred to UOB Malaysia in 1997 where he was
appointed as Head of Corporate and Commercial Banking and subsequently as
Deputy CEO in 2003. In 2004, he was appointed as the CEO of United Overseas
Bank (Thai) Public Company Limited, a position he held until his appointment as
Director and CEO of UOB Malaysia in October 2012.
Sng Seow Wah (until 3 October 2014)

Group Chief Executive Officer & Director
Mr Sng Seow Wah was the Group Chief Executive Officer and Director of
Alliance Bank Malaysia Berhad until 3 October 2014. He joined the Alliance
Bank Group on 5 July 2010.
He is an experienced commercial banker with more than 30 years of delivering
high performance in a few well respected regional and international banks.
Mr Sng was the Managing Director of the Local Corporate Group, Citibank
Singapore and joined OCBC Bank Singapore as the Head of Enterprise Banking
where he led the successful transformation of the business into a sustainable,
high performing unit with a strong reputation for employee engagement,
customer focus and service.
Prior to joining Alliance Bank, Mr Sng was the EVP, Head of Human Resources
and Special Projects of Fullerton Financial Holdings, a wholly owned subsidiary
of Temasek Holdings, where he held several directorships across the
Asian region.
Mr Sng has a Bachelors degree in Accountancy from the National University of
Singapore. He attended the Advanced Management Programme at the Wharton
School, University of Pennsylvania, as well as the Corporate & Investment
Banking Programme at Macquarie University. He was a Director of Malaysian
Electronic Payment System Sdn Bhd, ASEAN Finance Corporation Limited and
Alliance Financial Group Berhad.
10
Ashok Ramamurthy (until 1 April 2015)

AmBank (M) Berhad
Mr Ashok Ramamurthy was the Chief Executive Officer of AmBank (M) Berhad
until 1 April 2015. He was also appointed as the Group Managing Director and
a member of the Board of AMMB Holdings Berhad (AMMB) on 2 April 2012.
Mr Ramamurthy, an Australian, joined AmBank Group in 2007 as a
representative of Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANZ),
holding the position of Chief Financial Officer (CFO). He was subsequently
appointed to hold dual roles as Deputy Group Managing Director and CFO of
AMMB in October 2008.
He was also a Board member of several subsidiaries of AMMB, namely
AmBank (M) Berhad, AmIslamic Bank Berhad, AmInvestment Bank Berhad and
AmMetLife Insurance Berhad.
Prior to serving the AmBank Group, Mr Ramamurthy was with ANZ for over
23 years building an impressive track record, holding key positions across
various jurisdictions including New Zealand, Australia, India and now Malaysia.
His vast banking experience includes commercial banking, financial markets,
funds management and insurance, wealth management, banking products and
transaction services, and personal banking.
Mr Ramamurthy has a Masters degree in Business Administration from XLRI,
Jamshedpur, India and Bachelor Degree of Commerce (Accounting) from
University of Madras. He is a Senior Fellow member of the Financial Services
Institute of Australasia.
11
The Council Alternates

1
Hamirullah Boorhan
Executive Vice President (EVP) and Head, Community Financial Services

Maybank
Encik Hamirullah Boorhan is the EVP and Head, Community Financial Services with responsibilities covering
Consumer Finance, SME and Business Banking, Virtual Banking, High Net Worth and Affluent Banking, Channel
and Branch Network of Maybank Malaysia. He joined Maybank upon graduation in 1985 and has wide and
in-depth management experience covering almost the entire bank over the past 27 years. He is a Director of
Maybank Cambodia and sits as a member of the Audit and Risk Committee Boards. Encik Hamirullah also served
as the Honourable Secretary to the Association of Finance Companies in Malaysia. He graduated with a Diploma in
Accountancy from Institut Teknologi Mara and holds a Masters in Business Administration from International Islamic
University. He is also a Certified International Retail Banker by London Executive Management International
Academy of Retail Banking.
Shariffudin bin Mohamad
Executive Director, Operations and Strategic Services

Affin Bank Berhad
Encik Shariffudin bin Mohamad is the Executive Director, Operations and Strategic Services of Affin Bank Berhad
(AFFINBANK). He joined AFFINBANK as the Director, Operations in August 2007 and was appointed to his present
position effective 1 November 2009. While Encik Shariffudin was the Director, Operations, he was also the Chief
Corporate Strategist and Chief Human Resource Officer. Currently, he oversees the Operations & Strategic Services
Division encompassing Loan Administration & Documentation, Transactional Banking Operations, Information
Technology Services Management, Property & Logistics, Customer Care & Quality and Corporate Communications.
He has over two decades of extensive banking experience with a well-known international financial institution and
its acclaimed global outsourcing outfit. Encik Shariffudin holds a Masters in Business Administration and graduated
with a Bachelor in Finance degree from Southern Illinois University, United States of America.
Dato Sulaiman Mohd Tahir
Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Consumer Banking & Head,

Consumer Sales & Distribution
CIMB Bank Berhad
Dato Sulaiman Mohd Tahir, aged 52, is the Head of Consumer Sales and Distribution Division of CIMB Bank
Berhad (CIMB Bank), a position he has held since July 2005. In July 2013, he was appointed as the Deputy Head
of Consumer Banking.
Dato Sulaiman spearheads the overall development, management and performance of the sales and distribution
channels for CIMB Bank which encompasses about 8,200 staff, 293 branches, 36 mobile sales centres, a retail
telemarketing centre and a contact centre that services the banks 8.0 million customers.
He is also responsible for the management of Retail Banking in CIMB Singapore and Cambodia. He chairs as well
as is a member of several Management Committees in CIMB Bank.
An accounting graduate from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in Australia, Dato Sulaiman served Price
Waterhouse before repositioning his career with the Bank of Commerce (M) Berhad (now known as CIMB Bank)
in 1987. Since then he has held various prominent positions in the bank including Group Head of the Japanese
Business Unit, Business Banking Branch Manager, Area Business Manager for Shah Alam and Petaling Jaya before
being appointed as the Regional Manager for Selangor and Wilayah Persekutuan.
In 2002, he was identified to head the Credit Card Centre and subsequently to the position of Head of Retail Sales.
This was followed by the appointment as Head of Consumer Sales and Distribution Division in July 2005.
12
Elaine Fan
Consumer Business Manager

Citibank Berhad
Ms Elaine Fan is Consumer Business Manager of Citibank Berhad. She has been
with the bank for 31 years. She started her career in Corporate Banking and over the
years, she has held various senior positions including Head of Global Subsidiaries
Group with her last appointment as Head of Global Transaction Services in 2006.
She moved to the Consumer Banking business in 2011 assuming the role of Retail
Banking Head with primary responsibility for building up the Wealth Management
business. In March 2014, she was appointed as the Consumer Business Manager
with overall responsibilities for the consumer franchise of the bank in Malaysia.
Zulkiflee Hashim
Chief Operating Officer, Group Strategic Support

Encik Zulkiflee Hashim started his career in the banking sector with Citibank
N.A. as its Vice President in 1990. From December 1991 to 1997, he held the
position of Deputy Managing Director of Deutsche Bank Malaysia and was
responsible for Corporate Banking, International Trade Finance, Operations and
Transaction Banking Services Department. Encik Zulkiflee was appointed an
Executive Director of Hong Leong Bank in 1998 and has held responsibilities
in various areas in Hong Leong Bank. He is currently the Chief Operating Officer,
Group Strategic Support.
Lim Eng Seong
Country Head, Retail Banking and Wealth Management

Mr Lim Eng Seong graduated from University of Malaya with a Bachelor of

Economics (Business Administration) Honors. He joined HSBC Bank Malaysia
Berhad (HSBC Bank) eight years ago from an established MNC for consumer goods.
He has worked in the Philippines and Thailand for his previous portfolio.
Mr Lim joined HSBC Bank as the Head of Marketing and was appointed to the
current role as the Country Head of Retail Banking and Wealth Management (RBWM)
in 2008. The RBWM business in Malaysia has 68 branches for conventional and
Islamic banking, and insurance manufacturing (Takaful). He is also a board member
(non-independent non-executive director) of HSBC Amanah Takaful.
13
The Council Alternates (contd)
Lim Yau Seong
Heads of Operations & Technology, Malaysia

Mr Lim Yau Seong is a senior banker who has been with OCBC Bank Malaysia for 29 years. He is presently Senior
Vice President of OCBC Bank Malaysia. Throughout his career in OCBC, he has held various senior positions and
has experience in branch, consumer and business banking. Mr Lim is now the Head of Operations & Technology,
Malaysia. He oversees OCBC Banks processing centres and technology operations, driving for productivity gains
and cost efficiency. He holds a Master of Business Administration from University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom
and a First Class Honors in Bachelor of Economics from University of Malaya.
Quah Poh Keat
Deputy Chief Executive Officer

Public Bank Berhad
Mr Quah Poh Keat, a qualified accountant, has more than 30 years of work experience of which he was a
partner/senior partner for 25 years in an established accounting firm. He was an Independent Non-Executive
Director of Public Bank from July 2008 until his appointment on 1 October 2013 as Deputy Chief Executive Officer II.
Mr Quah was redesignated to his present position on 28 November 2013. He is a member on the Board of Directors
of several subsidiary companies in the Public Bank Group.
Kwan Keen Yew
(until 17 February 2015)
Head of Legal and Compliance

Mr Kwan Keen Yew has over 15 years of experience in legal practice in banking, finance and capital markets and
in Standard Chartered Bank across Corporate & Institutional, Commercial and Retail segments as well as Financial
Markets, Corporate Finance and Islamic Banking products. His experience includes advising on conventional and
Islamic derivatives; setting up of the Islamic subsidiary in Malaysia; advising on corporate finance transactions in
Malaysia and Hong Kong; and handling compliance and regulatory risk issues and investigations in Malaysia and
Hong Kong.
10
Kevin Lam Sai Yoke

Mr Kevin Lam Sai Yoke is the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of United Overseas Bank (Malaysia) Bhd (UOB Malaysia).
His current role includes spearheading UOB Malaysias Corporate, Commercial, Bumiputra, Transaction Banking
and Investment Banking lines of business, overseeing the support functions and assisting the Chief Executive
Officer in the overall management of the bank.
Prior to his current position, Mr Lam served as the Managing Director and Country Head of Personal Financial
Services for UOB Malaysia, overseeing the Consumer Banking business. He also held key positions in UOB
Singapore, including the Head of Loans Singapore and Regional; and the Head of Sales and Distribution, Singapore
and Regional. During his tenure, Mr Lam successfully increased UOBs home loan market share and led the loans
and sales divisions in achieving record sales in both loans and wealth management products from 2006 to 2010.
Mr Lam brings to UOB Malaysia more than 20 years of extensive knowledge and experience, having served in
senior positions at well-established multinational companies across Singapore, United States of America and
Hong Kong. His expertise spans across strategic planning, business management, product development,
sales and distribution, technology and banking infrastructure development, and other areas of corporate services as
a senior member of the management committee.
14
11
Raymond Leung Chun-Kow
Group Chief Operating Officer

Mr Raymond Leung Chun-Kow joined Alliance Bank Malaysia Berhad as Group Chief
Operating Officer on 19 January 2011. He oversees the operations, technology and
various support functions of the bank, and is instrumental in developing key strategies
that encompass all aspects of the banks business to drive growth. This includes
product support, talent development, customer services and delivery. Prior to joining
Alliance Bank, Mr Leung had gained a diverse wealth of experience with over 30 years
in Citigroup, with assignments in Hong Kong, Toronto, New York and Singapore. He
held key positions in both country and regional capacities for operations, technology,
internal audit and product management.
12
Datuk Mohamed Azmi Mahmood

Acting Group Managing Director

AmBank Group
Datuk Mohamed Azmi Mahmood (Datuk Azmi), a Malaysian aged 60 is currently

the Acting Group Managing Director of AmBank Group and has over 34 years of
experience in the banking industry.
He first joined Arab-Malaysian Finance Berhad in 1981 as an Accountant. Over

the years, he has held various positions in the Senior Management level i.e. Senior
General Manager, Managing Director, Managing Director Retail Banking and
Deputy Group Managing Director. He was appointed to the current position effective
2 April 2015.
Datuk Azmi is currently a Director of AmGeneral Insurance Berhad, AmMetLife
Takaful Berhad, AmMortgage One Berhad, AmInvestment Group Berhad, AmCapital
(Brunei) Sdn Bhd, AmInternational (Labuan) Ltd, MBF Cards (Msia) Sdn Bhd,
AmCard Services Berhad, Malaysian Electronic Payment System (1997) Sdn Bhd
(MEPS), MEPS Currency Management Sdn Bhd, Akademi IBBM Sdn Bhd, Financial
Information Services Sdn Bhd and FIS Data Link Sdn Bhd.
He is also a Council Member & Honorary Treasurer of the Association of Finance
Companies of Malaysia, a Council Member & Honorary Treasurer of the Association
of Hire Purchase Companies of Malaysia, Fellow of the Asian Institute of Chartered
Bankers and member of the Malaysian Financial Planning Council.
10
11
For his years of contribution to the industry, Datuk Azmi was conferred the Darjah
Mulia Seri Melaka which carries the title Datuk on 11 October 2008
12
15
The Association
Its Organisational Structure and Family Tree
The Association of Banks in Malaysia (ABM) is structured into four core divisions, namely Operations & Refinement,
Strategy & Initiatives, Corporate Affairs and Rules & Compliance. As at the date of publication, ABM has a total of
15 full-time staff and four Associates.
In addition, there are six Permanent Committees under ABM, which comprise senior bankers from our Council
banks. Two of the Committees, i.e. the Committee on Finance and the Committee on Budget Recommendations,
report directly to the Council while the remaining four report to the Executive Director of ABM.
ABMs Organisational Structure is depicted below.
Organisational
Structure
Committee
on Finance
Council
Committee on
Budget
Recommendations
Executive
Director
Committee on Banking
Legislations, Policies,
Rules, Regulations &
Interpretation
Committee on
Consumer &
Market Conduct
Committee on
Development of
Capital &
Money Markets
Fraud Risk
Committee
Rules & Compliance

Division
Operations &
Refinement Division
Corporate Affairs
Division
Strategy &
Initiatives Division
Corporate
Communications
& Public Relations
Compliance &
Oversight*
Banking
Legislation
Rules,
Regulations &
Interpretation
International
Desk
Financial
Markets
Development
APEC
Forums
ASEAN
Bankers
Association
Note: * to be established
16
Finance &
Administration
Financial Intelligence
& Research
Consumer &
Market
Conduct
Prudential
Policy
ABMs Family Tree
ABM Investments Sdn Bhd
30%
ABM Investments Sdn Bhd, an investment holding company,

was incorporated in July 1991.
The Companys investments presently comprise a 30%
stake in AIBBM and 20% of the ordinary shares in CBM.
Akademi IBBM Sdn Bhd

(AIBBM)
The principal activity of
AIBBM is to promote or
take part in the formation,
management, supervision
or control of the business
of a private higher
educational institution.
AFC Holdings (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd

AFC Holdings (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd was set up
in April 1981 for the purpose of investing in the
shares of AFCL and currently holds 20% of its
ordinary shares.
20%
20%
Credit Bureau
Malaysia Sdn Bhd
(CBM)
CBM is in the business of
providing credit reference
services, credit rating and
such services related to a
credit bureau.
ASEAN Finance
Corporation Limited
(AFCL)
AFCLs principal activities
are merchant banking,
mobilising of financial
resources in order to
finance projects and
assisting in the promotion
of industrialisation and
overall economic
development in the
ASEAN region.
17
Chairmans
Statement
I am pleased to present this
Annual Report as Chairman of
The Association of Banks in
Malaysia (ABM).
..........................................................................................................
Over the past year, we have seen positive changes in

the commercial banking industry and I am proud of the
role ABM has played.
From an economic perspective, banks have had to
operate in a challenging domestic and global arena
while grappling with changes on the regulatory
front and facing regulatory constraints. At the same
time, banks still had to juggle the expectations of
its customers and shareholders, while supporting
domestic growth. Let us briefly review the
macroeconomic environment within which the
commercial banking sector operated during 2014.
Global Economy
The year 2014 was a challenging year for the global
economy with growth picking up only marginally
compared to the previous year. According to the
International Monetary Fund, the global economy grew
by a modest 3.4% in 2014, with emerging markets and
developing economies accounting for three-fourths of
global growth during the year.
18
While activity in the United States of America (US) and

the United Kingdom has improved as labour markets
healed and monetary policy remained accommodative,
the recovery has been sputtering in the eurozone
and Japan as legacies of the financial crisis linger,
intertwined with structural bottlenecks.
In 2014, there were clear signs that the recovery in
the US economy was gaining momentum, supported
by strong domestic economic fundamentals with an
improved job market, rising consumer confidence and
retail spending.
Meanwhile, the momentum of the fragile recovery
which the eurozone recorded in 2013 could not be
sustained in the first half of 2014 and came largely
to a standstill in the second half. While countries
such as Spain and Ireland, performed better than
expected, the major economies of Germany, France
and Italy performed worse due to the impact of the
Ukraine crisis, sanctions imposed on Russia, coupled
with the slowdown in growth in China and other
emerging markets.
Japan too experienced a setback after an increase in

