I want to bring to your attention, Asia’s biggest investing event – Value Investing Summit 2013. More information can be found at Value Investing Summit 2013 webpage.
I’ve talked about this summit early this year in KL, and true enough, this summit is one to be at if you are interested in learning about value investing.
At last year’s summit, 6 Value stocks were being discussed at the event.. and true enough… 5 of the stock price shot up within the last 6 months – despite the flat, stagnation movement of the market.
You may want to look at the proof in the graph below.
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What’s so special about being Scottish?
The Scottish government has put in place several programmes to you regain control of your finances if you feel you can no longer manage your debt. These schemes are exclusive to Scottish residents and may just be the solution you need to get you on the path to financial stability.
What solutions are available to me?
There are two main debt solution programmes in place in Scotland that could free you from the stress and anxiety of falling behind with repayment dates, being harassed by creditors or accumulating large amounts of interest; a Debt Arrangement Scheme (DAS) and a Trust Deed. Both of these schemes are designed to take into consideration your personal circumstances so when it comes to calculating how much you will repay each month you will only repay what you can afford.
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In 2011, Malaysia’s total external trade was at RM1.27 trillion up from RM1.17 trillion in 2010. Trade surplus also increased to RM120 billion from RM110 billion a year before.
Malaysia largest trading partner is China with total trade of RM167 billion in 2010 up from RM147 billion in 2009.
In terms of trade surplus, Malaysia earns the most from INdia and Hong Kong with more than RM17 billion in surplus. On the other hand, Malaysia lost the most to Indonesia with a trade deficit of RM14 billion.
The table below is Malaysia top 30 largest trading partner with export, import & trade surplus (or deficit) figures in 2011.
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ELK-Desa Resources Bhd, one of the major independent hire-purchase financiers for used motor vehicles
is scheduled to be listed in Main Market of Bursa Malaysia on 18th December 2012.
The Initial Public Offering (IPO) consists of public issues of 25 million new ordinary shares at an IPO price of RM1.16 per share at RM1.00 par value.
Out of 25 million shares, 15.6 million shares allocated for Bumiputera investor approved by MITI, 4.9 million shares for application by Malaysian public and the remaining 4.5 million shares are made available to eligible employees of Unico-Desa, ELK-Desa Resources and subsidiaries.
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Amanah Saham Nasional Berhad (ASNB), has announced a dividend of 6.30 sen per unit for Amanah Saham Nasional 3 Imbang (ASN3) for the financial year ended 30th November 2012. This is an increase of 0.30 sen per unit compared to the income distribution of 6.00 sen per unit announced last year.
Kindly refer to “Historical ASN3 Dividend Rate” for previous year dividend.
The dividend will involve a total payment of RM8.11 million and would benefit 11,652 unit holders who hold 128.81 million units of ASN 3.
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