RHB Research released its Monthly Stock Watch Publication 2 days ago. It took quite a while to download as the file size was more than 13MB.
The research report is a summary of RHB Research’s views of the Bursa Malaysia stocks they cover. It’s quite an extensive list and I’m sure you’ll find some of your favorite Bursa stocks in there. (more…)
I’ve been holding Petronas Dagangan Bhd (PETDAG) shares for a few years now. PETDAG has been a stable performer in my portfolio. While it has not shot up as much as other Bursa Malaysia blue chip stocks over the last year, it also didn’t drop as much during the October 2008 market crash.
Seeing that it is going ex-dividend in early August, I decided to buy a few more shares. Much of Petronas Dagangan business is captive business. I believe it has a strong defensive “moat”, the type that Warren Buffett would be pleased with.
In a landmark event for both the Malaysia and Bahrain financial sectors, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Bursa Malaysia Berhad and Bahrain Financial Exchange (BFX). Amongst the items targeted with this agreement is the increase of awareness in terms of investment opportunities in the Islamic market today. (more…)
The recently concluded “Rethink Retail” forum that was conducted by Bursa Malaysia successfully brought together some of the nation’s key financial players, and highlighted several important statistics that need to be rectified in order to make the younger generation consider the stock market industry more seriously in the future.
Bursa Malaysia’s immediate attention lies in re-creating its image to cater for the future of the Malaysian stock market, which means for those below 25 years old (which encompasses 67% of the Malaysian population). Statistics clearly show that if the youth market is to be successfully tapped, the only way of doing it is through the Internet. (more…)