most of the guaranteed funds have lock in period...
and if no mistaken, the guaranteed fund is only guaranteed on the amount u invest, not the return...eg, u invested RM5k...they only guarantee after certain period u stil get back RM5k, return not in the guarantee...

correct me if im wrong....

Yes, you are right.

But the real term of guarantee come from the fixed income instrument and portion.

For eg.
A 100K, 3 year period.
You allocated 90K into FD with rate 3.3%,
The rest 10K you go to buy abc in stock market.

In the end of 3 years, the 90K FD become 100K, viola, capital guaranteed.
The rest 10K, if shoot to the roof, add some spice on it.
Worst to worst lose 10K, but still you have 100K from FD.

That's why they generally must have lock in period of 2-3 years above.

This is the basic how capital guaranteed fund work.

This is not a sophiscated fund, and you can do it on your own, by using FD + investment combination ratio to achieve capital guaranteed scenario.

This post has been edited by cherroy: Dec 29 2010, 03:32 PM

anybody can explain to me how can i join public mutual? any agent here?

You want to be an agent (UTC)?

No i want to invest.

Public Mutual declares distributions for 3 funds

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

Funds | Gross Distribution / Unit
Public Savings Fund | 9.00 sen per unit
Public Focus Select Fund | 2.00 sen per unit
Public Islamic Enhanced Bond Fund | 3.00 sen per unit

Public Mutual’s Chief Executive Officer Ms. Yeoh Kim Hong is pleased that all the above funds have delivered respectable returns to its investors. She said, “Public Savings Fund and Public Focus Select Fund have recorded one-year double-digit returns of 17.94% and 25.77% respectively for the period ended 3 December 2010 (Source: Lipper, 13 December 2010). Both funds are open for EPF Members Investment Scheme.”

Launched in 1981, Public Savings Fund is the company’s maiden fund. The fund aims to achieve long-term capital appreciation and at the same time produce a reasonable level of income. Public Focus Select Fund, which was launched in 2004, aims to achieve capital growth through investments in medium-sized companies in terms of market capitalisation from diversified economic sectors.

Meanwhile, Public Islamic Enhanced Bond Fund which was launched in 2006, recorded a one-year return of 4.88% for the same period. As a Shariah-compliant bond fund, it seeks to provide a combination of annual income and modest capital growth primarily through a portfolio allocation across Islamic debt securities and equities that comply with Shariah requirements.

All the above funds are distributed by Public Mutual unit trust consultants.

Public Mutual is Malaysia’s largest private unit trust company with 84 funds under management. It has over 2,380,000 accountholders and as at 30 November 2010, the total net asset value of the funds managed by the company was RM40.2 billion.

URL: http://www.publicmutual.com.my/page.aspx?n...rls_301210_1700

Public Mutual just launched 2 new bond funds today namely:-

i) Public Strategic Bond Fund
ii) Public Islamic Strategic Bond Fund

bond earn too few

Here're the details for both funds:

Public Strategic Bond Fund (PSTBF): http://www.publicmutual.com.my/page.aspx?name=pstbf_article

Public Islamic Strategic Bond Fund (PISTBF): http://www.publicmutual.com.my/page.aspx?name=pistbf_article

Hi guys, PUBLIC SAVINGS FUND or PUBLIC REGULAR SAVINGS FUND better.?

Closure of Sales for Public Bond Fund

We wish to inform that Public Bond Fund will be closed for sales with effect from 10 January 2011. We will continue to process investments from existing Direct Debit and Regular Investment instructions.

Following the above, investors may consider investing in our newly launched Public Strategic Bond Fund (PSTBF) and Public Islamic Strategic Bond Fund (PISTBF). PSTBF aims to provide annual income to investors through investments in fixed income securities and money market instruments, while PISTBF aims to provide annual income to investors through investments in sukuk and Islamic money market instruments.

PSTBF and PISTBF will invest at least 75% of its net asset value in fixed income securities and sukuk respectively, where half of each Fund’s fixed income portfolio will be invested in fixed income securities / sukuk with remaining maturities of 5 years and below, with the remaining half invested in fixed income securities / sukuk with remaining maturities of more than 5 years.

Given the investment policy of PSTBF and PISTBF, the impact of interest rates increase on these two funds is mitigated as prices of bonds and sukuk with shorter maturities decline by a smaller margin as compared to bonds and sukuk with longer maturities when interest rates increase. Conversely, if interest rates decline, PSTBF and PISTBF will also benefit as prices of bonds and sukuk with longer maturities appreciate by a larger margin as compared to bonds and sukuk with shorter maturities.

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

URL: http://www.publicmutual.com.my/page.aspx?n...uncement_030111

I just know the fact from branch manager that beside Amanah Raya , Maybank also is one of PM trustee.

And Morning Star is a new name for Standard & Poor That's why I can't find Standard & Poor report.

Another enquiry though, does anyone has any idea (pro & con) of a practice buying a scheme just before distribution date?
I can't get enough picture of this situation

if u buy b4 dividen then u will lose out

Lose out? Can elaborate more?

anyone know how many % an agent earn from the 5.5% service charge?

2.75% ................

but somehow,

got tax dude

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Will u buy if there is 2nd fund that perform better than PB Small cap?