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Risk management encompasses ESG
AS investors are busy flipping pages of companies’ annual reports in the current reporting season, one of the key statements in an annual report is the statement on risk management and internal control.
Insight - Raising capital the unconventional way
QUESTION: How does a property developer undertake a fundraising exercise?
Ethics in entrepreneurship
NOT many people are aware that when Theranos went under in 2018, it was the work of Erika Cheung and Tyler Shultz that caused the US$9bil (RM39.3bil) start-up founded by the charismatic Stanford University dropout, Elizabeth Holmes, to collapse.
Clear and present danger
THE 10-year Malaysian Government Securities (MGS) was last seen at 4.13%, and since the beginning of the year, the benchmark yield has risen by 57 basis points (bps) and it is now at the highest level since December 2018.
A bubble that never pops
THE National Property Information Centre recently released statistics on the performance of the Malaysian property market for 2021.
My word is my bond
TOLL concessionaires came to focus this week as Amanat Lebuhraya Rakyat Bhd (ALR) extended a conditional offer to acquire four urban toll highways in what was seen as a win-win-win situation for all concerned.
Annual reports – time to walk the talk
HOW seriously does corporate Malaysia take governance issues?
Malaysia’s boon and bane
WHEN Budget 2022 was presented in November 2021 by the Finance Minister, the government’s revenue was based on a crude oil price forecast of US$67 (RM281.40) per barrel.Based on this forecast, the government expected to collect some RM43.9bil in terms of petroleum-related revenue.
Return of FDIs
WHEN the fourth quarter (Q4) gross domestic product (GDP) data was released last month, one of the most startling revelations made by Bank Negara was the surprise jump in net foreign direct investments (FDIs) that were registered for the quarterly period.
Riding the commodity boom
THE recently ended fourth quarter of 2021 (Q4’21) earnings season was indeed a decent quarter, led by a strong performance among some of Malaysia’s largest companies, especially in the resource-based sector, on the back of firm commodity prices, as well as from the banking sector.
