July 2017

Malaysia. ANZ Bank nears deal to sell Malaysian banking stake to pension fund: sources

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ.AX) is near a deal to sell its Malaysian banking stake to a pension fund and exit the Southeast Asian nation, sources familiar with the matter said, in a transaction that could be worth around $900 million. ANZ has been pursuing a sale of its 24 percent stake in its Malaysian affiliate AMMB Holdings (AmBank) (AMMB.KL) since early last year as part of a strategy to divest minority stakes in Asia and as AmBank...

May 2017

Malaysia is ageing

We are getting old. The statistics show Malaysia's inevitable march towards a difficult milestone - that of an ageing nation. An ageing society is defined as having a minimum seven per cent of its population aged 65 and older, while an aged nation has 14 per cent or more in that age group. The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific's 2016 population data sheet shows that as of last year, Malaysians aged 60 and above comprise...