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 [...]
Quill Capita Trust was listed on Bursa Malaysia in 2007. From an initial portfolio of 4 properties in Cyberjaya, it has since added 6 more properties to its portfolio making it one of the more active REITs in Malaysia (in terms of acquisitions).
Following from the previous post, we have created an FBM KLCI Table which shows you the weighted market cap of the 30 eligible counters. It looks like Public Bank overtook Bumiputra Commerce today as the top dog in FBM KLCI. Check out this screen shot from last week: Similar share price and similar number of [...]
I must admit, I didn’t really pay much attention to the FBM KLCI transition. But I’m enjoying the fruits of it now. Looking at the current rally, I’m sure glad I hung on to my AMMB and COMMERZ shares over the past few months. As you might recall, both these counters were in free fall [...]
Whenever the newspaper talks about the car sector, it almost always revolves around Proton, Perodua, car sales and so on. You hardly ever hear of a company called APM Automotive. It doesn’t grab the headlines, but APM is one of those companies that just goes about its business, makes money and pays dividends, year-in year-out. [...]
In case you’re wondering why Bursa Malaysia is so strong despite the Dow making fresh lows each day, HLeBroking’s newsletter today provides a good glimpse of the scenario. Construction and Plantation Sector These two sectors are holding up the KLCI. Construction Stocks have been in an uptrend of late as traders buy up construction stocks [...]
In my previous post on the Baltic Dry Index, I made a mention of Malaysian Bulk Carriers Berhad or MAYBULK. I first bought into this company in June 2006 when the share price was hovering at RM2.00 – 2.10 (pre-bonus basis). Adjusted for bonus issue, I believe it works out to be less than RM1.70 [...]
For any investor on Bursa Malaysia now, this must be the million dollar question: Has the market bottomed out? I’ve just read a pretty good report by CIMB Research. Can’t say that I agree with everything they said but there are some good observations. The report looks at the six major bear markets that Malaysia experienced in [...]
If you are a business owner, you will agree that cash flow is king. Looking at earnings is only half the story. Too often we hear of companies making profits but in the end they still fail. Earnings can be puffed up with fictitious accounting transactions. The telling sign is usually this… While the company [...]
I really couldn’t believe my eyes today. RHBinvest.com – a leading financial portal in Malaysia – is actually showing an expired domain message on its homepage. Can’t believe it too? Check out this screenshot:
