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SC to develop appropriate regulatory frameworks for alternative assets
Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) said Monday it will develop appropriate regulatory frameworks for alternative assets to provide clarity to market players.
Malaysia’s venture capital and private equity record 21% CAGR between 2020 and 2025
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.
Singapore-headquartered Airwallex’s Yield surpasses $1B in assets, expands treasury offering to US
Global financial platform Airwallex said its treasury solution Yield has surpassed $1 billion in global assets under administration, marking a key milestone as the fintech company expands the product to businesses in the United States.
Foxconn pours additional $39M in Vietnam
Vietnam-based Fulian Precision Technology Component Company Limited, a subsidiary of Taiwan-based Foxconn, has increased its charter capital by about $39.4 million.
Standard Chartered appoints Karby Leggett as Head of Digital Assets for GCNA, South Asia and ASEAN
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.
Financing, geopolitical, supply chain remain bottlenecks for ASEAN Power Grid – BMI
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.
Information and communication sub-sector leads Malaysia’s services approved investments in 2025
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).
Singapore’s Hanic sets up new IC design and advanced packaging hub in Penang
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.
MAS sets supervisory expectations on financial institutions for transition planning practices in addressing environmental risk
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.
Korea’s POSCO Future M to invests $270M in battery materials plant in Vietnam
South Korea's POSCO Future M plans to invest KRW357 billion ($270 million) in building a new factory plant in Vietnam's Thai Nguyen province, to produce artificial graphite anode materials used in batteries.
