Why Join IICM
Amplifying Investor Voices for Stronger Governance and Meaningful Market Engagement.
IICM Berhad brings together institutional investors committed to high standards of stewardship, corporate governance, and long-term value creation in Malaysia’s capital market. As a member, you become part of a collective platform that amplifies investor voices, strengthens engagement outcomes, and supports responsible investment practices.
IICM Berhad’s membership comprises leading institutional investors in Malaysia, including prominent Government-Linked Investment Companies (GLICs), asset managers, and fund managers, reflecting broad representation across the investment community. Collectively, IICM Berhad’s members represent assets under management (AUM) of approximately RM2.7 trillion, underscoring the scale, credibility, and influence of the Council as a collective voice of institutional investors.
Through this collective representation, members are better positioned to engage constructively with regulators, policymakers, and listed companies, and to contribute meaningfully to the advancement of governance standards and sustainable long-term value creation in Malaysia’s capital market.
Collective Influence and Representation
Membership in IICM Berhad enables institutional investors to engage collectively on matters of governance, sustainability, and market development. Through a coordinated approach, members are better positioned to represent shared interests and contribute constructively to dialogue with regulators, policymakers, and market stakeholders.
Strengthened Stewardship and Governance Practices
IICM Berhad supports its members in fulfilling their stewardship responsibilities in line with the Malaysian Code for Institutional Investors (MCII). Members benefit from shared insights, guidance, and engagement frameworks that promote effective oversight, accountability, and long-term value creation.
Meaningful Engagement with Listed Companies
Members gain access to structured company engagements conducted on a collective basis, allowing for more consistent, informed, and impactful dialogue with boards and management of listed companies on governance, sustainability, and strategic issues.
Focus on Sustainability and Responsible Investment
Through dedicated working groups and initiatives, IICM Berhad provides a platform for members to collaborate on sustainability and ESG-related matters, supporting the integration of responsible investment principles into investment and stewardship practices.
Knowledge Sharing and Capacity Building
IICM Berhad facilitates knowledge exchange among members through conferences, briefings, workshops, and thought leadership initiatives. These engagements support continuous learning and help members stay informed of evolving regulatory, governance, and market developments.
Credible, Independent Platform
As a Company Limited by Guarantee, IICM Berhad operates on a non-profit and non-distributing basis, reinforcing its independence and public-interest mandate. Members can participate with confidence in a platform that is transparent, accountable, and aligned with long-term market integrity.
Members Benefit
- Opportunity to participate in IICM-led engagements
- Institutional investors to jointly engage with Malaysian public listed companies (PLCs)/investee companies, with purposeful dialogue on the oversight of strategy, performance, relations with stakeholders, the management of risk, including shaping and influencing good CG practices in PLCs.
- Participate in engagements with regulators on market/industry issues (e.g. Securities Commission and Bursa Malaysia).
- Opportunity to jointly promote common objectives e.g. ESG agenda/CG mandate. Signatories can exert influence to other institutional investors and asset managers to inculcate similar CG practices across the board in one platform.
- Platform for Institutional Investors
- Access to knowledge sharing sessions conducted by institutional investors;
- Invitation to participate in conferences/events organised by IIC/institutional investors at a special member rate; and
- Access to networking opportunities with institutional investors from other countries and international corporate governance bodies.