Dear MDBC members,

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THIS EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE ON WED, 12 NOV.

We invite you to join us for a briefing on Wednesday, 12 November on Budget 2026.  Speakers from Hong Leong Bank and JS Partners will provide a macroeconomic view on the budget as well as tax measures and the business incentive perspective.  An added part of the program will be on EPF changes for expatriates.

Date: Wednesday, 12 November 2025
Time: 13:30 – 17:00 hrs
Venue: Singapore Room, Level 19
Menara Hong Leong, 6 Jalan Damanlela
Bukit Damansara, Kuala Lumpur
*Please note: This event is for MDBC members only

Itinerary:
13:30 hrs: Registration
14:00 hrs: Welcome Remarks
14:05 hrs: Hong Leong Bank – Macroeconomic Perspectives
14:35 hrs: JS Partners – EPF Changes for Expatriates
14:45 hrs: JS Partners – Tax Measures & Business Incentive Perspective
15:15 hrs: Q&A Session
15:45 hrs: Networking & Refreshments
17:00 hrs: Program Ends

SPEAKERS:

CHOONG YIN PHENG (Chief Economist, Hong Leong Bank)

Yin Pheng heads the Fixed Income & Economic Research team at Global Markets, Hong Leong Bank.  She brings with her over 20 years of research experience, starting as an equity analyst before joining the Bank in 2001.  Her team provides insights on macroeconomics, currency and bond research mainly to institutional investors and the Bank’s corporate clients, as well as other stakeholders of the Bank.

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DATIN SHIVAJINI SEELAN (Founder & Principal Partner, JS Partners)

Datin Jiniy Seelan, C.A. (M), FCPA (Aust), is a finance professional and entrepreneur with over two decades of experience in financial management, taxation, and business advisory. As the Founder and Principal of JS Partners, a leading Chartered Accounting firm in Malaysia, she has built a reputation for delivering strategic financial solutions tailored to the needs of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Her expertise spans across financial system implementation, tax advisory and Human resource making her a trusted advisor to businesses navigating complex financial landscapes.

A Chartered Accountant (M) and Fellow of CPA Australia, Datin Jiniy Seelan holds esteemed memberships with the Malaysian Institute of Accountants and the Chartered Taxation Institute of Malaysia. She also possesses a Company Secretarial and Tax Agent License, reinforcing her commitment to regulatory compliance and governance. . Her journey has been featured in The Finance Story, where she shared her experience of balancing entrepreneurship with motherhood, and in The Star, where she discussed the challenges and triumphs of building JS Partners from the ground up. She is also an independent director of Unitrade Berhad and Malayan Assurance Berhad. She has been appointed Secretary of the Malaysian Australian Business Council (MABC)She has been nominated as the Global 200 Women Power Leader 2025 .

REGISTRATION:

Please register online via the link below.
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Please register no later than Monday, 10 November 2025 (12:00 hrs)