ASM and ASW 2020 - will you regret if you buy SUKUK already?

IT'S NOT FAIR.



Gomen is damn pandai, launch SUKUK first with 5 % interest, Now launch ASM and ASW2020 with 7 % interest.

Those who bought SUKUK really kena beat their heart.


ASM was launched in April 2000 with an initial fund size of two billion units, and has twice offered additional units since then. As at March 6, ASM fund stood at 4.2 billion units. ASW, the first fund open to all Malaysians, was launched in 1996 with an initial fund size of three billion units. It launched another one billion units last year, which saw the 49% non-bumiputera units fully taken up in less than half an hour.

As for the distribution rate, ASM declared a distribution of 6.8 sen and 7.1 sen per unit for 2006 and 2005 respectively, whereas ASW 2020 declared 6.75 sen and 7.2 sen per unit for 2006 and 2005 respectively. So this gives a rough indicator the type of return that can be expected from both funds.

Also, PNB has announced that it is planning to allocate up to 30% of its assets under management into overseas investments going forward. This will provide for greater diversification, and perhaps even higher returns for ASM and ASW investors.



(BERNAMA) Permodalan Nasional Bhd (PNB), the country’s biggest fund manager managing RM76 billion worth of funds, will offer 3.33 billion new units of Amanah Saham Malaysia (ASM) and two billion Amanah Saham Wawasan 2020 (ASW 2020) units, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak announced today.

He said the units would be sold from tomorrow at all the 1,500 agents and Amanah Saham Nasional Bhd offices country-wide while the ASW 2020 units can bought from April 27.

Each investor can buy a maximum of 20,000 units in the two schemes.

The announcement on the new unit trusts offer, which would enable more Malaysians to participate in the capital market, was made by the prime minister when launching the 2009 Malaysian Unit Trust Week here.

The unit trust week, an annual event, is to boost awareness and understanding on investment and importance of planning one’s finances.

This is the track record for ASW2020:
ASW2020 return for 2001 - 7.25%
ASW2020 return for 2002 - 7.25%
ASW2020 return for 2003 - 6.60%
ASW2020 return for 2004 - 7.00%
ASW2020 return for 2005 - 7.10%
ASW2020 return for 2006 - 6.80%
ASW2020 return for 2007 - 7.10%
ASW2020 return for 2008 - 7.00%

Track record for ASM
ASM return for 2005 - 7.1 sen
ASM return for 2006 - 6.8 sen
ASM return for 2007 -
ASM return for 2008 - 7.80 sen
ASM return for 2009 - 6.25 sen

Source: MESHIO