KUALA LUMPUR, July 25 (Bernama) -- Leading global professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) today announced the opening of its new office in Malaysia, with the appointment of Corporate Performance Improvement (CPI) Managing Director, Tze Yann (Z) Tan as country leader. A&M’s Malaysia office extends the firm’s geographic footprint by leveraging its newly launched Southeast Asia and Australia (SEAA) business unit and fusing the firm’s strategic growth plans with its regional commitment.

In his new role, Mr. Tan will lead a team of about 20 A&M Malaysia professionals. He will work with Utsav Garg, a Managing Director and head of A&M’s SEAA business unit, to marshal the firm’s CPI, Private Equity Performance Improvement, and Restructuring & Turnaround lines of service, both focused on addressing market concerns and solving regional clients’ complex problems. Yoong Ming Chin, a Senior Director with Alvarez & Marsal’s Performance Improvement practice in Southeast Asia and Australia, will also join the Malaysia office.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 25 (Bernama) -- The Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities YB Datuk Hajah Zuraida Kamaruddin led the ministry's (MPIC) delegation to chair the 10th Meeting of the Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries (CPOPC) together with the Coordinating Minister of Indonesian Economic Affairs, H.E. Airlangga Hartarto in Bali Indonesia.

The hybrid meeting was also attended by representatives of observer countries, including the Colombian Vice-Minister of Agricultural Affairs, H.E. Juan Gonzalo Botero, Honduran Minister of Agriculture and Livestock, H.E. Laura Suazo, and Secretary General of the Palm Oil Corporation (OPIC) Kepson Pupita, representing Papua New Guinea.

FTSE Russell, a leading global index, data and analytics provider, announced today the launch of the FTSE IdealRatings Islamic Index Series in collaboration with IdealRatings.

The FTSE IdealRatings Islamic Index Series measures the performance of the global Islamic equity securities across global markets. FTSE Russell is the benchmark administrator of the index series while IdealRatings is responsible for in depth research to identify the compliance of the index series constituents.