Do you know? Hedge fundsThe hedge fund industry has expanded dramatically: over the last decade, gross assets roughly doubled to about USD12.1 trillion by end-2024, with net assets up to USD5.3 trillion. Performance has been strong recently—2025 marked the second consecutive year of double-digit returns (around +11.8% on average), and allocator sentiment is at record…
Do you know? Hedge fundsHedge funds are defined more by their flexible toolkit than by what they hold. They can go long and short, use leverage, trade derivatives, and arbitrage pricing dislocations across virtually any asset class—equities, credit, FX, commodities, even crypto. This flexibility lets them pursue “absolute return” objectives (positive returns in up or…
Sending employees home does not simply relocate the office. It changes the system through which work gets done. In 2020, organisations around the world made a remarkably large operational decision in a remarkably short time. Employees were told not to come to the office. They were given laptops, access to company systems, video-conferencing software, and—where…
Do you know? Venture capital in MalaysiaThe structural governance and long-term financial sustainability of the market are defined by its regulatory bodies and available exit pathways. The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) strictly regulates the ecosystem, ensuring market integrity by registering fund managers under specialised, business-friendly legal frameworks rather than rigid retail fund rules. For investors…
Do you know? Venture capital in MalaysiaNon-financial infrastructure, network building and strategic mentorship are driven by a robust network of state-led and private ecosystem enablers. Government development agencies like MDEC and Cradle Fund act as foundational pillars, managing national tech talent initiatives, cross-border soft-landing programs and early startup grants. They work in tandem with structured…
Do you know? Venture capital in MalaysiaStartups and high-growth enterprises form the demand side of the ecosystem, transforming venture injections into scalable technology and market solutions. The lifecycle spans from early-stage seed founders building their minimum viable products using grants and equity crowdfunding, to growth-stage scale-ups raising Series A rounds and beyond to fuel regional…
Do you know? Venture capital in MalaysiaGeneral Partners (GPs) are the professional venture capitalists and fund management firms who assume full operational control and make all day-to-day investment decisions for the fund. Firms like Gobi Partners or 500 Global act as GPs, taking on the responsibility of scouting high-growth startups, conducting deep due diligence, negotiating…
Do you know? Venture capital in MalaysiaVenture capital firms serve as the General Partners that actively pool and deploy this institutional capital into high-growth commercial enterprises. The market features a mix of homegrown institutional fund managers dedicated to nurturing local talent and prominent regional Southeast Asian VCs—such as Gobi Partners and 500 Global—that maintain a…
Do you know? Venture capital in MalaysiaLimited Partners (LPs) are the external, passive investors who supply the financial capital for a venture capital fund but do not participate in its daily management or investment decisions. In Malaysia, LPs are typically institutional giants like sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, corporate conglomerates, or high-net-worth individuals who commit…
Do you know? Venture capital in MalaysiaThe venture capital landscape is heavily anchored by public institutions, sovereign wealth funds and pension giants like Khazanah Nasional, EPF and KWAP, which act as major Limited Partners (LP). To streamline state resources, the government centralised its funding strategy under Jelawang Capital, a national fund-of-funds vehicle created to systematically…