AmBank

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AMMB Holdings Berhad (AmBank)

Type	Public
Founded
Headquarters	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Area served	Personal banking services in Malaysia
Key people	Tan Sri Azman Hashim, Executive Chairman
Industry	Banking and Finance
Products	Banking and Finance Services
Website	http://www.ambg.com.my/

AMMB Holdings (MYX: 1015) (which trades as AmBank Group) specializes in Islamic financial service products. AmBank Group controls dozens of subsidiaries and affiliates, providing individuals and businesses with a range of financial services and products through some 200 offices. Tan Sri Azman Hashim, the chairman, controls about one-third of AMMB Holdings. In 2006, Amcorp's interest in AMMB was reduced from 32.9% to 18.8% after the Tan Sri Azman sold 300 million shares to ANZ Group. AmBank Group currently the fifth largest banking group in Malaysia.