QUOTE(KingRichard @ Jun 2 2007, 07:06 AM)
foreign funds are interested only in the blue chips - only those companies have got good track record, but after the Transmile issue...
local retailers got burned so many times already, so no one wants to jump in...
and with all the privatisation going on, less and less good companies left to invest in; some also thinking of leaving - Francis Yeoh 'threatened' to list his company overseas if remains undervalued and what do you know, going up now!

Yup, currently although KLSE is more than 1000 counters but majority up to 80% in number are those small company, Mesdaq, Second board which foreign fund won't buy into it. Just take a tiny of the fund already can buyout those whole company.
Also a lot of them are not suitable for long term investing, reason ranging from business model is not so secure in long term, rip-off minority shareholder, business not growing (instead shrinking especially more happen in Mesdaq and 2nb board), low liquidity so even under-valued, fund just can't buy it, so no instituitional support at all all depends on retailers mood (which is not good for the developement of a healthy developed market.)
If the accounting fraud happens to those tiny company, may be not much harm done. But Transmile is one of the foreigners highly participate counter, even Bloomberg, CNBC also reporting the news, not good for the image of KLSE and creditibility of SC.
There is fundamental problem on KLSE retailers, most retailers only know or want to invest 'goreng' stock, those boring steadily earning, good dividend yield company seldom got people interest in it. That's why retailers always being burned, if retailers is more serious about their money and investing in blue chip and good company then surely will outperform the unit trust return.
Go to broking firm, ask how many people got those 'goreng' stock (Dbhd, Iris etc no offence) then ask how many people got like IOIcorp, Maxis, Guiness then you will understand the retailers problem. Also even lesson learned, a lot of them still repeating the mistake. Market quiet and down time, no one interested to buy, only want to buy when market is red hot, instead of buy low sell high become buy high sell low (or stuck with tons of 'goreng' share which yield nothing at all since no dividend at all in most 'goreng' shares)
This post has been edited by cherroy: Jun 2 2007, 10:18 AM