Author: TechNode Global Staff

Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) said Monday it will develop appropriate regulatory frameworks for alternative assets to provide clarity to market players.

Despite global fundraising headwinds, Malaysia’s venture capital (VC) and private equity (PE) segments grew at a rapid pace, with total cumulative VC/PE committed funds under management recording a 21 percent compound annual growth rate (CAGR) between 2020 and 2025, the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) said Monday.

Hong Leong Investment Bank Research said Monday that strong global semi demand and structural tailwinds (China+1, supply chain localization) will underpin a solid outlook for most outsourced semiconductor assembly and tests (OSATs) and equipment players in Malaysia.

Global bank Standard Chartered has appointed Karby Leggett as Head of Digital Assets for Greater China North Asia, South Asia and ASEAN within the Digital Assets Centre of Excellence.

While momentum builds for ASEAN Power Grid (APG), the regional initiative designed to interconnect the electricity grids of Southeast Asian nations to enhance energy security, sustainability, and reliability, BMI Country Risk And Industry Research sees financing, geopolitical and supply chain remain bottlenecks.

The information and communication4 sub-sector led the surge of Malaysia's services approved investments in 2025 with MYR 152.9 billion ($38.73 billion).

Hanic, a Singapore-based semiconductor technology firm, has announced a strategic expansion in Penang, Malaysia, to establish a center for integrated circuit (IC) design and advanced packaging design.

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has on Thursday issued three Guidelines on Environmental Risk Management - Transition Planning to separately set out MAS’ supervisory expectations for banks, insurers and asset managers (collectively, FIs) to manage the transition and physical risks they and their portfolios face from climate change.

The National University of Singapore’s School of Computing (NUS Computing) is deepening the integration of advanced artificial intelligence (AI) technologies across its curriculum and student learning experiences through a collaboration with OpenAI, as part of the school’s broader strategy to prepare Computing graduates for a world increasingly shaped by…

Yarken, the 1982 Ventures-backed artificial intelligence (AI)-native platform for IT Financial Management (ITFM) and FinOps, has announced an investment led by Betatron Venture Group and Tenity VC to fuel its aggressive global expansion.