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PCIF was launched roughly at the same time as PCSF when China market is at peak.

PCIF is slightly better than PCSF due to its more conservative approach and Shahriah compliant.

My agent is recommending PSMALLCAP because it may rise further from the upcoming 2011. A boost in SME.

What you guys think? By the way, when is the budget?

Oh really. Thanks for pointing out.

Re-opening of Sales for Public Enhanced Bond Fund and Public Islamic Enhanced Bond

We wish to inform that Public Enhanced Bond Fund (PEBF) and Public Islamic Enhanced Bond Fund (PIEBF) will be re-opened for cash investments with effect from 6 October 2010. The minimum initial and additional investment for PEBF and PIEBF are RM100,000.

Please contact our Customer Service Hotline at 03-6207 5000 if you have further queries regarding the above matter.

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Public Bank launches PB Indonesia Balanced Fund

Public Bank is launching its latest fund, PB Indonesia Balanced Fund (PBINDOBF), on 12 October 2010. PBINDOBF is a balanced fund that seeks to achieve income and capital growth by investing in a portfolio of investments primarily in the Indonesian market including Indonesian businesses/companies listed in other permitted markets. PBINDOBF is managed by Public Bank’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Public Mutual.

Public Mutual’s Chief Executive Officer Ms. Yeoh Kim Hong said Indonesia is the largest economy in Southeast Asia and is among the fastest growing countries in the region. As an emerging economy, Indonesia charted a healthy growth rate averaging 5.1%1 per annum over 2000-2009, underpinned by resilient domestic demand and a series of economic reforms. “PBINDOBF allows investors the opportunity to participate in the long-term growth potential of a diversified portfolio of blue chip stocks, growth stocks, fundamentally undervalued stocks and dividend stocks traded in the Indonesian market as well as Indonesian businesses/companies listed in other permitted markets.”

Due to its large domestic demand base, Indonesia’s economic performance is envisaged to be more resilient than other economies in the event of slower global growth. Indonesia’s GDP is expected to rebound from 4.5%2 in 2009 to 6%2 for 2010 and 6.3%2 in 2011 on the back of robust consumer spending and investment spending as well as strong global demand for commodities. After registering a 114.7%3 return in 2009, the Indonesian market continued to be one of the best performing regional markets with a gain of 18.2%3 on a year-to-date basis to 20 August 2010 amidst robust economic activities.

Yeoh said that PBINDOBF adopts a balanced asset allocation approach to participate in the long-term growth prospects of the Indonesian market. The fund maintains a prudent mix of equities and fixed income securities in the ratio of 60:40. Hence, PBINDOBF is an attractive investment avenue for investors with conservative to moderate risk-reward temperament seeking to capitalise on the growth prospects of the Indonesian market.

The initial issue price of PBINDOBF is RM0.2500 per unit during the 21-day initial offer period from 12 October to 1 November 2010. The minimum initial investment for the fund is RM1,000 and the minimum additional investment is RM100. During the offer period, special promotional service charges as low as 5% of initial issue price per unit are extended to the purchase of units of PBINDOBF. Investors who opt for Direct Debit Instruction with PBINDOBF during the offer period will enjoy a special promotional service charge of 5.25% of NAV (net asset value) per unit for as long as the Direct Debit is active. Terms and conditions apply.

Interested investors can contact Public Bank’s Personal Financial Executive at any branch nationwide or call Public Bank free-phone at 1800-22-9999 during normal working hours.

Public Mutual is Malaysia’s largest private unit trust company with 80 funds under management. It has over 2,320,000 accountholders and as at 30 August 2010, the total net asset value of the funds managed by the company was RM37.9 billion.

1 IMF, World Economic Outlook Database April 2010
2 Bloomberg Consensus Forecast, August 2010
3 Lipper, August 2010 (expressed in Ringgit terms)

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The commission will be to UTC agent code tied to the fund.

If you buy fund A from Ali with agent code 123, then he'll get partial of the commission.

