Banking on wealth management


Abdul Rahman At the same time, when I came in last year, we were faced with the reality of our weakest results for the year because of the pandemic, and also because we had to take on specific provisions on some of our legacy accounts, so it was extremely challenging. I think we quickly identified the issues and then rolled up our sleeves and focused on executing.

SOME 16 months down the road, CIMB Group Holdings Bhd group CEO Datuk Abdul Rahman Ahmad is no less sure that the days ahead will bring on fewer challenges. Still, the banking group has a solid plan and has been preparing itself to take on these issues.

Below are excerpts of StarBizWeek’s (SBW) exclusive interview with Abdul Rahman:

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