BIMB Integrated Annual Report 2017

In Islamic Finance & Knowledge-Sharing the Group actively takes the lead in advancing the industry by propagating and sharing our wealth and experience to create a learned society and by staying committed to the plans and programmes implemented by industry regulators. We are keen to maintain a powerful voice of influence in the industry, and be a major driver in moulding the industry’s future direction to our ideals. This creates an avenue for us to gain traction when opportunities emerge in the regional and global market, based on our reputation; and helps create a skilled and ready external talent pool to ensure the sustainability of the industry. We are mindful that this will also expose us to increased scrutiny and expectation by relevant stakeholders, resulting in possible loss of trust and reputational risk. To mitigate this risk we stay guided to our values and good governance. In the market, we continue to create a stronger Group franchise by organising joint stakeholder engagement events, such as analyst briefings, media treasure hunts and corporate responsibility (“CR”) initiatives. BHB corporate website further reinforces a united Group front by presenting easy links to the Bank Islam, Takaful Malaysia and BIMB Securities sites, with relevant news and updates from our subsidiaries on the home page. These serve to further underscore our integrated strength, and BHB’s status as an FHC, in the minds of our various stakeholders. The BHB Group had an active year participating and contributing in industry events, seminars and panel discussions. These include events by Securities Industry Development Corporation, the Sustainable Brands Conference, Bursa Shariah Investing Fair 2017, Karnival Kewangan (Kuala Lumpur and Sarawak) and Executive Forum Series on Investment Account by Bank Negara Malaysia and the Kuala Lumpur Islamic Finance Forum (“KLIFF”) 2017. Moving forward we will continue to stay committed to such industry events in building relationships among peer organisations and creating presence of our brand and philosophy in the marketplace. MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION & ANALYSIS 2018 STRATEGIC JOURNEY Moving ahead on our sustainability journey, the Group remains focused on our Five Key pillars and will explore opportunities aligned to these priorities. 64 BIMB HOLDINGS BERHAD Integrated Annual Report 2017