Likewise, if you decided to buy fund B from David with agent code 890, then David'll get partial of the commission.

Same fund can have different agent codes if you do it properly; let's Fund A with account number 1234 from agent code 123 and Fund A with account number 7890 with agent code 890. But usually people don't do that.

I just transfered all the funds under my previous UTC who is no longer an active to my colleague.

Maybe the agent refund them under table. LOL

By standard, it should be 5.5% upfront.

QEII stands for? Quantitative easing?

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Public Mutual declares over RM236 million of income distributions for 9 funds

Public Bank’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Public Mutual declares distributions for nine of its funds. The total gross distributions and unit split declared for the financial year ending 31 October 2010 are as follows:

Fund | Gross Distribution / Unit |Unit Split
Public Industry Fund | 5.00 sen | -
Public Equity Fund | 4.50 sen | -
Public South-East Asia Select Fund | 1.00 sen | -
Public Sector Select Fund | 2.50 sen | -
Public Asia Ittikal Fund | 1.00 sen | -
Public Islamic Asia Balanced Fund | 0.75 sen | -
PB Australia Dynamic Balanced Fund | 3.00 sen | -
PB Asia Real Estate Income Fund | 0.75 sen | -
Public Islamic Bond Fund | 5.00 sen | 1:25

Public Mutual’s Chief Executive Officer Ms. Yeoh Kim Hong said that the above funds have performed well and delivered respectable returns for one year period ended 8 October 2010.

According to The Edge-Lipper Fund Table dated 18 October 2010, Public Industry Fund, Public Equity Fund, Public South-East Asia Select Fund and Public Sector Select Fund have generated double-digit one-year returns of 12.67%, 20.06%, 21.97% and 31.34% respectively for the period ended 8 October 2010.

At the same time, Public Asia Ittikal Fund and Public Islamic Asia Balanced Fund generated one-year returns of 4.51% and 3.30% respectively for the same period.

As for PB Australia Dynamic Balanced Fund and PB Asia Real Estate Income Fund, both funds have generated one-year returns of 9.89% and 6.32% respectively for the period ended 8 October 2010.

Public Islamic Bond Fund, which is an award-winning fund, has produced a respectable one-year return of 7.59% for the period ended 8 October 2010. The fund has garnered a total of 16 awards in its category from Failaka Islamic Fund Awards (Dubai), The Edge-Lipper Malaysia Fund Awards, Morningstar Fund Awards (Malaysia) and The Star/Standard & Poor’s Investment Fund Awards Malaysia.

All the funds are distributed by Public Mutual unit trust consultants, with the exception of PB Australia Dynamic Balanced Fund and PB Asia Real Estate Income Fund which are distributed via Public Bank branches nationwide.

Public Mutual is Malaysia’s largest private unit trust company with 80 funds under management. It has over 2,320,000 accountholders and as at 30 September 2010, the total net asset value of the funds managed by the company was RM39.3 billion.

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PIBOND is a good bond fund?

I'm not interested with PB series fund.

So, PIBOND is considered good under Public series bond fund?

PIBOND is closed right but PBOND is still open for new subscription right?

I want to consider one bond fund. Previously, I used to have PSBF.

Since PIBOND is closed, I may just consider for PBOND.

Other inputs are welcomed.

Closure of Additional Investments for Public SmallCap Fund and Public Islamic Opportunities Fund

We wish to inform that Public SmallCap Fund and Public Islamic Opportunities Fund will be closed for additional investments (including switching sales into existing accounts) with effect from 9 November 2010.

We will continue to process investments from existing Direct Debit instructions submitted on or before 9 November 2010.

Please contact our Customer Service Hotline at 03-6207 5000 if you have further queries regarding the above matter.

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Closure of Sales for Public Islamic Bond Fund

We wish to inform that Public Islamic Bond Fund (PI BOND) will be closed for sales with effect from 15 June 2010. We will continue to process investments from existing Direct Debit and Regular Investment instructions.

