Securities Commission Malaysia has filed a civil suit at the Kuala Lumpur High Court against seven individuals for insider trading involving the shares of Worldwide Holdings Bhd.

Eversendai Corp Bhd posted a first quarter net profit at RM15.26 million versus a net loss of RM50.43 million a year earlier mainly on the absence of financial-asset losses during the quarter in review.

Kerjaya Prospek Group Bhd net profit for the first quarter ended March 31, 2017 rose 21.83% to RM28.85 million versus RM23.68 million a year earlier, driven mainly by its construction segment.

Iskandar Waterfront City Bhd (IWC) said it is positive on prospects ahead for the group amid a challenging economic backdrop.

Matrix Concepts Holdings Bhd (MCHB) has signed an agreement for the issuance of Islamic commercial papers (ICP programme) and Islamic medium term notes (IMTN programme) with a combined limit of up to RM250 million.

Inta Bina Group Bhd shares rose as much as eight sen or 32% on the stock's Bursa Malaysia ACE Market debut today.

See Hoy Chan Sdn Bhd Group is confident of achieving full occupancy for The Starling Mall by the year end.

Cooling measures taken by the Penang government in 2013 have brought down property prices in the state, State Housing, Town and Country Planning Committee chairman Jagdeep Singh said yesterday.

The total value of global real estate assets under management surged by 20% year-on-year from US$2.19 trillion (RM9.37 trillion) to US$2.5 trillion as at end-2016 with fund managers of all sizes increasing the value of their assets, according to the Fund Manager Survey 2017 conducted by the Asian Association For Investors In Non-Listed Real Estate Vehicles, the European Association for Investors in Non-Listed Real Estate Vehicles (INREV) and the National Council of Real Estate Investment Fiduciaries.

Malaysia Building Society Bhd shares rose 2.36% at mid-morning today after its net profit in the first quarter ended March 31 (1QFY17) nearly tripled to RM101.32 million from RM34.84 million a year ago, thanks to higher gross loans and lower cost of funds.