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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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All that commotion on the ASM and ASW Wawasan 2020 quotas

April 29, 2009

I wrote in my earlier post about how the unsold units of the Amanah Saham Nasional are such a waste if they are still kept unopened to interested investors come the end of the initial offer period.
With the recent developments of the Indians complaining that certain banks are telling them that the Indian quota units [...]

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Can the remaining 2 billion Amanah Saham Nasional units be opened to interested investors?

April 28, 2009

According to a report in The Star, the Chinese subscription of the ASM bond units have been fully taken up according to their given quota of 999 million units. However, there’re lots more units not taken up in the Bumiputera and Indian quotas, totalling some 2 billion units.
This fact has left me with a burning [...]

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National Savings Bond to offer 5% returns a year

April 8, 2009

Just when I thought there wasn’t much great investments to go into of late, something caught my eye in the papers today. An Islamic bond called Sukuk Simpanan Rakyat or National Savings Bond will be launched and it is slated to be giving a return of 5% a year.
This bond is a short term investment for [...]

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