KUALA LUMPUR, March 25 (Bernama) -- Madison International Realty, a real estate private equity firm, has expanded its footprint in Asia with the appointment of Jun Park as Head of South Korea and the opening of its first office in the country.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 (Bernama) -- Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) is exploring the potential of introducing underlying blockchain technology to enhance various national financial systems such as the Central Bank Digital Currency, said its governor Datuk Seri Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour today.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 (Bernama) – Malaysia saw a significant rise in sustainable and responsible investment (SRI) sukuk issuances last year, reaching RM11.9 billion — an almost ninefold increase since its introduction in 2017— thanks to a supportive regulatory framework.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 (Bernama) -- Stress tests conducted by Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) affirmed that banks’ capital buffers are sufficient to absorb a potential increase in credit losses from the business sector under adverse stress scenarios.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 (Bernama) -- Alliance Bank Malaysia Bhd (ABMB) is on the right track to scale up operations following its proposal to undertake a rights issue to raise RM600 million to boost its diminishing common equity tier-1 (CET-1) of 12.4 per cent by +1.1 percentage points (ppts), CIMB Securities Sdn Bhd.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 21 (Bernama) -- Quantexa, a global provider of Decision Intelligence (DI) solutions, has earned a spot among the top 10 vendors in the prestigious Chartis Financial Crime and Compliance 50 (FCC50) report, securing seventh place overall.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 20 (Bernama) -- Trading activity in local digital asset exchanges (DAXs) increased with the average daily trading value recorded at RM38.06 million in 2024 versus RM14.88 million in 2023, as traded assets recorded a positive performance, said the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC).
KUALA LUMPUR, March 20 (Bernama) – Foreign investors’ participation in the domestic market has increased in 2024, accounting for 36.20 per cent of total trading activity, up from 29.51 per cent in 2023.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 20 (Bernama) -- Malaysia is well-positioned to strengthen its capital market, local businesses, and global competitiveness, backed by a conducive environment for family offices and a robust regulatory framework that encourages reinvestment of wealth within the country, said the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC).
KUALA LUMPUR, March 20 (Bernama) – Retirees should redirect a small portion of their savings into higher-yielding capital market instruments to enhance their income security in their old age rather than holding cash, the Securities Commission (SC) said.
Assets under management (AUM) of the investment management industry continued its upward trajectory, reaching RM1.07 trillion as of Dec 31, 2024, up from RM975.48 billion in 2023.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 20 (Bernama) -- The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) said the Malaysian capital market in 2025 will remain influenced by key risk factors, including uncertainties in financial conditions.
