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Alliance eyes 16pc return on equity - (30 Jul 2010)

Alliance Financial Group Bhd (AFG), the country's smallest banking group by assets, is aiming for a 16 per cent return on equity (ROE) within at least a year from 11 per cent now, its new chief said.

MISC submits applications for Malaysia Marine listing - (27 Jul 2010)

MISC Bhd (3816) has submitted applications to the Securities Commission (SC) and the Interna

Khazanah wins Parkway battle - (27 Jul 2010)

Government investment arm Khazanah Nasional Bhd has won the battle over Singapore's healthcare services provider Parkway Holdings Ltd as it seeks to buy all remaining shares in the company for a total

SIG to invest RM11m in Sarawak plant - (23 Jul 2010)

KUALA LUMPUR: Industrial gases manufacturer SIG Gases Bhd will invest RM11mil to set up a production-cum-refilling plant in Sarawak, said executive chairman Peh Lam Hoh said.

Malaysian stocks down on Fed's view - (23 Jul 2010)

Investors turned jittery as they were cautious over Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's Congressional testimony on Wednesday that the US economy faced "unusually uncertain" prospects.

His c

En route to HK listing - (22 Jul 2010)

Hong Kong-based Far East Consortium International Ltd (FEC) plans to include all five Malaysian hotels in a planned listing of its unit on the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, sources say.

Malaysia steps up fight against money laundering, financial terrorism - (20 Jul 2010)

MALAYSIA will launch the three-year National Anti-Money Laundering/Counter-Financial Terrorism (AML/CFT) Strategic Plan by end of this year, as part of its initiative to reduce crime, corruption as we

Petra Perdana boardroom tussle averted - (20 Jul 2010)

A potential boardroom tussle at Petra Perdana Bhd (PPB) has been averted with the re-election and election of its directors, and the company is charting a new future in the oil and gas sector.

Malaysian Mosaics jumps 17pc - (15 Jul 2010)

The shareholder, Gek Poh (Holdings) Sdn Bhd, plans to offer minority shareholders RM2.30 a share. The board is considering this proposal.

Hua Yang aims to be among top developers - (15 Jul 2010)

AFTER having carved a niche for itself in the affordable homes segment, Hua Yang Bhd (5062)i

Hua Yang eyes affordable homes segment - (14 Jul 2010)

Having carved a niche for itself in the affordable homes segment, Hua Yang Bhd, is seeking to become one of the top developers in Malaysia.

Its Chief Operating Officer (COO) Ho Wen Yan s

Malaysian Mosaics shares suspended - (13 Jul 2010)

KUALA LUMPUR: Trading in Malaysian Mosaics Bhdâs shares has been suspended since yesterday pending an announcement of a corporate proposal involving shareholders of the company.

Ivory Properties to raise RM45m from IPO - (12 Jul 2010)

Penang-based Ivory Properties Group Bhd, enroute for listing on the Main Board of Bursa Malaysia by end of this month, expects to raise RM44.9 million from its initial public offering (IPO).

Berjaya plans to list food units by year-end - (30 Jun 2010)

Malaysia conglomerate, Berjaya Corporation Bhd (BCorp), plans to list Berjaya Roasters (M) Sdn Bhd and Berjaya Pizza Company Sdn Bhd by year-end.

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Tan Sri

No board nod for Linear fund transfer - (30 Jun 2010)

Linear Corp Bhd (9504) yesterday revealed that former non-executive director Alan Rajendram

Berjaya Retail IPO may raise RM53.4m - (30 Jun 2010)

Berjaya Retail Bhd, a Malaysian consumer marketing and retailing company, said in a statement its initial public offering in Kuala Lumpur may raise RM38.4 million to RM53.4 million.

Berjaya Ret

Enhancing corporate governance level - (30 Jun 2010)

STRENGTHENING shareholders' rights, reinforcing protection for employees and creditors and increasing the efficiency and competitiveness of business are among the main areas that need to be improv

When stock exchange issues unusual market activity queries do you buy or sell? - (30 Jun 2010)

LATELY, Bursa Malaysia has issued unusual market activity (UMA) queries on some listed companies due to unusual price movement and trading activities.

Proton to turn Lotus profitable by 2015 - (22 Jun 2010)

Proton Holdings Bhd hopes to transform Group Lotus Plc into a profitable company under its five-year transformation plan, chairman Datuk Mohd Nadzmi Mohd Salleh said today.

"This is a start o

FBM KLCI to test 1,340 hurdle - (21 Jun 2010)

The focus of dealers and investors alike was initially diverted by the the opening-round matches of the Fifa World Cup finals early last week but buyers eventually returned to nibble selectively on

Time to up the ante as IRRDB turns 50 - (21 Jun 2010)

That, too, by China, the world's largest consumer of natural rubber. The international annual meeting will be held at Sanya in October.

