What are the dividend stocks in your chase list? Mind to share?

EPF declares 6.15% dividend for 2012

URL: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=...2137&sec=nation

It just a 15 basis points increase. Last year was 6%

@purplefellow

First, please don't compare FD with UT because FD is a saving and UT is an investment.

How long to hold a particular fund? It's very subjective. There's no guideline for this as one can actually sell it once you're earning after deducting the upfront service charge. When to sell it also depends on your return goal? How many percentage are you aiming to get? 8% p.a. or 10% p.a?

@ben3003 from the proposal, looks like you're going to be a Hwang supporter.

Just kidding!

Regarding interest rate concern, developed countries like US, Japan and Eurozone cannot afford to raise the benchmark interest rate because they need low interest rate environment to spur for economic growth.

On the contrary, at EM, inflation is always a big headache and if there's an upward inflationary pressure, these countries will not hesitate to raise the interest rate. What is causing inflationary pressure in EM region? Inward hot money flow because investors at developed countries are looking higher yielding investment.

AmDynamic Bond unitholder:

AmDynamic Bond | RM 0.02 per unit | 08-Mar-2013

According to Kenanga speaker, they're employing absolute return strategy which is less volatile to KLCI movement.

Add some equity exposure:

For local, Kenanga Growth or Kenanga Syariah Growth

For foreign, Hwang Asia Quantum and/or Pacific Global Stars

They're shying away from Malaysoa market.

Keep it there and fish some attractive defensive counters after GE.

They start to fish outside Malaysia now according to Kenanga speaker.

Or maybe they're preparing to launch a new offshore fund.

The strategy they employed made them less volatile compared to KLCI movement.

They have a table to prove that.

Regarding 1st question, Pink Spider has replied.

My recommendation is YES.

AmAsia Pacific REIT fund is a REIT based fund. Actually there's not many similar fund in the market.

If you're afraid of high NAV, perhaps you can consider to buy after the exercise date of the recently announced distribution. The exercise date is 8th March 2013.

FSM wrote an article on this fund: http://www.fundsupermart.com.my/main/resea...?articleNo=2848

Similar type fund:
1. Alliance Global Diversified Property Fund
2. Hwang Global Property Fund
3. OSK-UOB Asian Real Estate Fund
4. PUBLIC FAR-EAST PROPERTY & RESORTS FUND

AmAsia Pacific REIT and OSK-UOB Asian Real Estate Fund are investing heavily in Australia, Singapore and Hong Kong REITs.

This post has been edited by David83: Feb 20 2013, 01:46 AM

Where you see that cash is sitting at 30%?

The fund fact sheet that I downloaded from FSM showed only 13.3%.

Citibank Malaysia

18.5% only! No 30% as you claimed. Are you referring to another HwangIM fund?

HAQF still has substantial holding on Malaysia equities - 23.9%

I'm hesitating to redeem fully on PSMALLCAP.