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FTSE launches Asian sector indices

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2009
... FTSE Asia Pacific Index including China, Hong Kong SAR, Indonesia, Philippines, Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore, India, Malaysia and Thailand. Each sector index is derived from individual subsectors of the Industry Classification Benchmark (ICB) which ...

Malaysia tops shariah funds list

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2009
Malaysia may have overtaken Saudi Arabia to boast the highest number of shariah funds in the world - but the Asian Islamic country has a long way to go in building up assets for each of its 145 funds, according to a new report. November figures from ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2009
... higher at 3,495. In economic news today, Reserve Bank of Australia governor Glenn Stevens will address the Bank Negara Malaysia High-Level Conference 2009 in Kuala Lumpur. The National Australia Bank monthly business survey for January is due, along ...

FT opens Malaysian office

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2009
Franklin Templeton Investments has opened an office in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Franklin Templeton Asset Management Malaysia Sbn Bhd gained a capital markets and services licence in January. The firm already manages global equities, emerging markets ...

Cost of share trading spikes

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2009
... were the cheapest places to trade with an average trading cost of around 20bp. In contrast, trading shares in Japan, Malaysia and Indonesia could cost anywhere between 80bp to 140bp. Australia ranks alongside Hong Kong with average trading costs of 35bp ...

AXA Asia Pac growth mixed

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2009
AXA Asia Pacific enjoyed strong year-to-December fund flows in China, India, Thailand and Malaysia but 'new business' outside insurance slowed in Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong. The company announced last week that due to the weak markets globally ...

Zurich expands investment team

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2009
... across a number of investment positions and replaces Matt Vincent who was appointed chief investment officer at Zurich Malaysia. "With these appointments the investment specialist team is fully resourced and allows us to fully focus on the promotion ...

IAG ups Malaysian stake

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2008
... insurance business, and increasing its interest in the general insurance venture to 49 per cent - the maximum allowable under Malaysia's current foreign investment rules. This business will be renamed AmG Insurance (AmG) and will retain the right to ...

Dow Jones launches Islamic ASEAN index

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2008
... of the 10 member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). The index currently includes Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. According to Dow Jones Indexes, the index is designed to serve as underlying ...

PIS expands dealer group

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2008
... Corporate Unit Trust Agent licence in June. This financial planning practice previously opened a number of offices in Malaysia including Kuala Terengganu, Penang, and Kota Kinabalu.