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KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 10): TA Global Bhd and TA Enterprise Bhd saw their share prices rise 11.

PETALING JAYA: The 5th International LafargeHolcim Awards competition for projects and design concepts that focus on smart solutions for cities and the built environment is now open for entries from architects, urban design planners and engineers.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 22): Genting Group is among six bidders for a casino project in Toronto, Canada, according to a New York Post report.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 2): Malaysians are looking at offshore investments to diversify from ringgit-denominated assets, considering that the exchange rate of the local currency does not fare well in the low crude oil price environment.

SINGAPORE (July 15): Manulife US REIT has secured mortgage loan facilities from Wells Fargo Bank and National Association Royal Bank of Canada for US$296 million (RM1.

NEW YORK (April 29): Trump International Hotel and Tower® Vancouver residential units have sold at a higher price per square foot (psf) than any other property in Canada, at an average US$1,610 psf.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 21): Vancouver’s prime residential property market’s average price growth in 2015 was 24.

BELIEVE it or not: you don’t need to own a hedge fund to buy your own island.

PETALING JAYA (Nov 6): The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) has invested RM250 million into the AREA Industrial Development Fund (AIDF-1), for a 40% share, said EPF CEO Datuk Shahril Ridza Ridzuan at the launch of the fund yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 19): Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB), the largest pension fund manager in Canada, will buy a 49% stake in Pavilion Damansara Heights for an investment of RM485 million.