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Charles Nenner says Dow headed for 5000

I’m just reading with interest the prediction of this Charles Nenner guru whose other predictions have apparently been proven right in recent times. It seems judging from the comments in the article the views of US investing community is divided somewhat equally on this prediction. Nenner thinks the market will peak in August and move towards [...]

[ More ] July 16th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in International |

Malaysia Life Insurance Sector

RHB Research has recently published an interesting report on the life insurance sector in Malaysia. Currently there are 16 life insurance companies in Malaysia and the major players are Great Eastern, AIA, Prudential and ING. The industry size is around 11.9m policies with annual premiums of RM17.4 billion. RHB Research expects insurance premiums to grow [...]

[ More ] June 29th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Bursa Malaysia Companies |

Starhill REIT to sell Lot 10 and Starhill Gallery

  In a somewhat unexpected development, Starhill REIT is proposing to sell its Starhill Gallery and Lot 10 properties to Starhill Global REIT (which is listed on SGX). YTL is looking to position Starhill REIT as a pure Hospitality play, while Starhill Global REIT will be a Retail play.

[ More ] November 19th, 2009 | 16 Comments | Posted in Property-REITS |

Al-’Aqar KPJ REIT Portfolio

This post follows our interview post with Al ‘Aqar KPJ REIT. Here is a snapshot of Alaqar REIT’s property portfolio as at 31 December 2008.

[ More ] November 17th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Property-REITS |

ALAQAR KPJ REIT INTERVIEW

Horizon.my speaks with AL-’AQAR KPJ REIT, the world’s first Islamic REIT. With us are Yusaini bin Sidek (CEO) and Shareen Zurina (Strategic Planning & Investor Relations Executive). The Board of Directors of Alaqar KPJ REIT 1. Can you share with us a bit about Johor Corporation, Al-Aqar KPJ Reit (“Alaqar”) and KPJ Healthcare Berhad? – [...]

[ More ] November 16th, 2009 | 2 Comments | Posted in Property-REITS |

When Do Company Earnings Go Up?

As investors, we usually try to get a feel for the future earnings of the company we invest in. If we can’t predict future earnings, we can at least find out how a company plans to increase its earnings. There are basically several ways:

[ More ] November 10th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Earnings, Tutorials |

Hektar REIT Portfolio

This post follows our interview post with Hektar REIT . Here is a snapshot of Hektar REIT’s property portfolio as at 31 December 2008.

[ More ] November 5th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Property-REITS |

Hektar REIT Interview

Following our recent article on Hektar REIT, below are the interview transcripts which provide more insight into some key areas.

[ More ] November 2nd, 2009 | 3 Comments | Posted in Property-REITS |

Hektar REIT – Adding Value to Shopping Centres

Hektar REIT is one of the higher yielding REITs on Bursa Malaysia. Having sank to a low of RM0.73 during last year’s meltdown, its unit price has since gained some 45% to close at RM1.06 yesterday. Even at the current price of RM1.06, Hektar’s distribution yield works out to be 9.6%, a very enticing proposition [...]

[ More ] October 31st, 2009 | 1 Comment | Posted in Tutorials |

Top 10 Money Mistakes

Here’s a list of 10 major mistakes in managing your money. It is compiled by our Church Pastor. And even if our Pastor is not an expert in finance & investment, I must say it’s a pretty good guide:

[ More ] October 14th, 2009 | 6 Comments | Posted in Christian Money Matters, Featured |