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The unit trust industry grew by 6.2% last year, according to the Federation of Investment Managers Malaysia’s (FIMM) Annual Report 2025 released on June 3.

Unit trust industry continues to grow

Gold was on track for a weekly loss on Friday, as rising US Treasury yields and growing expectations of Federal Reserve (Fed) rate hikes weighed on the metal.

Gold on track for weekly loss as Fed rate hike expectations build

The US Federal Reserve is working on a plan to raise the asset thresholds that trigger stricter oversight of big banks, four people with knowledge of the matter said, which would allow some lenders to avoid costly additional regulation and potentially spur consolidation.

US Fed plans to raise bank oversight thresholds — Reuters

Indonesia's Finance Ministry has deposited US$2 billion (RM8.15 billion) for loan repayments due on Friday into a holding account at a state bank, and said they can be released once it is verified the loans were used as intended for a village cooperative scheme, according to a government document seen by Reuters and two sources.

Indonesia readies repayment for cooperative scheme loans but funds not yet released, govt document shows

The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) will issue notices to former human resources minister Datuk Seri M Saravanan, his wife and their three children to declare their assets within a month.

Ex-HR minister Saravanan, family ordered to declare assets within a month 

Britain's foreign minister met his Iranian counterpart on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York and told him his country would "not tolerate intimidation, threats or hostile activity on UK soil" from groups linked to Iran.

Britain warns Iran against hostile activity on UK soil

A massive RM120 billion war chest was promised under the Ministry of Finance’s Government-Linked Enterprises Activation and Reform Programme (GEAR-uP) to transform Malaysian businesses. Yet the companies that actually power the economy have not seen a dime.

Opinion: Why RM120b isn’t reaching Malaysia’s engine room

ZTE Corporation (0763.HK / 000063.SZ), a global leading provider of integrated information and communication technology solutions, met with Malaysian Prime Minister Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim during his working visit to China.

Malaysian Prime Minister Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim Visit the ZTE Booth at the Global Digital Trade Expo

NEW YORK (Sept 24): Oracle's move to protect itself against potential delays at a massive data center ​project developed by Blue Owl in New Mexico sent a chill through the trillion-dollar market for AI infrastructure financing, according to interviews with bankers ‌and investors.

Oracle, Blue Owl project delay sends ripples through AI financing, sources say

A summary of how key Bursa Malaysia indices and the ringgit performed on Friday.

FBM KLCI down 0.04% to 1,671.62 on Sept 25, 2026

The integrity unit within an organisation needs to be empowered as a strategic partner to top management in identifying corruption risks early, improving system weaknesses and building a culture of integrity.

Johari: Integrity unit must be strategic partner in anti-corruption management

<p>A wave of third-generation members of the founding Yeoh family has been appointed to the boards of three YTL group listed entities, mostly as alternate directors to their parents, in what appears to be a concerted move to prepare the next generation for leadership succession.</p>


Wave of third-gen Yeoh family members join boards of YTL listed entities

<p>KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 25): Former Dewan Negara speaker Tan Sri Dr Mohd Rais Yatim was charged with sedition on Friday for his role in the Negeri Sembilan constitutional crisis.</p>


Rais Yatim charged with sedition over ongoing Negeri Sembilan crisis

<p>Imprisoned former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak does not have the RM50 million to secure his house arrest, said his lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah.</p>


Najib has no money to pay RM50 mil fine, says lawyer

<p>Malaysian plantation companies with sizeable operations in Indonesia face greater regulatory uncertainty following the country’s new agrarian reform law, with SD Guthrie Bhd (KL:SDG), Genting Plantations Bhd (KL:GENP) and Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd (KL:KLK) among those with the largest exposure, according to CIMB Securities.</p>


Indonesia land reform raises uncertainty for Malaysian planters with exposure there — CIMB Securities

<p>The High Court has set Oct 14 to hear former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak's bid to stay the conviction and sentence in the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) criminal case.</p>


Court sets Oct 14 to hear Najib's bid to pause 15-year jail term, fine in 1MDB case pending appeal

<p>Vantris Energy Bhd (KL:VANTNRG) said its unit has secured two offshore transportation and installation work orders with a combined value of about RM1.8 billion.</p>


Vantris Energy unit secures RM1.8b offshore work orders

<p>KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 25): Khazanah Nasional Bhd’s venture capital fund-of-funds, Jelawang Capital Sdn Bhd, has appointed Howard Soh as CEO, effective Oct 1.</p>

<p>Soh’s appointment comes about 15 months after former CEO Bryan Lim left Jelawang and its parent, Khazanah, at the end of June 2025, ...