the tax on consumer spending. The global economy,
slowed by stagnation in Europe and Japan, was being
further hampered by Chinas decelerating growth. China
is attempting to avert a further decline in growth while
not allowing the imbalances in the financial system to
become overwhelming.
Disappointing growth in other developing countries
in 2014 reflected weak external demand, but also
domestic policy tightening, political uncertainties and
supply-side constraints.
The world economy is in the middle of a balancing
act. On the one hand, countries must address the
legacies of the global financial crisis, ranging from debt
overhangs to high unemployment. On the other, they
face a cloudy future. Potential growth rates are being
revised downward, and these worsened prospects are
in turn affecting confidence, demand and growth.
Looking forward to 2015, the outlook for the global
economy remains mixed. Strong domestic demand is
driving growth in the US, which, combined with dollar
appreciation, is adding to demand in the rest of the
world. The eurozone should benefit from sharply lower
oil prices, quantitative easing and euro depreciation,
which will hopefully offer the chance to escape from
stagnation. China will continue its soft fall growth
trajectory, as already limited government stimuli will
have less effect despite recent monetary easing.
Downsides to the global outlook could also come from
possible intensified political and economic risks.
Closer to home, the establishment of the ASEAN
Economic Community (AEC) by end of 2015 will
bear economic significance to the region. The AEC
is aimed at transforming ASEAN into a region with
free movement of goods, services, investment,
skilled labor and freer flow of capital, based on four
key pillars, namely a single market and production
base, a highly competitive economic region, equitable
economic development and full integration into the
global economy. With the integration of ten countries
into a single market with a population of more than 600
million people, the dismantling of trade and economic
cross-border barriers will result in various opportunities
for economic and business growth.
Malaysian Economic Outlook

and Perspective
Despite the volatile global front, the Malaysian
economy recorded an impressive annual growth of
6.0% in 2014 , mainly due to robust domestic demand
and improvement in external trade performance.
The faster pace of recovery, particularly in the US,
UK and selected euro area economies as well as
moderate growth in the emerging economies provided
strong support to the export-oriented industries and
trade-related services.
Private consumption grew by an impressive 7.1%, to
contribute more than half of gross domestic product
(GDP) growth from the demand side. The rise was
driven by job creation, low unemployment and higher
wages. Government efforts to rein in the budget deficit
saw expansion in government consumption ease to
4.4%. From the supply side, services grew by 6.3% to
generate most of the GDP growth. Communications,
wholesale and retail trade, and real estate and business
services recorded robust growth, reflecting buoyant
household spending and business expansion.
In 2015, the Malaysian economy is expected to
sustain its growth momentum underpinned by the
continued strength of private investment and domestic
demand as well as improving export performance. The
countrys fundamentals will continue to remain strong:
a well-diversified economy; healthy labour market
conditions; resilient balance of payments position;
deep financial markets; strong banking system and
ample liquidity conditions, among others.
In the first quarter of the year, consumption is expected
to experience a relatively sharp spike as businesses
and consumers prepare for the implementation of the
Goods and Services Tax (GST). The following quarters
however will likely see limited spending as the economy
acclimatizes itself to the new tax system. Lower crude oil
prices should also help mitigate matters, adding some
extra spending money for consumers while cushioning
the impact of the GST. The favourable labour market
conditions and the government measures to assist
low- and middle-income households will continue to
sustain consumer spending.
19
Chairmans Statement (contd)
Meanwhile,
projects
under
the
Economic
Transformation Plan will provide support to overall
financing growth, bolstering the effect of weakening
consumer demand. Imports are also anticipated to
stay buoyant amid the ongoing investment-driven
economic growth, especially with the commencement
of big-ticket projects.
Malaysian Banking Sector Developments

and Issues
The Malaysian banking sector remained resilient due to
sound capital ratios, solid liquidity and low credit risks.
The industry delivered a respectable performance,
demonstrating its ability to deliver notwithstanding the
challenging market conditions and uncertainties in the
global economy.
Malaysian banks are well capitalized, with
common-equity tier-1 capital ratio, tier-1 capital ratio
and total capital ratio at 12.4 per cent, 13.1 per cent
and 15.1 per cent respectively as at end-January
2015. Pre-emptive measures have helped maintain the
robust credit quality of the systems household loans,
with the household debt-to-GDP ratio hovering around
87 per cent.
On 2 January 2015, the base rate replaced the base
lending rate as the main reference rate for new retail
floating rate loans in accordance with the new reference
rate framework introduced by Bank Negara Malaysia.
Other components of loan pricing such as borrower
credit risk, liquidity risk premium and operating costs
would be reflected in a spread above the base rate.
Effective 1 June 2015, banks in Malaysia must comply
with the minimum requirements of the Basel III liquidity
capital ratio of 60% which should not be an issue for
most banks.
The industrys strong credit fundamentals are well
poised to withstand the uncertain environment
amid cautious business and consumer sentiment,
the volatile ringgit and uneven global growth. The
systems capitalisation levels are expected to stay
intact while funding and liquidity conditions will remain
20
accommodative. While loan growth may moderate due

to macro prudential measures that have slowed the
momentum of household debt, banks need to focus on
their core businesses and would need to become more
savvy in selecting their target segments and product
offerings.
The commercial banking sector is well-positioned to
weather various challenges in 2015 given the systems
strong regulatory framework. With new regulatory
requirements such as the liquidity cover ratio and
supplementary leverage ratio that were finalised in
2014, banks are already making changes to their
balance sheets by holding additional low-yielding
assets.
While the implementation of GST would not affect the
sector outright it is nevertheless anticipated to impact
loan growth as household borrowers would feel the
pinch in the wake of the introduction of GST. To respond
to increasing competition and other challenges,
banks will have to make their business models more
cost-efficient and try to improve the banks earnings
through an optimum mix of interest income and noninterest income. To achieve this, banks will constantly
optimise the use of various tools such as technology as
the change agent.
With the advent of the AEC, there are indeed very
strong pull-factors for ASEAN banks to look beyond
their own shores. These factors include the growing
demand for financial products and services, and the
demand for financing of infrastructure projects. In
fact, many Malaysian banks have already established
footprints in other ASEAN countries.
In addition, our local banks would need to be swift
and efficient to take advantage of the opportunities
which AEC will present for growth and progress.
Banks can take advantage of economies of scale to
improve efficiency and reduce costs by operating
across borders. The deepening of banking integration
in ASEAN will also generally contribute to the overall
health of the domestic financial sector, which in turn
may produce more jobs for Malaysians.
ABMs Strategy for 2015

The banking landscape in Malaysia continues to
evolve, and is making good progress to become more
innovative to serve the changing needs of its customers.
Throughout the year, we continued to engage with the
regulators on legislative reforms, to strengthen the
integrity and sustainability of the industry.
In the year ahead, driving and implementing changes
in the payment landscape will continue to be a high
priority for ABM as we support the Governments
agenda to promote migration to electronic payments
(e-payments). ABM, the regulators and member banks
are united in our commitment to create a positive
payments experience for banking customers as well
as finding new and better ways to make the payment
systems more efficient and innovative. The promotion
and enhancement of other payment tools such as debit
and credit cards will also be high on our agenda.
Indeed, there are exciting changes afoot in the way we
manage our money. While we are already making good
progress with more consumers and businesses alike
embracing the many benefits of using e-payments,
there remain some perceived barriers and concerns
about using e-payments which need to be addressed.
To create greater awareness, ABM and our member
banks worked on campaigns on the importance of
banking online safely so that bank customers can
conduct their online transactions confidently and with
peace of mind.
The implementation of various acts such as GST and
Personal Data Protection Act kept us pre-occupied
over the past year, and will continue to do so in the
coming months.
Overall, ABM has made good progress in achieving the

goals which we had set out in 2014. Throughout the
year, we devoted a substantial amount of resources
in providing exceptional service to our members and
pursued objectives that promote their interests. At the
same time, we have had to keep public interest in mind
to ensure that we forge a responsible and responsive
banking industry.
To discharge this role effectively, ABM seeks input from
a range of stakeholders in various forms and fora. The
numerous levels of engagement and decision-making
is aimed at promoting collaboration and openness, and
ensuring appropriate input from a range of stakeholders
to a sound and robust banking system.
We are encouraged by and grateful for the ongoing
support of all our stakeholders. On behalf of ABM,
I would like to extend my gratitude to Bank Negara
Malaysia,
Securities
Commission,
government
ministries and business and consumer associations for
their support and co-operation.
Finally, I would like to acknowledge the Executive
Director and her team for their contributions to ABMs
achievements in these challenging times. On behalf of
ABM member banks, I would like to thank them for their
good work and unwavering support in 2014.
The year 2014 was a year of challenges and change for
our industry but there is much more to come. We look
forward to brighter and better times ahead.

Chairman
21
Financial Data
Total Assets, Total Loans and Total Deposits of Commercial Banks a
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
RM
million
%
Increase
(yoy)
RM
million
%
Increase
(yoy)
RM
million
%
Increase
(yoy)
RM
million
%
Increase
(yoy)
RM
million
%
Increase
(yoy)
Total Assets
1,197,711
7.8
1,356,862
13.3
1,453,333
7.1
1,576,167
8.5
1,718,479
9.0
Total Loans
716,879
11.1
798,350
11.4
865,322
8.4
933,980
7.9
996,701
6.7
Total Deposits
623,262
6.1
700,163
12.3
771,197
10.1
841,785
9.2
873,055
3.7
yoy = year on year
(RM Billion)
Total
Assets a
2,000
(RM Billion)
1,500
2,000
1,197.1
1,000
1,500
1,197.1
1,356.9
1,356.9
1,453.3
1,453.3
1,576.2
1,576.2
1,718.5
1,718.5
500
1,000
0
500
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Year
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Year
Total Deposits a
(RM Billion)
1,000
(RM Billion)
800
1,000
600
800
400
600
200
400
0
200
623.3
14%
24%
623.3
14%
62%
24%
700.2
13%
25%
700.2
13%
25%
62%
771.2
13%
841.8
12%
873.1
12%
25%
841.8
12%
873.1
25%
12%
24%
63%
25%
63%
25%
63%
63%
2012
63%
2013
63%
2014
Year
2014
Year
24%
771.2
13%
62%
2010
62%
2011
2010
2011
Savings Deposits
2012 Deposits
Demand
2013
Fixed Deposits
Savings Deposits
Demand Deposits
Fixed Deposits
22
Wholesale, Retail, 8.52%

Restaurants and Hotels
Electricity, Gas and Water Supply 0.97%
Manufacturing (including agro-based) 8.30%
Total Loans1 by Sector2 as at end of 2014 a
Mining and Quarrying 0.75%

Primary Agriculture 2.47%
Other Sector3 1.14%
4.10% Construction

RM996.7
billion
as at end 2014
7.09% Real Estate
Electricity, Gas and Water Supply 0.97%

Manufacturing (including agro-based) 8.30%
2.21% Transport, Storage and Communication
Mining and Quarrying 0.75%

3
Other Sector
Wholesale,
Retail, 1.14%
8.52%
Electricity, Gas
and Water
Supply
Restaurants
and
Hotels0.97%
Manufacturing
Electricity,(including
Gas and agro-based)
Water Supply8.30%
0.97%
6.73% Financing, Insurance and Business Services
RM996.7
2.04% Education, Health and Others

4.10% Construction
as at end 2014
4.10% Construction
7.09% Real Estate
55.69%
Sector and Communication
2.21%
Transport,
Storage
7.09%Household
Real Estate
billion
ManufacturingMining
(including
8.30%
andagro-based)
Quarrying 0.75%
MiningOther
and Quarrying
0.75%
Sector3 1.14%
Other Sector3 1.14%
2.21% Financing,
Transport,Insurance
Storage and
6.73%
and Communication
Business
Services
(RM Billion)
(%)
20
RM996.7
billion
RM996.7
15
20
as at end 2014
Notes:
billion
55.69% Household Sector
1. Total loans as at end 2014 is RM996.7 billion, and includes loans sold to Cagamas.
as at end 2014
2. The definitions of the economic sectors/industries are based on the Malaysian Standard Industrial Classification
(MSIC)
2000. Sector
55.69%
Household
10
3. Includes loans to individual businesses.
(%)
(RM Billion)
(%)
20
Construction
Profitability,4.10%
Capital
Ratios
15
10
(%)
and Interest 20
Rates
2.21% Transport, Storage and Communication
20
(%)
0 20

2010
as at end 201415
P
10
10
0
2011
2012
2013
Preliminary * Includes
Islamic
banks Sector
55.69%
Household
Profitability*
Pre-Tax Profit (RM Billion)
Pre-Tax Profit/Average Shareholders Fund
2014P
0 30
20
20
10
10
0
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014P
0
Capital Ratios*
P
2010
2012
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
P Preliminary * Includes Islamic banks
RWCR Risk-Weighted Capital Ratio (%)
CCR Core
Capital Islamic
Ratio (%)
P Preliminary
* Includes
banks
Profitability*
2013 2014
(%)
Pre-Tax Profit (RM Billion)
Profitability*
Beginning
January 2013, capital components are reported
7
Pre-Tax
Profit III
(RM
Billion)
based
on Basel
Capital
Adequacy Framework
0
llion)
30
6
20
5
4
10
3
2
1
Pre-Tax
Profit/Average
Capital
Ratios*
Total
Capital
Ratio (%) Shareholders Fund
2010
2012 Ratio (%)
Tier
1
Capital
Capital Ratios*
2010 2012
CCR Core Capital Ratio (%)
2013
CCR 2014
Core Capital Ratio (%)
Beginning January 2013, capital components are reported
2013 2014
based on Basel III Capital Adequacy Framework
Beginning January 2013, capital components are reported
Total
Capital
RatioIII(%)
based
on Basel
Capital Adequacy Framework
Tier 1 Capital Ratio (%)
2010Total Capital
2011 Ratio 2012
2013
2014
(%)
Tier 1 Capital Ratio (%)
2010
2011
of
5 Commercial
4
10
(RM Billion)
billion
10
3
2
1
60
7.09% Real Estate
6.73% Financing, Insurance and Business

Services
30
(RM Billion)
RM996.7
15
30
(%)
6.73% Financing, Insurance and Business30Services 7

6
5
2012a,b*
Banks
2013
20
2014P
P Preliminary * Includes Islamic banks
(%)
Profitability*
2
7 (%) Pre-Tax Profit (RM Billion)
1
67
0
56
Capital Ratios*
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2010 2012
45
34
CCR Core Capital Ratio (%)
23
2013
2014
Interest
Rates
1 2BaseBeginning
January 2013, capital components are reported
Lending Rate
based
on Basel
III Capital Adequacy Framework
Lending
Rate
0 1Average
1-Year
Fixed
Deposit
Total
Capital
Ratio
(%)2012
2011 Rate
2013
2014
0 2010
Savings
Deposit
Tier 1
CapitalRate
Ratio (%)
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Intere
Bas
Ave
1-Y
Sav
Interest Rates
Base Lending Rate
Interest Rates
Average Lending Rate
Base Lending Rate
1-Year Fixed Deposit Rate
Savings Deposit Rate
Source:
a. Data for 2010 to 2014 extracted from Bank Negara Malaysias Monthly Statistical Bulletin January 2015.
b.Interest
Data forRates
2010 to 2014 extracted from Bank Negara Malaysias Financial Stability and Payment Systems Report 2014.
Base Lending Rate

23
Financial Data (contd)
Branch Network and Self-Service Terminals of Commercial Banks by State

as at 31 December 2014
Branch Network
Self-Service Terminals
ATMS
Other SSTs
SarawakSarawak
Sabah Sabah
Kelantan
Kelantan
Johor Johor
0
1
Melaka Melaka
0
500
Negeri Sembilan
Negeri Sembilan
1
2
WP Labuan
WP Labuan
500
1,000
WP Putrajaya
WP Putrajaya
2
3
WP Kuala
WPLumpur
Kuala Lumpur
1,000
1,500
Selangor
Selangor
3
4
Perak Perak
1,500
2,000
PahangPahang
4
5
Terengganu
Terengganu
2,000
2,500
PenangPenang
2,500
3,000
6
Population (Million)
5
6
Kedah Kedah
Population (Million)
3,000
Bank Branches/Self-Service Terminals
Perlis Perlis
Bank Branches/Self-Service Terminals
Population
Branch Network
Population
ATMS
Other SSTs
Source:
Population Distribution and Basic Demographic Characteristics 2010 (Table 1 Key summary statistics by state, Malaysia, 2010), Population and Housing Census
of Malaysia, Department of Statistics Malaysia.
The population and housing census is conducted once every 10 years.
Growth of Branches and Self-Service Terminals of Commercial Banks from 2010-2014 C

Number
12,000
Number
10,000
12,000
8,000
10,000
6,000
8,000
4,000
6,000
2,000
4,000
0
2,000
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Year
2013
2014
Year
2010
2011
2012
Branch Network
ATMS
Branch Network
ATMS
Other SSTs
Other SSTs
Source:
c. Data from 2010-2013, extracted from ABM Annual Report 2010-2013. Data regarding number of branches for commercial banks as at 31 December 2014
ABMs compilation.
24
Bank Branches, Number of Staff and Self-Service Terminals of Commercial Banks

Self-Service Terminals (SSTs)
ATM
Cash
Deposit
Machine
Cheque
Deposit/
Scan
Machine
Internet
Kiosk/
Electronic
Payment
Kiosk
Others
3,250
264
148
115
9 coin deposit machines,

2 statement printers
3,877
202
150
109
89
5 coin deposit machines
177

110 EPF kiosks
Bank
Branches
Number
of Staff
Affin Bank Berhad
105
89
AmBank (M) Berhad
174
7,889
866
301
214
Bangkok Bank Berhad
175
Bank of America Malaysia Berhad
62
Bank of China (Malaysia) Berhad
303
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (Malaysia) Berhad
420
BNP Paribas Malaysia Berhad
94
CIMB Bank Berhad
294
13,152
2,283
1,115
601
351

10 EPF kiosks
Citibank Berhad
11
2,731
35
44
19
15

7 EPF kiosks,
6 phone banking kiosks
Deutsche Bank (Malaysia) Berhad
201
283
9,838
563
411
378
303

47 EPF kiosks,
133 recycle cash deposit machines
42
4,207
128
128
83
55

54 EPF kiosks
India International Bank (Malaysia) Berhad
34
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Malaysia) Berhad
160
J.P. Morgan Chase Bank Berhad
128
505

