KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 5: CGS International Securities Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. (“CGS MY”) entered 2026 with renewed momentum following its leadership transition announced on 25 November 2025. Khairi Shahrin Arief bin Baki has assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Alan Inn Wei Loon as Country Head. In their respective roles, Khairi will lead strategic businesses and local operations while Alan directs his focus on supporting regional and cross-border growth. This change kicks CGS MY into high gear as the new year begins.
Khairi said, “Malaysia’s ASEAN Chairmanship and growth themes in digital technology, energy transition, and healthcare brought CGS MY to several high points in 2025. In 2026, we look forward to sharing progressive results of these activities, as CGS MY continue to serve as an important gateway to connect and facilitate vital partnerships and capital flows to materialise Malaysia’s high-growth, high-value economy aspirations.With CGS MY’s unique China-ASEAN heritage, we are well placed to support Malaysia and local businesses as they partner with Chinese companies in various industries such as digital technology, renewable energy, and artificial intelligence (AI) – whether it is from a G2G, B2G, or retail perspective. In 2025, we executed eight Memorandums of Understanding with various public and private institutions, including our collaborations with Bursa Malaysia and Shanghai-based Fullgoal Asset Management (HK) Ltd to facilitate the listing of foreign-underlying exchange-traded funds.We also strive to ensure no Malaysian is left behind by the rapid evolution of the financial landscape. CGS MY will continue to expand our financial literacy initiatives. The New Year will see us rolling out new and exciting campaigns as we leverage different strategies, such as gamification of educational content, to better engage youths and adults seeking foundational financial knowledge.”
Under Khairi’s previous role as Co-Deputy CEO, CGS MY has advanced its retail, institutional business and private wealth through market-relevant and innovative solutions in both Islamic finance and the Environmental, Social and Governance space. In 2025, CGS MY launched fractional trading on the UP app for Bursa Malaysia’s top 30 companies, a market-first initiative designed to promote investment literacy among young adults or first-time investors through improved market access, supported by curated content from CGS International’s award-winning research team.
As CGS MY’s new CEO, Khairi will continue to drive strategic and operational excellence in CGS MY with strong emphasis on regulatory stewardship and market expansion.
“As highlighted in CGS MY’s Navigating Malaysia Report, we are entering 2026 on a solid footing, with our KLCI target set for 1,810. This is supported by Malaysia’s low exposure to global tariff risks, favourable exemptions from US reciprocal tariffs within ASEAN, steady ringgit from a narrowing US–Malaysia interest rate differential, and stable policy environments. Against this backdrop, we are moving quickly to capitalise on the current sentiments to capture the opportunities early in the new year,” said Khairi.
In parallel, Alan, as Country Head, will lead growth across asset and wealth management, investment banking, private equity and cross-border opportunities, leveraging his extensive investment banking experience to accelerate regional collaboration.
Alan said, “I am excited to work alongside Khairi and my esteemed colleagues as we continue to drive progress and position Malaysia as a premier investment destination. The Malaysian market continues to outperform many of our ASEAN peers, and we remain well-positioned to support regional businesses pursuing China Plus One strategies, especially through cross-border initiatives such as the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zones.Looking ahead, we are confident of reaching RM3 billion in assets under management within three years, driven by growing investor participation in resilient domestic sectors and the implementation of strategic initiatives such as the National Energy Transition Roadmap and New Industrial Master Plan.Having a strategic partner with deep China parentage is more vital than ever. China continues to lead in many technology and renewable energy-related sectors, presenting strong opportunities to connect via China Belt and Road 2.0 initiatives. These are significant capacity building opportunities but also areas to share expertise and know-how to replicate such success in Malaysia. CGS MY aims to connect these opportunities with local partners, raise capital through our investment banking arm and provide clients access to invest in these emerging technologies through our Asset and Wealth Management portfolios.”
Khairi concluded, “With CGS MY’s rapidly growing local and regional portfolio and our ambition to become Asia’s global investment house, I am deeply encouraged by the strong support and confidence shown by our stakeholders during this leadership transition. Alan and I will continue to drive CGS MY’s ambitions growth agenda forward.”
CGS MY will be kicking off the year with their 18th Annual Malaysia Corporate Day on 7 January 2026. Themed “Racing Towards Singularity”, the conference will discuss key initiatives to be implemented in 2026 such as the National AI framework, Carbon Tax and more.