Posts under ‘Investing’

Real Estate Investment Trust are on the rise in Malaysia.
With only four years behind their belt, they have attracted a lot of interest thanks to their high yields, moderate risk position, and being traded on the BURSA Malaysia exchange directly. Investors who are saving for the long run – ex: retirement or child education – [...]

I believe the country you are from shapes the way you approach retirement.
If you are French or Canadian, you are raised to expect the government to provide for your minimum standard of living in later years; of course, you can sweeten your old days by saving and investing along the way. You usually pay a [...]

Over the past few weeks we’ve been hearing a lot about 1Malaysia and the latest ASN fund to be released, Amanah Saham 1Malaysia. unfortunately, the fund seems to be restricted to Malaysian investors. Nevertheless, as with ASB, many expats who do live in Malaysia can use their spouse ASN account to hold ASN units.
As the [...]

I recently received the following update from LM Australia, found it quite interesting, and wanted to share it here.
For those who don’t know LM, they are a privately owned, specialist Australian income funds manager who provide established income funds with a range of flexible investment options: cash, conservative income and enhanced income. Their funds are [...]

Amanah Saham Bumiputera (ASB) is a must have for all Bumiputras in Malaysia. I always recommend my Malay friends, and clients married to Malays, to max out their ASB account ASAP. The reason? Units Trusts which are low risk, capital guaranteed, and only cost RM1 per unit are hard to come by. Especially those who [...]