122 smart cash recycle machines
402
47,058
2,615
1,022
503
Mizuho Bank (Malaysia) Berhad
119
National Bank of Abu Dhabi Malaysia Berhad
28
41
3,733
94
94
57
31

40 EPF kiosks,
26 passbook update machines
Public Bank Berhad
257
14,586
595
188
542
262
442 cash recycling machines,

16 EPF kiosks
RHB Bank Berhad
199
13,136
1,416
635
315
244

489 EPF kiosks
31
2,245
75
78
60
61
4 coin deposit machines
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Malaysia Berhad
83
The Bank of Nova Scotia Berhad
76
The Royal Bank of Scotland Berhad
86

Total
45
4,883
59
55
88
48

43 recycle cash deposit machines
2,004
132,554
9,195
4,369
3,091
2,162
1,713
25
Financial Data (contd)
Alternative Delivery Channels of Commercial Banks as at 31 December 2014

Alternative Delivery Channels
Internet Banking
Mobile Banking
Telebanking
Affin Bank Berhad
www.affinonline.com
Retail: https://www.allianceonline.com.my
Corporate: https://www.alliancebizsmart.com.my/business/
Retail: https://www.allianceonline.com.my 603-5516 9988
AmBank (M) Berhad
Retail: https://ambank.amonline.com.my
Corporate: https://www.e-ambiz.com.my/
Retail: https://mobile.amonline.com.my
Bank of America
Malaysia Berhad
Corporate: https://cashproonline.bankofamerica.com
Corporate: https://cpmobile.bofa.com
Bank of China
(Malaysia) Berhad
www.bankofchina.com/my
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ

(Malaysia) Berhad
Corporate: https://ebusiness.bk.mufg.jp
Corporate: https://connexis.bnpparibas.com
CIMB Bank Berhad
Retail: www.cimbclicks.com.my
Corporate: www.cimb-bizchannel.com.my
Citibank Berhad
Retail: www.citibank.com.my
Corporate: http://portal.citidirect.com/
https://www.asia.citibank.com/
https://m.citidirect.com
PC/Desktop Banking
Corporate customers
Retail:
Domestic
Overseas
Corporate
: 1-300-80-8888
: 603-2178 8888
: 603-2381 8800
603-2034 8151
Retail:
1) mobile.cimbclicks.com.my
2) CIMB Clicks App
Retail: mobile.citibank.com.my
Call Centre
: 1-300-88-0900
Retail:
Kuala Lumpur :
Penang
:
Johor Bahru
:
Kuantan
:
Melaka
:
Sabah & Sarawak :
Corporate:
Citiservice
:
603-2883 0000
604-296 0000
607-268 0000
609-509 0000
606-852 0000
1-800-82-1010
603-2382 1111
604-8181 555
607-2678 888
Deutsche Bank
(Malaysia) Berhad
Corporate: https://my-db-direct.db.com
Retail: https://s.hongleongconnect.my
Corporate: http://www.hlb.com.my/hongleongonlinebusiness2.htm
Retail: via mobile App
Call Centre
: 603-7626 8899
Retail: www.hsbc.com.my
Corporate: www.hsbcnet.com
via mobile App

Corporate: www.hsbcnet.com/mobile
General
Premier
Commercial
: 1-300-88-1388
: 1-300-88-9393
: 1-300-88-1128
Retail: Maybank2u Malaysia

Corporate: Maybank2E
Retail:
1-300-88-6688 (local)
603-7844 3696 (overseas)
Overseas:
1-300-88-7788 (local)
603-7844 3015 (overseas)
Retail:
1-300-88-5000 (local)
603-8317 5000 (overseas)
Corporate:
1-300-88-7000 (local)
603-8317 5200 (overseas)
Corporate customers
(government bodies)
Industrial and Commercial

www.icbcmy.com
26
Corporate: www.jpmorganaccess.com.my
Retail: www.maybank2u.com.my
Corporate: www.maybank2e.com
Corporate: https://otp.ffrontier.com/gcms/FFrontier
http://www.ocbc.com.my
Retail: via Natives and IOS Apps
Public Bank Berhad
www.pbebank.com
via mobile App from App Store and

Google Play
RHB Bank Berhad
www.rhbgroup.com
Retail: via mobile App from Apple Store

and Google Play
Retail:
KL
Kuching
: 603-9206 8118
: 6082-276 118

Malaysia Berhad
Retail: https://ibank.standardchartered.com.my/nfs/login.htm
Corporate: https://s2b.standardchartered.com/ssoapp/login.jsp
via mobile App
Retail
Corporate
SME Hotline
: 1-300-888-888
: 1-300-883-399
: 1-300-888-111
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking

Corporation Malaysia Berhad
Corporate: https://gcms.smbc.co.jp/cmswebapp/AEGSL00_Login.jsp
The Royal Bank of Scotland

Berhad
Corporate: http://cib.rbs.com/our-locations/asia-pacific/malaysia/
en. html

(Malaysia) Bhd
Retail: https://www.uob.com.my/uob/index.jsp
Corporate: https://biz.uob.com.my/ELO/login.jsp
Kuala Lumpur
Penang
Johor Bahru
Kuching
Kota Kinabalu
:
:
:
:
:
603-26128 121
604-2401 121
607-2881 121
6082-287 121
6088-477 121
Corporate:
www.maybank2e.com
Report of
the Council
As Executive Director of The
Association of Banks in Malaysia
(ABM), I have pleasure in submitting
the Annual Report and the Audited
Financial Statements for the year
ended 31 December 2014 for and
on behalf of the Council.
..........................................................................................................
1.
Introduction
Banks have been in the forefront of harnessing
technology to improve their products, services
and efficiency in order to serve customers better.
They are evolving to offer more digital banking
options moving away from transaction-based
customer relationships, towards a more proactive
and personalized experience across multiple
channels, products and services.
transactions. Further, together with our member

banks, ABM has constantly monitored and had
exchanges of ideas with the relevant authorities
and agencies in the fight against the perpetrators
of such fraud and scams. Banks have also taken
various steps to engage their customers so that
they are fully aware and kept updated on the
latest scams.
With its many benefits, internet banking is fast

gaining popularity as consumers monitor their
bank balances, transfer money, pay bills, apply
for a loan, and access their statements from their
computers and mobile devices. Unfortunately
with the growth in the number of users, fraudsters
have also taken advantage of the situation.
As banks continue to invest substantial resources

to reduce the risk of fraud and protect customers
online, there are also simple steps bank customers
can take to safeguard their own assets and
savings. This includes being aware of the types
of scams which are out there as well as being
vigilant over suspicious emails and calls.
In efforts to minimize the incidences of

fraud, banks use multiple tools to safeguard
cybersecurity within their domain. Such tools,
which include strict privacy policies, rigorous
security standards and complex encryption
systems, aim to provide a secure environment
for their customers to conduct online banking
Thus, our cover rationale, Bank Safely Online

reflects our commitment to promote greater
awareness and reiterate the importance for
consumers to protect themselves by making
good and informed choices when conducting
online banking transactions.
27
Report of the Council (contd)
While we devoted increased attention to

promoting internet banking in line with the
Governments initiative to boost the use of
electronic payments (e-payments) in 2014,
we also continued to manage a wide array of
issues for and on behalf of our member banks
to enhance the integrity and efficiency of the
industry throughout the year.
(ii)
Accelerating the migration to e-payments
2.
Report of Key Initiatives in 2014
Tiered pricing structure
A.
Continuing the e Agenda
In August 2014, Bank Negara Malaysia

announced the following measures to
accelerate the migration to e-payments:-
(i)
Implementation of Europay-MasterCardVisa (EMV) Chip and PIN for international

brand credit, debit, charge and prepaid
cards at point of sale by 1 January 2017
The appointment of a Project Manager for
the Chip and PIN initiative was finalized
in July 2014 and work on the project
commenced the following month. A series
of meetings was held with the Technology,
and Policy and Procedures Sub-Committees
to discuss the specifications and business
plan which were finalized and signed off by
the Chairman of the Chip & PIN Steering
Committee and ABM in October 2014.
Taking into cognizance the need to align
the implementation date of the Chip and
PIN project and the migration of domestic
debit/Automated Teller Machine (ATM) cards
to EMV standard to avoid any re-carding,
meetings were also held with Malaysian
Electronic Payment System Sdn Bhd
(MEPS) and Malaysian Electronic Clearing
Corporation Sdn Bhd (MyClear). We are
appreciative of the cooperation extended
by all parties to ABM to ensure the smooth
implementation of this project.
Whilst the technical issues were being
addressed,
the
Sub-Committee
on
Communications convened to look at the
communications strategy for the Chip and
PIN project. Based on the experience of
other markets that have implemented Chip
28
and PIN, it was indicated that a change

in behaviour for cardholders and retailers
is critical for the success of this project.
A Request for Proposal from media agencies
was issued and it is envisaged that the
selection process would be completed by
first quarter of 2015.
(a)
Tiered pricing structure for e-payment

services with effect from 1 October
2014;
(b)
Disclosure requirements for e-payment

services and fees with effect from
1 October 2014; and
(c)
e-Payment Incentive Fund

framework
with
effect
2 January 2015.
(ePIF)
from
Under the tiered pricing structure, banks are

required to provide incentives to customers
to use the more cost effective payment
channels. Fees imposed by banks for
transactions conducted via online channels
would attract the lowest fee followed by
transactions made at the ATM and those
performed over-the-counter. ABM on behalf
of member banks made several proposals to
Bank Negara Malaysia on the tiered pricing
and Bank Negara Malaysia has given its
views on the same.
ABM also met with Bank Negara Malaysia to
discuss the disclosure requirements where
banks are required to disclose, amongst
other things, the types of e-payment services
offered and the corresponding fees and
charges as well as the incentives offered.
The information in the form of a comparative
table was to be posted onto the websites
of BNM, ABM and Association of Islamic
Banking Institutions Malaysia (AIBIM).
As the comparative table comprises both

commercial and Islamic banks information,
Bank Negara Malaysia agreed to host the
comparative table at its website. In support
of this initiative, a link to the comparative
table on Bank Negara Malaysias website
was also placed at ABMs website.
Experience Interbank GIRO (IBG) road-shows
In the first quarter of the year, ABM
continued to take part in the Experience IBG
road-shows which were organized by
Bank Negara Malaysia to promote the IBG
fund transfer campaign. The road-shows
showcased informative speeches by bankers
as well as by customers who/which have
made a successful migration to IBG. Selected
member banks, Islamic financial institutions
and MyClear also took the opportunity
to exhibit their products and services
on e-payments. In conjunction with the
road-shows, our Council banks held an
Open Day at their participating branches
in near-by cities/towns to allow customers to
better try or experience IBG for themselves.
E-payment media campaign
To further promote the benefits of
e-payments, ABM embarked on a media
campaign featuring several entrepreneurs
who have successfully used internet banking
as part of their business. The advertisements
were featured in major newspapers across
the country.
To create greater awareness on the
importance of banking safely online, ABM
published a brochure titled Dont be an
online banking fraud victim. The brochure,
which contains tips when using internet
banking services as well as the latest modus
operandi related to online banking frauds and
scams, was distributed to all member banks
for dissemination to their customers. The
brochures were also distributed by BNMLINK
and selected consumer associations.
Think Online Safety, Think C.A.R.D. campaign

ABM, in collaboration with the participating
members of the National Cards Group (NCG)
and with support from MasterCard Worldwide
and Visa International launched a national
awareness and education campaign on
safety measures in using credit cards for
online transactions. The Think Online Safety,
Think C.A.R.D. campaign was launched
in October 2014. The campaign used the
acronym C.A.R.D., which stands for Confirm,
Authenticate, Re-verify and Detect, to
remind credit card users of the steps to
protect themselves against credit card fraud.
Credit card users should first confirm the
confidentiality of their transactions by keeping
their passwords and devices secure. They
should then authenticate the website by
looking out for the MasterCard SecureCode
or Verified by Visa logos. Following that, they
should re-verify by checking the SMS sent
to the mobile phone during the transaction
for any irregularities. And finally, they should
detect potential fraud by reporting any
suspicious activity or transaction.
The two-month campaign successfully
reached out to an estimated 3,000 Malaysians
via a series of six road shows that were held
in locations around the Klang Valley including
Bangsar Village, One Utama, Publika,
Paradigm Mall and Tropicana City Mall, with
the final leg at Sasana Kijang, Bank Negara
Malaysia.
A survey, held among close to 600
road-show participants, revealed that almost
half conduct online banking, 63% online
shopping, while 27% admitted to having
never conducted online transactions. The
top three security measures Malaysians
were aware of prior to the campaign are to
always use strong passwords, never share
login details with others and never store login
details on public or shared computers.
29
(iii) Payment Card Reform Framework

Throughout the first half of the year,
ABM together with the NCG held many
engagements with Bank Negara Malaysia
on the proposed Payment Card Reform
Framework to deliberate on issues relating
to the proposed development fund and the
setting of the interchange fee for debit and
credit cards.
ABM submitted a detailed framework setting
out the aggregate annual Key Performance
Indexes (KPIs) up to 2020 for the parties
concerned
(banks,
including
Islamic
financial institutions and non-banks) to Bank
Negara Malaysia. The KPIs set by ABM have
been incorporated into the Payment Card
Reform Framework issued by Bank Negara
Malaysia in December 2014. Bank Negara
Malaysia will be monitoring the achievement
of the industry whilst ABM and the NCG will
monitor the compliance of the individual
KPIs by the respective institutions.
B.
Our Consumer and Security Agenda

(i)
ABMConnect
In 2009, ABM set up the ABMConnect,
hotline service on 1-300-88-9980. The
hotline has played a key role in addressing
queries and complaints from the public on
issues related to the commercial banking
industry. The online version, eABMConnect,
which is a 24/7 channel, allows the public
to submit their complaints and/or queries
at any time of the day or night. Since its
inception, ABMConnect and eABMConnect
have attended to approximately 16,442 calls
and queries from members of the public,
and ABM is pleased to report that 98% of
the cases were resolved by the banks with
their customers.
30
(ii)
Customer Satisfaction Index

In December 2013, nine Council banks
participated in an industry benchmarking
exercise on customer service. The exercise
was undertaken by Malaysia Productivity
Corporation based on the American
Customer Service Index. The key findings
were presented to ABM, the participating
Council banks and Bank Negara Malaysia
in March 2014. The participating banks
acknowledged
that
the
Customer
Satisfaction Index was a good start and
proposed that the exercise be continued. The
conduct of a similar or enhanced survey will
be carried out once every two or three years
to allow the banks sufficient time to review
their own findings and make the necessary
changes. ABM would like to congratulate
Alliance Bank Malaysia Berhad, Maybank
and CIMB Bank Berhad which were ranked
the top three banks.
(iii) Measures to enhance security of ATMs

Throughout the year, ABM engaged with
the Council banks, ATM manufacturers and
Cash in Transit (CIT) companies to enhance
security measures to safeguard the banks
ATMs. Meetings were also held to explore a
possible holistic solution to address malware
attacks on ATMs.
As an immediate measure, the banks have
stepped up their vigilance to improve ATM
security. ABM also held discussions with the
Royal Malaysian Police on the latest modus
operandi and reviewed measures taken by
the banks.
C.
Our Regulations Agenda

(i)
Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA)

In December 2014, ABM was appointed
as the Data User Forum for the banking
industry by the Personal Data Protection
Commissioner,
Encik
Mazmalek
bin
Mohamad. As the Data User Forum, ABM is
responsible for the preparation of the Code
of Practice (Code) for the banking industry.
A Data User Forum Working Group
comprising representatives from Malaysian
Investment Banking Association, AIBIM and
ABM was quickly formed to work on the
draft Code. The first draft of the Code to be
submitted to the Commissioner is targeted
for the first quarter of 2015.
(ii)
Companies Bill
When the draft Companies Bill was first
issued by the Companies Commission of
Malaysia (CCM) for public consultation,
issues raised by member banks were
collated and submitted to CCM for
consideration. During the year, ABM, on
behalf of its members made a further
submission to CCM with regard to the
provisions relating to the introduction of
judicial management as a corporate rescue
mechanism. In reply, CCM advised ABM that
the judicial management framework will not
be applicable to banks but it will however be
applicable to companies which have taken
loans from banks. A meeting with Bank
Negara Malaysia was subsequently held to
discuss the matter further.
(iii) Credit Reporting Agencies Act (CRAA)

With the appointment of a new Registrar
of Credit Reporting Agencies (CRA), ABM
together with member banks met with
the Registrar in August to discuss issues
relating to the CRAA. Following from the
meeting, ABM wrote to the Registrar to ask
if there was any possibility of deferring the

target effective date of 16 October 2014
given that the guidelines on CRAs have yet
to be finalized. ABM also highlighted a key
concern of the banks with regard to the
need to obtain consent for the disclosure of
information under Section 24 of the CRAA.
The Registrar replied that the effective date
would unlikely be postponed. Member banks
were advised that they are not required to
gather consent and pass such information
to the CRAs under Section 22(3) of the Act.
The CRAs have to bear full responsibility on
the information they gather.
(iv) Foreign Account Tax Compliance
Act (FATCA) and OECD Standard
for Automatic Exchange of Financial
Account Information (AEOI)
ABM remains in close contact with Bank
Negara Malaysia on the developments
regarding its discussions with the Ministry of
Finance and Inland Revenue Board Malaysia
(IRBM) on the developments relating
to FATCA.
During the year, Bank Negara Malaysia
advised ABM that Malaysia has been
listed on the United States of America (US)
Treasury website as a country having a
Model 1 Inter-Governmental Agreement
(IGA). In substance, this ensures that financial
institutions in Malaysia will be deemed
compliant and will not be imposed the 30%
withholding tax on their US-sourced income
provided that they comply with the FATCA
requirements. The IGA will be signed once
US completes its relevant due process. This
would allow additional time until the end of
the year for the partner country to finalise
and sign the IGA. Notwithstanding that, a
country with an agreement in substance is
treated as having an agreement in effect
until the agreement is signed.
31
In view of the above, member banks were

duly advised that they may retain their status
as Model 1 IGA Foreign Financial Institutions
for registration and compliance with FATCA.
Apart from FATCA, member banks were
also invited to give feedback as to whether
they are ready to be early adopters of the
new OECD Standard for the AEOI in Tax
Matters. Mandatory compliance will begin
in September of 2016. The feedback from
members was collated and subsequently
forwarded to Bank Negara Malaysia for
consideration. Generally, the banks asked
for further guidance on the requirements and
rules before they can confirm compliance.
(v)
Goods and Services Tax (GST)

