Human Resource (HR) operations have come a long way from the days of paperwork, filing documents and overflowing cabinets. While it is common these days for small businesses to rely on computer programmes such as Microsoft Excel to capture and organise HR-related data, it is far from what technology can do to digitalise HR operations, and in turn, increase productivity for businesses. 

With this in mind, Digi recently commissioned a survey titled ‘Human Resource Digitalisation in Malaysia’ with Vase.AI to find out the opinions HR employees across industries in Malaysia had in regards to digitalisation in HR. 

Kuala Lumpur (August 3rd 2020): The Worldcom Confidence Index (WCI), which uses a sophisticated artificial intelligence (AI) tool to track the sentiments and engagement of C-Suite Executives at over 54,000 leading businesses around the world (including 811 major Malaysian enterprises), has revealed that overall corporate confidence improved during June 2020, despite the continuing COVID-19 crisis, the impact of the George Floyd incident in the USA and ongoing economic concerns.

Kuala Lumpur – Manulife Investment Management (M) Berhad (‘Manulife’) announced today the launch of the Manulife Global Low Volatility Equity Fund (the ‘Fund’), which aims to provide Malaysian investors with stable capital growth over the long run through investments in global companies with sustainable business models, while seeking to limit volatility and emphasize downside protection. The Fund is a retail feeder fund that invests at least 95% of its net asset value into Alliance Bernstein’s SICAV I – Low Volatility Equity Portfolio (the “Target Fund”), which follows the disciplined approach and investment philosophy of QSP – investing in high-Quality, Stable companies at the right Price to beat the market and cushion downside. 

“Equity markets around the world continue to be volatile as the global pandemic rages on and relationships between major economic powers intensify. While we have seen strong market recoveries over the few past months, we can expect these issues to continue to influence the market directions. As investors, we can only mitigate the associated risks by searching further and wider for opportunities. Taking a global perspective and focusing on the potential long-term success of companies allows investors to cut through short-term market noises and stay on course to achieving their financial objectives,” said Jason Chong, CEO, Manulife Investment Management (M) Berhad.