Finance Professionals Urged To Address Wage Inequality For Sustainable Business Practices

KUALA LUMPUR, Finance and accountancy professionals must confront wage inequality and take a leading role in promoting sustainable business practices, according to a report published by ACCA Global, Shift, and Forvis Mazars.

Titled “A Living Wage – …

George Lee Lap Wah Appointed As OCBC Bank And OCBC Al-Amin Chairman

KUALA LUMPUR, OCBC Bank has appointed George Lee Lap Wah as the chairman of OCBC Bank (Malaysia) Bhd and OCBC Al-Amin Bank Bhd (OCBC Al-Amin) effective today.

He replaces Tan Ngiap Joo, who retired from both roles on Sept 30, 2024, after nine years,…

UBiqube Taps Seasoned Cloud, Security Veterans To Strengthen Board

KUALA LUMPUR, UBiqube, a leader in hybrid cloud and security infrastructure automation, has appointed two seasoned executives, Jean-David Lehmann-Charley and Ahmed Guetari, to its Board of Directors.

‘I am humbled and proud of the endorsement of the…

Middle-income Tax Band Review A Welcome Move In Budget 2025 – PwC Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, With the rising cost of living a major concern for Malaysians, PwC Malaysia believes a review of personal income tax bands for the middle-income group in Budget 2025 would be a welcome move.

Its tax leader, Steve Chia, said the governm…

SC Unveils Regulatory Sandbox To Boost Tokenisation Innovation

KUALA LUMPUR, The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) will introduce a regulatory sandbox framework that provides a controlled environment for testing innovative products and services while ensuring investor protection.

Chairman Datuk Mohammad Faiz …

China-ASEAN Industrial Chain And Supply Chain Conference Injects Impetus For Cooperation

KUALA LUMPUR, The China-ASEAN (Baise-Cao Bang) Industrial Chain and Supply Chain Cooperation and Innovative Development Conference, held in Nanning, China, witnessed the signing of 19 projects valued at 20.663 billion Chinese yuan. (100 Chinese yuan …

MIDF Research Expects Malaysia’s Positive Economic Growth Momentum To Sustain

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia’s positive economic momentum is expected to be sustained in the coming months as the Leading Index (LI) grew at 5.2 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) in July 2024.

The LI is a predictive tool used to anticipate economic upturns an…