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Standard Chartered, Public Bank reduce base rate following OPR cut

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Standard Chartered Malaysia and Standard Chartered Saadiq are bringing down their base rate to 2.27% and base ...

Bank Islam revise downwards BR, BFR effective July 10

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Bank Islam Malaysia Bhd is revising its Base Rate (BR) by 25 basis points from 2.77% to 2.52% per annum, while ...

HLB and HLIB lower interest rate effective July 10

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Hong Leong Bank (HLB) and Hong Leong Islamic Bank will be reducing its base rate (BR), Islamic base rate (IBR), ...

Banks’ dividend payout ratio to drop up to 35%

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LOCAL banks’ impaired loans are expected to grow after the six-month loan moratorium ends in September which could lead ...

Consumers risk bankruptcy if loan moratorium not extended

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CONSUMERS adversely affected by the Covid-19 pandemic risk facing serious financial issues including bankruptcy if a ...

Ringgit could hit 4.00 by year-end

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Optimism in the oil market and rising FDI into Malaysia will help restore the ringgit’s strength hereon
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Malaysia leads e-wallet usage in South-East Asia

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MALAYSIA leads other countries in South-East Asia in the usage of mobile/digital wallets (e-wallet) at 40%, ahead ...

Additional FMI platforms connected to EPF’s i-Invest

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THE Employees Provident Fund (EPF) has connected five additional platforms from six Fund Management Institutions (FMIs) to ...

Non-business tax payers reminded to submit tax return forms by June 30

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NON-BUSINESS tax payers are reminded to submit their Income Tax Return Forms (BNCP) for the assessment year of ...

Banks’ asset quality a concern as bad loans seen rising come October

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BANKS’ asset quality remains a concern for the near term, as impaired loans are expected to increase once the ...

EPF allocated more funds for external fund managers in 2019

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A total of RM132.4b had been channelled to the external fund managers in 2019, an increase of 12.6% compared to RM117.6b the previous year
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Ringgit will be under pressure due to geopolitical concerns: Ambank

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THE ringgit’s movement may come under pressure as the dollar strengthened on the back of geopolitical concerns involving ...