Malaysia

Malaysia Exim-Bank to increase shariah loan portfolio

Encouraged by growing demand and acceptance for shariah loans.

CIMB launches institutional brokerage business in Taiwan

Becomes first Malaysian bank operating a brokerage business.

Malaysia launches mobile payment channel

MyMobile will eventually be interoperable between all banks.

Chee Li Har is COO Group ALCO at Hong Leong Bank

She will spearhead Hong Leong’s asset and liability management in the areas of liquidity, interest rate and capital management for Group ALCO (asset and liability management committee).

Bank Islam expanding into Southeast Asia

Is particularly interested in Indonesia.

Malaysia to get tougher on erring banks

Warns of law suits and hefty fines.

Malaysia overhauls Islamic financing laws

New law will boost protection for depositors.

The US$1.6t global Islamic finance industry growing at a third of its potential

Absence of sukuk tax legislation in non-Muslim nations to blame.

What Asian banks need to know about customers' trust and fair treatment (Part 3)

In Part Three of a special series of reports regarding conduct risk/consumer protection regulations, we start with an overview of existing Asia Pacific regulations designed to address misleading and deceptive practices.

Malaysia, Kuwait to train Islamic banking professionals

Will jointly develop training and internship programs.

Maybank sells 9% stake in PT Bank Internasional Indonesia

Stake sold to an undisclosed third party investor.

It’s final: no deal for CIMB and San Miguel

Malaysia’s CIMB Group no longer interested in owning Bank of Commerce.

CIMB skills up Malaysian graduates with 6 partners

CIMB pioneers human capital development programme.