A missed opportunity perhaps, but it is the IRRDB's pol

Mulpha to raise RM21m - (19 Jun 2010)

PETALING JAYA: Mulpha International Bhd expects the listing of its subsidiary, Manta Holdings Co Ltd (MHCL), on the main board of Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Ltd in July to raise HK$50mil (RM21.2mil).

KL shares seen continuing consolidation - (19 Jun 2010)

Share prices on Bursa Malaysia will continue to consolidate further next week with upside bias amid positive external sentiment, dealers said.

Dealers said the market would follow the movemen

Mulpha expects to list unit in HK in July - (18 Jun 2010)

Conglomerate Mulpha International Bhd expects to list its subsidiary, Manta Holdings Company Ltd (MHCL) on the Main Board of Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (SEHK) in July this year.

Its

Mulpha unit to raise RM21mil from HK listing - (18 Jun 2010)

PETALING JAYA: Manta Holdings Co Ltd (MHCL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Mulpha International Bhd expects to raise HK$50 million (RM21.2mil) from its listing on the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in July.

GAB: World Cup to boost sales by up to 15pc - (17 Jun 2010)

GUINNESS Anchor Bhd (GAB) (3255) expects sales to increase between 10 and 15 per cent during

PNB, Taiwan group in talks to sell stakes in Titan - (17 Jun 2010)

PETALING JAYA: Titan Chemicals Corp Bhdâs two major shareholders, Taiwanâs Chao Group and Permodalan Nasional Bhd (PNB), are in talks to divest their stakes in the petrochemical company. The prospective buyer could be a foreign party, a source said.

Asian shares to climb on solid euro auctions - (16 Jun 2010)

ASIAN stocks are set for a strong start on Wednesday, as solid demand for European sovereign debt sparked a rally across global markets.

The main U.S. indices closed between 2.1 per cent an

15pc more Guinness sales during World Cup - (16 Jun 2010)

Guinness Anchor Bhd (GAB) expects sales to increase between 10 and 15 per cent during the ongoing FIFA World Cup 2010 season.

Managing director Charles Henry Ireland said the company's confid

Dubai private equity firm DIC comes under parent's control - (14 Jun 2010)

DUBAI: Dubai International Capital's (DIC) board was dissolved in January and the private equity firm was brought under the control of its parent conglomerate, Dubai Holding, in a move that

Not enough sukuk to invest in: CIMB - (14 Jun 2010)

Islamic bond sales are failing to keep pace with industry growth and companies in the Middle East need to step up issuance, said Malaysia’s CIMB-Principle Islamic Asset Management Bhd and MIDF A

EU sets biofuels controls to avert forest loss - (12 Jun 2010)

BRUSSELS: The European Union (EU) set up controls to prevent biofuels trade from causing land damage as Europe seeks to reduce its reliance on oil for transport.

The European Commission

Boustead takes over Pharmaniaga for RM534m - (12 Jun 2010)

Boustead Holdings Bhd (2771) is taking over the country's largest integrated pharmaceutical

SDB eyes Singaporeâs premium property market - (12 Jun 2010)

SELANGOR Dredging Bhdâs (SDB) property arm, SDB Properties Sdn Bhd is riding high in Singapore, eyeing the premium property market there.

KL shares to see technical rebound - (12 Jun 2010)

Share prices on Bursa Malaysia are expected to stage a technical rebound next week in the absence of market-moving news, analysts said.

They said the FTSE Bursa Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Composite

Pakistan reduces duties on palm oil imports - (7 Jun 2010)

"The duty cut will come into effect from today," said Munir Qureshi, a top Custom official at the Federal Board of Revenue.

The budget was announced on Saturday.

The Federal

Sunway REIT to be Bursaâs largest - (4 Jun 2010)

PETALING JAYA: Sunway Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT), which is slated for listing on July 8 on the main board of Bursa Malaysia, is set to become the largest REIT on the local stock exchange with a fund size of 2.78 billion units.

Maxbiz land tussle goes on CEO disappointed meeting with creditors âinvalidâ - (25 May 2010)

PETALING JAYA: The battle between Maxbiz Corp Bhd and Pacific Trustees Bhd (PTB), the agent for its creditors, over the sale of land continues as a meeting scheduled for last week was declared âinvalidââ.

Turbo-Mech steps up growth plans - (12 Apr 2010)

The group will spend some RM3 million to buy a building and equipment for a workshop in Jakarta. At present, it has three workshops located in Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines.

Turbo

Mulpha to list unit in HK - (10 Apr 2010)

PETALING JAYA: Mulpha International Bhd has proposed to list its wholly-owned subsidiary Manta Holdings Co Ltd (MHCL) on the main board of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong.

