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
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...
YTL POWER SECURES ISLAMIC TERM FINANCING FOR GREEN PROJECT
January 19, 2023
Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) and OCBC Bank (Malaysia) Bhd are the joint mandated lead arrangers for a RM1.10 billion Islamic...
SME
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...
WHY MYR COULD OUTPERFORM ASEAN FX IN 2025
May 22, 2025
The ringgit could post the strongest gains in Southeast Asia if exporters convert their foreign earnings into local currency, driven...
BI CUT RATES BY 25 BPS
May 21, 2025
Indonesia's central bank cut its key interest rate on Wednesday (May 21), as expected by the market, resuming its monetary...
APEC: CHALLENGES TO GLOBAL TRADE
May 16, 2025
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation group said on Friday (May 16) that it was "concerned" over the challenges to global trade,...
COMMENTARY
CAPITAL INFLOWS STRENGTHENS ASIAN CURRENCIES
A wave of dollar selling in Asia is an ominous sign for the greenback as the world’s export powerhouse starts to question a decades-long trend of investing its big trade…
ASSET MANAGEMENT
ARTA LAUNCHES SHARIAH-COMPLIANT INVESTMENT PORTFOLIOS
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 the depth, transparency, and control of modern portfolio technology. Available…
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…
