The MSCI Asia Pacific Ex-Japan Index (+2.3%) modestly lagged the MSCI World Index (+3.0%), mainly dragged by less-than-ideal performance in China/HK and South East Asia. Taiwan (+7.0%) and South Korea...
During the first quarter of 2024, resilient economic data propelled global equities, with the MSCI World rising 8.5%. Developed market equities, particularly in the US, Europe and Japan, performed...
Malaysia market has been under-appreciated with the KLCI only recording 2 positive returns (in 2017 and 2020) over the past 10 years. This is mainly due to foreign fund selling, inconsistent policy...
In 2021, Malaysia's Employees Provident Fund (EPF) embarked on a transformative journey towards sustainable investing, setting forth two ambitious sustainable investment objectives. The first target is to...
In our earlier piece, we discussed how ESG stocks tend to enjoy stronger valuation and profitability, attributed to their adept risk management, innovative operational efficiencies, alignment with...
The MSCI Asia Pacific Ex-Japan Index (+4.3%) slightly grazed past the MSCI World Index (+4.1%) on account of strong market performance from China & Hong Kong. China (+9.4%) & Hong Kong (+6.6%) both...
The “Swiftonomics” effect refers to the economic impact generated by Taylor Swift, highlighting her ability to catalyze economic benefits for local communities through specific actions such as her world...
On 15th Feb 2024, four ASEAN stock exchanges namely Bursa Malaysia, the Singapore Exchange (SGX), the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) and the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) will be jointly developing an...
The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting in January 2024 concluded with the decision to maintain the Fed funds interest rate within the range of 5.25% to 5.50%, as widely anticipated by the market...