Wednesday, April 25, 2007

Public Mutual Offers 1% Free Units

Public Mutual launching the Awards Appreciation Campaign 2007 on 1 March 2007 in conjunction with its recent achievement of 21 fund awards at both The Edge-Lipper Malaysia Fund Awards 2007 and The Star/Standard & Poor’s Investment Fund Awards Malaysia 2007.

Public Mutual’s Chairman Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Dr. Teh Hong Piow said the Awards Appreciation Campaign 2007 is launched as an appreciation to our valued unitholders for their continuing support and trust.

He explained that under the Awards Appreciation Campaign 2007, 1% FREE UNITS will be given away for all new investments into equity and/or balanced funds within the campaign period of 1 March 2007 to 21 March 2007. Investment into low-load units of bond fund(s) and/or money market fund is excluded.

“This campaign is open to all equity and balanced funds under the Public Series of Funds and PB Series of Funds (with the exception of Public Ittikal Fund which remains closed),” he added.

For investment into Public Series of Funds, interested investors can call any Public Mutual unit trust consultant or call our Customer Service Hotline at 03-6279 5252 to find out more about the Awards Appreciation Campaign 2007. For investment into PB Series of Funds, interested investors can visit any Public Bank branch nationwide or call free-phone at 1-800-88-3323 during normal working hours.

Public Mutual is the largest private unit trust company in Malaysia, and it manages 38 funds for more than 900,000 accountholders. As at 31 January 2007, the total net asset value of the funds managed by the company was RM17.1 billion.

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Friday, April 13, 2007

Public Mutual Launches An Overseas Islamic Dividend Fund.

Public Bank’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Public Mutual will be launching an overseas Islamic dividend fund, the Public Islamic Asia Dividend Fund (PIADF) on 3 April 2007.

According to Public Mutual’s Chairman Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Dr. Teh Hong Piow, PIADF is a moderate-risk Islamic equity income fund that seeks to provide income by investing in a portfolio of stocks in domestic and regional markets that complies with Shariah requirements and which offer or have the potential to offer attractive dividend yields. “Up to 70% of the fund’s net asset value (NAV) can be invested in selected foreign markets which include South Korea, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Philippines, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Australia, New Zealand and other approved markets. The equity exposure of PIADF will generally range from 75% to 90% of its NAV,” he said.

Tan Sri Teh added that PIADF allows investors the opportunity to participate in a diversified portfolio of Shariah-compliant blue chip stocks, growth stocks and fundamentally undervalued stocks which distribute or have the potential to distribute reasonably attractive dividends. “It is timely for PIADF to be launched, as selected foreign markets such as Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, Australia and New Zealand currently offer average dividend yields of about 3% or higher,” he continued.

PIADF has an approved fund size of 1.5 billion units. Its initial issue price is RM0.25 a unit and 1% free units will be given away during the 21-day initial offer period from 3 April 2007 to 23 April 2007. “PIADF is suitable for moderate investors with preference for receiving income while capital growth is secondary,” explained Tan Sri Teh. The minimum initial investment is RM1,000 and the minimum additional investment is RM100.

Interested investors can contact any Public Mutual unit trust consultant or call its Customer Service Hotline at 03-6279 5252 for more details of the fund.

Public Mutual is the largest private unit trust company in Malaysia, and it manages 40 funds for more than 900,000 accountholders. As at 28 February 2007, the total fund size managed by the company was RM17.5 billion.

PB Islamic Asia Equity Fund.

Public Bank’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Public Mutual announced that it has obtained the approval from the Securities Commission (SC) to increase the fund size of its recently launched PB Islamic Asia Equity Fund (PBIAEF) from 1.0 billion units to 2.0 billion units. PBIAEF’s initial 1.0 billion units (or RM250 million) were fully sold within its 21-day initial offer period which ended on 28 January 2007.

The increase in fund size of PBIAEF by another one (1) billion units will allow the company to meet strong market demand. PBIAEF is an aggressive Islamic equity fund that can invest up to 80% of its net asset value (NAV) in selected foreign markets which include South Korea, China, Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Philippines and other approved markets. Its minimum equity exposure is 80% of its NAV.

PBIAEF seeks to achieve long-term capital appreciation by investing in blue chips and growth stocks that comply with Syariah requirements in domestic and regional markets. The fund is suitable for aggressive investors who can withstand extended periods of market highs and lows in pursuit of capital growth. PBIAEF is distributed by Public Bank branches nationwide.

Public Mutual is the largest private unit trust company in Malaysia, and it manages 38 funds for more than 900,000 accountholders. As at 29 December 2006, the total NAV of the funds managed by the company was RM16.2 billion

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Tuesday, April 3, 2007

High Performance!

Fund Performance Recognition by Lipper


The Edge-Lipper Malaysia Fund Awards 2007:

Public Mutual Berhad:Best Fund Group (Equity) in 3 Years

Fund Category & Total Returns*

1 Public Ittikal : (53.51%)
2 Public SmallCap Fund : (41.56%)
3 PB Growth Fund : (73.19%)
4 PB Balanced Fund: (56.60%)
5 Public Islamic Bond Fund: (24.09%)
6 Public Ittikal Fund :(103.18%)
7 PB Balanced Fund : ( 95.59%)
8 Public Islamic Bond Fund : (39.88%)

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