Now that digital banking licences have been issued and the hunt for talent is well underway, Malaysia could be ready for a more significant foray into open banking.

Defined as the use of open application programming interfaces (APIs) that enable third-party developers to build solutions...

New horizons: Open banking: Malaysia’s next frontier after digital banks?

Gone are the days when quantitative easing measures and loose monetary policy made for easy money, as governments around the world appear to be spending their way out of last decade’s “Great Recession”.

Balancing flexibility and returns in an era of rate hikes

The African Swine Fever is spreading fast among the pig population in Asia and showing no signs of abating.

Agri-business giant Wilmar International had also underestimated the impact of the African Swine Fever on soybean demand which is used as a feed for pigs.

Can Wilmar's China IPO mitigate the negative impact of African Swine Fever?

KUALA LUMPUR: Apex Equity Holdings Bhd and its subsidiary JF Apex Securities Bhd have commenced legal action against 18 defendants, including its substantial shareholder Lim Siew Kim — daughter of the late patriarch of Genting Group, Tan Sri Lim Goh Tong — for allegedly acting in concert to obtai...

Apex Equity takes shareholders to court for alleged capital market breaches

Some 22.93 million shares or a total 26.7% stake in Sarawak Consolidated Industries Bhd was traded off-market today in several direct business transactions.

The shares were crossed in six separate blocks at 70 sen each, representing a 5 sen or 6.67% discount to its closing price of 75 sen.

Sarawak Consolidated Bhd sees 26.7% stake traded at discount

Apex Equity Holdings Bhd and its subsidiary, JF Apex Securities Bhd, have commenced legal action against 18 defendants, including its substantial shareholder Lim Siew Kim — daughter of the late patriach of the Genting Group, Lim Goh Tong — for allegedly acting in concert to obtain control of the company and had breached capital markets' rules in doing so.

Provisions under the Capital Market and Services Act 2007 (CMSA), as well as the Companies Act 2016 (CA), were contravened, it claimed in a stock exchange filing today.

Utusan Melayu (M) Bhd slid further into the red in its first quarter ended March 31, 2019 (1QFY19) as its quarterly revenue was halved.

The media group's net loss for 1QFY19 widened to RM8.05 million from RM5.85 million a year ago, causing loss per share to be higher at 7.27 sen from 5.28 sen.

Utusan Melayu's net loss deepens in 1Q as revenue halves

Deleum Bhd doubled its net profit for the first quarter ended March 31, 2019 to RM2.81 million from RM1.4 million a year ago.

Its earnings per share also doubled to 0.7 sen from 0.35 sen in the previous year's corresponding quarter.

Deleum 1Q net profit doubles on lower tax expense, but operating profit declines

Malaysia Airlines Bhd (MAB) has inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Japan Airlines (JAL) to pursue a joint business agreement that is aimed at improving customer convenience by enhancing the quality of services on both airlines between Malaysia and Japan.

Malaysia Airlines inks joint business MoU with Japan Airlines

KUALA LUMPUR: The recent flare-up over trade between the US and China threw financial markets into turmoil again, but Bursa Malaysia’s real estate investment trusts (REITs) are still considered by market watchers to be a safe defensive bet.

“REITs are indeed good to add to a defensive s...

REITs still a good defensive play against market volatility

Magma Group Bhd (KL:MAGMA) has scrapped its plan to acquire the LUMA Hotel in Kota Kinabalu for RM60.9 million in a cash-and-shares deal.

Magma abandons planned RM61m acquisition of Sabah hotel

Bird's nest company MyMBN Bhd (KL:MBN) has proposed a bonus issue of up to 193 million warrants, alongside an employees’ share option scheme (ESOS).

MyMBN proposes one-for-two bonus warrants

A more than 12-hour outage of Microsoft Outlook and Teams crippled communications for businesses and governments globally on Friday, forcing some organisations to revert to fax machines and halting at least one bond repurchase in Europe.

Hours-long Microsoft outage disrupts businesses, governments globally

Zetrix AI Bhd (KL:ZETRIX) has proposed to ring-fence all future collections and to make multiple bullet payments over a short period of time to resolve the outstanding amounts owed to the Road Transport Department (JPJ).

Zetrix AI moots ring-fencing and bullet payments to clear JPJ arrears

Just when global bond investors were starting to believe the worst of this year’s rout was over, surging Treasury yields are making them think again.

Investors warn bond rout not over after week of soaring yields

High jet fuel prices since the start of Middle East tensions are likely to stay, putting airlines in a dilemma over fare hikes.

Airlines in fare hike dilemma as high jet fuel prices likely to stay — industry body

A car bomb in Moscow wounded a onetime spokesman for a pro-Russian former prime minister of Ukraine on Friday, Russian investigators said, the second such explosion in the country in two days.

Moscow car bomb wounds former aide to pro-Russian Ukrainian politician

Colette Kress spent years as the one Nvidia executive willing to check CEO Jensen Huang’s enormous, often risky ambitions. As he drove the chipmaker deeper into multibillion-dollar AI investments, she pushed back, according to two people familiar with the matter on Thursday.

Colette Kress, the CFO who challenged Huang's bets, is Nvidia's interim CEO

Bitcoin fell below US$70,000 (RM285,397) on Friday for the first time since August, extending a two-day slump to as much as 9% as concerns about inflation and higher interest rates weighed on cryptocurrencies.

Bitcoin slides below US$70,000 as inflation concerns hurt crypto

Mobbed on trips to his birthplace Taiwan by excited fans, Nvidia's former CEO Jensen Huang was for many Taiwanese more than a hero — he helped the diplomatically isolated island feel seen by the rest of the world and instilled a sense of immense pride.