Since the start of 2014, monthly meetings were
held with the GST Implementation Working
Group and the tax consultant to address the
issues impacting the commercial banks.
Noting that the banks would require time to
make the system enhancements to generate
the relevant reports to comply with the
GST requirements, ABM made numerous
representations to the authorities and also
requested for meetings to discuss the said
issues. Diagrammatic transaction flows for
the various banking products and services
as well as the List of Supplies and the
proposed GST treatment were drawn up and
submitted to the authorities.
The practical difficulties and complexities
in implementing the draft GST Exempt
Supply Order, where all fees and charges
relating to facilities incidental and ancillary
to the operation of any current, deposit
or savings account would be subject to
GST, were highlighted to the authorities.
Proposed amendments to the draft Exempt
Supply Order based on the practices of
other jurisdictions were submitted to the
authorities for consideration.
32
In October, the Exempt Supply Order and

Zero Rated Supply Order were issued. As
there were no changes made to the provisos
relating to the financial services in the
Exempt Supply Order, the Working Group
members began to review the operational
issues that need to be standardized across
the banks.
To facilitate better public understanding on
how bank customers will be impacted by
the implementation of GST, ABM issued
a press release and published a set of
frequently-asked-questions as well as a list
of the GST treatment on over 300 general
bank products and services on its website.
(vi) Proposed amendments to the Stamp
Act 1949
Engagements with IRBM continued in 2014
on the proposed amendments to the Stamp
Act 1949. Issues relating to the promissory
note, equitable mortgage/legal mortgage
and trusts were explained to IRBM. Queries
relating to negotiable instruments of deposit
and how these instruments are used/applied
were also clarified to IRBM. In addition,
feedback from the banks on the various
proposals to amend the Stamp Act such as
reviewing the stamp duty payable for foreign
currency loans was given to IRBM and Bank
Negara Malaysia.
(vii) Accounting issues
Since 2011, ABM and its member
banks have given input to the Malaysian
Accounting Standards Board (MASB)
on the various exposure drafts. With the
impending finalization of the International
Accounting Standards Board (IASB)s
standard
on
Financial
Instruments:
Expected Credit Losses and Classification,
and Measurement: Limited Amendments to
IFRS 9, ABM organized a session for MASB
to brief members on the key issues and the
impact to the banks.
requirements and disclosure obligations

particularly on material information. The
proposed amendments are aimed at
promoting efficiency and providing greater
clarity and certainty.
In essence, it was noted that based on a

survey conducted in other countries, banks
would require three years implementation
time. In addition, the expected loss approach
will result in the impairment provisions to
be higher under IFRS 9. Banks would be
required to hold more regulatory capital
which may lead to increase in cost of capital
and in turn impact product pricing.
D.
Our Banking Efficacy Agenda

(i)
The FGRP is tasked to look at ways and

means of improving processes and
enhancing the transparency in the
procedures in the pre and post registration
of property in Malaysia. Meanwhile the FGPE
serves as a platform to identify initiatives
to improve productivity in the various
industries which will benefit the consumers
and FGRI aims to look at ways to expedite
the insolvency process in Malaysia.
Our Collaborative Agenda
(i)
Feedback from member banks on the various

consultation papers was compiled and
forwarded to Bursa Malaysia and Securities
Commission respectively for consideration.
Focus Groups under PEMUDAH

ABM has been an active participant of
the Focus Group on Registering Property
(FGRP), the Focus Group on Resolving
Insolvency (FGRI) as well as the Focus
Group on Private Sector Efficiency and
Accountability
towards
Consumerism
(FGPE). All these groups are established
under the auspices of PEMUDAH.
E.
During the year, the Securities Commission

extended its Revised Guidelines on Private
Debt Securities and Guidelines on Sukuk &
Issuance of Technical Note to ABM.
Bursa Malaysia and the Securities

Commission
On the capital market front, ABM
collaborated
with
Bursa
Malaysia
by providing input on the proposed
amendments to the Main Market and ACE
Market Listing Requirements in various
areas such as related party transactions
requirements, regularization plans for
financially distressed listed corporations,
framework for listed corporations with
inadequate level of operations, foreign listing
(ii)
Ministry of Urban Wellbeing, Housing

and Local Government
Under the Ministry of Urban Wellbeing,
Housing and Local Government (MUHL)
ABM has been represented in the Special
Taskforce on Abandoned Projects chaired
by the Chief Secretary to address issues
relating to abandoned projects since 2009.
Under the Special Taskforce, three working
groups have been formed, namely (a)
Working Group on the Revival and Monitoring
of Abandoned Projects; (b) Working Group
on the Direction and National Housing
Development Policy; and (c) Working Group
on the Legal, Enforcement and Monitoring
Mechanism.
ABM, together with the representatives from
the Chairman Bank, are active members of
all the three working groups. Meetings are
held regularly to address issues relating to
abandoned projects and the revival of the
same. The proposed 10:90 Build-Then-Sell
concept remains a key topic for discussion.
ABM continued to reiterate to MUHL that
banks will support projects that are viable,
be it Build-Then-Sell or Sell-Then-Build.
To address the issues relating to abandoned
projects, a guarantee scheme based on
Housing Guarantee Scheme of Korea has
been mooted by the developers to MUHL.
33
(vi) Agensi Kaunseling dan Pengurusan

Kredit (AKPK)
Essentially, the scheme would undertake the

completion or refund of the paid progress
payments to the purchasers in the event
of abandonment. Initial comments on the
proposed scheme have been given to MUHL.
ABM is an active member of the industry

working group formed by AKPK to address
issues relating to its debt management
programme, a programme aimed at
assisting borrowers who are distressed by
their financial obligations to financial service
providers under the purview of Bank Negara
Malaysia.
(iii) Department of Land and Mines

ABM is a member of the Strata Titles Working
Group which was set up in 2011. Chaired
by the Director General of the Department
of Land and Mines, issues relating to the
issuance of strata titles were addressed and
measures were proposed to expedite the
issuance of the same.
(iv) Commercial Crime Investigation
Department (CCID)
Fraud related issues affecting the banking
industry continue to be a key focus. The joint
taskforce between the CCID, members of
the ABM Fraud Risk Committee and ABM
held two dialogues during the year. At the
dialogue sessions, the latest fraud trends
were shared with the banks. In addition to
the joint taskforce, a Steering Committee
comprising representatives from Association
of Development Financial Institutions of
Malaysia, AIBIM and ABM was formed by
the CCID to address fraud issues that cut
across the banking industry. The dialogues
have provided an avenue for greater
collaboration to combat fraud, and we are
grateful to CCID for such collaboration.
(v)
Royal Malaysian Police and Ministry

of Women, Family and Community
Development
As part of its corporate social responsibility,
ABM works with the Royal Malaysian Police
and the Ministry of Women, Family and
Community Development on the missing
child alert initiative where notices of missing
children are quickly disseminated to the
banks and posted at the bank premises, on
ATM screens and on the respective banks
websites. We are grateful for the proactive
actions taken by the banks in disseminating
the notices.
34
F.
Our International Agenda

(i)
ASEAN Banking Council

ABM as the Chair for the Permanent
Committee on ASEAN Inter-Regional
Relations under the umbrella of the ASEAN
Bankers Association organized a study visit
to Hong Kong. The primary purpose of the
study tour was to build and foster interregional relations and close cooperation with
Hong Kong banks, industry associations
and members of the banking and wider
financial services. The study tour was
held in September 2014 with a total of
25 participants comprising senior bankers
from 6 ASEAN countries, namely Cambodia,
Indonesia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand
and Malaysia.
During the visit, the delegation visited
the Hong Kong Association of Banks,
Hang Seng Bank, Bank of East Asia Ltd,
HSBC Hong Kong, Financial Services
Development
Council,
Hong
Kong
Monetary Authority and Joint Electronic
Teller Services Limited (JETCO). The topics
covered by the respective hosts included
wealth management, card services, risk
management, and payment systems and
services in Hong Kong but to name a
few. ABM wishes to record its thanks and
appreciation to the hosts for the fruitful
discussions and warm hospitality that was
extended to the delegation during the visit
to Hong Kong.
In November 2014, ABM participated in

the 20th ASEAN Banking Conference and
44th ASEAN Banking Council Meeting
in Cebu, Philippines. The theme of the
Conference
was
ASEAN
Financial
Integration: Moving Ahead to 2015 and
Beyond. In the keynote address by the
Honorable Dr Felipe M Dedalla, Monetary
Board Member of Bangko Sentral
ng Pilipinas, delegates were reminded to
work towards greater regional financial
integration as there are tremendous benefits
to be reaped such as increasing the
scale and liquidity of ASEAN markets and
lowering costs.
At the ASEAN Banking Council meeting held
the following day, several key programmes
were endorsed. These included pursuing
the ASEAN Economic Community issues
and identifying regionally relevant and
topical matters to promote ASEAN banking
co-operation in the areas of finance,
investment and trade as well as working
on the standardisation of the certification
courses across ASEAN. In accordance to
the tradition of rotating the venue of the
meeting, the 45th ASEAN Banking Council
Meeting will be hosted by The Association
of Banks in Singapore in 2015.
(ii)
APEC Financial Institutions Dealing

with SMEs
The 11th Annual Meeting and Conference
of APEC Financial Institutions Dealing
with SMEs hosted by Taiwan Cooperative
Bank and Taiwan Business Bank from
16-18 July 2014 was attended by ABM and
representatives from several member banks.
The objective of the annual meetings is to
review cooperation activities in the past
year and discuss future plans among the
participating economies. In accordance to
the Memorandum of Understanding signed
in 2003, signatory economies meet at least
once a year prior to the APEC Finance

Ministers Meeting on Economies, and is
hosted in alphabetical rotation or on a
voluntary basis as agreed by the majority.
Nacional Financiera, SNC IBD, Mexico will
be the host for the 12th Annual Meeting and
Conference in 2015 on a voluntary basis.
It is envisaged that in 2016, the host will be
SME Development Bank of Thailand based
on alphabetical rotation again.
3.
Membership Strength
As at 31 December 2014, the ordinary
membership of ABM remained at 27 commercial
banks operating in Malaysia. The branch network
of commercial banks as at 31 December 2014
stood at 2,004.
4.
Changes to The Council

At the 40th Annual General Meeting held on
27 June 2014, pursuant to Article 13(iii) of the
Constitution, CIMB Bank Berhad, Citibank
Berhad, HSBC Bank Malaysia Berhad and
OCBC Bank (Malaysia) Berhad retired and were
re-elected as Council members. Alliance Bank
Malaysia Berhad and AmBank (M) Berhad were
co-opted as Council members for the year.
Malayan Banking Berhad was re-elected as
Chairman Bank for the ensuing year.
The year saw several changes in the Council
representation where we bid farewell to Mr Jeffrey
Chew, Director and Chief Executive Officer of
OCBC Bank (Malaysia) Berhad, Mr Sng Seow
Wah, Group Chief Executive Officer and Director
of Alliance Bank Malaysia Berhad as well as to
Mr Sanjeev Nanavati, Chief Executive Officer of
Citibank Berhad who resigned from the respective
banks. More recently, we also bade adieu to
Mr Osman Morad, Chief Executive Officer and
Managing Director of Standard Chartered Bank
Malaysia Berhad and Dato Zulkiflee Abbas
bin Abdul Hamid, Managing Director/Chief
Executive Officer of Affin Bank Berhad, both
35
of whom have retired from the banks, and to

Mr Ashok Ramamurthy, Chief Executive Officer
of AmBank (M) Berhad who has opted to return
to Australia upon completion of his contract with
the Bank. We would like to record our sincere
appreciation to all these gentlemen for their
wise counsel and support during their tenure as
Council members of ABM and wish them well in
their future endeavours.
At the same time, ABM welcomes to the Council
Mr Ong Eng Bin, Chief Executive Officer of
OCBC Bank (Malaysia) Berhad; Mr Lee Lung
Nien, Chief Executive Officer/Executive Director
of Citibank Berhad; Mr Joel Kornreich, Group
Chief Executive Officer of Alliance Bank Malaysia
Berhad; Mr Mahendra Gursahani, Chief Executive
Officer and Managing Director of Standard
Chartered Bank Malaysia Berhad; Encik Kamarul
Ariffin bin Mohd Jamil, Managing Director/Chief
Executive Officer of Affin Bank Berhad and
Datuk Mohamed Azmi Mahmood, Acting Chief
Executive Officer of AmBank (M) Berhad.
5.
Conclusion
For 2015, the Malaysian economy is expected
to remain resilient albeit at a more moderate
growth pace of 4.5 5.5% backed by domestic
demand. We are optimistic that the outlook for
the Malaysian banking industry remains positive
with strong capitalization, profitability and stable
asset quality to meet the challenges ahead.
36
The year 2014 has indeed been an exciting

and challenging one for ABM with numerous
developments impacting the banking industry.
I would like to record my appreciation for the
dedication and commitment extended to us by
the various working groups and committees.
We are grateful for their support and expertise
which have been a benefit to the industry. We
will continue to collaborate closely with them
to address and resolve issues to improve the
effectiveness and strengthen the sustainability of
the commercial banking industry.
Once again, ABM and the Council wish to record
our highest appreciation to Bank Negara Malaysia,
the Ministry of Finance, Government agencies
and other regulatory authorities including the
Securities Commission for their assistance and
guidance during the course of the year.
On behalf of the Council
Chuah Mei Lin

Executive Director
ABM Permanent Committees

and its Members as at 31 December 2014
Committee on Finance
1. Affin Bank Berhad (Chairman Bank)
Dato Zulkiflee Abbas bin Abdul Hamid
(until March 2015)
2. CIMB Bank Berhad

Dato Sulaiman Mohd Tahir
1a
1b
6a
6b
3. Hong Leong Bank Berhad

Foong Pik Yee
4. Public Bank Berhad
Chang Siew Yen
5. RHB Bank Berhad
Yap Choi Foong
6. Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia Berhad
Osman Tarique Morad (until February 2015)
Committee on Banking Legislations,

Policies, Rules, Regulations and
Interpretation
1. Malayan Banking Berhad (Chairman Bank)
a. Dato Mohd Hanif Suadi
b. Abdul Razak Kamardin (Alternate)
2. CIMB Bank Berhad
Devabalan Theyventheran
3. Citibank Berhad
Lin Siew Foong (replaced June Lee)
4. HSBC Bank Malaysia Berhad
James Gossip
5. OCBC Bank (Malaysia) Berhad
Lim Yau Seong
6. RHB Bank Berhad
a. Ee Yew Chai
b. Fong Kin Lung (Alternate)
Mabel Lau (replaced Raymond Wong)
37
ABM Permanent Committees (contd)

and its Members as at 31 December 2014
Fraud Risk Committee

a. Lim Chin Heng
b. Mustafa Hassan
2. CIMB Bank Berhad
a. Balashanmugam Vadivelu
b. Siva Subramaniam Seenivasagam
1a
1b
2a
2b
4a
4b
5a
5b
6a
6b
7a
3. Citibank Berhad
Gurnam Singh (replaced Chong Tong Lim)
a. Dennis Cheah
b. Andrea Lim
a. Veronica Foo
b. Siew Lup Yan
6. RHB Bank Berhad
a. Arivananthan a/l Supaya
b. V. Maslamani
a. Steven Leong Wai Hoong
b. Tashvinder Singh
7b
Committee on Budget Recommendations

1. Public Bank Berhad (Chairman Bank)
Ng Seiw Kuan (replaced Nasaruddin Arshad)
2. CIMB Bank Berhad
Julia Goh Mei Ling (replaced Lee Heng Guie)

Saw Say Pin (replaced Baldev Singh)
4. Malayan Banking Berhad
Suhaimi Ilias
4
38
Committee on Consumer &

Market Conduct
Manpreet Singh (replaced Chow Yin Li)
2. Affin Bank Berhad
Mohd Azhar Shahbudin
2a
2b
3. Alliance Bank Malaysia Berhad

Yong Kok Mun
4. CIMB Bank Berhad
Datin Aziyah Omar
5. Hong Leong Bank Berhad
Loo Jian Sern (replaced Josephine Leong)
6. OCBC Bank (Malaysia) Berhad
Alvin Lim Kim Leng
Siew Lup Yan
8. RHB Bank Berhad
Nesaratnam Somasundram
Jessie Liew
10. United Overseas Bank (Malaysia) Bhd
Michelle Liew Yang Har
10
Committee on Development of
Capital & Money Markets
Leslie Foo Chek Shen
2. CIMB Bank Berhad
a. Dato Lee Kok Kwan
b. Thomas Tan (Alternate)
3. Citibank Berhad
Yousuf Sandeela
Alvin Kong
Lim Lye Ping
6. RHB Bank Berhad
Datin Zaimah bte Zakaria (until April 2015)
Leon Koay Li Onn
39
ABM Senior Management Team
Chuah Mei Lin

