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
SUNWAY COCHRANE ISSUES RM2B SUKUK WAKALAH
December 2, 2025
PETALING JAYA: Sunway Bhd’s indirect subsidiary Sunway Cochrane Sdn Bhd has issued RM2bil in sukuk wakalah to finance investments, acquisitions, capital...
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...
SME
STRENGTHENING RINGGIT, DUE TO GROWING ECONOMY, NOT FALTERING USD
January 29, 2026
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 29 — The ringgit’s sharp rise over the past year is being fuelled by deeper structural strengths...
SING DOLLAR, AT ITS STRONGEST SINCE 2014
January 28, 2026
SINGAPORE: The Singapore dollar climbed to its strongest level since October 2014 versus the US currency amid safe-haven flows, and...
TIME TO RETHINK PHILIPPINE ECONOMY’S RELIANCE ON REMITTANCES
January 27, 2026
By JC Punongbayan As remittances from overseas Filipinos slow down amid global uncertainties, the Philippines needs to develop new growth...
FALLING IDR IMPACTING, AFFECTING SUPPLY CHAIN
January 24, 2026
Indonesia’s rupiah hit a record low against the US dollar earlier this week, even as other regional currencies have strengthened....
PESO FALTERS, NEAR RECORD LOW
January 21, 2026
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine peso tested a new record low on Tuesday after US President Donald Trump reignited tensions...
COMMENTARY
THAILAND PM URGES WORKING FROM HOME AMID FEARS OVER ENERGY CRISIS
Anutin Charnvirakul encourages measures such as home working and carpooling as country is reliant on oil imports Thailand’s prime minister, Anutin Charnvirakul, has called on the public to conserve energy,…
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…
