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20.11.2020

Discovering the price of hope

“After all, what does the stock market sell us if not the unfounded hope of a rosy future?” – Japanese writer Haruki Murakami (b. 1949)

“The stock market is filled with individuals who know the price of everything, but the value of nothing.” – American investor Phillip Fisher (1907-2004)

13.11.2020

CEO’s Message

We, at MSWG, would like to wish all our Hindu readers, and all Hindus, a Happy Deepavali. Just as Deepavali marks the triumph of light over darkness, we also wish for triumph of illumination against ignorance.

For minority shareholders, we wish them to be imbued with informed decision-making as opposed to uninformed decision-making.

06.11.2020

Time not on FGV side due to uncertainties

The adage “time and tide wait for no man” is most relevant in today’s corporate world that is besieged by a health crisis of gargantuan scale.

30 October 2020

Before becoming a minority shareholder – some considerations

There has been a flurry of Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) on Bursa Malaysia of late. In October alone, there were five companies en-route to listings on Main and ACE Market of Bursa Malaysia.

With choices aplenty, some potential minority shareholders may be in two minds whether to invest in an IPO or not.

23.10.2020

The misalignment between benchmark indices and economic health

There has been widespread criticism in recent times that the upside momentum of the stock market is no longer guided by economic fundamentals but instead – in a poetic tone – leading a life of its own that is detached from economic reality.

16.10.2020

Justifying CEO/BOD’s remuneration with stock performance

Anything that is money-related has in recent times become a sensitive matter in our daily lives, no thanks to the economic and financial hardship that has befallen the global community following the eruption of the COVID-19 pandemic.