Malaysia

CIMB-Principal Asset Management will submit a range of solutions based on the private retirement scheme approved by the Securities Commission.

A, Islamic Strategic Counsel feels that research and development and innovation in businesses are necessary to spur the growth in Islamic private equity and venture capital market in Malaysia.

Pacific Mutual  announced an income distribution of RM28.83 million for 11 of its funds for the financial years/interim periods ended March 31, 2012.

CIMB Bank became the largest investment banking franchise in Asia outside Japan after acquiring the Asian assets of RBS.

HB Investment Bank's new Kuching branch will offer a full array of stockbroking and investment banking products and services.

Affin Investment Bank Bhd foresees an improved stock market in the second half of the year.

Bank Negara Malaysia will utilize a pilot platform for cross-border investment and settlement of debt securities.

Standard & Poor's assigned its 'BB+' rating to the proposed senior unsecured notes of CITIC Pacific Ltd.

Industry experts on Islamic Wealth Management  will share their wide spectrum of expertise at the upcoming Kuala Lumpur Conference 2012.

The Malaysian-based owner of the RBS investment banking franchise in Australia is expected to retain a huge portion of about 140 locally based staff in the business.

Following a collaboration forged with Kuwait Finance House (Malaysia) Bhd, PruBSN expects its takaful market share to increase significantly

RHB Capital Bhd’s full-year and fourth quarter results for financial year 2011 didn't reach consensus estimates.

Malaysia Building Society Bhd expects to sell personal financing products of up to US$2.9 billion this year.

TA Investment Management Bhd has declared a gross income distribution of one sen per unit for TA BRIC and Emerging Markets Fund. It also declared a three sen per unit distribution for TA Dana OptiMix for registered unit holders of the funds as at Feb 29.

AmBank issued six European style cash-settled structured warrants.

The proposed merger between RHB Capital and OSK will be paid for entirely in shares, according to banking sources.