
AWARDS
TOP 5 FUNDS TO WATCH OUT FOR 2023: INDONESIA
Excellence across asset class Each year brings new challenges and 2022 was no exception. Investors in Indonesia and worldwide had to once again face an entirely unpredictable mix of events,…
ISLAMIC FINANCE
UPSIDE WITH ISLAMIC FINANCING IN 2023
YTL POWER SECURES ISLAMIC TERM FINANCING FOR GREEN PROJECT
MOODY’S UPBEAT ON MALAYSIA’S ISLAMIC BANKING PROSPECTS
MALAYSIA RAISED ALMOST US$2 BILLION VIA SRI SUKUK BETWEEN 2015-2021
ISLAMIC FINTECH WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND

SME
MAS: DBS’ SECOND OUTAGE IN 16 MONTHS ‘UNACCEPTABLE’
SMEs SEEK GREATER FUNDING & TRAINING PROGRAMMES
PHILIPPINES 2022 GDP LIKELY GREW FASTER THAN 6.5-7.5%
SMEs WILL BEAR THE BRUNT OF UNCERTAIN ECONOMIC LANDSCAPE
LABOUR SHORTAGE, AN IMPEDIMENT TO GROWTH IN IN MALAYSIA FOR SMEs’

COMMENTARY
TEMASEK’S PORTFOLIO NET VALUE CROSSES US$286 BILLION
Temasek Holdings on Tuesday (Jul 12) reported a record net portfolio value that crossed S$400 billion for the first time, while predicting a slower investment pace ahead. In the financial year…

ASSET MANAGEMENT
RISK OF POVERTY AS RETIREMENT LOOMS DUE TO EARLY PENSION WITHDRAWALS
Many Malaysians dipped into their pension during pandemic, but 81 percent of contributors face poverty in retirement. Roob Ganesan, the owner of a small factory near Kuala Lumpur, felt he…

FINTECH
SURGING DOLLAR CAUSES PAIN GLOBALLY
A surging US dollar is making local currencies weaker and contributing to skyrocketing prices of everyday goods and services. A surging United States dollar makes their local currencies weaker, contributing…
BANKS HAVE ONLY 20% OF FLEXIBLE FUNCTIONALITY TO IMPRESS CUSTOMERS
Mobiquity has today released its latest Digital Banking Features Radar, which reveals banks have only 20 per-cent of flexible functionality to impress customers by innovating and differentiating their digital banking…
