ASSAR declares 6.5 sen per unit dividend for FY26
KUCHING: Amanah Saham Sarawak (ASSAR) today announced a dividend distribution of 6.5 sen per unit for the financial year ended June 30, 2026 (FY2026).
PE fund MCIF bags global award for innovation
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia's own syariah-compliant climate infrastructure fund, Malaysia Climate Infrastructure Fund (MCIF), has won Innovation of the Year (Funds and Portfolio) – Asia Pacific at the 2026 Environmental Finance Sustainable Investment Awards.
US activist investors must disclose clients in filings, SEC says
NEW YORK: Activist investors in the United States must disclose the identities of their clients in regulatory filings, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) says, in a move that may rattle hedge funds by requesting information they have long fought to keep secret.
Temasek keeps 25% of portfolio liquid to weather shocks and seize trends, CIO says
SINGAPORE: Singapore state investor Temasek will keep 25% of its portfolio, or about $100 billion, in liquid assets to ride through shocks and pivot with changing trends including AI, its Chief Investment Officer said.
StanChart launches fund with BlackRock
KUALA LUMPUR: Standard Chartered (StanChart) has launched the Signature Select APAC Allocation Plus fund, its latest sub-fund under the bank's Variable Capital Company (VCC) platform, with BlackRock appointed as sub-manager.
PMB Shariah ESG Global Equity Fund posts 34.31% one-year return
KUALA LUMPUR: PMB Investment Bhd's PMB Shariah ESG Global Equity Fund recorded a one-year return of 34.31 per cent for the financial year ended April 30, 2026, marking a sharp recovery from -7.66 per cent a year earlier.
Sovereign funds pivot further into riskier assets
New York: The world's biggest public investors are planning to shift more capital into private and less liquid assets amid rising risks to their traditional bond-and-stock portfolios, according to an industry survey.
ASB 3 Didik declares 5.5 sen distribution, highest in eight years
KUALA LUMPUR: Permodalan Nasional Bhd (PNB)'s wholly-owned unit trust management company, Amanah Saham Nasional Bhd (ASNB), has declared an income distribution of 5.50 sen per unit for Amanah Saham Bumiputera 3 Didik (ASB 3 Didik) for the financial year ended June 30, 2026.
Forest City SFZ can exceed RM2bil investment target this year
ISKANDAR PUTERI: The Forest City Special Financial Zone (SFZ) has the potential to surpass its RM2 billion investment target this year, following the positive response received since its introduction.
BIMB Investment launches shariah-compliant fund targeting small-cap stocks
KUALA LUMPUR: BIMB Investment Management Bhd (BIMB Investment), a subsidiary of Bank Islam Malaysia Bhd (Bank Islam), has launched the BIMB Opportunities Fund (BOF), a Shariah-compliant fund targeting small-cap stocks, with a target fund size of RM50 million this year.
