KUALA LUMPUR, March 25 (Bernama) — Two of AmInvest funds have received top honours for its fund performance at the Morningstar Awards 2019 Malaysia(1)(“Morningstar Awards”). The award-winning funds are AmDynamic# Bond and AmBon Islam. AmInvest made a clean sweep of both awards in the fixed income category. AmDynamic# Bond was…

SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates, March 25 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — Humanitarian aid worth US$ 15.8 million (AED 58 million) to 1,091,000 million refugees, internally displaced and acutely disadvantaged people in 12 conflict-laden nations worldwide has been offered by The Big Heart Foundation (TBHF), a leading international humanitarian organisation based in Sharjah,…

KUCHING, Sarawak, March 25 (Bernama) — In the Council’s efforts to help Malaysians to have basic financial literacy, and a switch on their attitudes and behaviours towards money management, Malaysian Financial Planning Council (MFPC) is organising a one day Financial Literacy Workshop  at Islamic Information Centre, Kuching Sarawak on 30 March…

GERMANTOWN, Md. March 25 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — Earth Networks today announced it has completed a new aviation early weather warning system for The Agency for the Safety of Air Navigation in Africa and Madagascar (ASECNA). The announcement was made at the 6th annual InterMET Asia conference in Singapore. Designed for air traffic…

SINGAPORE, March 25 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — PIVOT Fintech Pte. Ltd. (“PIVOT”), the digital wealth management technology services venture backed by Pintec Technology Holdings Ltd. (“PINTEC”; NASDAQ: PT) and FWD Group announced today that it has been granted a Capital Markets Services (“CMS”) license by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). PIVOT’s…

SINGAPORE, March 25 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of B+ (Good) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “bbb-” of New Zealand Medical Professionals Limited (NZMPL) (New Zealand). The outlook of these Credit Ratings (ratings) is stable. The ratings reflect NZMPL’s balance sheet strength, which AM…

SINGAPORE, March 25 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — AM Best has downgraded the Financial Strength Rating to C+ (Marginal) from C++ (Marginal) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating to “b-” from “b+” of Capital General Insurance Company Limited (CGI) (Papua New Guinea). Additionally, AM Best has placed these Credit Ratings (ratings) under review with…

SINGAPORE, March 25 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a” of Energas Insurance (L) Limited (Energas) (Malaysia). The outlook of these Credit Ratings (ratings) is stable. Energas is the sole captive insurer of Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas),…

PETALING JAYA, Malaysia, March 25 (Bernama-PRNewswire) — A Malaysia-based shipping solution, Delyva, today announced the new breakthrough in shipping software, allowing e-commerce and SMEs to retrench manual work and cost through more efficient shipping processes. Launched in January 2019, the Malaysia’s leading multi-carrier shipping solution is equipped with special features to…

KUALA LUMPUR, March 23 (Bernama) — CIMB Bank Berhad (“the Bank” or “CIMB”) recently received a slew of prestigious awards for its Consumer banking business. The Asian Banker not only crowned CIMB as Malaysia’s Best Digital Bank 2018, and Best Retail Bank for the third consecutive year; but also named Samir…