On 6 February 2026, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed between IPPFA, represented by Mr. Michael Wong, Managing Director of IPP Financial Services Holdings Group, and KSI Strategic Institute for Asia Pacific, represented by Tan Sri Michael Yeoh, President.
The collaboration formalises a strategic knowledge partnership to deliver structured monthly macroeconomic diagnostics. While IPPFA formalises the research engagement, the initiative sits within the broader IPP Global Wealth (IPPGW) platform, which coordinates the integration of macroeconomic intelligence with cross-border advisory and execution frameworks.
The publication will incorporate:
- The Malaysia Economic Thermometer to assess cyclical positioning and forward momentum
- Asia transmission channel analysis to trace the pass-through of global monetary, trade and financial shocks into domestic demand and cost structures
- A Malaysia Export External Risk Profile to quantify exposure to external demand, policy shifts and currency dynamics
- A Malaysia Exposure Matrix to map sectoral sensitivities across growth, margins and balance-sheet conditions
Through IPPGW’s coordinating platform model, these diagnostics are not treated as standalone economic commentary. Instead, they are integrated into broader advisory discussions — supporting strategic planning, capital allocation, risk management and cross-border positioning for businesses and investors.
This partnership reinforces IPPGW’s role in aligning research, licensed advisory expertise and domain specialists into a coherent framework designed to navigate regional economic inflection points with discipline and clarity.