What do I look for in a unit trust fund:
1. No up-front charges or service fees.
2. Remuneration to agent based on a certain percentage of the fund’s return which is realized through switching or repurchase.
3. No need to pay remuneration to agent/unit trust company if my investment is making a loss.
4. Provide easy online switching and repurchasing service so I don’t have to trouble the agent to meet me just for my signature!
As I know, there is no such unit trust fund in Malaysia. But I wish that it will be available soon in the future.
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Would you recommend us to invest in oversea unit trust fund that fulfills all criteria above (such as Vanguard) ??
If you are in oversea, there are more choices for you. I didn’t research oversea funds. If you can find mutual funds with lower service charges, it is worth to invest.
I think for now oversea funds are not performing as bullish as Malaysian funds.
Investing in oversea fund can be risky considering the fluctuation of currency exchange. Such fluctuation itself is enough to kill the basic objective of investing in mutual fund, so I think it is not worth it, unless the performance of that oversea fund is very very good.
I agree with you fully. I also hope that one day I can buy,sell and switch without troubling any agent because my investment is small.
i’m still new with unit trust and currently still looking for a suitable unit trust to start investing. Anyway i found that that cimb is now enable user to manage their unit trust via cimbclicks. Maybe someone can check it out..