Executive Director
Mei Lin was appointed as the Executive Director of ABM on 6 October

2008. She represents ABM on the Board of Directors of Financial
Mediation Bureau and the Education Committee of Asian Institute of
Chartered Bankers (formerly known as Institute of Bankers Malaysia).
She is also an alternate director on the Board and Executive Committee
of ASEAN Finance Corporation Limited, Singapore. Besides this,
Mei Lin served as a member of the National Consumer Advisory Council
since 2011.
Her legal background stands her in good stead as ABM tackles the myriad of issues facing the banking sector.
The issues have been meaty, straddling subjects as diverse and intriguing as PDPA, CRA, FSA and GST. In 2014,
Mei Lin continued to helm various engagements with the Associations wide range of stakeholders including
road-shows for businesses and consumers, dialogues with business chambers, and presentations to regulators
and government agencies. ABM also held over 70 meetings with fellow bankers and regulators in 2014 to mitigate,
discuss and resolve issues affecting the commercial banking industry.
Indeed, under Mei Lins leadership, ABM has evolved to assume a pivotal role as the voice for the commercial
banking industry. Long has the post-box function been discarded no doubt ABM is still very much involved
in the collation of views and data but in responding to the authorities and the public alike, ABM sets out to
grasp the underlying facts and issues, re-write, prioritise, strategise and recommend, value add and speak out.
In addition, consumerism has been very much on the radar in her tenure thus far. With the establishment of
ABMConnect in 2008 and eABMConnect soon thereafter in 2009, ABM has been able to assist in bridging any
gaps which may occur in the individual banks communication with its customers. Bank customers may request
for clarification on best practices and general concerns about credit through these channels. They may also
seek ABMs intermediation if they are dissatisfied with the handling or treatment of their complaints. Recognising
that understanding issues on the ground is crucial, engagements with the public and in particular the small and
medium enterprises have become permanent features in ABMs annual calendar of events.
Mei Lin brings with her a wealth of experience in both the financial services and the securities industries. Prior to
this appointment, she headed the Legal and Group Internal Compliance Division of a public listed entity and its
group of companies and enjoyed the challenges of overseeing matters arising from the groups focused but diverse
activities in 35 countries. Her colourful and interesting career has straddled, in succession, several key positions
including Head of the Corporate Strategy Division of a commercial bank, Head of the Legal and Secretarial Division
of a conglomerate during its major reorganization of the group in 2002 2005 and before that, Senior Vice President,
Legal Advisory & Membership Services Division of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad.
40
Joanne Wong
Director, Operations & Refinement
Joanne joined ABM as Senior Administrative Officer in August 1991 and has
over the years moved up the ranks steadily, first to Assistant Manager, then
to Manager and later, Senior Manager. She was subsequently promoted to
Assistant General Manager, heading the Operations & Refinement Division.
The division oversees, in the main, issues relating to the overall operations
and efficacy of the commercial banking sector with the aim of streamlining
the same and/or introducing new policies or necessary changes. A graduate
from University of Ottawa, Canada with a Bachelor in Business Administration,
Joanne first started her career with a development company as an officer in its
leasing and credit department overseeing the housing loans division.
She was redesignated as Director, Operations & Refinement with effect from
March 2013.
Wong Ai Mei
Director, Corporate Affairs
Ai Mei joined ABM in 2008 as Assistant Manager, Finance and was promoted
to Director, Corporate Affairs in 2013. Her current portfolio includes overseeing
the Corporate Communications Department as well as the Finance &
Administration Department.
She began her career at Arthur Andersen, which later became part of Ernst &
Young, where she joined the Tax Department. During her six years there, she
was involved in tax compliance for corporations and individuals, as well as the
provision of tax advisory services. From there, she ventured into the corporate
world in 2003 when she joined the local arm of a leading Australian magazine
publishing company as the head of the local finance department. In addition to
her accounting portfolio, Ai Mei also gained experience in event management,
magazine publication and customer service. She graduated with a Bachelor
(Honours) degree in Accounting & Finance from Middlesex University, United
Kingdom.
Michelle Leong
Senior Associate, Corporate Communications & Public Relations
Michelle has over 13 years of experience in external and internal corporate

communications, having worked with a financial regulator and a leading
property developer. Michelles portfolio in the main includes media relations,
event management, publications, website strategy and stakeholder
management. She holds a Bachelor (Honours) degree in Accounting & Finance
from University of East London, United Kingdom.
41
Promoting e-payments
ABM continued to promote the benefits of e-payments, especially to entrepreneurs and businesses via various mediums, such
as print advertisements and web banners.
42
Key Messages on e-payments

from the Regulator
Over the years, Bank Negara Malaysia has taken

many measures in promoting financial inclusion and in
accelerating the countrys migration to electronic payments
(e-payments).
The success of any financial inclusion tool or policy
would depend largely on the presence of a reliable,
efficient and safe payment system. In this regard, with the
advancement and the willingness of the general public to
experiment with new technology, the electronic payment
system possesses distinct advantages over the traditional
paper-based payment system.
While the unbanked and the underbanked may have limited
access to financial services due to geographical limitations
and cost considerations, the usage of e-payments by the
underserved via mobile technology could help transcend
these obstacles by delivering financial services efficiently,
securely and at a lower cost compared to the traditional brick
and mortar branches.
Accelerating the migration to e-payments remains a primary
agenda for the country. In carrying our mandate to foster a
safe, efficient and reliable payment system in Malaysia, a
clear roadmap has been formulated to drive the countrys
migration to e-payments.
As provided in the Central Banks Financial Sector Blueprint
(2011 to 2020), specific targets have been set to reduce the
number of cheques processed per annum from 207 million in
2010 to 100 million by 2020 and to increase the number of
point-of-sale (POS) terminals from 7 per thousand inhabitants
in 2010 to 25 per thousand inhabitants by 2020. At the same
time, targets are also set to increase the per capita e-payment
transactions from 43 in 2010 to 200 by 2020 and the per capita
debit card transactions from 0.6 in 2010 to 30 by 2020.
Our country is at a critical juncture in its migration to

e-payments. The various reform measures and the
substantial infrastructure investments have created an
enabling environment to transform Malaysias payment
landscape into one that is highly efficient, reliable and
competitive. To ensure a successful transformation, the
support from all stakeholders for a bold reform is needed.
An efficient and competitive payment system is an important
strategic advantage in todays highly challenging and rapidly
evolving world. Consumers and businesses alike should
re-invent themselves and take full advantage of innovations
in payment systems in order to capitalise on the benefits and
opportunities that it brings.
Excerpt from Deputy Governor Dato Muhammad bin
Ibrahims Keynote Address at the Payment System Forum
and Exhibition 2014 (Kuala Lumpur, 27 November 2014)
A successful payment system is often dependent on

the network of payment systems reaching an optimum size,
thus enabling its participants to build critical mass and
achieve economies of scale. However, building a payment
system infrastructure and expanding the network can be
costly to an individual market player. Hence, the industry
should pool its resources to develop and share infrastructure
costs.
Ibrahims Keynote Address at the JomPAYs Official Launch
Event (Kuala Lumpur, 9 April 2015)

Ibrahims Speech at the Regulatory Forum for the Asia Pacific
Region: Developing a Safe and Secure Electronic Payment
Ecosystem to Promote Financial Inclusion (Kuala Lumpur,
4 August 2014)
The local banking industry is expected to invest about RM1.1 billion over the next six years on infrastructure upgrades and
deployment of terminals to help accelerate Malaysias migration to e-payments.
Bank Negara Malaysia director of payment system policy Tan Nyat Chuan said the successful migration can drive further
efficiency gains and cost savings which will improve the countrys competitiveness. Malaysia is now at the turning point in
its migration to e-payments and Bank Negara has been garnering industry support to address among others, accessibility,
confidence, awareness, value proposition, pricing and industry incentive structure.
Over the past years, banks have made significant investments to widen the accessibility, enhance the security and introduce
new features to augment the value proposition of e-payment services to customers, Tan said. In this regard, banking
institutions have given their commitment to facilitating and advising customers on safe practices in migrating away from
cheques to adopt e-payments.
Excerpt from the article entitled Banks to invest more in technology published in The New Straits Times, 20 November 2014
43
Calendar of Events
6 January
Kangar
Experience IBG
ince October 2013, The Association of Banks in

Malaysia (ABM) in collaboration with Bank Negara
Malaysia and its member banks organized road-shows
across the country to promote the IBG fund transfer
campaign. From January to March 2014, six roadshows were conducted in Kangar, Alor Setar, Kota
Bharu, Kuala Terengganu, Kota Kinabalu and Kuching.
8 January
Alor Setar
44
10 February
Kota Bharu
5 March
Kuching
Road-shows 2014
The road-shows showcased informative speeches
by bankers as well as testimonials by customers
who/which have made a successful migration to
IBG. Participating banks also explained their range of
e-payment products which are available for members
of the public and businesses.
3 March
Kota
Kinabalu
12 February
Kuala
Terengganu
45
Calendar of Events (contd)
13 February 2014
Thursday
Media Briefing on imposition of cheque processing fee

and latest initiatives on IBG fund transfers
BM held a briefing for members of the media to update them with regard to the latest developments related
to e-payments, which included the introduction of payment reference standards for IBG fund transfers.
6 March 2014
Thursday
Media Briefing with live demonstration on advantages of

Internet Banking
embers of the press were invited to a live demonstration session whereby participating member banks
showcased the benefits of using internet banking and mobile banking for consumers as well as businesses.
The banks also took the opportunity to highlight the security features of online banking including the use of passwords
and security devices such as tokens.
46
26 March 2014
Wednesday
Showcasing e-payment products for

the Associated Chinese Chambers of
Commerce and Industry of Malaysia
(ACCCIM)
o promote the use of e-payments, ABM together

with selected member banks held an engagement
session with members of ACCCIM to address their
queries and concerns regarding the use of online
banking. The attendees were given a walk-through
on how to perform an online IBG transaction.
They were also briefed on the wide range of online
banking products available to assist them in managing
the finances of their businesses.
6 May 2014
Tuesday
Joint Central Committee Meeting between Commercial Crime

Investigation Department (CCID) and ABM
he Joint Central Committee between CCID and ABM which oversees the Joint Working Committee had its first
meeting for the year on 6 May 2014. The meeting was chaired by YDH CP Dato Sri Mortadza bin Nazarene.
Following from the proposal in 2013 that greater consumer awareness programmes to educate consumers of
the various scams related to the commercial banking industry be planned, CCID tabled its proposed 2014/2015
activity plans which will be held in collaboration with Association of Islamic Banking Institutions Malaysia (AIBIM),
The Association of Development Finance Institutions of Malaysia (ADFIM) and ABM.
47
25 June 2014
Wednesday
Meeting of the Joint Working Committee between CCID

and ABM
he Joint Working Committee held its first meeting for the year on 25 June 2014 and it was chaired by
YDH SAC Wong Wai Loong. The joint CCID/ABM meetings have been recognized as a useful forum where
the latest statistics and modus operandi on frauds affecting the banking industry are shared with the banks and
subsequently, measures to combat these fraud schemes are also discussed.
17-18 July 2014

Thursday-Friday
11th Annual Meeting and Conference of APEC Financial

Institutions Dealing with SMEs, Taipei, Taiwan
s one of the Signatory Members that signed the Memorandum of Understanding on 5 September 2003,
ABM together with senior representatives from Maybank, CIMB Bank and Hong Leong Bank participated in the
11th Annual Meeting and Conference of APEC Financial Institutions Dealing with SMEs. The two-day event was
themed Engaging with SME Financing & Supporting Innovation and jointly hosted by Taiwan Cooperative Bank
and Taiwan Business Bank. The conference aimed to find solutions and provide innovative SMEs in the Asia Pacific
region with better financial support in an increasingly globalised world.
The next Annual Meeting and Conference of APEC Financial Institutions Dealing with SMEs will be held in Mexico
and hosted by Nacional Financiera (NAFIN).
48
28 August 2014
Thursday
ISO 20022 Standard for ASEAN Payment Systems

Workshop
BM, in collaboration with the ASEAN Bankers Association (ABA) and the Working Committee on Payment and
Settlement Systems (WC-PSS) of the ASEAN Central Banks organized a one-day ISO 20022 Workshop on
28 August 2014. The objective of the workshop was to enable member banks to gain a better understanding of the
ISO 20022 standard as well as to provide an overview of the ASEAN Central Bank Governors/Finance Ministers
objectives and implications on the integration of the regions payment systems.
Puan Lailatul Akma Mohd Shukor of Payment Systems Policy Department, Bank Negara Malaysia, delivered the
opening address. She stated that Bank Negara Malaysia is supportive of the ISO 20022 initiative and banks were
encouraged to start preparation for the move to ISO 20022.
The Bank of Thailand which is the Chair of the
WC-PSS of the ASEAN Central Banks provided an
overview of the subject matter. Representatives from
Bangkok Bank Thailand, Electronic Transactions
Development Agency (ETDA) of Thailand, United
Overseas Bank of Singapore and Society for
Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication
(SWIFT) were also on hand to share their experiences
in implementing the ISO 20022 standards.
Feedback from the bankers who attended the workshop
was positive as doubts and concerns relating to the
standard were clarified by the panel of speakers during
the Question and Answer session.
49
4-5 September 2014

Thursday-Friday
ASEAN Bankers Association (ABA) Study

Tour to Hong Kong
s the chair of the Permanent Committee on

ASEAN Inter-Regional Relations under the ABA,
ABM organized a study visit to Hong Kong to learn from
the Special Administration Region of Chinas status as
an international financial centre. The two-day study tour
was also aimed at providing an opportunity for ASEAN
delegates to network and share experiences with their
counterparts in the financial services industry.
Twenty four delegates comprising senior bankers
from Singapore, Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia, and
Malaysia joined the study tour which included visits
to the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, Hong Kong
Association of Banks, Financial Services Development
Council, Hang Seng Bank, Joint Electronic Teller
Services Limited, Bank of East Asia, and HSBC
Hong Kong. Topics such as risk governance model,
BASEL III, latest developments in the payment cards
system and wealth management were covered.
The participants gave positive feedback to the study
tour as they had gained better insight and understanding
of the vibrant banking industry in Hong Kong.
50
12-14 November 2014

Wednesday-Friday
20th ASEAN Banking Conference and 44th

ASEAN Banking Council Meeting, Cebu,
Philippines
he 20th ASEAN Banking Conference and

44th ASEAN Banking Council Meeting was held
in Cebu, Philippines. The conference was hosted by
Bankers Association of Philippines with the theme
ASEAN Financial Integration: Moving Ahead to
2015 and Beyond. Meetings of the three Permanent
Committees, i.e. Cooperation in Finance, Investment
and Trade (COFIT), ASEAN Inter-Regional Relations
(IRR), and Banking Education were convened, and their
reports and plans for the coming year were tabled at
the Council Meeting the following day. A presentation
on the One ASEAN initiative was also presented at
the Council meeting. The initiatives identified and to
be carried out by the three Permanent Committees
and the One ASEAN initiative demonstrated the close
cooperation amongst the ABA members.
The 45th ASEAN Banking Council Meeting will be held
in June 2015 and hosted by The Association of Banks
in Singapore.
51
5-6 December 2014
Friday-Saturday
SME Dialogue and Micro Finance Carnival, Miri,

Sarawak
dialogue with the banks and business organisations was held in Miri, Sarawak, chaired by Encik Abu Hassan
Alshari bin Yahaya, Assistant Governor of Bank Negara Malaysia to discuss issues related to access to financing
and banking matters.
Issues raised by the business chambers included
availability of funds for SMEs, implementation of goods
and services tax (GST) and electronic payments. In
conjunction with the dialogue, a Microfinance carnival
was also held the same day. The purpose of the carnival
was to create awareness and to provide information on
microfinancing products offered by the banks.
Prior to the event, ABM held a pre-dialogue session
with the bankers in Miri on Friday, 5 December 2014
to get to know the bankers in the region and to also
update them of ABMs latest activities.
52
List of Press Releases

Issued by ABM in 2014
Date
Subject
JAN
6
Clarification in respect of The Stars article entitled Surge in number of people switching to online banking
21
Clarification in respect of The Stars article entitled Shortage of talent in insurance industry
23
Imposition of the cheque processing fee beginning 1 April 2014
24
Clarification in respect of Utusan Malaysias article entitled Cheque processing fee beginning 1 April
11
Commercial banks make reconciliation of Interbank GIRO fund transfers easier
27
The Association of Banks in Malaysia: In response to article titled Too much if recipients of cheques are
charged published in Nanyang Siang Pau
27
The Association of Banks in Malaysia: In response to letters-to-editor on Updating of passbooks

published in The Star
FEB
MAR
3
ABM reaches out to East Malaysia to promote latest e-payment initiatives
ABM and member banks showcase the benefits of internet banking to the media
26
ABM and member banks engage with ACCCIM to showcase e-payment products
APR
1
Clarification to the article, ABM will announce details of additional business charges on e-payment by
next month published in China Press on Saturday, 29 March 2014
29
The Association of Banks in Malaysia: In response to letters-to-editor in The Star titled Baffling credit
card payment
30
Commercial banks step-up vigilance in relation to recent cases of ATM heists
16
The Association of Banks in Malaysia: Reply to letter from the Consumers Association of Penang titled
Is Our Cyber Security Non-Existent?
24
The Association of Banks in Malaysia: Reply to letter from the Consumers Association of Penang titled
Concerns regarding our Cyber Security and Electronic Banking Unanswered.
24
Customers affected by recent floods can count on commercial banks for support
SEP
OCT
DEC
53
ABM State
Sub-Committees
Penang/Kedah/Perlis
Penang
Rajenthiran Koru
Regional Director
Penang/Kedah/Perlis
Community Distribution
Community Financial Services
1st Floor, Plaza MWE
8, Farquhar Street
10200 Penang
Tel : 604-263 8841
Fax : 604-264 4739
Rajenthiran Koru
Chairman
Liew Chee Cheang
CIMB Bank Berhad
Deputy Chairman
Krishnaveni Somasundaram
Affin Bank Berhad
Secretary
G. Sarkuru
Treasurer
Khoo Gaik Hong
Public Bank Berhad
Auditor
Wong Kang Yang
Malaysia Berhad
Auditor
Perlis
Kedah
Kelantan
Sabah
Penang
Perak
Selangor
Federal Territory
Negeri Sembilan
Terengganu
Pahang
Melaka
Johor
54
Sarawak
Kedah
Perlis
Perak
Fauziah bte Yahaya

