AWARDS
OUTCOME: 15TH ANNUAL DEAL & SOLUTION AWARDS
10 December 2021: Hong Kong: A record number of submissions were received from across the region this year. Although the average number of key deals submitted per bank was marginally…
ISLAMIC FINANCE
CENERGI SEA ISSUES RM210M GREEN SUKUK
December 23, 2021
Cenergi SEA Bhd has successfully issued its inaugural RM210 million Senior Islamic Medium-Term Notes, which would enable it to effectively manage...
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GLOBAL ISLAMIC FINANCE ASSETS TO REACH US$4.94t IN 2025
November 17, 2021
Global Islamic finance assets are projected to reach US$4.94 trillion (US$1=RM4.17) in 2025, according to financial markets data provider Refinitiv....
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MALAYAN CEMENT LAUNCHES RM2 BILLION ISLAMIC FACILITY
September 23, 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: Maybank Investment Bank and United Overseas Bank (Malaysia) Bhd (UOB Malaysia) have been appointed as the underwriters and...
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SAPURA ENERGY TO UPSIZE SUKUK FROM RM7B TO RM10B
June 24, 2021
Sapura Energy Bhd (SEB) has proposed to upsize its multi-currency sukuk programme to RM10bil in nominal value from the initial...
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US$1 BILLION IN DEMAND FOR KHAZANAH’S USD SUKUK
May 6, 2021
Khazanah Nasional Bhd returned to the US-dollar sukuk market where its dual-tranche offering attracted strong demand across Asia, Europe and...
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SME
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INDONESIA, PHILIPPINES & VIETNAM WILL TAKE LONGER TO RECOVER VS SINGAPORE & MALAYSIA
July 28, 2021Any hope of fast economic bounce back is dashed by the emergence of the Delta Variant (DV) that forced ASEAN... -
TACTICS TO PREVENT SME LOANS FROM TURNING SOUR
October 27, 2020Despite being overshadowed by large conglomerates in size and financial stature, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have long been the...
COMMENTARY
INFLATION IS A CHALLENGE EXCEPT IN ASIA
By Robin Harding The world is experiencing a dramatic bout of inflation. Except for the places where it is not. Sharp price rises in the United States and United Kingdom —…
ASSET MANAGEMENT
AFFIN HWANG RECORDED STRONG AUM GROWTH IN 2020
Affin Hwang Asset Management Bhd’s (Affin Hwang AM) total assets under administration (AUA) rose 26 per cent from RM58 billion at the start of 2020 to close the year at RM73 billion as…
FINTECH
ASEAN FINTECH FUNDING TRIPLES TO $3.5B IN 2021
Financial technology (fintech) funding in Southeast Asia jumped more than three times in the first nine months of this year compared with full-year 2020, reaching a record $3.5 billion, a…
9000 BANK BRANCHES TO SHUTTER IN SEA BY 2030
Traditional banks that do not adjust to meet evolving customer habits risk being overtaken by hungrier digital startups, according to big data firm ADVANCE.AI. “Traditional banks and financial institutions (FIs) have…
