many posts back,...one forummer had posted that the impressive returns of Asian Total return fund was contributed largely by the depreciation of the Ringgit....
wanna take take into consideration?

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Gold and silver trader warning about economic collapse is like Starbucks warning people that kopitiam coffee is low-grade and could cause health problems

the fund fact sheet says...."The Fund is a feeder fund that will invest principally in the United Asian Bond Fund, which is a collective investment scheme domiciled in Singapore investing in debt securities issued by Asian corporations, Asian financial institutions, Asian government and their agencies (including money market instruments) by generally maintaining an exposure of at least 70% and above in such debt securities."...

check the Bloomberg...the performance is 8.5% 1 yr return. (see image)

  just made a simulation.....
if my % of ROI since invest were to increase by 10% pa from now till DEC 2019,
my IRR is just 6.33%

what are my chances of getting 10% pa percentage of ROI since invest continuously for the next 4 years?
my guess is, it will be VERY slim....so are my chances of having IRR > 6% 
is my calculation wrong or my expectation of investment is wrong...

any TAIKOR(s) can help comment? 

It depends on what is your believe. If like pinky, he absolutely scorn it. If you believe price action is indicative of what the market think (including emotion, believe, news etc.) of the security regardless of fundamental analysis, then you can use tech analysis for UT but in limited fashion since you do not have OHLC.  In fact you can get DIY weekly OHLC data using daily NAV price  UT price action is the result of combination of price movement in underlying assets, dividend collected, investor deposit/withdrawal, fund manager's action, forex movement etc.

Looking at sector-/country-specific fund like the TA Tech to add to my current ratio of 60 Asia: 20 US-EUR-(Titan): 20 Malaysia. Is 5% too little or about right?

so hv u looked at audited account of uob asian bond fund?

Unit Trusts Investment Fair: What and Where to Invest in 2016

http://www.fundsupermart.com.my/main/resea...?articleNo=6645

so hv u looked at audited account of uob asian bond fund?

Free 2x break and 1 lunch...wor....
very long time wor 9am~ 4pm,
how much is the parking cost?
if did not go can get the 0.5%SC?

hi all sifus, newbie here seeking for advice

i plan to start with 3 funds
will buy kenanga growth and affin hwang ap divident fund on 9th jan in view of 0.5% sc
and today i wanna buy cimb (1% sc for new user) but undecided among these three:-

global titans
asia pacific dynamic
greater china equity

can anyone recommend which to buy for now? not too sure how to diversify it
ur input is greatly appreciated   

Those Tits have been very Firm performers
but as the Fed has started to stimulate interest rates,
them Tits' performance may sag with heavier cost of interests

Oi old man... you nyanuk & confuse izzit?

Titties is a equity fund leh; not a bond fund. Equities usually "M0h-T1U" interest rate keh!

And even if it does, Fed only raise 0.25% nia!

Xuzen

p/s RM / MYR weakness..... I am gonna go short on RM / long USD. Hence will spend local; cuti-cuti local and watch Titties fund go up up up and away.... Infinity n beyond!

When the Fed raises the federal funds rate, newly offered government securities, such Treasury bills and bonds, are often viewed as the safest investments and will usually experience a corresponding increase in interest rates. In other words, the "risk-free" rate of return goes up, making these investments more desirable. When people invest in stocks, they need to be compensated for taking on the additional risk involved in such an investment, or a premium above the risk-free rate. The desired return for investing in stocks is the sum of the risk-free rate and the risk premium.

need to ask about the excel IRR file, my IRR is now showing 97.09% in red..and everytime i update it keeps going down..i don't think that's normal..my ROI is showing correct figures so i think the thing is calculating correctly.. any ideas how to rectify or is that normal?

Excuse me while  pasir sungai and I engage in some CFA-buddy tete-a-tete 

All these are theories which you will learn in your CFA program. Good! However always take them with some perspective:

The expected return of say Titties fund is around 20%++. What is a little ant bite of 0.25% increase in risk free rate gonna do to it? Perhaps now its return becomes 19.75% ++? Will you be sad? Cannot eat; cannot sleep?

I reiterate: Equities fund are not bond funds... they are not so sensitive to interest rate change.

Xuzen

p/s My perspective: With interest rate increase, more cash will flow to the US and this makes USD more popular. In basic Economics 101 when supply increase, the supply gets more expensive. This means USD will become more expensive / go higher. The chances of USD gains against MYR is a bigger factor to consider than that 0.25% ant bite increase in risk free rate. And we all already know that historically Titties fund went up chiefly because of MYR weakness. This will continue with more future fed rate hike.

lol sorry... I thought all the CFA here would understand. What I meant was...

we is oredi paying the fund manager many many money every year. Let the feller do his job lor. Nonit for we do the flers job for him/her mah, gaji already very tinggi.

Why Christmas Eva also so active here... no life meh! Go celebrate/enjoy with family la...

a) I wonder if it is still advisable to invest in this fund (or any other bond fund) since the interest rate is escalating. The theory depicts that interest rate and bond performance has an invert relationship.