The Middle East and North Africa Region (MENA) is the most benefited region fueled by high oil revenue. In the recent years, MENA provide high potential for investors because:high oil revenues has driven the economic growthincreasing foreign direct investmentinfrastructure and tourism facilities being build and encouraged by governmentTherefore, CIMB launched the CIMB-Principal MENA Equity Fund which feeds into the Ocean Fund/Equities MENA Opportunities, by Societe Generale Asset Management.Up to 98% of the NAV will be invested in equities or securities of companies principally established and listed in the MENA region. ...

It is believed that in a climate of global uncertainty, Malaysia may have a good future with a defensive economy driven by domestic factors. Therefore, CIMB launched a new unit trust fund - CIMB Islamic DALI Equity Theme Fund, based on the these factors:Oil and gas sector thriving on high global oil pricesPlantations sector thriving on rising CPO pricesConstruction sector beneficiary of 9MP projectsThe fund aims to provide investors with medium to long term capital appreciation through investments in securities of Malaysian companies that will benefit from prevailing investment themes, ...

Introduction Do you find yourself spending more than you earn? Yet when you look back, you find that you actually spent that money on something that you could have done without. Worse still, you spent that money on someone you did not necessarily have to please. How can you avoid spending the money that you do not have, thus reducing incidences of overspending? Read on to find out. Photo by gwen 10 Examples how you can overspend unnecessarily A fresh graduate decides to buy ...

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Introduction EPF was started for the sole purpose of forcing employees to set aside a certain percentage of their income for their retirement. It was generally perceived that if the contributions were to be used for other purposes, this would have a detrimental impact on the size of the retirement nest egg. However, using these contributions to finance outstanding housing loans is also another form of long term saving as the property is likely to appreciate after the mortgage is settled. This article discusses how you can utilize your ...

Last week from KCLau’s Money Tips I just updated my ebook. You are most welcome to download it for free. Best Articles on Personal FinanceI read about personal finance as frequent as daily. There are some blogs that I follow without miss. Let's look at what I've filtered for you this week: Business (and investment) opportunities arise when technology meets and improves on an old business practice « Father sez…… This post showed me a different investment vehicle that I've never known before. The costly PF mistakes and blunders I have made, and why ...

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