AGAINST the backdrop of global equity markets spooked by the threat of the US Federal Reserve( Fed) hiking interest rates and tapering asset purchases, Credit Suisse is expecting a vastly different outcome for Asean markets in this hiking cycle than during the 2013 taper tantrum, when eight years of underperformance set in.In a Asia-Pacific equity research report, Credit Suisse opines that Asean is now more growth-sensitive and less rates-sensitive than before. The research unit notes that forei

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PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian takaful industry recorded strong growth in the family takaful and general takaful businesses in the first half( H1) of 2021 compared to the same period in 2020 despite the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic. Malaysian Takaful Association( MTA) deputy chairman Mohamed Sabri Ramli said this could be seen from the total contributions of the family takaful business, which increased 46.7% in H1 of 2021 to RM4. 68bil compared with RM3. 19bil in the same period last

to trade in cautious mode with an upward bias this week, Bernama reported. Anticipation of strong

KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit opened lower against the US dollar on Monday as risk off impulses hit

, Cahya Mata Sarawak Bhd( CMSB) and Tri-Mode following their corporate announcements, JF Apex Research

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