Jelawang Capital appoints new CEO Howard Soh after long vacancy

<p>Northern Solar Holdings Bhd (KL:NORTHERN) extended its rally to a new record on Friday after an analyst flagged earnings jump ahead for the renewable energy company.</p>


Northern Solar hits new all-time high as winning streak continues

<p>Lembaga Tabung Haji's former chief operating officer Datuk Adi Azuan Abdul Ghani has claimed trial to another charge, this time for allegedly accepting RM8,882.77 in renovation costs for a house in 2017.</p>


Tabung Haji ex-COO in court again, charged with accepting over RM8k for house renovations

<p>KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 25): Teck Guan Perdana Bhd (KL:TECGUAN) saw its net profit more than triple in the second quarter, driven by higher operating margins in its palm oil products segment.</p>


Teck Guan Perdana’s 2Q net profit more than triples on stronger palm oil margins

<p>KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 25): Despite the announcement of imprisoned former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak's conditional pardon last week, the 73-year-old has yet to receive the official pardon letter from the King.</p>


Najib has yet to receive official pardon letter from the King, lawyer says

<p>theedgemalaysia.com highlighted two stocks with positive momentum and six stocks with negative momentum at Bursa Malaysia's afternoon close on Friday.</p>


Stocks with momentum on Sept 25, 2026: Wegmans, Northern Solar, Samaiden, Southern Cable, Verdant Solar, Cypark, Eita Resources, Iconic Worldwide

<p>UUE Holdings Bhd (KL:UUE) has limited near-term upside following a rally in its share price, RHB Investment Bank Bhd (RHB IB) said as it downgraded the stock.</p>


UUE has limited near-term upside after share rally, RHB IB says in downgrade

<p>Permodalan Nasional Bhd (PNB) is targeting RM15 billion in green and transition asset investments and RM500 million in impactful social investments by 2030 under its newly unveiled Sustainability Framework 2026 (SF 2026).</p>


PNB unveils 2026 sustainability framework, targeting RM15b investment in green and transition assets

<p>Sustained&nbsp;electrical and electronics (E&amp;E) sector interest has put ViTrox Corp Bhd (KL:VITROX) in an upcycle that BIMB Securities Research says is more sustainable than its Covid-era boom, leaving room to grow — even after the stock soared 147% year to date.</p>


ViTrox's AI-driven upcycle more durable than Covid boom, still has more room to rally — BIMB

<p>Global stocks headed for their best weekly performance since early August on Friday, as AI euphoria and the prospect of an improvement in Middle East energy supplies won out over surging bond yields for now.</p>


Global stocks weather bond storm, oil retreats slightly

<p>Sarawak Plantation Bhd (KL:SWKPLNT) is a standout dividend play, with maturing estates driving above-industry production growth and its Sarawak-only operations shielding it from Indonesian regulatory risks, according to BIMB Securities.</p>


Sarawak Plantation stands out as dividend play with maturing estates, Sarawak-only ops — BIMB

<p>MEXICO CITY (Sept 24): Airbus&nbsp;said on Thursday that it had identified and contained a "quality issue" in the fuselage structure of its A321neo aircraft, but that planes could continue operating because it did not pose a safety risk.</p>


Airbus identifies A321neo quality defect but says no safety risk

<p>BENGALURU (Sept 24): Anthropic is asking shareholders to approve a new corporate structure that would award CEO Dario Amodei and his six co-founders a combined 50.1% of voting power, <em>The Information</em> reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the planning.</p>


Anthropic seeks 50.1% voting control for co-founders ahead of IPO, The Information reports

<p>PUTRAJAYA (Sept 25): The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) is looking into public complaints regarding WhatsApp accounts that have reportedly been compromised, blocked, or rendered inaccessible.</p>
