THE tiger that had roared with so much power at Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) over the last decade has been pretty muted since it shocked the market with its overpriced and ill-timed purchase of Bank Internasional Indonesia (BII).
Its share price got hammered on concerns over capital raising and lower dividends and before it had any chance of gaining ground, the global financial turmoil set in, dragging prices down across the board.
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