17 February 2012, Friday
Autos
Independent audit on Proton Holdings and Group Lotus
Questions of insider trading in Proton shares remain unanswered
Banks
Capital markets
Tradewinds Plantation unit Mardec disposes of 45% stake in RI International
Dispute resolution
Malaysia Airlines and former chairman should finalise ‘out-of-court’ settlement by May
Earnings
British American Tobacco’s Q4 earnings slip
Economy
Public finances a key ratings weakness
Employment
Announcement on minimum wage next month
Energy
Proposal on recommended price of natural gas by end March
Financial markets
Only real-time individual spot forex e-transactions ‘haram’
Bank Negara Malaysia statement
Infrastructure
Malaysia the leader in private-public partnership
Seven companies invited to bid for Kinrara-Damansara highway contract
Islamic finance
Maxis proposes Islamic MTN based on Sukuk Musharakah
Land
Judicial reviews not suitable for dealing with native customary rights
Legal profession
Being in it means committing to a lifetime of learning
Legislation
New law will contain provisions on early retirement
National Geospatial Act being formulated
Draft amendments to Universities and University Colleges Act 1974 tabled in March
Management
Board ‘close’ to picking new Tenaga Nasional boss
Property
New Avenue for investing in properties
Tax
Seminar on taxation for employers next month
Technology
Dataprep Holdings close to securing five-year contract in China
Wealth
Combined wealth of 40 richest down 7%
ASIA
Fraud
Arrests of former Olympus chairman, executives point to widening investigation into cover-up
AUSTRALIA
Airlines
Progress on talks to get Qantas’ premium airline airborne is months away at best
Travellers stranded as troubled Air Australia dives into administration
Banks
ANZ completes quartet of Australian banks to return big profits
CHINA
Competition
Anti-Monopoly Bureau reviewing Google’s purchase of Motorola Mobility
Intellectual property
Minefield of murky rules and opportunistic ‘trademark squatters’ hard to navigate
SINGAPORE
Capital markets
China Sky Chemical Fibre and directors face criminal probe into regulatory breaches
UK
Competition
Big banks may face monopoly investigation if they drag their heels on opening up to competition
Employment
Employers can be vicariously liable for violent acts of employees towards colleagues
Former employees breached both duty of fidelity and fiduciary duty
Media
BSkyB tightens the screws on pubs that violate Premier League copyright
Mergers and acquisitions
All-share deals set to surpass cash offers as king of takeover considerations
US
Antitrust