Tan Zhai Yun

Thursday 03 Apr 2025

LSEG Lipper Fund Awards 2025

23 Mar 2025, 08:00 am

Principal’s biggest win in recent yearsPrincipal Asset Management Bhd outperformed its previous record at the LSEG Lipper Fund Awards 2025, winning nine awards including one for Best Islamic Mixed Assets Group. This is the highest number of awards that the asset management firm has clinched in the last five years, since its ownership was realigned and the firm was renamed in 2019.

By Tan Zhai Yun / The Edge Malaysia

23 Mar 2025, 08:00 am

LSEG Lipper Fund Awards 2025

23 Mar 2025, 08:00 am

Manulife adopts well-diversified strategyManulife Investment Management (M) Bhd won one group and six fund awards at the LSEG Lipper Fund Awards 2025, thanks to its ability to respond to market cycles and economic conditions, says Manulife CEO Jason Chong.

By Tan Zhai Yun / The Edge Malaysia

23 Mar 2025, 08:00 am

ESG

19 Mar 2025, 08:00 am

Trends: More serious work in sustainability to be doneAfter more than two decades of working in the industry, Emily Farnworth has witnessed how businesses began to regard climate action as part of their responsibilities and how the practice became mainstream in recent years. She started her career at environmental consultancy firms i...

By Tan Zhai Yun / The Edge Malaysia

19 Mar 2025, 08:00 am

ESG

19 Mar 2025, 08:00 am

Profile: Fighting for wildlife justiceNine years ago, Nor Arlina Amirah Ahmad Ghani (Arlina) was working with Rimba, a non-governmental organisation (NGO) in Terengganu, monitoring patrolling data for a tiger conservation project. Her team, which planned the forest patrols and logged data from camera traps, were soon confro...

By Tan Zhai Yun / The Edge Malaysia

19 Mar 2025, 08:00 am

ESG

19 Mar 2025, 08:00 am

Cover Story: Is ESG investing over? Financial institutions, especially fund managers and banks, were one of the first movers of the environmental, social and governance (ESG) movement in the private sector. As the purveyor of funds, these institutions began imposing ESG requirements on businesses that wanted financing or investment...

By Tan Zhai Yun / The Edge Malaysia

19 Mar 2025, 08:00 am

ESG

12 Mar 2025, 08:00 am

Seed supply and quality a challenge for restoration effortsAn effective forest restoration project requires a good supply of high-quality seeds, which is a challenge in many countries currently, including Malaysia, said speakers at the launch of the Seed to Tree project at the Elmina Rainforest Knowledge Centre on Tuesday.

By Tan Zhai Yun / theedgemalaysia.com

12 Mar 2025, 08:00 am

ESG

19 Feb 2025, 08:00 am

Book Review: A layman’s textbook on the climate crisisMinister of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (NRES) Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad’s new book, Saving the Planet: Climate and Environmental Lessons from Malaysia and Beyond, is an easy read about the young minister’s experience in handling the portfolio the first time and his thoughts on w...

By Tan Zhai Yun / The Edge Malaysia

19 Feb 2025, 08:00 am

ESG

19 Feb 2025, 08:00 am

Social: Important to measure multidimensional povertyIn the 1990s, Sabina Alkire faced an uphill battle trying to convince economists that traditional poverty measurements were not comprehensive enough. She had conducted her doctoral field work in Pakistan, spending time with women who were part of an income generation project run by non-...

By Tan Zhai Yun / The Edge Malaysia

19 Feb 2025, 08:00 am

ESG

19 Feb 2025, 08:00 am

Politics: Trump’s new policies will impact refugees and sustainability initiatives in MalaysiaOne of US President Donald Trump’s first actions when he took office last month was to cut the US resettlement programme for refugees and freeze funding for foreign aid. These actions have had ripple effects throughout the world and in Malaysia, where many refugees are awaiting resettle...

By Tan Zhai Yun / The Edge Malaysia

19 Feb 2025, 08:00 am

ESG

17 Feb 2025, 08:00 am

Natural resources minister: The battle against climate change must continueDespite the withdrawal of the US — the world’s second largest emitter of greenhouse gases — from the Paris Agreement, Malaysia and the rest of the world must continue the battle against climate change, said Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (NRES) Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad at the Post-COP29 Forum 2025 held on Saturday at Sunway University.

By Tan Zhai Yun / theedgemalaysia.com

17 Feb 2025, 08:00 am

Mayu Global executive director Tan Kim Hee detained by police

Wall Street plunges as Trump tariffs trigger recession fears

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LYC Healthcare CFO resigns a little over a year into service

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Apple suppliers tumble as tariffs hit iPhone supply chain

Fitch cuts China rating on weakening finances, debt concerns

Economists slash US growth, boost inflation forecasts on tariffs

Wall Street plunges as Trump tariffs trigger recession fears

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