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Directing EPF’s investments back to Malaysia: The pros and cons, and the better path
As a matter of public policy, repatriating domestic savings and reinvesting the money locally make perfect sense.
May 20, 2023
Tong's Portfolio
Addressing structural weakness for Bursa’s underperformance
It is likely that political uncertainty in Malaysia is keeping many foreign investors away.
January 15, 2021
Tong's Portfolio
There's a sucker born every day
Remember the euphoria over oil and gas stocks some years back?
November 27, 2020
Ho Bee CEO Chua and Riverstone CEO Wong raise stakes in respective companies
In Insider Moves Issue 956: Ho Bee Land CEO Chua Thian Poh and Riverstone CEO Wong Teek Son raise stakes in respective companies
October 23, 2020
Malaysia
Will Giant store closures in Malaysia hit EPF’s investments?
Vasantha Ganesan is an associate editor at The Edge Malaysia.
August 30, 2019
Malaysia
Malaysia's PNB and EPF acquire Battersea commercial property for $2.7 bil
(Dec 17): Malaysia’s largest asset management firm Permodalan Nasional Bhd and state pension fund Employees Provident Fund (EPF) have agreed to jointly acquire the commercial assets at London’s Battersea Power Station for 1.58 billion pounds ($2.74 bi
December 17, 2018
1MDB Watch
Battersea Power Station deal to be investigated: Anwar
SINGAPORE (June 12): Anwar Ibrahim, the de facto leader of Pakatan Harapan (PH), says that the new administration will be investigating all of the previous Barisan Nasional (BN) government’s “dubious” investments.
June 12, 2018
Malaysia
Talk of AMMB-RHB merger surfaces again
(March 20): Talk of potential merger between mid-sized lenders AMMB Holdings and RHB Bank seems to have resurfaced in the banking industry, with a source telling The Edge that an adviser — a big accounting firm — has been working on certain aspects of
March 20, 2017
US$170 bil in Malaysia pensions cry out for more Islamic bonds
KUALA LUMPUR (May 19): Malaysia’s biggest pension fund is calling on the government to increase the supply of ringgit Islamic bonds as the manager of US$170 billion ($$234 billion) starts a Shariah-compliant option for savers.
May 19, 2016