BCorp: Right time to list F&B unit - (3 Apr 2010)

PETALING JAYA: Diversified group Berjaya Corp Bhd (BCorp) believes the âtiming is rightâ for its food and beverage (F&B) business to be listed on Bursa Malaysia and the company plans to list the business under the name of Berjaya Food Bhd (BFood) by the second half of the year.

Sarawak shakers - (27 Mar 2010)

Saturday March 27, 2010. Sarawak shakers. DATUK SERI MAHMUD ABU BEKIR TAIB & DATUK SYED AHMAD ALWEE ALSREE. DATUK Seri Mahmud Abu Bekir Taib, 47, and his brother-in-law Datuk Syed Ahmad Alwee Alsree, 45, presently lead the family-controlled and public-listed Cahya Mata Sarawak Bhd (CMS) a major diversified business.

Deja vu â Astro going private - (20 Mar 2010)

IT has finally happened. Astro All Asia Networks will be taken private, putting to rest rumours that have been been brewing over the last two years, with continuous denials from company officials. Not surprisingly, it has happened at a time least expected.

30 apply for IPOs as at March 15 - (20 Mar 2010)

KUALA LUMPUR: The Securities Commission (SC) had received some 30 applications from both local and foreign companies for an initial public offering (IPO) as at March 15.

Astro requests for more time - (16 Mar 2010)

KUALA LUMPUR: Trading in Astro All Asia Networks plc shares will continue to be suspended today and tomorrow at the companyâs request, pending a material announcement.

Homeritz sees 50% sales from in-house brand - (20 Feb 2010)

KUALA LUMPUR: Homeritz Corp Bhd, the first upholstered home-furniture designer and manufacturer to list on Bursa Malaysia, expects its personalised in-house brand Eritz to contribute 50% to revenue in five years.

Khazanah taps into Chinaâs education services sector - (11 Feb 2010)

PETALING JAYA: Khazanah Nasional Bhd expects to tap the huge growth potential in Chinaâs education services sector via its acquisition of a 10% stake in Oriental University City Ltd (OUCL) for US$44mil.

ECS ICT slated to be listed in March - (16 Jan 2010)

ECS ICT Bhd, an information and communication technology (ICT) products distributor, has been tentatively slated to be listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia in early March.

Tiger Airways plans to list on Singapore exchange - (22 Dec 2009)

MELBOURNE: Tiger Airways, which operates domestic services in Australia, plans to list on the Singapore Exchange.

Public Bankâs Teh back to work - (4 Dec 2009)

PETALING JAYA: Public Bank Bhd founder and chairman Tan Sri Teh Hong Piow is back at work after recovering from a minor operation in July.

Lukewarm debut for TA Global - (24 Nov 2009)

KUALA LUMPUR: TA Global Bhd made its debut on the Bursa Malaysia main market yesterday, the same day its holding company TA Enterprise Bhd was listed 19 years ago on the main board, closing at 47.5 sen, down 5% from its offer price of 50 sen.

Is the ACE Market just a stepping stone to the big… - (14 Nov 2009)

Is the ACE Market just a stepping stone to the big time?

Chinaâs ChiNext makes spectacular debut - (31 Oct 2009)

SHANGHAI: The ChiNext stock market, Chinaâs long-awaited Nasdaq-style second board, debuted on Friday with a speculative surge that more than doubled the price of all its 28 stocks â a good sign for firms lining up to list on Chinaâs main stock markets.

New technology making a name for oil & gas supply company - (24 Oct 2009)

WHILE investors may view oil and gas technology solutions provider Perisai Petroleum Teknologi Bhd with some amount of scepticism due to past mishaps, one certainly cannot fault them for their steadfast ability to pick themselves up from the pieces and forge ahead.

Brewing up a hot market streak - (10 Oct 2009)

HISTORICALLY speaking, little-known food and beverage ingredient maker Three-A Resources Bhd was hardly an investor magnet.

Muar Ban Lee expects to raise RM13.65mil from IPO - (5 Oct 2009)

KUALA LUMPUR: Muar Ban Lee Group Bhd (MBL), a company specialising in oil seed crushing machinery expects to raise RM13.65 million from the initial public offering (IPO), following listing on the Main Board of Bursa Malaysia on Oct 28.

Four join Maybank board - (22 Aug 2009)

KUALA LUMPUR: Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) yesterday appointed four new independent directors - Sreesanthan Eliathamby, Datuk Johan Ariffin, Cheah Teik Seng and Alister Maitland - effective Aug 26.

Second China company debuts on Malaysian bourse - (19 Aug 2009)

KUALA LUMPUR: China-based shoe sole maker Multi Sports Holdings Ltd. began trading Wednesday on Malaysia's stock exchange, becoming the second foreign company to list here.