‘Evaluate governance to prevent greenwashing’
Greenwashing is becoming a point of concern globally as the investment into environmental, social and governance (ESG) funds has swelled…
Markets
Consolidation on the cards for now
The local equity market could consolidate for a while as investors evaluate the impact the introduction of the service tax…
Bursa to launch soy futures contract this month
Bursa Malaysia will launch the Bursa Malaysia DCE Soybean Oil Futures (FSOY) contract following a licensing agreement with the Dalian…
Asia stocks climb; gold, bitcoin drift after hitting record highs
SINGAPORE: Asian stocks rose on Wednesday as traders awaited policy cues from Beijing during its week-long annual session of parliament…
Bursa Malaysia lower on absence of fresh leads
KUALA LUMPUR: Trading on Bursa Malaysia remained cautious due to a lack of new catalysts, coupled with tomorrow's announcement of…
High-speed futures trader gets the boot
China banned a top-performing quant fund from the stock-index futures market and vowed tighter oversight of high-speed trading, expanding a…
S&P, Nasdaq end at records buoyed by tech stocks
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq closed at record highs on Thursday, buoyed by tech stocks linked to AI, while inflation…
FBM KCI rebounds slightly but volatility remains
KUALA LUMPUR: The volatility in the domestic market in the previous session could continue ahead of the much-anticipated US personal…
US SEC to vote on long-awaited climate disclosure rule, notice says
WALL Street's top regulator will vote on March 6 on whether to adopt rules requiring U.S.-listed companies to report climate-related risks,…