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Unit Trust

Amanah Saham 1Malaysia for sale from Aug 5

July 31, 2009

The Prime Minister has finally launched the much talked about Amanah Saham 1Malaysia (also popularly known as AS 1Malaysia). The sale of the Amanah Saham 1Malaysia units will commence on August 5 and the initial offer period of 30 days will end on September 3.
Unlike other unit trust funds where the minimum initial subscription is [...]

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More Amanah Saham Malaysia (ASM) units for investors next week

July 16, 2009

Good news for those who missed out on buying units of Amanah Saham Malaysia (ASM) the last round. You now have a chance to invest in these units again.
Permodalan Nasional Bhd (PNB) is opening up the remaining 1.6 billion ASM units for interested investors, without setting any quotas for bumiputras and non-bumiputras.
However, during the offer [...]

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How does the new Public Bank’s PB USA Recovery Fund work?

May 12, 2009

I saw an ad in today’s paper about the newest fund in the market by Public Bank – the PB USA Recovery Fund. From what I understand reading the brochure, this is a structured fund and it’s 100% capital protected in Ringgit. This fund aims to capture the economic recovery of the US equity market in the [...]

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4 ways to invest for a steady stream of passive income

April 24, 2009

Everyone is asking what is a good investment to go into in today’s world of uncertainties. With the launch of the recent investment vehicles like the Sukuk Simpanan Rakyat and Amanah Saham Malaysia (ASM) which promise 5% annual returns, many Malaysians have rushed in to buy the units. They are indeed good investments in times [...]

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Which unit trust funds to buy

February 3, 2009

During this period of economic downturn, many investors have suffered losses in all types of investments. No matter how diversified their portfolios are, the losses were inevitable in one form or another. The only hope is that there was a good mix of asset classes in there that could have helped to sustain huge losses.
Even [...]

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