Kuala Lumpur, 7th August 2019 – Running a business is tough, but the transition a business has from one generation to the next generation is even tougher. Internal conflicts, family matters, and business concerns make ownership transition very complicated and is often emotionally charged.
MasteryAsia, on 27th July, hosted the first ever family business convention ‘The Asian Family Business Convention 2019’ to help family business owners better manage common family business challenges in Asia. Through this convention, the company introduced their never before seen Quest Family Business Advisory Services to Malaysian family business owners assembled.
KUALA LUMPUR, July 31, 2019 – New research commissioned by UPS (NYSE: UPS) into what consumers want from their online shopping experience reveals that those in Asia Pacific seek visibility throughout the purchase cycle and incentives that add value to the shopping process. Customised shipping options and fuss-free returns policies are also appreciated, but the study highlights that regional satisfaction with returns is low.
Now in its seventh year, the UPS Pulse of the Online Shopper™ study sheds light on consumer online shopping behaviour. It also, for the first time, features insights into the buying habits of business purchasers. Conducted in Australia, China, Hong Kong and South Korea, as well as 11 other markets across the Americas, Europe and India, the study tracks evolving trends and demands from e-commerce customers.
Digital transformation is a must to enable Alliance Contract Manufacturing Sdn. Bhd. (ACM) to scale up and be agile, according to its Chief Information Officer, Erik Looi Thong Chin.
“The digital domain is borderless and has limitless possibilities. We recognised Information Technology (IT) as the business enabler at a very early stage; of course, IT is naturally a starting point for digital transformations,” said Looi.
KUALA LUMPUR, July 31 (Bernama) -- On 17 July 2019, Payments Network Malaysia Sdn Bhd (PayNet) held a soft launch of Malaysia’s National QR Standard, known as DuitNow QR, with Public Bank as the first bank adopting the standard.
DuitNow QR is established under Bank Negara Malaysia’s Interoperable Credit Transfer Framework (ICTF). ICTF mandates that PayNet, as the country’s shared payment infrastructure provider, implement an interoperable and common QR standard for Malaysia.
UALA LUMPUR, July 31 (Bernama) -- YB Teresa Kok, Minister of Primary Industries will be leading a Palm Oil and Rubber Economic and Investment Mission to India from 29 July to 2 August 2019. YB Minister will be leading a delegation comprising representatives from the Ministry of Primary Industries, Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB), Malaysian Rubber Board (MRB), Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC) and Malaysian Rubber Export Promotion Council (MREPC).
KUALA LUMPUR, July 31 (Bernama) -- AmMetLife Insurance Berhad (“AmMetLife”) employees will mentor school children in financial management, leadership and entrepreneurial skills through the JA Start-Up Programme. Implemented by Junior Achievement Malaysia (JA Malaysia) and funded by MetLife Foundation, this programme will provide students with the opportunity to experience and learn the complete life cycle of a company.
According to Ramzi Toubassy, Chief Executive Officer, AmMetLife, “We are pleased to support JA Malaysia in inculcating financial literacy and entrepreneurial skills among these students. We believe the JA Start-Up Programme provides these students with the ability to build a foundation of financial security and career accomplishment that will benefit them, their families and their communities.”
KUALA LUMPUR, July 31 (Bernama) -- More than 600 guests attended the inaugural ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) gala dinner to celebrate ACCA’s 83 years of collaborations with its strategic partners across all spheres in Malaysia, from university and learning partners to government and professional bodies, employers, ACCA’s own network of members, council members and advisory committee.
Present at the event were representatives of ACCA’s Approved Learning Partners notably those holding platinum status such as Sunway TES, INTEC Education College, TAR University College, KDU College, HELP College of Arts and Technology, University Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Sentral College Penang, Sunway College Johor Bahru and many more. Equally impressive were the list of employer partners who attended such as CIMB, Maybank, Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB), Petronas, Shell, Ernst & Young (EY), Deloitte, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), KPMG, Baker Tilly Malaysia, Grant Thornton, Crowe Malaysia, UNDP and many more gathered to celebrate ACCA’s growth in Malaysia during the ACCA Malaysia Gala Dinner 2019.
KUALA LUMPUR, July 31 (Bernama) -- The SME & Entrepreneurship Business Award 2019 | SEBA 2019 is back again for the fourth consecutive year and will take place on 8th of November 2019 at the Grand Ballroom, Palace of the Golden Horses. Calls for nominations are currently open via www.seba.asia
This year, under the auspices of Yayasan Usahawan Malaysia both the SEBA 2019 & MURFEST 2019 will be held consecutively at Palace of the Golden Horses.
Dato' Mohamad Ariff bin Md Yusof was accorded the Old Putera (OP) of the Year Award at the 49th Old Putera Association’s (OPA) Annual Dinner on Friday, July 26, at a leading hotel in the Klang Valley. Mohamad Ariff, a 1965 intake of the Royal Military College (RMC), was honoured as the recipient of the RMC Alumni Association’s prestigious award. This award is the highest recognition given to deserving alumni of the RMC as a symbol of acknowledgement from the OPA to celebrate OPs who have achieved noteworthy level of prominence in their chosen professions and who have made significant contributions to the OPA, the RMC, fellow OPs and the nation throughout the years in the spirit of the RMC’s charter and its motto - "Serve To Lead".
Kuala Lumpur, 23rd July 2019 – MasteryAsia will be running the first ever family business convention called ‘The Asian Family Business Convention 2019’ to help family business owners to better manage common family business challenges in Asia. Through this convention, the organization will be introducing their Family Business Advisory Services to Malaysian family business owners.
The Asian Family Business Convention 2019, first of its kind in Asia aims to discuss the challenges frequently faced by family businesses in Asia and to educate family businesses on how to deal with these challenges so that their businesses will continue to experience growth and success through generations to come.
