KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 28): Airo makes its official entry into the fintech arena, positioned as Malaysia’s first actively managed digital investment platform/robo-advisor.

Airo launches Malaysia’s first actively managed robo-advisor

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 20): The recent weakness in semiconductor stocks due to it being in a down cycle presents an opportunity for investors to build positions for the long term, said Takeshi Kawamoto, senior equity analyst of Nomura Asset Management UK.

Semiconductor down cycle presents good long-term opportunities, says Nomura’s Kawamoto

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 7): A different type of private retirement scheme (PRS), termed as the algorithm-based PRS, will be launched in the market to encourage Malaysians, especially the younger generation to save early for retirement.

Algo-based PRS: A new retirement solution

The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) is looking into restructuring the account of its members to introduce a new mechanism for saving and withdrawal, and to align the withdrawal age of its members with their minimum retirement age.

EPF looking into restructuring its members’ account and more

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 9): Malaysians are set to officially welcome its fifth digital asset exchange (DAX) or cryptocurrency trading platform in the first quarter of 2024.

Ex-Luno general manager to launch new digital asset exchange

KUALA LUMPUR (March 7): Women in Asia are taking the reins in building their financial security though investing, and thus challenging the view that Asia compared to the West is still a patriarchal society.

Rising number of women investors can reshape economies

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

 

It is important that investors look beyond companies’ earnings in challenging times and take into account the management’s long-term vision and execution capab...

Asset management: Look beyond corporate earnings 

Last November, the local fund management industry saw a new kid on the block in Cross Light Capital Sdn Bhd. So what, you may ask. New fund management companies crop up every now and then. But this one claims to be different.

New kid on the block

Malaysians who rely on fixed deposits (FDs) to fund their retirement have been encouraged by financial planners to diversify into other investment instruments in view of interest rates that are expected to stay low. This does not mean investing only in conservative assets such as bond funds but a...

Investing: How can retirees diversify out of FDs?

In Malaysia, the advent and development of fintech has led to a growing number of investors turning to digital means to invest their funds. Despite this, the majority of local investors still prefer interacting with a human being in guiding their investment decisions, according to the Federation ...

Industry: Investors still prefer human interaction for UTS and PRS products, says FIMM

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Cover Story: Driven by a hunger for success

The value of Malaysian households’ gross financial assets rose 6.5% in 2019, higher than the 5.1% recorded in the previous year, according to The Allianz Global Wealth Report 2020 published on Sept 28.

The press release accompanying the report states that the increase was mainly driven ...

Trends: Malaysian households increasingly richer, says Allianz report

Investors should be mindful of the wide gap between the performance of growth and value stocks, as it is one of the key investment risks in the post-Covid-19 landscape, said Affin Hwang Asset Management Bhd managing director Teng Chee Wai at the first instalment of The Edge-Citigold Weal...

The Edge-Citigold Wealth Webinar Series 2020: Wide gap between performance of value and growth stocks

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Pitfalls & Pitch calls: A decade on – a note to my younger self

Negeri Sembilan Yang di-Pertuan Besar Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir has sacked all members of the state executive council (exco), except for Menteri Besar (MB) Datuk Ismail Lasim.

Negeri Sembilan ruler Tuanku Muhriz revokes appointment of state excos

As Malaysia advances its industrial landscape and accelerates towards a low-carbon future, the national economic imperative has shifted. Attracting investments and building state-of-the-art infrastructure are vital but their ultimate success hinges on having a competent, future-ready workforce capable of operating and sustaining the industries of tomorrow.

Building Malaysia’s next-generation energy workforce

MELAKA (Sept 20): The royal institution will fail if rulers can be ‘changed by the month’ and decisions are not made in accordance with the law and Constitution, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said.

He said political interference that was not in line with the wishes of certain ...

PM: Royal institution bound to fail if state rulers can be changed on a whim, fall under politicians' sway  

The initial report regarding the management and loss issues of the Federal Land Development Authority (Felda) is expected to be announced next week, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

Initial report on Felda due in the coming week, says Anwar

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has denied allegations that he paved the way for former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak's pardon, stressing instead that every prisoner has the right to apply for a pardon to be considered by the Pardons Board.

Anwar denies paving way for Najib's pardon, aims dig at Negeri Sembilan exco over bid to oust ruler

Executives at Jefferies Financial Group Inc were sounding increasingly irate.

Inside Jefferies’ months-long tussle with Glencore over Radiant World

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will meet DAP secretary general Anthony Loke soon to hear his views before deciding on the latter's offer to resign as transport minister.

PM to meet Anthony Loke to discuss resignation as transport minister 

Ukraine launched what Moscow's mayor called the biggest drone attack yet on the Russian capital on Sunday, as Russians voted on the final day of a parliamentary election that President Vladimir Putin has cast as a test of support for the war in Ukraine.

Ukraine launches biggest Moscow drone attack as Russia votes

We, the members of G25, are once again deeply shocked and dismayed by the decision of the Pardons Board to grant a further conditional pardon to former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, allowing him to serve the remainder of his custodial sentence under house arrest. This follows the Pardons Board’s decision in 2024 to halve his 12-year prison sentence to six years and reduce his RM210 million fine to RM50 million, an astounding 76% reduction.

G25 statement on Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s conditional pardon

Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said he is still looking for ways to pay the fine previously imposed to meet the terms of his conditional pardon.

Najib says assets, accounts still frozen as he thanks King for mercy — lawyer