KUALA LUMPUR, November 2, 2010 --- Boustead Holdings Berhad (Boustead) is set to put into motion a strategic corporate initiative which is expected to fuel its acquisition drive and pare down short-term borrowings.

KUALA LUMPUR --- Despite the current volatility on the global front, Affin Fund Management Berhad has today boldly launched its Affin Tactical Fund designed to deliver medium to long-term capital appreciation and protection against adverse markets by enabling investors to participate in the growth prospect of the Malaysian market.

KUALA LUMPUR , 28 July 2010- Affin Investment Bank Berhad (“Affin Investment”) today has been appointed by MRCB Sentral Properties Sdn Bhd , a wholly-owned subsidiary of Malaysian Resources Corporation Berhad (“MRCB”), to act as the Principal Adviser and Lead Arranger in relation to the Guaranteed Commercial Paper/Medium Term Note (CP/MTN) programme of up to RM400 million. This marks another successful financing arranged by Affin Investment for MRCB Group in the past 2 years – the first a RM499m syndicated loan and now the MRCB Sentral Properties Sdn. Bhd. financing.

Kuala Lumpur, Tuesday (June 29, 2010) – Affin Investment Bank Berhad made history by arranging the inaugural Danajamin Nasional Berhad guaranteed issue. Danajamin is Malaysia’s first Financial Guarantee Insurer that provides financial guarantee insurance for bonds and sukuk issuances to financially viable Malaysian companies to enable access to the Capital Market.