By Nurunnasihah Ahmad Rashid
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 25 (Bernama) -- For most Malaysian households, surging global gold prices are more than a tale of market speculation. They act as a financial safeguard, as the value of jewellery and accumulated gold holdings rises, easing household pressures and strengthening family resilience amid the rising cost of living.
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 23 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s leading index (LI) annual performance increased 3.6 per cent to 116.2 points in October 2025, from 112.2 in the previous corresponding month, signalling optimistic economic momentum ahead of 2026, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).
By Durratul Ain Ahmad Fuad
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 16 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s gig economy performed better in 2025 than in 2024, buoyed by positive economic momentum and supportive policy measures, but the highlight is undeniably the passing of the Gig Workers Bill 2025.
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 7 (Bernama) -- Permodalan Nasional Bhd (PNB), together with other Government-Linked Investment Companies (GLICs), is committed to driving the 10 Bumiputera Champions initiative to create 10 companies, each with a market capitalisation or enterprise value of at least RM500 million by 2030.
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 1 (Bernama) -- The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) has appointed Mohamad Hafiz Kassim as its new chief investment officer (CIO) and Ahmad Rizal Omar as chief financial officer (CFO), both effective today.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 25 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s economic indicators strengthened in September 2025, with the Leading Index (LI) recording a 0.8 per cent increase to 113.3 points, up from 112.4 points a year earlier, according to the Statistics Department of Malaysia (DoSM).
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 18 (Bernama) -- The government has allocated four more Bank Simpanan Nasional (BSN) mobile bank units in 2026 specifically to increase access to banking services to residents in the rural areas of Sabah, Sarawak, Pahang, and Perak.
By Danni Haizal Danial Donald
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 17 (Bernama) -- The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) is on track to deliver higher dividend to its members, following its double-digit growth in investment income, according to an economist.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 17 (Bernama) -- The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) recorded a total investment income of RM63.99 billion for the nine months ended Sept 30, 2025 (9M 2025), an 11 per cent increase from RM57.57 billion registered in 9M2024.
By Farhana Abd Kadir
SHAH ALAM, Nov 13 (Bernama) -- The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) Shariah-compliant savings option not only can purify earnings but also provides contributors with competitive dividend yields that will not be detrimental to them, an economist said.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 (Bernama) -- The Battersea project in London, United Kingdom, owned by a consortium led by Sime Darby Property Bhd and SP Setia Bhd, remains a key strategic investment for its shareholders, said Permodalan Nasional Bhd (PNB) and the Employees Provident Fund (EPF).
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 (Bernama) -- A total of 1.12 million Employees Provident Fund (EPF) members have made voluntary contributions worth RM14.13 billion as of August this year, according to the Ministry of Finance (MoF).
