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Research & Publications

2025

November
01
A tectonic shift like no other
GOLD – an asset class that has hardly any room in a portfolio manager’s asset allocation strategy – has made moves that not many people saw coming, especially this year.
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08
Share buybacks: A strategic tool to boost prices and market
SHARE buybacks are a common tool used by listed companies for multiple reasons. Topping the list is when the underlying shares of the company are trading below their intrinsic value, and when there is undue selling pressure due to overall market uncertainty and volatility, or when there are no material reasons to justify the weakness of a company’s share price and the fundamentals of the company remain unchanged.
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October
04
Revving up the automotive sector
With the tabling of Budget 2026 next week, one key sector the government needs to address is the automotive industry, especially in relation to tax breaks and the RM100,000 floor price introduced for the sale of electric vehicles (EVs) in Malaysia.
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18
Fiscal space needs a boost
Following the presentation of Budget 2026, we are now more aware of the government’s finances in terms of debt-to-gross domestic product (GDP) ratio as well as the ever-rising debt service charges (DSC).
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25
Resurrecting steel industry
MALAYSIA took a giant step in streamlining its steel sector with the introduction of the Steel Industry Roadmap (SIR) 2035 recently.
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September

September
06
A decent quarter, but what’s next?
It has been a good quarter for global markets over the past three months with tariff-related issues having more or less settled down, while lower benchmark interest rates globally and expectations of a rate cut in the United States sent markets to record highs.
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13
Budget 2026 – spending it right
With less than a month before Budget 2026, it is an opportune time to have a preview of expectations as far as the government’s revenue, expenditure and financials are concerned.
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20
The sticky stats of overhang properties
There has been some concern over the recently released statistics by the National Property Information Centre (Napic) for the first half of 2025 (1H25), which saw an increase in unsold completed properties, commonly referred to as overhang properties.
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27
Shifting sands in property development
Since the tabling of the 13th Malaysia Plan (13MP), the property sector has been in the news for the wrong reasons, with two key proposals expected to be game changers for the market.
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