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LTAT’s listed empire goes dark. One problem remains

Concentration risk never seems to go away.

Aug 11, 2026
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Lembaga Tabung Angkatan Tentera’s (LTAT) listed empire went dark, when Boustead Heavy Industries Corp (BHIC) was delisted on Thursday.

That makes it the third Boustead company taken private in three years, after the armed forces’ fund delisted Boustead Holdings in 2023 and Boustead Plantations in 2024.

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