Malaysia

Former Minister complains of too many banks in Malaysia

Former Finance Minister Tun Daim Zainuddin feels there are now "way too many banks" in Malaysia.

Former Minister complains of too many banks in Malaysia

Former Finance Minister Tun Daim Zainuddin feels there are now "way too many banks" in Malaysia.

Maybank starts issuing initial $330.52mn Islamic sukuk

Malaysian Rating rated the sukuk AA+IS and carried a tenure of 10 years from the issue date on a 10 non-callable five basis.

Bank Rakyat gets go signal to increase share capital

Bank Rakyat received Bank Negara Malaysia's approval to increase its share capital from two billion to three billion.

RHB Bank unveils 2 transaction banking services

With the new products, trade products can now be issued and settled in renminbi and value-added services can now be added to the existing export collection service.

Public Bank appoints Tang Wing Chew director

Tang has 45 year experience in financial services industry, starting as a Bank Negara Malaysia assistant economist.

Malaysian Banks expected to maintain ROE with Basel III

Accenture expects Malaysian banks to maintain their return on equity after implementation of Basel III.

OCBC Bank Malaysia joins MEPS network

The lender’s entry to the network waives fees in ATM withdrawal via any OCBC branch in Singapore and Indonesia..

EON Bank on hunt for new chief

The lender to find replacement of Michael Lor through talent search companies.

Bank Rakyat to boost Islamic pawn broking business

Bank Rakyat will open 13 Ar-Rahnu X'Change Franchise branches to bring its total to 30 branches this year.

Agrobank eyes $66M in deposits

Agrobank hopes to raise US$66 million in deposits through a six-month campaign beginning May.

Alliance Bank Malaysia partners with Chalkboard to increase walk-in traffic

The service allows customers to locate the nearest branch of Alliance bank through the computer or through mobile phones.

Assets of Malaysia’s Islamic banks up 16% to $116bn

The Southeast Asian nation expects more Islamic bank investors as it issues new permits this year for Islamic banks with a minimum capital of $1bn.

OCBC sees robust growth for dual currency investment in Malaysia

DCI benefits those who conduct business transactions in the alternate currency, especially those in import-export businesses.

Hong Leong completes US$300mn senior unsecured bonds issue

The proceeds of the Senior Bonds, rated A3 by Moody’s and BBB+ by Fitch, would be used for working capital and general banking purposes.

Malaysia's banks anticipate higher pre-tax profit

Malaysia's banking sector expects to boost its pre-tax profit to US$8.24 billion from US$7.58 billion last year, according to Bernama News.

BIMB to grow Visa debit card members to 500,000

Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad is hoping to increase Visa debit card members to 500,000 in 2011.

Maybank aims to rev up remittance business

The lender plans to tap more from Malaysia’s 1.9mn registered migrant workers which are estimated to remit $4.84bn this year.