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sovereign wealth funds who own 39% along with institutions invested in Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (KLSE:AIRPORT) saw increase in their holdings value last week

  • April 28, 2024

Key Insights A look at the shareholders of Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (KLSE:AIRPORT) can tell us which group is most powerful. The group holding the most number of shares in the company, around 39% to be precise, is sovereign wealth funds. Put another way, the group faces the maximum upside potential (or downside risk). While

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Investors

Malaysia is awash with profitable start-ups, so why aren’t investors interested?

  • April 7, 2024

Stubbornly low wages have forced many in Malaysia to start their own business or look for lubang (a slang term for side hustles), said Lee, who now has offices in Australia and Cambodia. Malaysians often feel short-changed when they compare themselves to their Singaporean peers, who are better paid despite being equally competent, well-educated and

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Investors

Singapore, Indonesia await start-up investors’ return, as Malaysia eyes regional launch pad status

  • April 1, 2024

“Because of the more challenging investment environment, investors are becoming more selective and investing in companies that are past the ideation stage,” said Lawrence Loh, a professor at the National University of Singapore Business School. Who is Truong My Lan? From market stall to Vietnam’s biggest fraud case Singapore – home to about 4,000 tech

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Finance

Weak Financial Prospects Seem To Be Dragging Down Shangri-La Hotels (Malaysia) Berhad (KLSE:SHANG) Stock

  • March 28, 2024

With its stock down 12% over the past month, it is easy to disregard Shangri-La Hotels (Malaysia) Berhad (KLSE:SHANG). We decided to study the company’s financials to determine if the downtrend will continue as the long-term performance of a company usually dictates market outcomes. Particularly, we will be paying attention to Shangri-La Hotels (Malaysia) Berhad’s

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Investment

Enovix Awarded 15-Year Pioneer Status from Malaysian Investment Development Authority for its High-Volume Manufacturing Facility

  • March 27, 2024

Enovix Corporation FREMONT, Calif., March 27, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Enovix Corporation (“Enovix”) (Nasdaq: ENVX), a global high-performance battery company, today announced it has been granted 15-year Pioneer Status from the Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) for manufacturing its batteries in Malaysia. Enovix’s high-volume manufacturing facility, Fab2, is located in the Penang Science Park in Penang,

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Investment

Investing in Ajinomoto (Malaysia) Berhad (KLSE:AJI) a year ago would have delivered you a 27% gain

  • March 24, 2024

If you want to compound wealth in the stock market, you can do so by buying an index fund. But investors can boost returns by picking market-beating companies to own shares in. For example, the Ajinomoto (Malaysia) Berhad (KLSE:AJI) share price is up 27% in the last 1 year, clearly besting the market return of

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Funds

Malaysia’s State-Run Investment Funds Had a Mixed 2023 – The Diplomat

  • March 13, 2024

The largest public savings and investment fund in Malaysia is called the Employee Provident Fund, or EPF. Enrollment in the fund is compulsory for most Malaysians working in the private sector, with a mandatory contribution of 11 percent of their annual salary. Employers also contribute. The funds are invested in a mix of stocks and

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Investors

Best of 2023: Chinese investors scrambling to sell overseas properties tops most-read China economy stories

  • December 31, 2023

Read the full story here. 2. China’s shipping containers pile up at overcrowded port as overseas orders dwindle (Ji Siqi – February 20, 2023) Empty containers at Yantian Port in Shenzhen. Photo: Ji Siqi Although the Lunar New Year holiday ended weeks ago, not all truck drivers in Shenzhen are back to work. On the

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