Chairman
Badrulhisham Yahaya
Chairman
Mazlina Muhammad
Chairman
Kalaiselvi M.
Affin Bank Berhad
Secretary
Soffiah bte Yakob

RHB Bank Berhad
Secretary
Wong Peng Wan

RHB Bank Berhad
Secretary
Chow Tow Heng

(Malaysia) Bhd
Treasurer
Lam Chee Yoong

Public Bank Berhad
Treasurer
Federal Territory
Lian Su Ching
RHB Bank Berhad
Auditor
Megat Zaidi Megat Mokhtar
Public Bank Berhad
Auditor
Aphan Tri
Committee Member
Lee Jiun Han
AmBank (M) Berhad
Committee Member
Mohd Azrul Abdul Rahman
CIMB Bank Berhad
Committee Member
Lai Hooi Lu
Committee Member
Christine Lee Wai Ying
Committee Member
Choy Meei Jye
Committee Member
Wong Kang Yang
Malaysia Berhad
Committee Member
Abdul Rahim bin Sharif

Affin Bank Berhad
Committee Member
Tan Yam Hiok
AmBank (M) Berhad
Committee Member
Nasaruddin Saidu Mohammed
CIMB Bank Berhad
Committee Member
Saadat Haphas
Committee Member
Perak
Mohd Zaini bin Aris
(until 12 October 2014)
Mazlina Muhammad
Regional Director
Perak
3rd Floor, 194-206
Jalan Sultan Idris Shah
30000 Ipoh, Perak
Tel : 605-254 5818
Fax : 605-253 8366
Jattry Abie @ Jeffry Mohd Ali

Regional Director
Federal Territory
Level 6, Tower A
Dataran Maybank Bangsar
1, Jalan Maarof
59200 Kuala Lumpur
Tel : 603-2295 8668
Fax : 603-2283 1186
Selangor/Negeri Sembilan
Tuan Mohd Zeinal Annual bin
Tuan Noor
Regional Director
Selangor/Negeri Sembilan
Level 6, 10, Persiaran Perbandaran
Seksyen 14, 40000 Shah Alam
Selangor
Tel : 603-5512 1754
Fax : 603-5511 8171
55
ABM State Sub-Committees (contd)
Johor/Melaka
Md Gharif bin Haji Taib
(until 31 January 2014)
Adnan Sharif
Regional Director
Johor/Melaka
Level 8, Office Tower
Johor Bahru City Square
108, Jalan Wong Ah Fook
80000 Johor Bahru, Johor
Tel : 607-219 3630
Fax : 607-224 4939
Johor
Adnan Sharif
Chairman
Amiruddin Abdullah
Secretary
Maniza Mohd Abu
Affin Bank Berhad
Committee Member
Fong Hong Meng
Committee Member
Shaiful Bahri Mohd Yaacob
AmBank (M) Berhad
Committee Member
Ng Teck Lee
Bangkok Bank Berhad
Committee Member
Chua Sher Yan
Committee Member
56
Mohd Yusof Hanifah

CIMB Bank Berhad
Committee Member
Fong Hong Meng

Committee Member
Wong Siew Fong

Citibank Berhad
Committee Member
Rashid bin Ibrahim

CIMB Bank Berhad
Committee Member
Cynthia Chin Oi Kim

Committee Member
Sim Yeo Kim

Citibank Berhad
Committee Member
Fiona Gan
Committee Member
J. Saradaran Pillai
Committee Member
Peter Cheong Kwok Liong

Public Bank Berhad
Committee Member
Goh Wee Lei

Committee Member
Asoka Balan
RHB Bank Berhad
Committee Member
Lee Kee Chuan

Public Bank Berhad
Committee Member
Lai Swee Kim

Committee Member
Wan Noriani Wan Hasan

RHB Bank Berhad
Committee Member
Koh Boon Huat

(Malaysia) Bhd
Committee Member
Cindy Yeoh Yee Lien

Malaysia Berhad
Committee Member
Melaka
Adnan Sharif
Chairman
Norhisham Azahar
Secretary
Nazri bin Somail
AmBank (M) Berhad
Treasurer
Alex Lee Boon Hak
Affin Bank Berhad
Committee Member
Yeow Kheng Leh

(Malaysia) Bhd
Committee Member
Pahang/Kelantan/
Terengganu
Haji Abd Halim Lehan
Regional Director
Pahang/Kelantan/Terengganu
2nd Floor, 69-73, Jalan Tun Ismail
25000 Kuantan, Pahang
Tel : 609-516 1111/609-515 7262
Fax : 609-513 5387
Pahang
Kelantan
Haji Abd Halim Lehan

Chairman
Mohd Fakri bin Che Harun

Chairman
Mohd Fauzi Che Soh

CIMB Bank Berhad
Secretary
Simon Tan Sai Hin

Secretary
Mohd Nawi bin Mohd Yusof

AmBank (M) Berhad
Assistant Secretary
Lee Geok Hua

CIMB Bank Berhad
Treasurer
Mark Kong Chok Meng

Treasurer
Ong Pang Ming

Committee Member
Yusoff Ahmad Jalil

Affin Bank Berhad
Committee (Government)
Shaharom bin Kahar

(Malaysia) Bhd
Committee Member
Ng Kee Heng
Committee (Government)
Terengganu
Siow Chan Chun

Public Bank Berhad
Committee (Non-Government)
Rasdi bin Hussin

Chairman
Thong Oi Chyn
Malaysia Berhad
Committee (Non-Government)
Wan Nora bte Wan Ibrahim

Affin Bank Berhad
Secretary
Melinda Chew Yuet Ling

Committee Member
Bonnie Lim
Committee Member
Shaharuddin bin Ming
RHB Bank Berhad
Committee Member
Liew Chai Kar
(Malaysia) Bhd
Committee Member
Talahat bin Omar

Public Bank Berhad
Sports Committee
Mohd Johan bin Ismail
Social Committee
Mohd Nasir bin Mohd Noor
AmBank (M) Berhad
Committee Member
Muhamat bin Mustaffa

CIMB Bank Berhad
Committee Member
Arifin bin Osman
Committee Member
Jayne Puan Gek Cheng
Committee Member
Kok Sze Huat
Public Bank Berhad
Committee Member
Aminudin bin Mohamad Napiah
RHB Bank Berhad
Committee Member
Sabah
Liew Kui Choi
Regional Director
Sabah
Bangunan Maybank
1, Jalan Kemajuan
Karamunsing
88000 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
Tel : 6088-217 013
Fax : 6088-234 743
Sabah
Liew Kui Choi
President
Albert Wong Gin Sang
CIMB Bank Berhad
Secretary
Ngu Kan
Treasurer
57
ABM State Sub-Committees (contd)
Sabah (contd)
Felix Lo
Affin Bank Berhad
Committee Member
Jeffrey Law
Committee Member
Liew Chee Yuen
Committee Member
Chua Chai Hua
(Malaysia) Bhd
Committee Member
Sarawak
Nasir Khan bin Istiar
Hussain Khan
Regional Director
Sarawak
4th Floor, Crown Towers
88, Jalan Pending
93450 Kuching, Sarawak
Tel : 6082-346 281
Fax : 6082-342 529
Sarawak
Mohamad Shiblie Abang Sapuan

Affin Bank Berhad
Committee Member
Kau Fook Chiang
Committee Member
Simon Su Hiong Tiing
AmBank (M) Berhad
Committee Member
Yeo Kim Teck
Committee Member
Sarad Pillai
Committee Member
Jessie Lim Pei Lian
Committee Member
Hajah Johanna bte Abdullah
RHB Bank Berhad
Committee Member
Iris Ngui
Malaysia Berhad
Committee Member
Emily Rolando Yong
(Malaysia) Bhd
Committee Member
Nasir Khan bin

Istiar Hussain Khan
Chairman
Chua Ko Onn
Public Bank Berhad
Secretary
David Ling Ee Kuong
CIMB Bank Berhad
Treasurer
58
Member Banks
In accordance to Chairmanship and in alphabetical order of Member Banks

(Chairman Bank)
India International Bank

(Malaysia) Berhad
Affin Bank Berhad

Bank of China (Malaysia)
Berhad
Alliance Bank
Malaysia Berhad
J.P. Morgan
Chase Bank Berhad
AmBank (M) Berhad
Mizuho Bank
(Malaysia) Berhad
Bangkok Bank Berhad
National Bank of Abu Dhabi

Malaysia Berhad
Bank of America
Malaysia Berhad
Bank of China
(Malaysia) Berhad
Public Bank Berhad
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi
UFJ (Malaysia) Berhad
RHB Bank Berhad
BNP Paribas
Malaysia Berhad

Malaysia Berhad
CIMB Bank Berhad
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking

Corporation Malaysia Berhad
Citibank Berhad
The Bank of
Nova Scotia Berhad
Deutsche Bank
(Malaysia) Berhad
The Royal Bank

of Scotland Berhad

(Malaysia) Bhd
HSBC Bank
Malaysia Berhad
59
Directory of ABM Members

(In accordance to alphabetical order of Member Banks)
Affin Bank Berhad
17th Floor, Menara AFFIN

80, Jalan Raja Chulan
50200 Kuala Lumpur
3rd Floor, Menara Multi-Purpose

Capital Square
8, Jalan Munshi Abdullah
50100 Kuala Lumpur
Tel
Call Centre
Fax
E-mail
Website
SWIFT Code
Tel
Fax
E-mail
Website
SWIFT Code
: 603-2055 9000
: 603-5522 3000
: 603-2031 4721
: yourvoice@affinbank.com.my
: www.affinbank.com.my
: PHBMMYKL
Board of Directors
Chairman
General (Rtd) Tan Sri Dato Seri Ismail bin Haji Omar
Directors
Tan Sri Dato Seri Lodin bin Wok Kamaruddin
Tan Sri Dato Sri Abdul Aziz bin Abdul Rahman
Aubrey Li Kwok-Sing
Mohd Suffian bin Haji Haron
Tan Sri Dato Seri Mohamed Jawhar
Tan Sri Mohd Ghazali bin Mohd Yusoff (from 20 June 2014)
Tan Peng Wah (from 23 June 2014)
(Alternate Director to Aubrey Li Kwok-Sing)

Kamarul Ariffin Mohd Jamil (from 1 April 2015)
Company Secretary
Nimma Safira bte Khalid
Management Business Units

Executive Director, Banking
Amirudin bin Abdul Halim
Director, Consumer Banking
Idris bin Abd Hamid
Group Director, Treasury
Tan Kok Toon
Business Support Units

Executive Director, Operations and Strategic Services
Shariffudin bin Mohamad
Group Chief Risk Officer
Kasinathan a/l T. Kasipillai
Chief Financial Officer, Finance
Ramanathan Rajoo (from 1 April 2014)
Group Chief Internal Auditor
Khatimah bte Mahadi
Chief Human Resource Officer
Nor Rozita bte Nordin
Chief Corporate Strategist
Nazlee bin Khalifah
60
: 603-2604 3333
: 603-2694 6200
: info@alliancefg.com
: www.alliancebank.com.my
: MFBBMYKL
Board of Directors
Chairman
Dato Thomas Mun Lung Lee
Directors
Kung Beng Hong
Tan Yuen Fah
Ou Shian Waei
Kuah Hun Liang
Lee Ah Boon
Datuk Wan Azhar bin Wan Ahmad (from 7 April 2015)
Lee Boon Huat (from 7 April 2015)
Management
Group Chief Executive Officer
Joel Kornreich (from 1 January 2015)
Group Chief Operating Officer
Raymond Leung Chun-Kow
Group Chief Financial Officer
Gary Teo Wee Chee
Head, Group Transaction and SME Banking
Victor Khor Eng Swee
Head, SME
Christopher Yap Huey Wen
Head, Group Financial Markets
Tan Eng Kiang
Chief Executive Officer, Alliance Investment Bank Berhad
Mahesh P Rupawalla
Chief Executive Officer, Alliance Islamic Bank Berhad
Fozia Amanulla
Pang Choon Han
Head, Group Human Resource
Chew Siew Suan
Group Chief Credit Officer
Peter Fong Seow Loong
Group Chief Information Officer
Head, Group Infrastructure
Mary James
Leong Sow Yoke
Head, Group Corporate Strategy and Development
Amarjeet Kaur
Head, Franchise Management
Aaron Sum Wei Wern
Head, Group Compliance
Yap Sieh Wai
Group Company Secretary
Lee Wei Yen
AmBank (M) Berhad
Bangkok Bank Berhad
22nd Floor, Bangunan AmBank Group

50200 Kuala Lumpur
105, Jalan Tun H S Lee

50000 Kuala Lumpur
Tel
Hotline
: 603-2036 2633
: 1-300-80-8888 (Domestic)
603-2178 8888
Fax
: 603-2032 2398
E-mail
: customercare@ambankgroup.com
Website
: www.ambankgroup.com
SWIFT Code : ARBKMYKL
Board of Directors
Chairman
Tan Sri Azman Hashim
Directors
Tun Mohammed Hanif bin Omar
Tan Sri Datuk Clifford Francis Herbert
Dato Gan Nyap Liou @ Gan Yap Liow
Chin Yuen Yin
Cheah Tek Kuang
Ashok Ramamurthy
Senior Management
Ashok Ramamurthy (until 1 April 2015)
Deputy Group Managing Director
Datuk Mohamed Azmi bin Mahmood
Managing Director/Senior Banker, Group MDs office
Dato James Lim Cheng Poh
Heads of Division
Managing Director, Wholesale Banking Products
Kok Tuck Cheong
Managing Director, Wholesale Banking Coverage
Pushpa Rajadurai
Acting Head, Retail Banking
Anthony Chin Min Khong
Chief Financial Officer
Mandy Simpson
Chief Human Resource Officer
Fauziah Yacob
Chief Information Officer
Charles Tan Keng Lock
Chief Risk Officer
Nigel Denby
Chief Internal Audit
Thein Kim Mon
Tel
Fax
E-mail
Website
SWIFT Code
: 603-2173 7200
: 603-2173 7300
: bbb@bangkokbank.com
: www.bangkokbank.com.my
: BKKBMYKL
Board of Directors
Directors
Piti Sithi-Amnuai
Robert Loke Tan Cheng
Toh Chong
Rushda Theeratharathorn
Chris Chia Woon Liat
YAM Tunku Ali Redhauddin Ibni Tuanku Muhriz
Lee Khee Joo @ Lee Ying Chong
Senior Management
Robert Loke Tan Cheng
Heads of Department
Operations (Credit Administration, Trade Finance,
Corresponding Banking, Settlement, General Affairs &
Information Technology)
Amar Jauhari bin Abang
Business Banking
Ng Wai Hoy
Treasury
Calbert Loh Wai Mun
Risk Management
Kwan Kim Fai
Branch Admin
Mariamah bte Abu Hassan
Credit Management
Lim Choong Weng
Human Resources
Rebecca Khor Ying Ying
Budget & Planning
Kaan Wai May
Chief Internal Auditor
Chew Boon Keong
Compliance
Kathleen Yap Pick Wan
AMLA/CFT
Mohd Yunos Yusop
Company Secretarial
Loo Choon Keow
61
Directory of ABM Members (contd)
Bank of America Malaysia Berhad
18th Floor, Wisma Goldhill

Jalan Raja Chulan
50200 Kuala Lumpur
Ground, Mezzanine & 1st Floor, Plaza OSK

25, Jalan Ampang
50450 Kuala Lumpur
Tel
Fax
E-mail
Website
Tel
Fax
E-mail
Website
SWIFT Code
: 603-2034 3900
: 603-2031 9084
: asia.sse.my@baml.com
: http://corp.bankofamerica.com/
business/bi/Malaysia
SWIFT Code : BOFAMY2X
Board of Directors
Directors
David Allan Cairns
Executive Director
Raymond Yeoh Cheng Seong
Directors
Dato Mohammed bin Haji Che Hussein
Dato Teo Tong Kooi
Ayesha Natchiar bte Dato Ally Maricar
: 603-2162 6633
: 603-2161 4240
: gmoffice@bkchmy.po.my
: www.boc.cn/malaysia/
: BKCHMYKL
Board of Directors
Chairman
Zheng Weiping
Directors
Wang Hongwei
Liu Lijing
Datuk Ter Leong Yap
Chai Woon Chew, Michael
Management
Management
Credit
Choong Heng Theng
Operations
Joanne Oh Phaik Ean
Treasury
Rodzlin Abdul Rahman
Compliance
Bakri Jamaluddin
Human Resource
Samuel Tan
Finance
Yvonne Lew (from 1 January 2015)
62

Wang Hongwei
Deputy Chief Executive Officers
Liu Nengsheng
Xu Zanjun
Assistant Chief Executive Officer
Meng Qingbo
Deputy General Manager, Corporate Banking
Phelicia Ding Huey Chyi
General Manager, Information Technology Development
Wang Qin
General Manager, Finance Department
Yang Lixin
General Manager, Internal Audit
Chong Siew Chin
General Manager, Personal Banking
Han Jui Kwang
General Manager, Human Resource & Administration
Chew Lee Lin
Director, Operation Service Department
Jiang Ning

