- CEO
- Muhammad Novan Bin Amirudin
- Full Time Employees
- 33,512
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Banks - Regional
- Address
- Menara CIMB Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 50470
- IPO Date
- Sep 14, 2012
- Business
- CIMB Group Holdings Berhad (CIMDF) is a leading Malaysian universal bank providing a comprehensive range of consumer, commercial, wholesale and Islamic banking products and services across ASEAN and select global markets. The Group offers conventional and Shariah-compliant solutions including deposits, loans, mortgages, credit cards, personal financing, SME and mid-sized corporate financing; investment banking encompassing corporate finance, project advisory, equity capital markets, institutional sales, research, retail equities, futures broking and securities services; corporate banking, transaction banking, treasury and markets activities in interest rates, credit, foreign exchange, commodities, equities and derivatives; debt capital markets, fixed income investments; asset management for retail and institutional clients; wealth management and private banking; as well as digital banking platforms and Islamic finance products under CIMB Islamic. Headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where it was officially formed in 2006 through mergers tracing roots to 1924, CIMB Group operates primarily in core ASEAN markets of Malaysia, Indonesia (via CIMB Niaga), Thailand (via CIMB Thai), Singapore, Cambodia and the Philippines, with over 1,000 branches, presence in eight of ten ASEAN nations and additional representation in China, Hong Kong, India, Sri Lanka, the US, UK and Korea.
In recent developments, CIMB completed the acquisition of KAF Equities Sdn Bhd through CIMB Investment Bank Berhad in 2024, rebranding it as CIMB Securities to bolster its equities and securities capabilities. The Group expanded its fund offerings through its joint venture with Principal Financial Group, launching the Signature Dynamic Income Fund and Principal Strategic Global Growth Fund in Malaysia and Thailand, with combined assets exceeding S$306.6 million as of September 2025 and plans for additional Signature Series funds in Q4 2025 targeting higher-risk growth investors. CIMB also entered a strategic collaboration with the Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) in October 2025 to drive sustainable growth, regional investments and high-impact projects, while expressing openness to mergers and acquisitions such as potential stakes in Indonesian banks like Panin Bank and accelerating commercial banking, wealth management and treasury expansion in Singapore and the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone.