Overview.
We, AMS Global Asset Management Company Limited (AMS Global) are a BSEC-licensed Asset Management Company with a reputation for integrity, quality, and excellence in management. AMS Global is one of the country’s leading asset management companies that provides investment management services through mutual funds, portfolio management, advisory, consultancy, and risk management solutions. We are a fiduciary to our clients. We’re investing for the future on behalf of our clients, and supporting our local communities.
Legal Form of AMS Global.
AMS Global Asset Management Company Limited (AMS Global) was incorporated as a private limited company with the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies and Firms (RJSC) on March 22, 2018, under the Companies Act, 1994. It has an authorized capital of BDT 100,000,000.00 (One hundred million) divided into 10,000,000 (Ten million) ordinary shares of BDT 10.00 (Ten) each. The present paid-up capital of the company is BDT 50,000,000.00 (Fifty Million).
We are a BSEC-registered Asset Management Company and got the license on June 29, 2021.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Mr. S.M. Shahid-ul-Arafin
Founder & Chairman of AMS Global and Chairperson of the Investment Committee.
Mr. S.M. Shahidul-ul-Arafin is the Founder and Chairman of AMS Global Asset Management Company. He is also the President of the Investment Committee of the company. Having obtained an MBA in Financial Management from the IBA, University of Dhaka, Mr. Arafin has 28 years of experience in the banking sector along with engagement with the capital market of Bangladesh through serving 3 (three) public limited companies listed with stock exchanges of Bangladesh since 1993. Mr. Arafin worked in a leading group of industries in the country consisting of 3 (three) public limited companies & 4 (four) private limited companies as Executive Director and Company Secretary since 1993 and also worked in AB Bank Limited (Previously called Arab-Bangladesh Bank Limited) in the credit section from May 1991 to July 1993.
Mr. Arafin is an experienced project management consultant and he successfully prepared and advised over 100 industrial projects, including preparing techno-feasibility reports for various sectors.
Mr. Arafin has a vast knowledge of working as a QMR for ISO 9001/9002. He is also well conversant with the Companies Act 1994, Securities and Ordinance 1969, Securities and Exchange Rules 1987 & Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission Corporate Governance Guidelines 2018, Asset Management Company Rules & Regulations, Listing Rules of DSE/CSE, Banking Companies Act, 1991 and amendments, Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (Mutual Fund) Rules-2001, NBFI Act, 1993, IPO & Right Issue Rules, Insurance Rules, and Regulations, FERA and International Accounting and Auditing Standards, etc.
MANAGEMENT TEAM
Mr. Muhammad A. Ali Dori
Chief Executive Officer
Muhammad A. Ali Dori is the Chief Executive Officer of AMS Global Asset Management Company Limited. He is also the Vice President of the Investment Committee of AMS Global. Mr. Dori joined AMS Global in 2022. He has a superb knowledge of the capital market in Bangladesh and has around 20 (twenty) years of experience in this sector. Before joining AMS Global, Mr. Dori served with various departments at Bangladesh RACE Management PCL, the largest private asset management company in Bangladesh from 2010. He was also the Chief Anti Money Laundering Compliance Officer (CAMLCO) at RACE. Mr. Dori is a specialist in the Securities market-related rules and regulations. He has been engaged in the Capital Market since 2003 after completing his academic studies.
During his career, Mr. Dori participated in various training programs related to the securities market. For example: (i) Participated in the Training program on “Securities Market Rules and Regulations” organized by DSE Training Academy of Dhaka Stock Exchange Limited, (ii) Participated in the Training program on “Dhaka Stock Exchange (Listing) Regulations 2015” organized by Dhaka Stock Exchange Limited, (iii) Participated of the Training on “Prevention of Money Laundering and Combating Financing For Capital Market Intermediaries” organized by Bangladesh RACE Management PCL and Bangladesh Bank, (iv) Participated of the Training program on “Prevention of Money Laundering and Combating Financing For Capital Market Intermediaries” organized by the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) of Bangladesh Bank. Mr. Dori also has experience in Accounting, Auditing, and Taxation.
Before Joining RACE Group, Mr. Dori worked at GAZI Group, a leading manufacturing group of companies in Bangladesh as Internal Auditor from April 2009 to November 2010. After completing his academic study (M. Com in Accounting), Mr. Dori has completed three years of Chartered Accountant Article ship under the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB) with the Firm M.J Abedin & Co. Chartered Accountants, a member firm of Moore Stephens International Limited England. He had also achieved the Certificate of ITP for Income Tax Practice by NBR. He also studies at the Institute of Chartered Secretaries of Bangladesh (ICSB).
Firoz Iftekhar Masum
Head of Compliance and Legal
Mr. Firoz Iftekhar Masum joined AMS Global Asset Management Company Limited in June 2019 as a Compliance Officer and now holds the Head of Compliance and Legal position. Prior to joining AMS Global, he has worked with 3 (three) public listed companies, listed with DSE and CSE as General Manager (Finance & Corporate Affairs) along with 4 (four) private limited companies having more than 20 years of work experience in finance, corporate affairs, and secretarial division. He has worked with ACI Limited and Data Enterprise. He has knowledge and experience in the capital market and the financial sector. He has completed his MBA from Stamford University Bangladesh, Dhaka, and his BBA from the University of Madras, Chennai, India.