<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>（吉隆坡1日讯）腾宇集团（AME Elite Consortium Bhd）宣布，委任Tan Teck Eng为集团总执行长（CEO），即日生效。</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>该集团今日向大马交易所报备，他将与管理团队一起负责集团的转型和发展。</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>现年46岁的Tan Teck Eng，从澳洲悉尼科技大学毕业后，于1999年加入大马毕马威（KPMG）展开职业生涯。</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>他于2011年1月获准成为大马毕马威合伙人，随后于2018年1月晋升为柔佛办事处的主管合伙人，直到2022年12月离职。</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>在毕马威任职期间，他在多个行业拥有丰富的审计工作经验。</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>闭市时，该股攀升2仙或1.47%，以1.38令吉挂收，市值报8亿8413万令吉。</p></div>

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<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>（编译：陈慧珊）</p></div>

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<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p><em>English version：</em><a href="https://theedgemalaysia.com/node/676999" target="_blank">AME Elite Consortium appoints Tan Teck Eng as group CEO</a></p></div>


（吉隆坡1日讯）腾宇集团（AME Elite Consortium Bhd）宣布，委任Tan Teck Eng为集团总执行长（CEO），即日生效。

腾宇集团委任Tan Teck Eng为集团CEO

Seven & i Holdings Co is considering a management buyout to take itself private with funding from banks, Itochu Corp, and the founding Ito family in a transaction that could be worth ¥9 trillion (US$58 billion or RM258.63 billion), people with knowledge of the matter said.

Seven & I mulling US$58b management buyout, Bloomberg reports

(LIMA): Peru and China will sign an updated free-trade agreement during President Xi Jinping's upcoming visit to the Andean nation that would boost commerce by at least 50% between the countries, Peru's foreign minister said.

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SINGAPORE (Nov 13): BlackRock and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) are among six parties that will collaborate on a new infrastructure debt programme under the Financing Asia’s Transition Partnership (Fast-P) initiative, which was launched at the United Nations’ climate summit COP28 last year.

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Billionaire Elon Musk and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy will lead a new Department of Government Efficiency tasked to “dismantle government bureaucracy, slash excess regulations, cut wasteful expenditures, and restructure federal agencies”, US President-elect Donald Trump announced on Tuesday.

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NAIROBI (Nov 12): Russia has deployed up to 200 military instructors to Equatorial Guinea in recent weeks to protect the presidency, sources told Reuters, showing Moscow is expanding its footprint in West Africa.

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PARIS (Nov 12): Russia's growing economic and military cooperation with China, North Korea and Iran is threatening Europe, the Indo-Pacific and North America, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Tuesday.

Rutte, in what appeared to be a message to the next U.S. administration&...

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Shares of Life Water Bhd (KL:LWSABAH) surged 18% in their trading debut on Wednesday, after the beverage manufacturer’s initial public offering (IPO) raised over RM82 million on the back of strong investor demand.

Life Water surges 18% on Main Market debut

Former finance minister Tun Daim Zainuddin has passed away, marking the end of an era for a figure who left a significant imprint on Malaysia's political and economic landscape.

One of his lawyers, Datuk Dr Gurdial Singh Nijar, confirmed the matter when contacted by The Edge.

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Asian stocks fell to the lowest level in almost two months on Wednesday, before US inflation data that may further sap confidence in the pace of Federal Reserve (Fed) interest-rate cuts.

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<p>Former finance minister&nbsp;Tun Daim Zainuddin has passed away, marking the end of an era for a figure who left a significant imprint on Malaysia's political and economic landscape.</p>

<p>One of his lawyers, Datuk Dr Gurdial Singh Nijar, confirmed the matter when contacted by<em> The Edge.</em></p>


<p>A brief recap of some corporate announcements that made news on Tuesday.</p>


Maybank, Hartalega, Heineken Malaysia, Kelington, Tiong Nam, Fajarbaru, Paragon Globe, Atlan, Seremban Engineering, Sapura Energy, MCE and Jati Tinggi

<p>Shares of Life Water Bhd (KL:LWSABAH) surged 18% in their trading debut on Wednesday, after the beverage manufacturer’s initial public offering (IPO) raised over RM82 million on the back of strong investor demand.</p>


<p>Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said that any form of protectionism will affect countries in terms of trade and investment.</p>