(Malaysia) Berhad
Level 9, Menara IMC
8, Jalan Sultan Ismail
50250 Kuala Lumpur
Tel
Fax
E-mail
Website
SWIFT Code
: 603-2034 8000, 603-2034 8008

: 603-2078 8870
: customercare@my.mufg.jp
: www.bk.mufg.jp/global/malaysia/
: BOTKMYKX
Board of Directors
Chairman
Dato Abdul Rahim bin Osman
Managing Director
Naoki Nishida
Non-Executive Directors
Ichinari Matsui
Hideyuki Toriumi
Independent Directors
Dato Mohd Sallehuddin bin Othman
Ismail bin Mahbob
Management

(Malaysia) Berhad (contd)
Senior Managers
Planning & Coordination
Michelle Deng Yuet Yan
Corporate Banking 1 & 2
Foo See Hee
Corporate Banking 3
Eric Leong Yuh Haw
Corporate Banking 5
Patrick Liew Su Wei
Accounts
Lee Sien Tuck
System Development
Ong Chin Kee
Operation and System Planning
Adlin Abdul Razak
Business Planning
Chin Kong Kim
Non-Japanese Credit Control
Cheah Kiu Beng
Credit
Catherine Gan Ai Chin
Front Support
Fong Seow Khan
President/CEO
Naoki Nishida
Executive Vice Presidents
Mikiyasu Yuasa
Christopher Danker
Ravi Buchia
Head of Divisions
Senior Vice President, Human Resources &
Administration
Norsaida Mohd Said
Chief Risk Officer, Risk Management
Thor Boon Lee
63
CIMB Bank Berhad
Level 48A, Vista Tower

The Intermark
348, Jalan Tun Razak
50400 Kuala Lumpur
13th Floor, Menara CIMB

Jalan Stesen Sentral 2
Kuala Lumpur Sentral
50470 Kuala Lumpur
Tel
Fax
Website
SWIFT Code
Tel
Fax
E-mail
Website
SWIFT Code
: 603-2179 8383
: 603-2179 8203
: www.bnpparibas.com.my
: BNPAMYKL
Board of Directors
Chairman/Independent Non-Executive Director
Dato Abdullah bin Mat Noh
Philippe Aroyo (from 8 April 2015)
Independent Non-Executive Director
Halim Haji Din
Chia Seng Leng
Non Independent Non-Executive Directors
Jean Pierre Roger Beno Bernard
Yves Maurice Guy Marie Drieux
Pierre Veyres
Management
Philippe Aroyo (from 8 April 2015)
Chief Operating Officer
Frederic Barcza
Chief Risk Officer
Daniel Keane
Wong Poh Leng
Head of Compliance
Muhammad Nasir Hassan
Head of Credit Risk Control
Tan Lan Fong
Head of Internal Audit
Nasrul Azam Mohd Bakri
Head of Legal
Marwalis Mohd Kassim
Heads of Division
Head of Fixed Income
Reza Ridzuan
Head of Cash Management
Kenny Tan Kian Lye
Head Transaction Banking, Malaysia
Sharad Kumar
Head of Structured Finance
Chan Siew Kien
Head of Islamic Banking
Muhammad Faozie Shahari
Head of Treasury ALM
Ian Gan Kah Wai
64
: 603-2261 8888
: 603-2261 8889
: callcentre@cimb.com
: www.cimbbank.com.my
: CIBBMYKL
Board of Directors
Dato Zainal Abidin Putih
Members
Deputy Chairman
Dato Sri Nazir Razak
CEO/Executive Director
Dato Sulaiman Mohd Tahir (from 1 May 2015)
Non-Independent Non-Executive Directors
Ahmad Zulqarnain Che On
Datuk Dr Syed Muhamad Syed Abdul Kadir
Independent Non-Executive Directors
Rosnah Dato Kamarul Zaman
Venkatachalam Krishnakumar
Grace Yeoh Geok Cheng Geok
Dato Sri Amrin Awaluddin
Company Secretary
Datin Rossaya Mohd Nashir
Senior Management
Group Chief Executive Officer
Tengku Dato Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz
Chief Executive Officer, Group Consumer Banking
Renzo Christopher Viegas
Chief Executive Officer, Group Commercial Banking
Yong Jiunn Run Acting
Chief Executive Officer, Group Wholesale Banking
Tengku Dato Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz
Chief Executive Officer, Group Asset Management &
Investments
Effendy Shahul Hamid
Chief Executive Officer, Group Islamic Banking
Badlisyah Abdul Ghani
Chief Executive Officer, CIMB Bank Berhad
Dato Sulaiman Mohd Tahir (from 1 May 2015)
Chief Executive Officer, Indonesia
James Rompas Acting
CIMB Bank Berhad (contd)

Senior Management (contd)
Chief Executive Officer, Thailand
Subhak Siwaraksa
Chief Executive Officer, Singapore
Mak Lye Mun
Group Chief Marketing & Communications Officer
Effendy Shahul Hamid
Group Head Investment Banking
Dato Kong Sooi Lin
Shahnaz Farouque Jammal Ahmad
Group Chief Information & Operations Officer
Iswaraan Suppiah
Group Chief People Officer
Hamidah Naziadin
David Richard Thomas
Adviser, Wholesale Banking
Dato Lee Kok Kwan
Adviser, Finance, Asset Management & Investments
Kenny Kim
Lim Tiang Siew
Group General Counsel
Lee Chin Tok
Group Chief Strategy Officer
Gurdip Singh Sidhu
Group Chief Compliance Officer
Kwan Keen Yew
Citibank Berhad
Menara Citibank
165, Jalan Ampang
50450 Kuala Lumpur
Tel
Fax
Website
SWIFT Code
: 603-2383 8585
: 603-2383 6000
: www.citibank.com.my
: CITIMYKL
Board of Directors
Lee Lung Nien (from 7 October 2014)
Datuk Ali bin Abdul Kadir
Dato Dr Thillainathan a/l Ramasamy
Dato Siow Kim Lun @ Siow Kim Lin
Agnes Liew Yun Chong
Terence Kent Cuddyre
Management
Lee Lung Nien (from 7 October 2014)
Consumer Business Manager
Elaine Fan
Country Finance Officer
Tang Wan Chee
Country Risk Head
Suresh Raman
Country Human Resource Head
Nikki Grant-Cook
Country Compliance Head
Shova Pushparajah
Country Legal Counsel
Lee Chee Ming
Country Operations & Technology Head
Christina Ong
Country Corporate Affairs Head
Celina May Benjamin
Country Treasurer & Markets Head
Yousuf Sandeela
Cards & Consumer Lending Head
Anand Cavale
Country Sales & Distribution Head
Kelvin Tan (from 1 April 2015)
Retail Banking & Mortgage Head
Rakesh Kaul
Treasury & Trade Solutions Head
Noel Saminathan
Securities & Funds Services Head
Benedict Ler
Global Banking Head
Ho Heng Chuan
Citi Commercial Bank Head
Alfred Chan
Country Islamic Head
Irnyza Ngah
Operational Risk Management Head
Joydeep Lahiri
Internal Audit Head
Chua Yew Lim
65
Deutsche Bank (Malaysia) Berhad
Level 18-20, Menara IMC

50250 Kuala Lumpur
Level 3, Wisma Hong Leong

18, Jalan Perak
50450 Kuala Lumpur
Tel
Fax
Website
SWIFT Code
Tel
Fax
E-mail
Website
SWIFT Code
: 603-2053 6788
: 603-2031 9822
: www.db.com/malaysia
: DEUTMYKL
Board of Directors
Chairman
Tun Mohamed Dzaiddin Haji Abdullah
Directors
Dato Ahmad Johari bin Abdul Razak
Ng Soon Lai @ Ng Siek Chuan
Choy Khai Choon
Richard Joseph Austin
Dato Yusof Annuar Yaacob
Senior Management
Chief Executive and Managing Director
Dato Yusof Annuar Yaacob
Elaine Liew Yeh Yin
Head of Finance
Chan Tse Ning
Head of Operations
Yap Jen Mei
Human Resources
Nik Ilyana Mohamed
Board of Directors
Chairman
Tan Sri Quek Leng Chan
Tan Kong Khoon
Directors
Kwek Leng Hai
Dato Mohamed Nazim bin Abdul Razak
Choong Yee How
Quek Kon Sean
Lim Lean See
Tan Sri A. Razak bin Ramli
Chok Kwee Bee
Nicholas John Lough @ Sharif Lough bin Abdullah
Management
Tan Kong Khoon
Heads of Department
Heads of Division
Business

Foong Pik Yee
Chief Risk Officer
Soong Jia Seng, Justin
Chief Operating Officer, Global Markets
Hor Kwok Wai
Chief Credit Officer, Personal Financial Services
Leong Wai Mun
Chief Special Assets Officer
Choo Kam Leng, Janet
Chang Kong Chong, Alan
Chief Information & Technology Officer
Kang Yew Jin
Chief Operating Officer, Group ALCO
Chee Li Har
Chief Operating Officer, Customer Experience & Analytics
Edward Pinto
Islamic Banking
Raja Ali bin Raja Othman (from 1 May 2015)
GTB/Investor Services
Jacqueline William
Cash Management FI
Renee Lim
Trade Finance/Cash Management Corporates
Chintan Shah
Fixed Income Currencies
Kevin Yam
Institutional Client Group (ICG)
Yvonne Phe
Equity Research
Chia Aun Ling
Corporate Finance/Capital Market
Jacqueline Ho
Infrastructure
Compliance
Nadia Kamaruddin
IT
Sapian Rashid
66
: 603-2180 8888
: 603-2732 7902
: Norlina.yunus@hlbb.hongleong.com.my
: www.hlb.com.my
: HLBBMYKL
Hong Leong Bank Berhad (contd)
Heads of Division (contd)
2, Leboh Ampang
50100 Kuala Lumpur
Chief Operating Officer, Wholesale Credit Division

Chang Kian Seong, Johnson
Chief Operating Officer, Corporate Banking
Chen Thien Yin, Steve
Head, Human Resources
Roselaini Faiz
General Manager, Property Management
Raymond Ng Kee Seng
Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer,
Hong Leong Islamic Bank Berhad
Raja Teh Maimunah Raja Abdul Aziz
Tel
Fax
Website
SWIFT Code
: 603-2075 3000
: 603-2070 1146
: www.hsbc.com.my
: HBMBMYKL
Board of Directors
Non-Independent Non-Executive Director/Chairman
Peter Wong Tung Shun
Non-Independent Executive Director/Deputy Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer
Ching Yew Chye
Lee Choo Hock
Datuk Shireen Ann Zaharah Muhiudeen
Tan Sri Dato Tan Boon Seng @ Krishnan
Chen Kar Leng
Senior Management
Deputy Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Managing Director, Head of Retail Banking &
Wealth Management
Lim Eng Seong
Managing Director, Head of Commercial Banking
Md Mahbub Ur Rahman
Managing Director, Head of Global Banking & Markets
Piyush Kaul
Saw Say Pin (from 16 January 2015)
Chief Risk Officer
Ramnath Krishnan
James Gossip
Head of Human Resources
Callister Koh
Head of Regulatory Compliance
Irene Tan
Head of Financial Crime Compliance
Joseph Ng
Corporation Secretary & Head of Corporate Governance
Grace Tong
Head of Communications
Marlene Kaur
General Counsel
Elsie Kok
Senior Manager, Internal Audit
Fong Cha Ping
67
India International
Bank (Malaysia) Berhad

Ground Floor, Bangunan Yee Seng

50200 Kuala Lumpur
Level 35, Menara Maxis

Kuala Lumpur City Centre
50088 Kuala Lumpur
Tel
Fax
E-mail
Website
SWIFT Code
Tel
Fax
E-mail
Website
SWIFT Code
: 603-2026 1767
: 603-2026 1766
: cs@iibm.com.my
: www.indiainternationalbank.com.my
: IIMBMYKL
Board of Directors
Board of Directors
Non-Executive Non-Independent Director

C.V.R. Rajendran
Non-Executive Independent Directors
Datuk Bhupatrai M. Premji
Gopala Krishnan a/l C.P. Gopalan
T.N. Ramakumar
Chairman
Mo Fumin
Executive Director
Yuan Bin
Lan Li
Hong Guilu
Dato Leong Sonny @ Leong Khee Seong
Ong Ah Tin @ Ong Chee Kwee
Management
T.N. Ramakumar
Haresh Jairamdas Keswani
Heads of Division
Muniandy a/l R. Krishnan
K. Panir Selvam
Chief Risk Officer
Pallath Ramakrishnan
Head, Treasury
Brahm Prakash
Head, Credit
Vishwananda Kadamba
Head, Compliance
Lohesh Kumar Subramaniam
Head, Information Technology
Basanta Kumar Patra
Head, Information Technology Project
Kumar Petluru
Head, Marketing and Trade
K.V.N. Sreekanth
Head, Branch and Trade Operations
L. Chand Kumar
Head, Credit Monitoring and Asset Management
Vikash Kumar
Jayanthi Nair a/p Govendan
68
: 603-2301 3399
: 603-2301 3388
: icbcmalaysia@icbcmalaysia.com.my
: www.icbcmy.com
: ICBKMYKL
Senior Management
Yuan Bin
Deputy Chief Executive Officers
Wang Chunhai
Xie Shaoxiong
Deputy Chief Compliance Officer
Liau See Cheek
Assistant Chief Executive Officer
Lim Kok Hoong
Heads/Officers-in-Charge of Department
Head, HR and Administration
Wang Shaoqiang
Head, Finance Management
Yang Ting
Officer-in-Charge, Operations Management
Bai Ming
Head, Global Market
Lim Kok Hoong
Head, Financial Institution
Tan Chin Chin
Head, Corporate Banking I
Lim Kok Fuat
Officer-in-Charge, Corporate Banking II
Yap Yew Kong
Officer-in-Charge, Commercial and SME Banking
Peter Ee Shiu Loong

Bank of China (Malaysia) Berhad (contd)
Heads/Officers-in-Charge of Department (contd)
Head, Investment Banking
Lim Kok Hoong
Offier-in-Charge, Trade Finance
Yap Yew Kong
Head, Retail Banking
Liu Tingting
Head, Information Technology
Lin Pingfa
Head, Risk Management
Chong Foo Lim
Head, Legal and Compliance
Liau See Cheek
Head, Internal Audit
Kee Chin Teck

Level 18, Integra Tower
The Intermark
50400 Kuala Lumpur
Tel
Fax
Website
SWIFT Code
: 603-2718 0500
: 603-2163 5370
: www.jpmorganaccess.com.my
: CHASMYKX
Board of Directors
Chairman
Fauziah bte Hisham
Directors
Steven Ronald Clayton
Anthony Julian Cole
Christine Lau Souk Huan
Faisal bin Ismail
Omar bin Merican
Management
Steven Ronald Clayton
Chief Administrative Officer
Alex Law
Senior Financial Officer
Mark Ling
Head of Treasury
Yong Eng Hwa
Treasury Services
Wong Hooi Ching
Global Corporate Banking
Nurjesmi Mohd Nashir
Compliance
Chan Yew Ling
Client Credit Management
Leong Ket Ti
Heads of Division
Head of Wholesale Operations
Chua Seu Kee
Global Technology Infrastructure
Lau Kam Fatt
Human Resources
Francis Yoong
69

14th Floor, Menara Maybank
100, Jalan Tun Perak
50050 Kuala Lumpur
Tel
: 603-2070 8833 (General)

Maybank Group Customer Care
1-300-88-6688 (Local)
603-7844 3696 (Overseas)
Fax
: 603-2711 3421 (Customer Feedback &
Resolution Management)
E-mail
: publicaffairs@maybank.com.my
Website
: www.maybank.com
SWIFT Code : MBBEMYKL
Board of Directors
Chairman/Non-Independent Non-Executive Director
Tan Sri Dato Megat Zaharuddin Megat Mohd Nor
Vice Chairman/Independent Non-Executive Director
Dato Mohd Salleh Haji Harun
Non-Independent Executive Director/
Group President & CEO
Tan Sri Datuk Dr Hadenan A. Jalil
Dato Seri Ismail Shahudin
Dato Dr Tan Tat Wai
Cheah Teik Seng
Dato Johan Ariffin
Datuk Mohaiyani Shamsudin
Erry Riyana Hardjapamekas
Datuk R. Karunakaran (from 16 July 2014)
Non-Independent Non-Executive Director
Cheng Kee Check (from 19 November 2014)
Group General Counsel & Company Secretary
Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali
Management
Group President & CEO
Mohamed Rafique Merican Mohd Wahiduddin Merican
Group Head, Community Financial Services &
CEO, Singapore
Datuk Lim Hong Tat
Group Head, Global Banking
Amirul Feisal Wan Zahir
Group Head, Islamic Banking &
CEO, Maybank Islamic Berhad
Muzaffar Hisham
70
Malayan Banking Berhad (contd)

Management (contd)
CEO, International
Pollie Sim Sio Hoong
Group Head, Insurance and Takaful &
CEO, Maybank Ageas Holdings Berhad
Kamaludin Ahmad
President Director, Bank Internasional Indonesia
Taswin Zakaria
Group Chief Strategy Officer
Michael Foong Seong Yew
Group Chief Human Capital Officer
Nora Abd Manaf
Dr John Lee Hin Hock
Group Chief Technology Officer
Geoffrey Stecyk
Group Chief Operations Officer
Jerome Hon Kah Cho

