BoJ ends negative rates
The Bank of Japan (BoJ) ended eight years of negative interest rates and other remnants of its unorthodox policy yesterday,…
Online brokers in Singapore woo investors with lower fees
Online brokerages and share trading platforms are slashing fees and offering a range of perks to attract customers amid intense…
Bursa snaps three-day winning streak to end lower
Bursa Malaysia ended trading at an intraday low and snapped its three-day winning streak yesterday, following the lacklustre performance seen…
China seen leaving benchmark lending rates unchanged in March
China is widely expected to leave benchmark lending rates unchanged today, a Reuters survey shows, as the central bank kept…
Holistic reform needed to tackle household debt
The surge in the country’s household debt level is symptomatic of broader systemic issues in the economy rather than isolated…
KJTS wins RM6.6mil contract from Takaful Malaysia
KJTS Group Bhd’s wholly-owned subsidiary KJ Technical Services Sdn Bhd (KJTSSB) has secured a RM6.6mil contract from Syarikat Takaful Malaysia…
PGF major shareholder sells shares for RM18mil
PGF Capital Bhd’s chairman and single-largest shareholder Fong Wah Kai has disposed of a block of his shares in an…
Bonia to acquire stake in ITSH for RM7.5mil
Bonia Corp Bhd is proposing to subscribe to 6.19 million shares, or a 30% stake in IT SEA Holdings Sdn…
EPF’s move to bolster investment climate
Fund managers believe the Employees Provident Fund’s (EPF) decision to invest in mid-to-growth stage Malaysian companies is a good move…