https://www.scmp.com/rss/305836/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Today, Malaysia’s Khazanah Nasional is among the most active sovereign wealth funds in the world when it comes to technology investments, together with funds such as Singapore’s GIC, Temasek Holdings and China Investment Corp (CIC). It’s a big turnaround from just 10 years ago, when close to 90 per cent of Khazanah’s holdings and investments were in Malaysian companies. Khazanah, which means “treasure” in Malay, only made its first big direct technology investment in China’s Alibaba Group in... https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/2096993/why-sovereign-wealth-funds-are-buying-more-tech-firms?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/2096993/why-sovereign-wealth-funds-are-buying-more-tech-firms?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 06 Jun 2017 00:00:30 +0000 Bursa Malaysia is abuzz with excitement. Home to the world's second- and third-largest initial public offerings (IPOs) this year, Malaysia has become the world's top IPO destination. Next only to American social networking service corporation Facebook, in terms of capital generated through the offering, the Felda Global Ventures IPO in June raised US$3.3 billion. The Malaysian plantation operator even had to sell additional shares to accommodate excess demand. The local bourse again took the... https://www.scmp.com/article/1046142/major-ipos-herald-exciting-times-ahead?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/1046142/major-ipos-herald-exciting-times-ahead?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 24 Sep 2012 10:05:18 +0000 With the government's limited investment participation under the ETP, business opportunities abound for the private sector. The programme has identified six BOs in the financial services sector. The industry requires 145.8 billion ringgit (HK$360.6 billion) in fresh capital, 95 per cent of which is expected to come from the private sector. "We have interesting areas businesses can look into," says Dr Mohammed Emir Mavani Abdullah, PEMANDU director for oil, gas and energy and financial services.... https://www.scmp.com/article/1046137/investment-opportunities-abound-amid-development?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/1046137/investment-opportunities-abound-amid-development?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 24 Sep 2012 09:52:14 +0000 As the nation's central bank, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) is responsible for promoting monetary and financial stability conducive to the sustainable growth of the Malaysian economy. BNM launched the Financial Sector Blueprint last December, aiming to evolve a financial ecosystem that will best serve a high value-added, high-income Malaysian economy, while also having an increasingly important role in meeting the growing financial needs of emerging Asia. Under the blueprint, the foundations of... https://www.scmp.com/article/1046134/central-bank-blueprint-maps-out-regional-growth?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/1046134/central-bank-blueprint-maps-out-regional-growth?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 24 Sep 2012 09:47:33 +0000