Ample liquidity, continued fiscal spending, favourable monetary policies are expected to spur the capital market activity. But much of these also hinges on the economic recovery amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Maybank Investment Bank CEO Fad’l Mohamed told StarBiz (pic below) that the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic over the past 12 months has shown the resilience of Malaysia’s capital markets, which would continue to remain broad and deep enough to support capital raising activities. He expects investment banking activity this year to improve after the pandemic delayed key pipeline deals last year. “With the recovery in global equity markets, we expect the key pipeline deals to continue growing as clients look for opportunities to raise equity capital.