December 2018 - IKON Malaysia

CIMB Denies Its Online Banking System Was Hacked

19Dec

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CIMB Denies Its Online Banking System Was Hacked

CIMB Bank Berhad has refuted allegations that there was a security flaw in its online banking portal. CIMB said its online banking portal, CIMBClicks, remains secure and all customers' transactions continue to be protected. "The bank would like to inform that it had, over the weekend, introduced a few additional measures to enhance the security of its CIMBClicks transactions. "Apart from ensuring that the system is now able to accommodate passwords longer than eight characters and up to 20 characters, we have also added the reCaptcha security measure on CIMBClicks to ensure the user is not a bot," it said in a statement on Monday (Dec 17). Over the weekend, purported issues with CIMB's online banking portal went viral after social media users claimed that funds from their onlin...

Malaysia Files Criminal Charges Against Goldman Sachs

19Dec

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Finance

Malaysia Files Criminal Charges Against Goldman Sachs

Malaysian authorities filed criminal charges against Goldman Sachs on Monday, alleging the Wall Street bank was involved in a conspiracy to launder $2.7 billion from an investment fund. The charges escalate the legal troubles facing Goldman Sachs. U.S. authorities have already filed criminal charges against former Goldman Sachs employees, but this is the first time the New York bank has been directly blamed for wrongdoing. “Having held themselves out as the pre-eminent global adviser ... the highest standards are expected of Goldman Sachs. They have fallen far short of any standard,” Malaysian Attorney General Tommy Thomas said in a statement. Goldman Sachs has said it is cooperating with the investigations and denied wrongdoing. “We believe these charges are misdirected and we wi...

5 Reasons You Should Encourage Your Employees To Take Vacations

19Dec

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Leadership

5 Reasons You Should Encourage Your Employees To Take Vacations

When your team is neck deep in work, the last thing on your mind as a small business owner is to encourage everyone to use up their vacation time. Every day looms as another day that you’ll have to find someone else to substitute for them or take on extra work. But that’s a short-term mindset. Employees who don’t take vacation are at high risk of burnout. And many workers do opt out. Project: Time Off, a national movement to transform American attitudes and behavior about vacation, found that in 2016, Americans took 16.2 days of the 21.9 days of vacation they were offered, on average. Project: Time Off calls this “America’s Lost Week.” Take a stand against this trend of all work and little play. Here are five reasons to encourage your employees to take a vacation: ...

Money Saving Tips For Financial Success In 2019

13Dec

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Finance

Money Saving Tips For Financial Success In 2019

With the excesses of festive season spending behind you, the New Year represents the perfect opportunity to whip your finances back into shape, beginning by implementing these seven simple money-saving tips from Citadel Advisory Partner Daryl Coker. 1. Set your financial goal January is thus the perfect time to reflect on your accomplishments during 2018, and set new financial goals for the year ahead. These may include paying off debts, saving towards a deposit on a home, or even revving up your retirement savings. 2. Reassess your budget "Many people diet in January because they put on a little too much weight during the holidays and are trying to get their life back in order, and budgeting is similarly an important exercise for trimming the fat from your finances," said Coker. ...

Why Countless US Commuters Are Ditching Bikes and Buses For Scooters

13Dec

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Lifestyle

Why Countless US Commuters Are Ditching Bikes and Buses For Scooters

What at first might seem like a toy could well be the affordable and environmentally friendly transport innovation desperately needed by many cities around the world. “I mostly use a scooter for short distances, to get to from the subway to the office,” says Robert Price from Washington. He's one of many in US cities that are giving up cars, bikes and public transport for rentable battery-powered scooters. Scattered all over city centres, they can be rented out from operators like Lime and Bird for less than the price of a train ticket for 10 minutes use. Anyone who wants to start a quick ride just uses an app on their smartphone to unlock one. Once you've unlocked the scooter with your smartphone, two or three pushes with your foot and you're on your way. Then, all you need to ke...

6 of the Most Successful Business Leaders Share Their Secret to Discovering Great Talent

13Dec

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Leadership

6 of the Most Successful Business Leaders Share Their Secret to Discovering Great Talent

Ray Kroc, who grew McDonald’s into the hugely successful global franchise it is today, famously said, “you’re only as good as the people you hire.” This belief is not a shock to any successful business leader—nobody can build a great company alone. The question is: how do you find these great employees? Here is a round up of the questions, attributes, and quirky tactics six of the most successful leaders use to tell if the person they are interviewing could be their next transformational hire: Spanx founder Sara Blakely takes a step back and lets candidates ask the questions As the founder of Spanx and one of the world’s most influential businesswomen, Sara Blakely knows a thing or two about what it takes to make a great hire, especially when it comes to the execut...

‘Black Panther’ Is Google’s Most-Searched Movie Of 2018

13Dec

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Innovation/ Technology

‘Black Panther’ Is Google’s Most-Searched Movie Of 2018

As the year draws to a close, it's time to take stock of 2018. Google, for one, has released its Year in Search, running down 2018's top-trending queries in several categories. These trends also vary from country to country. Topping the global and American rankings, Ryan Coogler's Black Panther movie leads the way as the Internet's the most searched for film of 2018. It was a pivotal year for the blockbuster which, as well as grossing over US$1bil (RM4.18bil) worldwide, as also bagged Golden Globe nomination for Best Drama movie. Deadpool 2 comes second in the list, followed by Venom, Avengers: Infinity War, the Freddie Mercury biopic, Bohemian Rhapsody, Bradley Cooper's directorial debut, A Star Is Born, Incredibles 2, The Nun, A Quiet Place and Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. Ac...

13Dec

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Theresa May Wins Leadership Ballot

Theresa May has survived an attempt to oust her from the British prime ministership, winning a secret ballot of her MPs 200 to 117. However, her critics immediately demanded she stand down, declaring her victory too narrow to maintain her authority. "A significant number of colleagues did cast a vote against me and I've listened to what they said," said British Prime Minister Theresa May after winning a secret ballot 200 to 117. The result, anounced by Sir Graham Brady, the chair of the 1922 backbench committee at 9pm local time, is one vote higher than the votes May received in the second round of the leadership contest she eventually won unchallenged in 2016, But it means that more than a third of her partyroom opposes her leadership. Crucially, the number of MPs who voted...