50088 Kuala Lumpur
Tel
: 603-2058 6881
Fax
: 603-2058 6988
SWIFT Code : MHCBMYKA
Board of Directors
Dato Seri Talaat bin Husain
Non-Independent Non-Executive Director
Katsuyuki Mizuma
Takuya Ito
Eiji Sasaki
Mohd Mokhtar bin Ghazali
Management
Eiji Sasaki
Yuki Chikamoto
Heads of Division
Head of Corporate Banking I
Taro Yasuda
Head of Corporate Banking II
Norsiah Hashim
Head of Corporate Banking III
Yoichi Akagashi
Head of Risk Management
Shahriza Omar
Head of Treasury
Satoshi Obinata
Head of Operations/Operation & System Planning
Tetsuya Tsunekage
Head of Finance
Angie Soo
Head of Islamic Finance
Tomohiro Seo
Rajan Ganapathy
Head of Legal & Compliance
Shabreena Abdul Rahman
Head of General Affairs & Human Resources
Ikuro Nagano
Head of Information Technology
Ang Khay Hock
Head of Business Promotion Administration
Alison Chiu
National Bank of Abu Dhabi

Malaysia Berhad
50088 Kuala Lumpur
Tel
Fax
E-mail
Website
SWIFT Code
: 603-2330 3800
: 603-2330 3801
: customersupport.malaysia@nbad.com
: www.nbad.com
: NBADMYKL
Board of Directors
Chairman
Alexander Vincent Thursby
Directors
Qamber Ali Qamber Al Mulla
Abhijit Choudhury
Datuk Nik Azman bin Mohd Zain
Ahmad Nazim bin Abd Rahman
Management
Susan Yuen
Head of Operations
Peter Cheah
Head of Finance
Tan Hai Huat
Head of Treasury
Sukardi Rahmani
Head of Client Relationships
Benson Ow Yeang
Heads of Division
Head of Operations
Peter Cheah
Head of Finance
Tan Hai Huat
Head of Treasury
Sukardi Rahmani
Head of Client Relationships
Benson Ow Yeang
71
Public Bank Berhad
Menara OCBC
18, Jalan Tun Perak
50050 Kuala Lumpur
Menara Public Bank

146, Jalan Ampang
50450 Kuala Lumpur
Tel
Fax
Website
SWIFT Code
Tel
: 603-2034 5034
: 603-2698 4363
: www.ocbc.com.my
: OCBCMYKL
Board of Directors
Chairman
Dato Ooi Sang Kuang
Directors
Samuel Tsien
Ching Wei Hong
Dr Raja Lope bin Raja Shahrome
Lai Teck Poh
Tan Siew Peng, Darren
Ng Hong Soon
Tong Hon Keong
Management
Ong Eng Bin
Country Chief Risk Officer
Jeroen Thijs
Teoh Yin Meng
Head of Corporate & Commercial Division
Jeffrey Teoh
Head of Emerging Business Division
Wong Chee Seng
Head of Consumer Financial Services Division
Wyson Lim
Head of Treasury Division
Ng Seow Pang
Head of Investment Banking Division
Tan Ai Chin
Head of Transaction Banking Division
Chong Lee Ying
Head of Operations & Technology Division
Lim Yau Seong
Head of Internal Audit Division
Mazhatulshima bte Mohd Zahid
Head of Human Resource
Cheah Syn Yeam
Company Secretary
Quah Boon Huat
72
: 603-2176 6000
603-2176 6666
603-2163 8888
603-2163 8899
Fax
: 603-2163 9917
E-mai
: customerservice@publicbank.com.my
Website
: www.publicbank.com.my
SWIFT Code : PBBEMYKL
Board of Directors
Chairman
Tan Sri Dato Sri Dr Teh Hong Piow
Co-Chairman
Tan Sri Datuk Seri Utama Thong Yaw Hong
Dato Sri Lee Kong Lam
Tang Wing Chew
Lai Wan
Lai Wai Keen
Cheah Kim Ling
Management
Quah Poh Keat
Senior Chief Operating Officer
Dato Chang Kat Kiam
Chief Operating Officers
Chang Siew Yen
Sulaiman bin Abd Manap
Heads of Division
Senior General Manager, Public Affairs Division
Dato Ab Razak bin Mohd Dali
Senior General Manager, Corporate Banking
Chan Chew Fung
Senior General Manager, Secretariat Division
Dato Chia Lee Kee
Senior General Manager, Knowledge & Learning
Koay Seok Khim
Lim Then Fui
Yik Sook Ling
Public Bank Berhad (contd)

Heads of Division (contd)
General Manager, Retail Financial Services
Chan Chiew Peng
General Manager, Credit Administration &
Supervision Division
Eddie Chan Kok Kwai
General Manager, Human Capital Management
Marlene Goh
General Manager, Compliance Division
Patrick Lim Yoong Leng
General Manager, Information Technology Division
Tan Teck Kong
Director, Security Division
Haji A. Wahab bin A. Raman
Director, Credit Operations Division
Choo Yew Ching
Director, Wealth Management & Transaction Banking
Carene Khoo Geok Kheng
Director, Treasury Division
Lim Lye Ping
Director, Risk Management Division
Jasmine Loh Sook Ling
Director, Banking Operations Division
Quah Ewe Lee
Director, Property Division
Sim Goay Chye
Director, PB Card Services & Support
Tee Chui Chee
Director, HP Operations
Wong Man Hoe
RHB Bank Berhad

Head Office
Towers Two & Three
RHB Centre
Jalan Tun Razak
50400 Kuala Lumpur
Tel
Fax
Website
SWIFT Code
: 603-9287 8888
: 603-9287 9000
: www.rhbgroup.com
: RHBBMYKL
Board of Directors
Chairman
Tan Sri Azlan Zainol
Directors
Haji Khairuddin Ahmad
Ong Seng Pheow
Choong Tuck Oon
Abdul Aziz Peru Mohamed
Dato Mohamed Khadar Merican
Tan Sri Ong Leong Huat @ Wong Joo Hwa
Mohamed Ali Ismaeil Ali AlFahim
Chin Yoong Kheong
Managing Director
Group Senior Management

Group Managing Director, RHB Banking Group
Managing Director, RHB Bank Berhad
Managing Director, RHB Investment Bank Berhad
Mike Chan
Managing Director, RHB Islamic Bank Berhad
Ibrahim bin Hassan
Head, Group Retail Banking
U Chen Hock
Yap Choi Foong
Group Chief Governance Officer
Norazzah Sulaiman
Group Chief Human Resource Officer
Jamaluddin Bakri
Patrick Ho Kwong Hoong
Group Chief Operations Officer
Rohan Krishnalingam
Group Chief Strategy & Transformation Officer
Christopher Loh
73
RHB Bank Berhad (contd)

Business & Functional Heads
Group Managing Director, RHB Banking Group
Managing Director, RHB Bank Berhad
Head, Group Treasury & Global Markets
Mohd Rashid bin Mohamad
Head, Group Retail Banking
U Chen Hock
Head, Group Retail Distribution
Nazri Othman
Co-Heads, Group Japanese Business
Toshiro Kubota
Yew Li Lin
Head, Group Business Banking
Amy Ooi Swee Lian
Head, Group Corporate Banking
Wendy Ting Wei Ling
Head, Group Transaction Banking (Acting)
Amy Ooi Swee Lian
Head, EASY
Lee Ee Hui
Head, Group Operations
Ee Yew Chai
Head, Group Technology
Andy Tan Eng Teik
Head, Group Internal Audit
Wong Yih Yin
Head, Group Compliance
V. Maslamani a/l Vatharajoo

Malaysia Berhad
Menara Standard Chartered
50250 Kuala Lumpur
Tel
Fax
Website
SWIFT Code
: 603-2117 7777
: 603-2711 6006
: www.standardchartered.com.my
: SCBLMYKX
Board of Directors
Chairman
Tan Sri Dato Mohd Sheriff Mohd Kassim
Executive Director
Mahendra Gursahani (from 17 February 2015)
Lim Cheng Teck
Datuk Abu Hassan Kendut
Datuk Ishak Imam Abas
Datuk Seri Michael Yam Kong Choy
Judy Hsu Chung Wei
Management
Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director
Mahendra Gursahani (from 17 February 2015)
Heads of Division
Head, Retail Clients
Aaron Loo (from 20 April 2015)
Head, Financial Markets
Leon Koay Li Onn
Head, Corporate & Institutional Clients
Saif Malik
Head, Commercial Clients
Eddie Hu
Mabel Lau
Rahmat Roslan Hashim
Head, Legal & Compliance
Kok Yien Fui
Head, Corporate Affairs
Nimmi Kamal
Chief Information Officer
Dato Arif Siddiqui
Country Chief Risk Officer
Matthew Nagy
Chief Executive Officer,
Standard Chartered Saadiq Berhad
Adhha Abdullah
74
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation

Malaysia Berhad
Suite 22-03, Level 22
Integra Tower
The Intermark
50400 Kuala Lumpur
Tel
Fax
E-mail
Website
SWIFT Code
: 603-2176 1500
: 603-2165 1599
: GeneralEnquiries@my.smbc.co.jp
: www.smbc.co.jp/global/malaysia/index.html
: SMBCMYKL
Board of Directors
Razman Hafidz bin Abu Zarim
Chief Executive Officer/
Non-Independent Executive Director
Yasuhiro Oashi
Yuichi Nishimura (from 28 August 2014)
Hiroshi Irie
Lim Choon Eng
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation

Malaysia Berhad (contd)
Management (contd)
Head of Planning
Osamu Kakinouchi
Head of Human Resource
Ng Soon Mong
Head of Legal
Gan Hua May (from 2 May 2014)
Head of Cash Department
Joanne Khoo
Stephen Chin
Head of Islamic Banking
Ritzza Rosli
Management
President/CEO
Yasuhiro Oashi
Deputy President
Atsushi Morimoto
Head of Risk Management/Chief Risk Officer
Tasuku Tanaka
Head of Corporate Banking, Business Promotion 2 (NonJapanese Corporate) and Strategic Business Promotion
Kazunori Murakami
Head of Business Promotion 1 (Japanese Corporate)
Keizaburo Hara
Head of Cash Management Services
Maszeri Maiseh
Head of Treasury
Takafumi Aimoto
Head of Credit Risk Management
Chew Ae Hoh
Head of Market Risk Management
Khaizy Osman
75
The Royal Bank of Scotland Berhad
Menara Boustead
50200 Kuala Lumpur

50088 Kuala Lumpur
Tel
Fax
E-mail
Website
SWIFT Code
Tel
Fax
Website
SWIFT Code
: 603-2141 0766
: 603-2141 2160
: bns.kualalumpur@scotiabank.com
: www.scotiabank.com.my
: NOSCMYKL
Board of Directors
Chairman
Theodor Joseph Bark
Directors
Murugiah M. N. Singham
Lodewijk Govaerts
Dr Veerinderjeet Singh
Noel Singh
Janis Bremner
Management
Managing Director & Country Head
Lodewijk Govaerts
Chief Risk Officer
Cris van Kempen
Director, Treasury
Kenny Foong
Director, Credit Solutions
Caroline Ong Aik Yuan
Director, Operations
Leong Soon Cheong
Head of Compliance
Chia Kwai Fun
Shareen Tan
Senior Relationship Managers
Shaleza Mohd Hanif
Daryll Tan
Irene Siow Ai Ling
Lai Swee Kim
Jasmand Ng Kok Khoon
76
: 603-2160 9888
: 603-2160 9993
: www.rbs.my
: ABNAMYKL
Board of Directors
Chairman
Tan Sri Asmat Kamaluddin
Country Executive
Andrew Mark Sill
Directors
Choo Tuck Wai
Peter Andrew Akwaboah
Jonathan William Addis
Company Secretary
Mak Chooi Peng
Management
Managing Director/Country Executive
Andrew Mark Sill
Lim Yu Mei
Acting Chief Financial Officer
Kok Weng Kheong (from 13 January 2015)
Country Credit Risk Officer
Ravi Verma
Head of Legal & Compliance
Karen Ng Saw Gaik
Head of Trading
Ooi Eam Giap
Head of Coverage
Ho Weng Yew
Veronica Lai
Country Head of Audit
Wong Kok Loon

Menara UOB
Jalan Raja Laut
50350 Kuala Lumpur
Tel
Fax
E-mail
Website
SWIFT Code
: 603-2612 8121
: 603-2690 0121
: uobcustomerservice@uob.com.my
: www.uob.com.my
: UOVBMYKL
Board of Directors
Chairman Emeritus & Adviser
Wee Cho Yaw
Chairman
Ong Yew Huat
Directors
Wee Ee Cheong
Francis Lee Chin Yong
Datuk Abu Huraira bin Abu Yazid
Dato Jeffrey Ng Tiong Lip
Fatimah bte Merican
Wong Kim Choong
Senior Management
Wong Kim Choong
Kevin Lam Sai Yoke
Managing Director, Country Head, Personal Financial
Services
Annie Tan Huey Ping
Executive Director, Country Head, Global Markets
Michael Beh Soo Heng
Executive Director, Country Head, Commercial Banking II
Beh Wee Khee
Executive Director, Country Head, Debt Capital Markets
Terence Boon Choon Teik
Executive Director, Country Head, Business Banking
Raymond Chui Keng Leng
Executive Director, Country Head, High Networth Banking
Goh Cheng Ean
Executive Director, Country Head, Commercial Banking I
Kan Wing Yin
Executive Director, Country Head, Transaction Banking
Andre Lee Ean Chye

(contd)
Senior Management (contd)
Executive Director, Country Head, Human Resources
Lee Voon Seng
Executive Director, Country Head, Corporate Banking II
Lim Jit Yang
Executive Director, Country Head, Compliance
Daniel Loke Chee Keen
Executive Director, Country Head, Corporate Banking I
Steven Loong See Meng
Executive Director, Country Head, Credit Middle Market
Low Choon Seong
Executive Director, Country Head, Technology & Operations
Lum Chee Onn
Executive Director, Country Head, Bumiputera Business
Banking
Mohd Fhauzi Muridan
Executive Director, Country Head, Specialised Financing
Steven Ng Ling Tee
Executive Director, Country Head, Legal & Secretariat
Ong Kit Ping
Executive Director, Country Head, Internal Audit
Ong Yee Ben
Executive Director, Country Head, Risk Management
Alex Por Peng Seong
Executive Director, Country Head, Credit Corporates &
Financial Institutions
David Tan Kok Soon
Executive Director, Country Head, Special Assets
Management
Linda Tan Mei Lin
Executive Director, Country Head, Credit Retail
Wee Hock Kiong
Executive Director, Country Head, Finance & Corporate
Services
Chang Yeong Gung (from 1 March 2015)
Executive Director, Country Head, Channels
Yap Kok Tee
77
This page is intentionally left blank.
Vision and Mission

The Association of Banks in Malaysia (ABM) was formed in November 1973 with the primary objective of
establishing and promoting a sound banking system in Malaysia in cooperation and consultation
with Bank Negara Malaysia. Its members comprise the 27 commercial banks that currently operate
in Malaysia.
Guided first and foremost by its mission statement, Forging public understanding for a responsible
and responsive banking industry, ABM takes on the role of an important intermediary between bank
customers and the member banks. In this respect it assists in bridging any gaps which may occur
in the individual banks communication with its customers where necessary.
On a broader front, ABM pursues a wide-ranging set of issues and policies affecting banking
infrastructure and clearing system, as well as areas such as consumer education, risk management
and talent development to establish best practices and set industry standards. All in all, ABM
strives to facilitate and create a conducive banking environment whilst promoting orderliness and
ethical behaviour.

ABM Annual Report 2014

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

ABM Annual Report 2014

Uploaded by

Document Information

Copyright

Available Formats

Share this document

Share or Embed Document

Sharing Options

Did you find this document useful?

Is this content inappropriate?

Copyright:

Available Formats

ABM Annual Report 2014

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

Contents

Report of the Council

List of Press Releases

ABM State Sub-Committees

Key Messages on e-payments

(Alternate: Hamirullah Boorhan)

HSBC Bank Malaysia Berhad

Affin Bank Berhad

(Alternate: Baldev Singh, until

(until 31 March 2015)

Kamarul Ariffin Mohd Jamil

CIMB Bank Berhad

Lee Lung Nien

Hong Leong Bank Berhad

OCBC Bank (Malaysia) Berhad

Public Bank Berhad

RHB Bank Berhad

Standard Chartered Bank

(from 17 February 2015)

United Overseas Bank

AmBank (M) Berhad

Datuk Mohamed Azmi Mahmood

(until 17 February 2015)

34th Floor, UBN Tower,

Malayan Banking Berhad

The Association of Banks in Malaysia Annual Report 2014

Group President & Chief Executive Officer

Tan Sri Dato Sri Tay Ah Lek

Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer

The Association of Banks in Malaysia Annual Report 2014

Datuk Abdul Farid Alias

Tan Sri Dato Sri

The Association of Banks in Malaysia Annual Report 2014

The Council (contd)

Lee Lung Nien

Mr Lee Lung Nien is a veteran Citibanker with 24 years experience.

Mukhtar Malik Hussain

The Association of Banks in Malaysia Annual Report 2014

Lee Lung Nien

Mukhtar Malik Hussain

The Association of Banks in Malaysia Annual Report 2014

The Council (contd)

Ong Eng Bin

Dato Khairussaleh bin Ramli

The Association of Banks in Malaysia Annual Report 2014

Ong Eng Bin

Dato Khairussaleh Ramli

The Association of Banks in Malaysia Annual Report 2014

The Council (contd)

Dato Zulkiflee Abbas bin Abdul Hamid (until 31 March 2015)

Renzo Christopher Viegas

Mr Renzo Christopher Viegas is the Chief Executive Officer, Group Consumer

The Association of Banks in Malaysia Annual Report 2014

Tan Kong Khoon

Mr Tan Kong Khoon, aged 58, a Singaporean, holds a Bachelors degree in

Osman Tarique Morad (until 17 February 2015)

The Council (contd)

Wong Kim Choong

Sng Seow Wah (until 3 October 2014)

The Association of Banks in Malaysia Annual Report 2014