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ASSET MANAGEMENT & PENSIONS IN MALAYSIA (Published Date :8/1/2012)

OPINION

Pins in Malaysia’s financial cushion
Category :Malaysia
The launch of the Private Retirement Scheme (PRS) in Malaysia on July 18 represents a potential giant leap along the path to developed world status for the country. If properly realised, it will also stand as an example to the rest of emerging Asia of what can be achieved with strong vision and careful planning.
PRS secures financial cushion for Malaysia’s future
By Toby Garrod
Category :Malaysia,Global
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak ushered his nation into a new economic era on July 18, putting in place the final component of the Private Retirement Scheme (PRS) framework with the establishment of the Private Pension Administrator (PPA), in the process launching the scheme.
Glister of IPO frenzy belies valuable progress of financial industry
By Toby Garrod
Category :Malaysia,Global
The recent spate of large IPOs in Malaysia was quick to spark scepticism of its newfound fund-raising primacy among the global asset management community. Few believe the country can retain its crown as Asia’s IPO capital for long given fundamental issues at the heart of its capital markets – such as those pertaining to government involvement in the corporate sector. Nevertheless, beneath the spectacle and doubt, a slowly maturing financial centre is emerging as a noteworthy challenger to its regional peers, even in the most steadfast of markets.

COMMENTARY

Malaysia: People’s mandate
By V G Kulkarni
Category :Malaysia,Global
Barring wars or major natural calamities, the fasting month of Ramadan is a period of quiet reflection in Muslim societies; most social and political activity comes to a standstill. But humdrum life never stands still: what was done openly before fasting began is pursued informally after breaking fast every night. And politics in Islamic societies is no exception. Before the Ramadan fast began in late July, the hot topic in Muslim-majority Malaysia was a looming general election.
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