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After merging with ING Funds Berhad, Kenanga Investors Berhad launched its first new fund of the enlarged family. In this uncertain global economic environment, how much return can a fund generated was the main concern for many investors. Want to get higher return? Then, we cannot runaway from higher volatility! Are there any balance in between? Yes. To cater for such investors, this new fund aims to provide a compounded rate of return of at least 10% per annum over market cycle (5 years) by investing in a diversified portfolio of Asia Pacific equities . 3 Reasons WHY it benefits you: Well... Unlike others, this fund DO NOT has any benchmark constraint. This allows flexibility in identifying and implementing the most optimum investment strategy. Picture below shows the differences between Absolute and Relative return: Still not yet convinced? How about the proven track record? Click here to download prospectus Source: Kenanga Investors Bhd

Titled as " ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENTS IN MALAYSIA IN THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2011 ", Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) review some interesting facts on the status of our economy and the market outlook going forward. The announcement was chaired by Central Bank's governor to address the media after the closing of Bursa Malaysia. Growth improved in the third quarter Despite the challenging environment, Malaysian economy registered a higher growth of 5.8% (2Q11: 4.3%), due to stronger domestic demand. The robust  domestic demand was driven by an  expansion in both household and business spending as well as higher public  sector expenditure.  Manufacturing sector  recording a significantly better performance supported by firm regional  demand for resource-based products, coupled with the normalisation in supply chain disruptions arising from the Japan natural disaster. The headline inflation rate , as measured by the change in the Consumer Price...

Public Bank is launching a new fund, PB Growth Sequel Fund (PBGSQF) on 15  November 2011. PBGSQF is an equity fund that invests in a diversified portfolio of  primarily Malaysian equities to achieve capital growth over the medium- to long-term  period. PBGSQF is managed by Public Bank’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Public  Mutual. Fund Specific Benefits PBGSQF provides investors the opportunity to participate in the medium- to long term growth potential of the equity market through investments in a diversified  portfolio of  index-linked companies, blue chip stocks and companies with healthy  growth prospects that are listed on Bursa Securities. PBGSQF will invest in companies with reasonable earnings growth prospect over the  medium- to long-term to maximize the growth potential of the fund. Some of the  sectors that the fund would focus on include financial, communications, industrial and  consumer sectors. What is the Asset Allo...

The Public Ittikal Sequel Fund (PITSEQ) is a Shariah-compliant capital growth fund that invests in a diversified portfolio of index-linked companies, blue chip stocks and companies with growth prospects listed on the Bursa Securities. The fund may also invest in sukuk such as sovereign sukuk, corporate sukuk and Islamic money market instruments to generate returns. The Fund will focus its investments mainly in the domestic market, capitalising on opportunities arising from Malaysia’s resilient economic growth prospects in the medium-to long-term. Some of the sectors that the Fund may invest in include consumer, industrial, telecommunications and utilities sectors. How about foreign investment? To achieve increased diversification, the Fund may invest up to 30% of its NAV in selected foreign markets. The foreign markets which the fund may invest in include Singapore, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, China, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, India, Australia, United States of Ameri...

Ignoring the volatile and not-so-positive market currently, Public Mutual Bhd launched 3 funds in a row on 6th Sept 2011 to fill investors appetite. They were PB Asia Emerging Growth Fund , PB Bond Fund , and PB Sukuk Fund . Here, we will be only highlighting the equity fund. PB Asia Emerging Growth Fund seeks to achieve capital growth over the medium to long-term period by primarily investing in the securities of emerging small to medium-sized companies in domestic and regional markets. The fund generally maintains equity exposures within a range of 70% to 98% against its NAV. The balance of the fund's NAV may be invested in domestic and foreign fixed income securities and money market instruments. Investment Strategy Generally, companies with reasonable earnings growth prospect are selected. In identifying such companies, the fund relies on fundamental research where financial health, industry prospects, management quality and past track record of the companies are considered. A...

To join in the Indonesia Theme bandwagon, OSK launched its own version of Indonesian Equity Growth Fund, which aims to achieve medium to long term capital appreciation through investments in securities of companies with high growth potential that are listed on the Indonesian Stock Exchange and/or companies listed on other exchanges whose business are substantially in Indonesia. This fund is suitable for investors who: wish to participate in the potential and investment opportunities of the Indonesian economy are willing to accept higher risk in their investments in order to achieve potentially higher returns in the medium to long term seek capital appreciation rather than income 8 Answers to "WHY invest in Indonesia?" Impressive equity market performance Jakarta Composite Index gained 46% in 2010 The 7th year in which Indonesia has outperformed Asia ex-Japan over the past 9 years ( Source: CLSA Research January 2011 ) Strong economic growth Expected growth of 5.7% to 6% in ye...

Everyone is buzzing about SRR lately, since Bank Negara Malaysia's statement which stated its intention to raise SRR in the near future. Actually, what is SRR? And, what is the effect of higher SRR imposed? Why BNM using SRR right now? Finance Malaysia hopes to clear everyone's doubt and would appreciate if you can share this out. What is SRR? Statury Reserve Requirement is a monetary policy instrument available to Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) for the purposes of liquidity management. Effectively, banking institutions namely commercial banks, merchant/investment banks and Islamic banks are required to maintain balances in their Statutory Reserve Accounts (SRA) equivalent to a certain proportion of their eligible liabilities (EL), this proportion being the SRR rate. Why BNM uses the SRR as its "tool"? Since SRR is available to BNM to manage liquidity and hence credit creation in the banking system, it was used to withdraw or inject liquidity when the excess or lack of...

Today, Public Bank is launching its latest fund, PB Indonesia Balanced Fund , which primarily invests in the Indonesian market including Indonesian businesses or companies listed in other permitted markets. The fund adopts a balanced asset allocation (60% equity: 40% fixed income) approach to participate in the long-term growth prospects of the Indonesian market. The fund is managed by Public Mutual. Key investment points: Indonesia is the largest economy and one of the fastest growing countries in Southeast Asia. An emerging economy which charted a healthy growth rate averaging 5.1% per annum (2008-2009) Large domestic demand base with robust consumer spending, and rich of commodities. Key features Offering period   : 12th Oct - 1st Nov 2010 Initial price         : RM 0.2500 per unit Initial investment : Min RM 1,000 Top-up              : Min RM 1...

On June 8, Public Mutual is launching a new fund, Public Optimal Growth Fund (POGF). To achieve optimum returns for investors, this fund invests in a diversified portfolio of dividend and growth stocks in the domestic market. According to Public Mutual’s CEO, global and regional equity markets had rebounded from multi-year lows in March 2009 on optimism that global economic activities would continue to strengthen on the back of government stimulus spending and supportive monetary policies. “The domestic market should remain underpinned by the strengthening pace of economic recovery throughout the Asia Pacific region, resilient liquidity conditions and reasonable valuations,” she said.