Capital gains are an important aspect of investing for those who buy into a company on the stock market. Hence, those who invested early in Kobay Tec...

HIGHEST RETURNS TO SHAREHOLDERS OVER THREE YEARS: INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Kobay Technology Bhd - Rewarding shareholders with capital appreciation

United Plantations Bhd (UP) is no stranger to The Edge Billion Ringgit Club (BRC) awards, being among the winners in 2010 when the awards began and recognised for its efforts in corporate responsibility more than once.

Highest return on equity over three years: Plantation: United Plantations Bhd - Bumper returns from responsible planter

HIGHEST RETURNS TO SHAREHOLDERS OVER THREE YEARS, HIGHEST GROWTH IN PROFIT AFTER TAX OVER THREE YEARS: TELECOMMUNICATIONS & MEDIA: Telekom Malaysia Bhd - Accelerating Malaysia’s digital connectivity

"The values [of the company] started with [my father’s] values, which continue in the company — honesty, ha...

Value Creator: Outstanding CEO of Malaysia: Tan Sri Lee Oi Hian Chairman of Batu Kawan Bhd and CEO of Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd - A humbling but deserving win

Gas Malaysia Bhd has won The Edge Billion Ringgit Club award for highest return on equity (ROE) in the utilities sector for the fourth straight year. The group’s ROE remains on an upward trend, having risen from 18.4% in the financial year ended Dec 31, 2019 (FY2019) to 20% in FY2020 and 22.6% in FY2021. This translated into an adjusted weighted ROE of 21% over the three years — the best in class for the sector — according to the awards methodology.

Highest return on equity over three years: Utilities: Gas Malaysia Bhd - Outstanding outperformer with fourth straight win

Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd registered a record-breaking net profit of RM2.26 billion for its financial year ended Sept 30, 2021, more than doubling t...

Highest growth in profit after tax over three years: Big Cap Companies — RM10 billion to RM40 billion market capitalisation Plantation: Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd - Reaping the fruits of strategic moves

Yang Berhormat Tengku Datuk Seri Utama Zafrul bin Tengku Abdul Aziz, Minister of Finance Malaysia, Tan Sri-Tan Sri, Puan Sri-Puan Sri, Datuk Seri-Datuk Seri, Datin Seri-Datin Seri, Datuk-Datuk, Datin-Datin, members of the Billion Ringgit Club and the media, our partners, friends and colleagues.

Bringing out the best in each company 

Once again, Axis Real Estate Investment Trust (Axis REIT) has proved its resilience among peers in the face of disruptions from the Covid-19 pandemic and global economic headwinds. It won the same two The Edge Billion Ringgit Club (BRC) awards in the REIT sector for a second consecutive year.

Highest growth in profit after tax over three years, Highest Returns to Shareholders over three years: Real estate investment trust: Axis REIT - Steady income amid challenging landscape

Companies that were scored highly on corporate responsibility (CR) initiatives this year showed clear measurement of lasting impact for multi-stakeholders, says The Edge Billion Ringgit Club (BRC) panel of CR judges.

Jeffrey Teoh, managing director and head of corporate and commercial b...

Lasting impact of sustainability initiatives for multi-stakeholders

Southeast Asia’s largest integrated aluminium producer, Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Bhd, has grown by leaps and bounds since it began its journ...

BEST CR INITIATIVES: SUPER BIG CAP — ABOVE RM40 BILLION MARKET CAPITALISATION: Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Bhd - Growing responsibly towards a sustainable future for all

YNH Property Bhd’s stock has gained more than 52% since early March this year and hit a multi-year high of RM4.09 on Oct 21. The run in the stock has been a steady one, and in stark contrast to the Bursa Malaysia Property Index, the benchmark for property development companies, which slumped to 599.99 points on Oct 21, its lowest in almost two years.

Highest Returns to Shareholders over three years: Property (below RM3 bil market capitalisation): YNH Property Bhd - Enviable share price rally

Even as healthcare frontliners battled to save lives amid the Covid-19 pandemic, professionals in the healthcare industry looking at different set...

Highest growth in profit after tax over three years: Super big cap — above RM40 billion market capitalisation: IHH Healthcare Bhd - Bouncing back stronger after a bumpy year

With a risk-weighted three-year profit after tax (PAT) compound annual growth rate of 60.4% over the awards review period, Sunway Bhd outperformed its peers in the...

HIGHEST GROWTH IN PROFIT AFTER TAX OVER THREE YEARS: INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Sunway Bhd - Healthcare business gains traction

Energy shipping firm MISC Bhd has certainly emerged stronger from the challenges it faced in chaotic 2018 that further pushed it to grow its base of predictable income to secure its business as market cycles became shorter and more volatile.

Highest Returns to Shareholders over three years: TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS: MISC Bhd - Striking the right balance between risk and reward

(Dec 22): Emerging markets (EM)-focused investors have had little to celebrate over the past year. Or for that matter, over the past decade. Now the prospect of Donald Trump’s tariffs and trade wars has some considering abandoning them altogether.