His departure from Nvidia has left many reflecting on the loss of a charismatic champion who helped put Taiwan at the centre of the AI revolution, while raising questions about whether his successor can maintain the same close ties with its technology industry.

Jensen Huang's tech superstar status made Taiwanese feel special

A more than 12-hour outage of Microsoft Outlook and Teams crippled communications for businesses and governments globally on Friday, forcing some organisations to revert to fax machines and halting at least one bond repurchase in Europe.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 13): Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (Miti) said on Friday that it has never cleared Singapore-based Megaspeed International Pte Ltd or its Malaysian affiliate Speedmatrix Sdn Bhd.

Miti says never cleared Megaspeed or Malaysian affiliate Speedmatrix

(Nov 13):&nbsp;Earlier this year, Malaysia’s Zetrix AI Bhd (KL:ZETRIX) was preparing to list its artificial intelligence unit on Nasdaq and had even built an AI avatar of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. Now the onetime digital infrastructure star has lost more than 90% of its market value, is mired in debt and risks defaulting on its Islamic bonds.

Ex-Malaysia digital star that built PM’s avatar is mired in debt

The High Court has dismissed a bid to remove court-appointed administrators overseeing the RM1.6 billion inheritance belonging to the late Lim Siew Kim, daughter of the Genting founder.

Siew Kim's son fails in bid to remove court-appointed administrators overseeing RM1.6 bil estate

Singapore charged a fifth person in a fraud case linked to the export of computer hardware suspected of containing Nvidia Corp chips subject to US trade restrictions.

Singapore charges fifth person as Nvidia case expands

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 12): Lawyer Sangeet Kaur Deo has applied to the High Court to discharge herself from representing comedian Harith Iskander in a lawsuit brought by Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor.&nbsp;

Harith Iskander's lawyer applies to withdraw from Rosmah's lawsuit

Malaysia is weighing how to support AirAsia without risking public funds and will not simply pump money into the private airline, said Anthony Loke, who resigned this week as the nation's transport minister.

Malaysia weighing how to aid AirAsia without risking public funds, ex-minister says

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 13): Malaysia Airlines has held no discussions with the government about absorbing AirAsia Group Bhd’s (KL:AAGB) domestic market share or taking over its aircraft, amid reports of efforts to the budget carrier's financial pressures.

Malaysia Airlines: No talks with govt taking over AirAsia’s routes or aircraft

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 13):&nbsp; There has been no indication that artificial intelligence chips linked to the Nvidia-Megaspeed issue were exported from Malaysia, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.m.

PM: No indication AI chips were exported from Malaysia in Nvidia-Megaspeed case

Malaysia’s Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim faces his third electoral test this year when the state of Melaka goes to the polls on Saturday, after a frantic week in which a key minister quit over the controversial transfer of jailed former PM Datuk Seri Najib Razak to house arrest.

Anwar faces voter test after turbulent week in Malaysia politics

Thousands of hectares of land on palm oil and pulpwood concessions run by large listed firms were burnt during Indonesia's worst fire season in years, highlighting the role of deforestation and land clearing, a study showed on Friday.

Indonesia's forest fires caused a spike in respiratory illness at home and triggered air pollution warnings and school closures across the region, with fire emissions surging to three times the seasonal average.

Thousands of hectares burnt on land owned by listed Indonesian firms, study shows 

Malaysia’s benchmark stocks ended Friday at a fresh 14-month low as investors continued to trim investments related to data centres.

KLCI ends the week at fresh 14-month low, analysts see rebound later

Palm oil prices are expected to recover in the coming months with the impact of El Niño-induced drought on production expected to materialise in the first quarter of 2027, mainly in top producer Indonesia, leading industry analysts said on Friday.

Palm oil prices set to recover in coming months as production tightens, analysts say

Malayan Banking Bhd (KL:MAYBANK) has appointed former Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG) group managing director and airline group chief executive officer Datuk Captain Izham Ismail as an independent non-executive director.

Maybank appoints former MAG CEO Izham Ismail as independent director

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 13): PIE Industrial Bhd (KL:PIE) jumped on Friday after the electronic manufacturing services firm reported a stronger than expected quarter.

PIE Industrial surges after better than expected results

Southeast Asia risks facing tighter US regulations on the export and use of high-powered chips, threatening to stall the region’s AI-fuelled economic boom.

Post-Jensen US chip curbs threaten Southeast Asia’s AI boom

NEW DELHI/PERTH (Nov 13): Oil prices inched down on Friday and were headed for a second weekly decline as a continued US blockade of Iran eased fears of renewed fighting in the Middle East, though shipping attacks remained a supply risk.

Oil prices set for second weekly decline as Trump sticks with Iran blockade

BENGALURU (Nov 13): Shares in Singapore Telecommunications (Singtel) gained the most in three months after posting a 10% rise in first-half underlying net profit on Friday, and raising its forecast for annual operating earnings from its core units.

Singtel posts biggest gain since August on 1H profit rise, upgraded annual outlook

The higher average selling prices (ASPs) that lifted Hartalega Holdings Bhd's (KL:HARTA) second-quarter earnings may be difficult to sustain in the coming quarter, as easing crude oil prices threaten to reverse the recent improvement in the rubber glove maker's margins, according to analysts.

Hartalega's average selling price-driven 2Q boost is difficult to sustain — analysts

A Singaporean businessman pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here Friday to a charge of criminal breach of trust involving 500,000 shares belonging to a company, four years ago.

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