Malaysia
AIA Group to form Malaysia subsidiary
AIA Bhd is part of the group’s strategy on organic growth in Asia.
AIA Group to form Malaysia subsidiary
AIA Bhd is part of the group’s strategy on organic growth in Asia.
CIMB's new pension fund in place by year-end
CIMB will implement a new private pension scheme in Malaysia.
Malaysian card issuers to use SMS in transaction alerts
Malaysian card issuers will be implementing transaction alerts via short messaging service to their cardholders in the case of certain types of transactions and of certain triggers.
Maybank eager for more IPOs after Kim Eng share buy
The purchase provides Maybank platform to expand services that includes IPOs within Southeast Asia.
Union pickets Maybank headquarters
Members of the National Union of Bank Employees held a peaceful one-and-a-half hour picket in front of Menara Maybank.
Maybank appoints 4 senior officers
The assignments aim to empower the group with extensive management experience and expertise in key areas for its next phase of growth as a regional leader.
CIMB optimistic currency exchange unit to grow to $496mn
Month-on-month transaction growth of 11% has been achieved by the bank since it introduced foreign currency dispenser machines.
Zainal Abidin is new CIMB chairman
CIMB Bank has appointed Datuk Zainal Abidin Putih as chairman of the board of directors.
EON Bank's new campaign designed to boost deposits
EON Bank will use a new campaign to grow its total customer deposits by 15.7 per cent this year.
CIMB targets ASEAN expansion
CIMB Group is eyeing mergers and acquisitions to expand its Southeast Asian franchise.
Bank Islam ups stake in Sri Lankan bank
Bank Islam's stake in Sri Lanka's Amana Bank has increased to 20 per cent after an additional eight per cent acquisition.
RHB targets July completion of deal with Bank Mestika
The Malaysian lender seeks pending regulatory approval from Indonesia as Bank Negara Malaysia has already approved the deal last January.
Maybank enhances security for Internet banking portal
Maybank has added enhanced security features to its Internet banking portal, Maybank2u.com.
Sumitomo Mitsui to begin Malaysia operations April 11
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp announced that that its subsidiary in Kuala Lumpur will begin operations on April 11.
Former Minister complains of too many banks in Malaysia
Former Finance Minister Tun Daim Zainuddin feels there are now "way too many banks" in Malaysia.
Maybank starts issuing initial $330.52mn Islamic sukuk
Malaysian Rating rated the sukuk AA+IS and carried a tenure of 10 years from the issue date on a 10 non-callable five basis.
Bank Rakyat gets go signal to increase share capital
Bank Rakyat received Bank Negara Malaysia's approval to increase its share capital from two billion to three billion.