For emerging markets, ‘better luck next year’ is hard to believe

SEREMBAN (Dec 22): Barisan Nasional (BN) chairman and Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has assured that Umno and Barisan Nasional (BN), as component parties, will be fully committed to the Unity Government until the next election.

Umno and BN will remain a part of Unity Govt for GE16 — Ahmad Zahid

(Dec 22): Singapore Post Ltd (SingPost) fired its chief executive officer and several other senior leaders following allegations related to its international e-commerce logistics parcels business.

SingPost fires CEO, execs after whistleblowing report

BENGALURU (Dec 22): Japan's competition watchdog is expected to find Google guilty of violating the country's antitrust law, Nikkei Asia reported on Sunday, citing sources.

Japan's antitrust watchdog expected to find Google guilty of violating country's law in search case, Nikkei reports

BENGALURU (Dec 22): Qatar will stop shipping gas to the EU if member states strictly enforce a new law cracking down on forced labour and environmental damage, Energy Minister Saad al-Kaabi told the Financial Times (FT) in an interview published on Sunday.

Qatar vows to stop EU gas sales if fined under due diligence law, FT reports

(Dec 22): One of China’s leading developers is now on authorities’ radar for default risk. A major Hong Kong builder is asking lenders to extend loans. Another industry peer is selling an iconic but largely empty mall in Beijing.

China property flare-ups resurface as crisis enters fifth year

(Dec 22): Indonesia claimed victory after Apple Inc offered to increase its investment in the country to US$1 billion (RM4.50 billion) to get President Prabowo Subianto’s government to lift a ban on the sale of iPhone 16s. The win may be short-lived.

Apple’s US$1b investment may be fleeting win for Indonesia

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 22): Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim stated that the Madani government has implemented strategic initiatives throughout 2024, to drive long-term prosperity for the people and the nation.

2024 economic highlights: Madani government drives long-term prosperity — Anwar

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 22): The Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre (Mitec), owned by Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (Matrade), has announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between Qube Integrated Malaysia Sdn Bhd and the Asia CEO Community.

Qube Integrated Malaysia inks MOU with Asia CEO Community, unveils Mitec card

BEIJING (Dec 22): China's Nio on Sunday said it would launch its new Firefly electric-vehicle (EV) brand in Europe early in the first half of 2025 (1H2025), betting that it would help the company overcome European Union (EU) tariffs.

China’s Nio says new Firefly EV to go on sale in Europe in 1H2025

(Dec 22):&nbsp;One of China’s leading developers is now on authorities’ radar for default risk. A major Hong Kong builder is asking lenders to extend loans. Another industry peer is selling an iconic but largely empty mall in Beijing.

(Dec 22):&nbsp;Indonesia claimed victory after Apple Inc offered to increase its investment in the country to US$1 billion (RM4.50 billion) to get President Prabowo Subianto’s government to lift a ban on the sale of iPhone 16s. The win may be short-lived.

(Dec 22):&nbsp;Singapore Post Ltd (SingPost)&nbsp;fired its chief executive officer and several other senior leaders following allegations related to its international e-commerce logistics parcels business.&nbsp;

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 22): Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim stated that the Madani&nbsp;government has implemented strategic initiatives throughout 2024, to drive long-term prosperity for the people and the nation.

(Dec 22): Cocoa’s rally has soared past all major commodities in 2024, and there’s little sign the tight supply and fragile trading landscape that prompted its near-vertical trajectory are in for a fast fix.

Cocoa caps 2024 as biggest commodity winner. It’s not over yet

BEIJING (Dec 22): China's Nio on Sunday said it would launch its new Firefly electric-vehicle (EV) brand in Europe early in the first half of 2025 (1H2025), betting that it would help the company overcome European Union (EU) tariffs.

(Dec 22):&nbsp;Emerging markets (EM)-focused investors have had little to celebrate over the past year. Or for that matter, over the past decade. Now the prospect of Donald Trump’s tariffs and trade wars has some considering abandoning them altogether.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 22): The Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre (Mitec), owned by Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (Matrade), has announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between Qube Integrated Malaysia Sdn Bhd and the Asia CEO Community.

SEREMBAN (Dec 22): Barisan Nasional (BN) chairman and Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has assured that Umno and Barisan Nasional (BN), as component parties, will be fully committed to the Unity Government until the next election.

(Dec 22):&nbsp;The European Central Bank (ECB) will go on lowering borrowing costs in 2025, according to Governing Council member Boris Vujcic.

ECB rate cuts will continue next year, Vujcic tells Croatian state broadcaster

BENGALURU (Dec 22): Qatar will stop shipping gas to the EU if member states strictly enforce a new law cracking down on forced labour and environmental damage, Energy Minister Saad al-Kaabi told the Financial Times&nbsp;(FT) in an interview published on Sunday.

BENGALURU (Dec 22): Japan's competition watchdog is expected to find Google guilty of violating the country's antitrust law, Nikkei Asia reported on Sunday, citing sources.

The Edge Billion Ringgit Club 2022

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