KUALA LUMPUR: A collaborative approach to obtaining ideas and gaining a broader perspective on the issues at hand is crucial for the country to navigate through headwinds within the capital market, says Datuk Seri Awang Adek Hussin.
The modernisation of local capital markets is essential to capture the interest of foreign investors and boost the country’s competitive edge against neighbouring markets.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 4 The Securities Commission (SC) has joined the call of the government and authorities on the need to address the issue of the country’s ageing population coupled with the shortfall in retirement funds. Citing the SC Capital Market Masterplan 3 (CMP3) launched on Sept.
Taking a look into the retail investment surge 13 Apr 2021 / 01:41 H.
PETALING JAYA: With the surge in retail investment driven by the Covid-19 pandemic, there is a typical narrative of changes of opportunity cost, increase in investable income - from mortgage moratorium and other stimulus actions, coupled with the lack of other opportunities which has been driving this trend, said University of Southern California senior economist and Institute for Capital Market Research (ICMR) Malaysia research fellow Dr Joanne Yoong.
Zooming in on those who are investing for the very first time, she noted that there is a story of social media, peer effects and unprecedented access.