Following the closure of PI BOND, investors may consider investing in Public Islamic Select Bond (PISBF). The investment objective of PISBF is to provide annual income through investments in Islamic bonds or sukuk which have remaining maturities of 7 years and below and Islamic money market instruments. Given the shorter tenure of its bond holdings, PISBF is less impacted by changes in interest rates.

Please contact our Customer Service Hotline at 03-6207 5000 should you require further assistance on the above matter.

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Public Mutual’s new Islamic funds seek higher potential returns

Public Bank’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Public Mutual is launching two new Islamic funds, Public Islamic Alpha-40 Growth Fund (PIA40GF) and Public Islamic Infrastructure Bond Fund (PIINFBF) on 16 November 2010.

PIA40GF is an Islamic equity fund that seeks to achieve capital growth by investing up to a maximum of 40 selected Shariah-compliant blue chip stocks, index stocks and growth stocks listed primarily on Bursa Securities and regional markets.

PIINFBF on the other hand, is an Islamic bond fund that seeks to provide annual income to investors through investments in sukuk of companies in the infrastructure sector.

Public Mutual’s Chief Executive Officer Ms. Yeoh Kim Hong said, “PIA40GF adopts a more focused investment strategy and is able to achieve potentially higher returns over the medium- to long-term as it concentrates its investment in a portfolio of not more than 40 stocks.” She added that 88%1 of the securities currently listed on the local bourse are Shariah-compliant representing about two-thirds of Bursa Malaysia’s market capitalisation. Investors seeking to invest in securities that comply with Shariah principles will have access to an extensive selection of Shariah-compliant stocks across diversified industries and sectors via PIA40GF.

The equity exposure of PIA40GF will generally range from 75% to 98% of its NAV. To achieve increased diversification, the fund may invest up to 30% of its NAV in selected foreign markets, which include Singapore, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, China, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines and other markets. PIA40GF is suitable for investors who would like to participate in the long-term growth potential of a concentrated portfolio of up to 40 stocks which comply with Shariah requirements.

Meanwhile, PIINFBF allows investors to access the sukuk market, which is usually inaccessible to the average investor as it is a market for institutions where the standard transaction lot is RM5 million. Sukuk issued by companies in the infrastructure sector are generally underpinned by predictable cash flows and stable income stream over the respective issuer’s concession period. Yeoh said the infrastructure companies that PIINFBF may invest in include power plant concessionaires, telecommunication service providers, toll-road concessionaires and port operators.

According to Yeoh, PIINFBF invests up to 98% of its NAV in a portfolio of sukuk of companies involved in the infrastructure sector and the balance of its assets in Islamic money market instruments. To achieve increased diversification, the fund may invest up to 25% of its NAV in foreign sukuk, which include Singapore, United Kingdom, Japan, Australia, Hong Kong and other permitted markets. PIINFBF is suitable for investors seeking the stability of annual income with some safety of principal via participating in sukuk issued by companies in the infrastructure sector.

The initial issue price of PIA40GF and PIINFBF is RM0.2500 per unit and RM1.00 per unit respectively during the 21-day initial offer period from 16 November to 6 December 2010. The minimum initial investment for both funds is RM1,000 and the minimum additional investment is RM100. During the offer period, special promotional service charges as low as 5% of initial issue price per unit are extended to the purchase of units of PIA40GF. Investors who opt for Direct Debit Instruction with PIA40GF during the offer period will enjoy a special promotional service charge of 5.25% of NAV per unit for as long as the Direct Debit is active. Terms and conditions apply.

Interested investors can contact any Public Mutual unit trust consultant or call its Customer Service Hotline at 03-6207 5000 for more details of the funds.

Public Mutual is Malaysia’s largest private unit trust company with 82 funds under management. It has over 2,320,000 accountholders and as at 29 October 2010, the total net asset value of the funds managed by the company was RM40.2 billion.

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