This article first appeared in Personal Wealth, The Edge Malaysia Weekly, on June 21 - June 27, 2016.

 

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Asset management: Look beyond corporate earnings 

SHANGHAI (May 26): It's been almost 12 months since China's equity market embarked on a precipitous decline that would erase US$5 trillion ($6.9 trillion) of value, and the nation's stocks have rarely been this subdued.

For the past two weeks, the Shanghai Composite Index hasn't strayed...

One year after bubble burst, China's stock market has gone quiet

KUALA LUMPUR (May 18): The Sepang International Circuit Sdn Bhd (SIC) saw a decline in the number of spectators for F1 events for two consecutive years since 2014, compared to 2013, according to the Auditor-General's Report 2015 (Series 1), due to unattractive marketing strategy.

The re...

Sepang Int'l Circuit saw declining spectators in 2014, 2015

KUALA LUMPUR (May 18): The management of foreign workers application was unsatisfactory and not in compliance with stipulated government policies or rules, while data compiled by the Malaysian Immigration System or MyIMMs is inaccurate, with data integrity described as "suspicious", according to ...

Management of foreign workers application found to be 'unsatisfactory', data 'inaccurate'

KUALA LUMPUR (May 18): The Auditor General's (A-G) Report 2015 has revealed that some weaknesses at the express rail link (ERL) extension project from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) to klia2 in Sepang, Selangor caused the government to not obtain best value for money for the expenses i...

ERL extension project not best value for money due to weaknesses

KUALA LUMPUR (May 18): Malaysia's National Audit Department said Federal Government ministries' financial management "showed a slight decline in performance" in 2015, compared to the two preceding years.
 
According to the Auditor General's Report 2015, a total of 16 m...

Malaysian Government ministries' financial management shows 'a slight decline in performance'

KUALA LUMPUR (May 18): The management of LADA Eco-Tourism Sdn Bhd (LETSB), a subsidiary of the Langkawi Development Authority (LADA), has been found unsatisfactory, according to the Auditor General's (A-G) Report 2015.

An audit carried out by the National Audit Department in Ap...

Management ability in LADA unit found wanting by A-G report

CHENNAI (Sep 16): Police on Monday detained 104 striking workers protesting low wages at a Samsung Electronics plant in southern India as they were planning a protest march without permission, with the dispute disrupting output at the key factory for the past week.

The detention marks a...

Over 100 striking Samsung workers detained by Indian police for planning march

(Sep 17): Municipal bond buyers scooped up an abundance of debt sales last week, eager to lock in higher yields before the Federal Reserve is widely expected to lower interest rates for the first time in more than four years.

States and local governments sold more than $14 billion ...

Muni buyers pounce on profusion of bond sales ahead of Fed cut

(Sep 16): Wall Street is already trying to handicap how long the US government has until it exhausts its borrowing authority once the debt ceiling returns in early 2025, with early forecasts focused mainly on July or August.

Of course, the immediate concern centers on Congress’s ne...

Wall Street’s early read places debt-cap deadline in mid-2025

(Sep 16): Some investors and analysts are betting on a rebound in Hong Kong developers’ shares, anticipating that a US interest rate cut will boost property purchases.

The city’s interest rates are tied to the US, given its currency peg. Morgan Stanley analysts predict a 5% home price r...

Investors bet Hong Kong property stocks to get lift from Fed cut

The Hong Kong government is preparing to issue its maiden policy statement on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in finance, according to people familiar with the matter, a move that could catalyse the use of the technology in areas from trading to investment banking and cryptocurrencies.

Hong Kong considers rules for AI use in finance — Bloomberg

Shares of glove manufacturers surged on Tuesday, led by Hartalega Holdings Bhd (KL:HARTA) and Top Glove Corp Bhd (KL:TOPGLOV), after the US Trade Representative announced that tariffs on Chinese gloves will be raised to 50% in 2025 and 100% in 2026.

Glovemakers surge after US tariff increase announcement, Hartalega top gainer

DBS Group Holdings Ltd saw sales of its semi-liquid fund products to Greater China spike this year and expects demand to remain high as investors boost allocation for alternative assets.

DBS posts 300% growth in semi-liquid fund sales in Greater China

Shares of HeiTech Padu Bhd (KL:HTPADU) rose to their highest in nearly two months after the information technology company announced a RM133.73 million contract.

Heitech Padu shares close in on two-month high after contract win

Microsoft Corp unveiled a new US$60 billion (RM257.82 billion) stock-buyback programme, matching its largest-ever repurchase authorisation, and raised its quarterly dividend 10%.

Microsoft announces US$60b buyback, raises dividend 10%

Raging fires have burned 10% of Brazilian sugar cane fields belonging to French cooperative Tereos, a senior executive said on Monday, with losses so far estimated at more than US$18 million (RM77.35 million).

Fires torch more Tereos sugar fields, raising worries for next crop in Brazil, world's largest sugar exporter

Shares of glove manufacturers surged on Tuesday, led by Hartalega Holdings Bhd (KL:HARTA) and Top Glove Corp Bhd (KL:TOPGLOV), after the US Trade Representative announced that tariffs on Chinese gloves will be raised to 50% in 2025 and 100% in 2026.

(Sept 16):&nbsp;Washington’s envisioned clampdown on the tax-free import of Chinese goods imposes one more layer of uncertainty on consumer-sector mavens from Alibaba Group Holding Ltd&nbsp;to Temu, who are already struggling to cope with a consumer crisis back home.

US crackdown on cheap Chinese goods adds to Temu, Shein woes

Intel Corp chief executive officer Pat Gelsinger has landed Amazon.com Inc’s AWS as a customer for the company’s manufacturing business, potentially bringing work to new plants under construction in the US and boosting his efforts to turn around the embattled chipmaker.&nbsp;

Intel to make custom AI chip for Amazon, complete Malaysia plant

Most Asian stocks were poised for declines early Tuesday following a mixed session on Wall Street where traders boosted bets the Federal Reserve (Fed) will this week deliver a half-point rate cut.

Asian stocks under pressure ahead of Fed decision

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 16): Bank Rakyat assured that its banking system remains safe and always prioritises the interest of customers, following an allegation that went viral on social media recently.

Bank Rakyat assures its system remains secure after attempted data breach on Sept 3

Shares of HeiTech Padu Bhd (KL:HTPADU) rose to their highest in nearly two months after the information technology company announced a RM133.73 million contract.

KOTA KINABALU (Sept 16): The federal government is determined to uplift the dignity of all states, particularly those in rural, remote and urban poverty-stricken areas, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said.

PM: Uplifting rural, impoverished urban areas a key federal priority

Microsoft Corp unveiled a new US$60 billion (RM257.82 billion) stock-buyback programme, matching its largest-ever repurchase authorisation, and raised its quarterly dividend 10%.

With just two weeks under his belt as the new chief executive officer of HSBC Holdings plc, Georges Elhedery has made it clear he’s looking to make his mark on the bank.

HSBC’s new CEO is looking to shake up Europe’s largest lender

Canada’s newly expanded oil pipeline to the Pacific is opening new markets for the country’s crude in Asia while reducing flows off the US Gulf Coast, at least partly fulfilling the project’s promise of diversifying the industry’s customer base.&nbsp;

Canada’s new oil pipeline tilts flows to Asia, away from US Gulf

DBS Group Holdings Ltd saw sales of its semi-liquid fund products to Greater China spike this year and expects demand to remain high as investors boost allocation for alternative assets.

Raging fires have burned 10% of Brazilian sugar cane fields belonging to French cooperative Tereos, a senior executive said on Monday, with losses so far estimated at more than US$18 million (RM77.35 million).

Deutsche Bank AG is exploring options to make it harder for UniCredit SpA to buy Commerzbank AG as it considers how — or whether — to react to a potential deal that would create a huge competitor in its home market, people with knowledge of the matter said.

Deutsche Bank mulls ways to hinder UniCredit from buying Commerzbank — Bloomberg

（吉隆坡17日讯）美国确定大幅上调中国商品关税，其中手套的关税税率将在2025年提高至50%，并在2026年调高至100%后，以贺特佳（Hartalega Holdings Bhd）（KL:HARTA）和顶级手套（Top Glove Corp Bhd）（KL:TOPGLOV）为首的手套股飙升。

美国确定上调中国商品关税 贺特佳领涨手套股

（吉隆坡17日讯）HeiTech Padu Bhd（KL:HTPADU）宣布获得陆路交通局（JPJ）价值1亿3373万令吉合约后，今早上涨至近2个月高位。

获JPJ合约 HeiTech Padu涨至近2个月高位

Lower voter turnout and increasingly contested results globally are threatening the credibility of elections, an intergovernmental watchdog warned on Tuesday, as its sub-index for free and fair elections suffered its biggest decline on record in 2023.

Global index for free and fair elections suffers biggest decline on record in 2023, democracy watchdog says

(Sep 16): Some investors and analysts are betting on a rebound in Hong Kong developers’ shares, anticipating that a US interest rate cut will boost property purchases.

The city’s interest rates are tied to the US, given its currency peg. Morgan Stanley analysts predict a 5% home price r...

The Hong Kong government is preparing to issue its maiden policy statement on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in finance, according to people familiar with the matter, a move that could catalyse the use of the technology in areas from trading to investment banking and cryptocurrencies.

(Sep 16):&nbsp;Wall Street is already trying to handicap how long the US government has until it exhausts its borrowing authority once the debt ceiling returns in early 2025, with early forecasts focused mainly on July or August.

Of course, the immediate concern centers on Congress’s ne...

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