Faris Jamal

Faris Jamal, CIPM, FRM has extensive work experience in various finance and investment roles. Faris began their career at the Employees Provident Fund of Malaysia as an Executive, specializing in risk management. In this role, they generated monthly credit and market risk reports and conducted studies on default and rating transition.

Faris then joined CIMB as an Associate in Debt Capital Markets, where they structured and executed primary market transactions for bonds and sukuk. Faris was involved in preparing legal documents and liaised with stakeholders in bond and sukuk issuances.

Faris later moved to ValueCAP, where they held several positions, including Senior Vice President of Group Asset Management & Strategy. In this role, they generated investment performance and risk reports and conducted ALM studies for new investment mandates. Faris also held various senior vice president positions in asset allocation, performance, and asset management research.

Currently, Faris is employed at Khazanah Nasional Berhad as a Vice President, specializing in Investments (Public Markets). Faris has established investment frameworks, selected managers, and conducted risk assessments for public market investments.

Overall, Faris Jamal has a strong background in risk management, debt capital markets, and asset management, with a focus on investment performance and risk analysis.

Faris Jamal, CIPM, FRM, holds a Bachelor's degree in Economics and Actuarial Science from the University of Southampton, obtained in 2012. Faris also completed their International Baccalaureate in Actuarial Science at Mara College Banting from 2007 to 2009. In addition to their formal education, Faris has obtained several certifications including the Certificate in Investment Performance Measurement (CIPM) from the CFA Institute in 2022 and the Certified Financial Risk Manager (FRM) from the Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP) in 2017. Faris has also completed other specialized programs such as the Advanced Business Management Programme from IMD Business School in 2017 and the Applied Portfolio Management Program from NUS Business School in 2014. Faris is continuously expanding their knowledge and recently attended the Executive Education - Investment Management Workshop at Harvard Business School.