<p>Speaking to Richard Quest on CNN recently, Anwar cited an example whereby a huge number of Malaysia’s microchips were exported to United States (US), which accounted for 26%.</p>


Any form of protectionism will affect trade and investment — Anwar

<p>BOSTON (Nov 12): The US Senate's Democratic majority began a crusade on Tuesday to confirm as many new federal judges nominated by President&nbsp;Joe Biden&nbsp;as possible, to avoid leaving vacancies that Republican&nbsp;Donald Trump&nbsp;could fill after taking office on Jan&nbsp;20, 2025.</p>


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<p>The government is strengthening ties with developed countries and leading multinational companies in the semiconductor industry in an effort to increase technological collaboration, said the Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (Miti).</p>


Govt expands collaboration with global semiconductor players — Miti

<p>A breakneck rally in stocks ran out of steam, with&nbsp;Treasury yields&nbsp;soaring and the dollar hitting the highest level in two years ahead of a key inflation report.</p>

<p>Equities edged lower after the S&amp;P 500’s biggest five-day run in a year. Following sizeable post-election gains, small caps and banks lost ground. Tesla Inc&nbsp;dropped after an almost 45% surge.&nbsp;</p>


S&P 500 rally hits a wall as treasury yields spike

<p>The Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (Miti) through its agency the Malaysian Investment Development Authority (Mida) has identified 12 leading Egyptian manufacturing companies interested in exploring investment opportunities in Malaysia.</p>

<p>Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz said the companies were interested in exploring investments in the pharmaceutical, medical device, aerospace and petrochemical sectors.</p>


Mida identifies 12 Egyptian companies interested in investing in Malaysia — Tengku Zafrul

<p>After a rapid cooling in Chinese tech stocks on cloudy domestic macro prospects and rising geopolitical risk, investors are looking to major earnings reports due this week for a second wind.</p>


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<p>Public-listed companies (PLCs) showed progress in the adoption of the Malaysian Code on Corporate Governance (MCGG), according to the Securities Commission Malaysia’s Corporate Governance Monitor (CG Monitor) 2024, which was published last Monday. However, the report highlighted three critical areas in need of improvement. The CG Monitor pointed to (i) the need to refresh board composition; (ii) enhancing shareholder participation through physical or hybrid annual general meetings (AGMs); and &nbsp;(iii) a deeper integration of sustainability governance practices.</p>


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<p>Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim stressed that anyone involved in corruption must be prosecuted in line with the Madani Government's policy stance.</p>

<p>However, Anwar stressed that the action taken must be based on transparency and justice.</p>


Anyone involved in corruption must be prosecuted — Anwar

<p>Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has criticised what he views as Western media bias in their coverage of the Israel-Palestine conflict, calling for a consistent global stance on human rights.</p>


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<p>Elon Musk surfaced once more in a round of phone calls US President-elect Donald Trump is making with world leaders, driving home the billionaire’s outsized influence in the next administration. &nbsp;</p>


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<p>ValueAct Capital has built a US$1 billion stake in Meta Platforms but is not currently pushing for big changes at the Facebook and Instagram parent, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday.</p>


ValueAct takes US$1 billion stake in Meta, source says

<p>（吉隆坡13日讯）前财政部长敦达因逝世。</p>


前财长敦达因逝世

<p>Asian stocks fell to the lowest level in almost two months on Wednesday, before US inflation data that may further sap confidence in the pace of Federal Reserve (Fed) interest-rate cuts.&nbsp;</p>


<p>WASHINGTON (Nov 12): US&nbsp;President-elect Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he has picked as his secretary of defence, Pete Hegseth, a <em>Fox News </em>commentator and veteran who has expressed disdain for the so-called "woke" policies of Pentagon leaders, including its top military officer.</p>


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<p>KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 13): Efforts to streamline Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 regarding the misuse of network facilities or services will be among topics to be discussed in Dewan Rakyat on Wednesday.</p>


Streamlining Communications Act, affordable housing strategies on Parliament agenda on Wednesday

<p>Billionaire Elon Musk and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy will lead a new Department of Government Efficiency tasked to “dismantle government bureaucracy, slash excess regulations, cut wasteful expenditures, and restructure federal agencies”, US President-elect Donald Trump announced on Tuesday.</p>
