News about Maybank

SINGAPORE (Dec 6): Maybank Kim Eng is maintaining a “neutral” stance on Singapore’s property sector while positioning defensively at the lower end of the risk spectrum, expressing a preference for exposure to stable platforms over trading portfolios.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 1): YTL Hospitality Real Estate Investment Trust (YTL REIT) has fixed the issue price for 380 million placement units at RM1.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 24): The “step-up” end-financing scheme for the 1Malaysia People’s Housing (PR1MA) programme announced by the government in Budget 2017 is expected to have only minimal impact on the four banks involved, said analysts.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 21): Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has proposed a new special “step-up” end financing scheme for the Perumahan Rakyat 1Malaysia (PR1MA) programme when announcing Budget 2017 today.

SINGAPORE (Oct 5): Still-buoyant sentiment in the mass market could allow Singapore’s property developers to raise prices, but might trigger further policy tightening on top of the property cooling measures in place, says Maybank Kim Eng.

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PETALING JAYA (July 14): Maybank’s base rate (BR) and base lending rate (BLR) will be reduced by 20 basis points to 3% per annum and 6.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) has jointly led a consortium of lenders to provide the first syndicated syariah-compliant construction financing in New York, the US, totalling US$219 million (RM895.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 8): Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) president and chief executive officer Datuk Abdul Farid Alias (pictured), who is also chairman of the Association of Banks Malaysia (ABM), refuted claims that the rejection rate of housing loans has soared above 50% among the banks.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 5): Unperturbed by low profit margins in the affordable segment, Aset Kayamas Sdn Bhd, a privately held property developer, is going full steam ahead with its launches this year as it banks on volume growth to improve its earnings.