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Research & Publications

2026

April

04
Execution is key to CMP
THE long-awaited Capital Market Masterplan 2026 to 2030 (CMP) was finally released with key details as to how the regulators see the Malaysian capital market developing over the next five years.
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11
Property sector on solid ground
OF late, there has been some misconception about the health of the Malaysian property market and, to a larger extent, its impact on the banking sector as well as on the economy.
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18
Navigating rate moves amid war
THE war in Iran, which is now going into its eighth week since it started on Feb 28, is increasingly upending global economic outlook, as both US President Donald Trump and Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are relentlessly pursuing their undefined objectives.
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March

07
War worries likely to trump earnings
GIVEN the momentum from the previous three quarters, the recently concluded fourth-quarter (4Q) reporting season was much better-than-expected, minus exceptional gains or impairments reported by some companies.
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14
Does the world need another war?
It was 9.30am on Feb 28, 2026, when Tehran was rocked by an attack by the US-Israeli joint forces, targeting key military facilities and the Iranian leadership. While the Iranians did not respond immediately, as we are now aware, the war in Iran has now entered its third week and counting.
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21
Addressing Pos Malaysia’s conundrums
Pos Malaysia Bhd recently released its financial results for the year ended Dec 31, 2025 (FY25), and not surprisingly, the nation’s leading courier and logistics provider reported another astonishing year of losses.
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28
Once lucrative, now unattractive
THE independent adviser (IA) appointed by IJM Corp Bhd to advise its shareholders on the voluntary takeover offer (VTO) has taken the view that the offer made by Sunway Bhd is neither fair nor reasonable.
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