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…
AWARDS
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
THAILAND PM URGES WFH AS ENERGY CRISIS DEEPENS
April 6, 2026
Anutin Charnvirakul encourages measures such as home working and carpooling as country is reliant on oil imports Thailand’s prime minister,...
THB VOLATILITY’S IMPACT ON EXPORTS & TOURISM
April 3, 2026
Former TAT governor Yuthasak Supasorn outlines three exchange-rate scenarios amid soaring oil prices, warning Thailand’s status as a net oil...
WILD PRICE SWINGS TO HURT THB
March 26, 2026
A historic surge in oil prices is exposing the fragility of import-dependent Thailand, compounding pressure on an already weakening currency...
FUEL SAVINGS TO HELP CUSHION INDONESIA FROM GLOBAL OIL PRICE SWINGS
March 23, 2026
JAKARTA: Indonesia is eyeing up to 80 trillion rupiah (US$4.7 billion) in savings to cushion its economy from the fallout...
GLOBAL UNCERTAINTIES WEIGH ON THAI BANKS
March 19, 2026
More provisions might be needed for bad debt if oil-inflated prices become a problem Thai banks risk realising negative impacts...
COMMENTARY
MALAYSIA, HK REGULATORS SIGN MOUs TO EASE DUAL IPO LISTINGS
Malaysian and Hong Kong securities regulators signed a memorandum of understanding on Thursday aimed at facilitating dual initial public offering (IPO) listings in both countries, as well as collaborating on…
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…
