One of the famous rules of investing is -- never lose money. There is one kind of investment vehicle that are attractive to investors looking for downside protection, at the same time who would also like to see gains from upside movements in the markets. Simply put it this way - you want to earn money when the market ist good. But you don't want to lose money if the market goes down. photo credit: MShades In a volatile market like the current situation, a structured fund is being regarded as a ...

In this volatile market, more investors are looking for conservative investment with capital preservation. That's why there are so many structured fund being launched recently, including PNB Structured Investment Fund and Takaful MyAl-Afdhal. The latest structured investment fund from Great Eastern is the Centennial Max Plan. If you are looking for something that has potential to beat the return of Fixed Deposit and gives a capital protection feature, structured funds might be your cup of tea. Below is the information taken from Great Eastern about the newly launched Centennial Max Fund. FREQUENTLY-ASKED ...

Permodalan Nasional Bhd (PNB) just launched a new Structured Investment Fund (SIF). This RM3 billion closed-end fund will invest in structured products and a property trust that owns PNB buildings. Some people may not know who are PNB. But I am sure you have heard of Amanah Saham Nasional (ASN). PNB is currently managing RM76 billion worth of funds from 8.8 million unitholders of ASN, ASW, ASG, etc. What's a structured investment fund? A structured investment product is generally a pre-packaged investment strategy which is based on derivatives (ie. options etc) but which ...