Maybank Investment Bank Bhd (Maybank IB) analysts are of the view that an early 15th general election (GE15) that delivers a stable government is a sine qua non in enabling a broadening of fiscal revenue generation, principally via a shift to indirect taxation
There could be a big shift from growth to value stock investing across ASEAN markets which include Malaysia in the second half of 2022 "if the world goes back to normalcy" as the global economy recovers from the impact of Covid-19 pandemic-driven movement restrictions, according to Maybank Kim Eng head of regional equity research Anand Pathmakanthan.
THE year 2021 has not been very kind to the local stock market. Investors who benefited from the bull run in 2020 have been having the opposite experience this year.
Investors should expect dividend suppression after the government unveiled the one-off "Cukai Makmur (prosperity tax) in the recently announced Budget 2022, according to Maybank head of Malaysia and regional equity research Anand Pathmakanthan.