AWARDS
CORPORATE-INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS POLL
Friday, 7th February 2025: The 15th annual Corporate-Institutional Investor 2025 poll is now live. To download the questionnaire for this year’s poll, please click here. To access the full results…
ISLAMIC FINANCE
MALAYSIA AT POLE POSITION WITH R4.2T IN GLOBAL SUKUK ISSUANCES
October 1, 2025
Malaysia’s capital market currently stands at RM4.2 trillion, with Islamic instruments making up around 62 per cent, said the Securities...
SILVER SURGES PAST $35/OZ
June 5, 2025
Silver has soared to the key milestone of $35 per ounce, reaching its highest level in more than 13 years,...
ARTA LAUNCHES SHARIAH-COMPLIANT INVESTMENT PORTFOLIOS
May 27, 2025
Arta today announced the global launch of its first Shariah-compliant investment portfolios*: fully customizable, theme-driven satellite strategies that deliver faith-aligned investing with...
AEON CREDIT (MALAYSIA) ISSUES SUKUK
June 14, 2023
Aeon Credit Service (Malaysia) has made its second issuance of sukuk wakalah under the Islamic commercial papers (ICP) programme of...
UPSIDE WITH ISLAMIC FINANCING IN 2023
March 8, 2023
Demand for syariah-compliant instruments is expected to continue to rise in 2023, supported by strong economic growth amid robust oil...
SME
RINGGIT EDGES HIGHER AS TARIFF DEADLINE LOOMS
July 22, 2025
The ringgit closed higher against the US dollar on Tuesday, amid a mixed performance in regional currencies, as investors adopted...
INDONESIA’S JOBS BOOM IS A STORY OF QUANTITY, NOT QUALITY
July 19, 2025
Stagnant wages, rising underemployment and limited upward mobility reveal a labour market defined more by quantity than quality, say two...
VIETNAM SKIRTS 46 PERCENT US TARIFFS
July 3, 2025
Vietnam's trade deal with the US averts the most punishing of Donald Trump's “reciprocal” levies but has provoked new friction...
BUSINESS GROUPS IN MALAYSIA OPPOSE SST IN MALAYSIA, CITING ECONOMIC RECOVERY
June 18, 2025
Six major business associations have jointly called on the government to defer the upcoming expansion of the Sales and Service...
IMPACT OF A SINGLE SOFTWARE UPDATE: MICROSOFT-CROWDSTRIKE OUTAGE
May 31, 2025
The “largest IT outage in history” rightfully raises questions about the high interdependency of the world’s digital economy, says a...
COMMENTARY
THAI EXPORTS SURGE, AS ECONOMY PIVOTS
Thailand’s exports beat forecasts with the fastest growth rate in more than three years in September after a surge in US shipments, prompting the commerce ministry to raise its export…
ASSET MANAGEMENT
SINGAPORE FUND INDUSTRY OUTLOOK
Singapore Fund Flows (up to July 2025) “Fixed income and money market funds have dominated inflows in Singapore throughout 2025, a trend that persisted into the third quarter, while inflows…
FINTECH
RYT BANK: AI-POWERED DIGITAL BANK BY YTL & SEA
By Alexander Wong YTL Digital Bank Berhad, a joint venture between YTL Digital Capital Sdn Bhd and Sea Limited, has officially introduced Ryt Bank. The digital bank joint venture has received their digital banking…
IFC & CONSORTIUM OF BANKS FINANCE DATA CENTER IN MALAYSIA
International Finance Corporation (IFC), the largest global development institution focused on the private sector in emerging markets and a member of the World Bank Group, and a consortium of six…
