SC adds 59 entities to investor alert list in Q1

KUANTAN: The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) added 59 names to its Investor Alert List in the first quarter (1Q) of this year, said chairman Datuk Mohammad Faiz Azmi. He said this move is part of ongoing efforts to combat the increasingly rampant scams, alongside blocking fraudulent websites and social media pages. “In 2024, we added…

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How Bitcoin Reduces Counterparty Risk in Corporate Treasury Strategy

Bitcoin Magazine How Bitcoin Reduces Counterparty Risk in Corporate Treasury Strategy Bitcoin offers corporations the rare ability to hold pure capital—an asset with no issuer, no counterparty, and no reliance on financial intermediaries. However, these benefits are fully realized only through self-custody, as third-party custodians reintroduce counterparty risk. In an era of rising systemic risk,…

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EU bars China firms from major medical equipment deals

BRUSSELS: The European Union (EU) yesterday banned Chinese firms from government medical device purchases worth more than €5 million (RM25 million) in retaliation for limits Beijing places on access to its own market. The latest salvo in trade tensions between the 27-nation bloc and China covers a wide range of healthcare supplies, from surgical masks…

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Derivatives trading boom in India

MUMBAI: Half a dozen global trading giants, from Citadel Securities and IMC Trading to Millennium and Optiver are ratcheting up their presence in India’s booming derivatives markets – fuelling a hiring spree and pushing exchanges to improve technology. The firms’ hiring plans, being reported for the first time, come amid expectations that large domestic consumer…

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