Busy IPO Pipeline in 2021

1 August 2021 KUCHING: Malaysia’s initial public offering (IPO) market has seen encouraging interest so far this year, coming off last year’s high. Having seen sporadic bouts of listing from January to May — totalling 10 in four months – June and July saw a massive 11...

Wave Of IPOs After MCO

16 August 2020 Covid-19 and the unprecedented movement control order (MCO) along with its subsequent editions has left its mark on Bursa Malaysia as listed firms assess the pandemic’s impact and figure out ways to move forward cautiously. The pandemic may be seen as a...

Much Ado About Ratings

20 December 2020 The situation surrounding Covid-19, exacerbated by Malaysia’s political scene, led to international firm Fitch Ratings Inc (Fitch) lowering Malaysia’s rating from A- to BBB+ on December 4, 2020 while the outlook is reverted to stable from negative. In...