Category Archives: Mutual Fund

Single price regime

Posted on 2 July 2007 by ssquah

The Securities Commission in Malaysia has introduced a new regulation called Single Pricing Regime (SPR) which goes into effect today. What this means is that from today onwards, there will only be one price – the Net Asset Value (NAV) … Continue reading →

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EPF disallows members’ offshore investments

Posted on 25 June 2007 by ssquah

I was having dinner with the branch manager of a local unit trust company last Wednesday when I asked her why certain funds cannot be purchased with an investor’s EPF savings. After all, EPF had been allowing its members to … Continue reading →

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Going global Malaysia – Update (May 2007)

Posted on 14 May 2007 by ssquah

Here is a comparison of the top 10 largest investment holdings for each of the three global property funds available here in Malaysia: ING Global Real Estate Fund (31 Mar 2007) (Source: ING Funds Distributor, LLC) * Mitsubishi Estate Co … Continue reading →

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Main investment channel

Posted on 21 April 2007 by ssquah

The unit trust industry is now the main channel for Malaysians to invest in the capital market, according to Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak. The market is now bigger and it has been wielding an increasingly wider influence … Continue reading →

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Going global Malaysia – Update (Apr 2007)

Posted on 8 April 2007 by ssquah

Here is a comparison of the top 10 largest investment holdings for each of the three global property funds available here in Malaysia: ING Global Real Estate Fund (28 Feb 2007) (Source: ING Funds Distributor, LLC) * Mitsui Fudosan Co … Continue reading →

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Going global Malaysia – Update (Mar 2007)

Posted on 9 March 2007 by ssquah

Here is a comparison of the top 10 largest investment holdings for each of the three global property funds available here in Malaysia: ING Global Real Estate Fund (31 Jan 2007) (Source: ING Funds Distributor, LLC) * Mitsubishi Estate Co … Continue reading →

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Going global Malaysia – Update (Jan 2007)

Posted on 24 January 2007 by ssquah

Here is a comparison of the top 10 largest investment holdings for each of the three global property funds available here in Malaysia: ING Global Real Estate Fund (31 Dec 2006) (Source: ING Funds Distributor, LLC) * Land Securities Group … Continue reading →

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Going global Malaysia – Update (Dec 2006)

Posted on 11 December 2006 by ssquah

Here is a comparison of the top 10 largest investment holdings for each of the three global property funds available here in Malaysia, as at 31 Oct 2006: ING Global Real Estate Fund (Source: ING Investment Management Asia Pacific Limited, … Continue reading →

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