ANYONE well-versed with the Malaysian capital markets will espouse the idea that for solid and dividend bearing investments, it would be best to be banking on the banks, pun intended.

       While it is nothing new that lenders form a majority of the blue-chip companies on the FBM KLCI, the advent of private equity activities and the rise of creative online startups in recent years have whetted the appetite of investors for alternative forms of investments (alternatives) and financing.