





Turkey is resembling Thailand back in 1998, only much worse. Have a look at the Turkey lira against USD. I took a 5-year chart because Malaysia has invested in a few big assets there.
Khazanah has some exposure there, and wanted to sell their holdings back in February 2018. What’s the update? Did Khazanah hedge their investments? How did the demise of the Turkish lira affect the investments over the past 5 years?
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-02-14/malaysian-wealth-fund-is-said-in-talks-to-sell-turkish-insurer
Next, MAHB:
Malaysia Airports was part of a consortium that won a 1.9 billion euro contract to operate the airport in 2007. In 2013, it agreed to raise its holding in ISG to 60% by acquiring a 40% stake held by Indian partner GMR Infrastructure Ltd for 225 million euros.It bought the remaining 40% from Turkey’s Limak Holding in 2014 for 285 million euros.
What was the holding cost? What were the losses or profits suffered thus far? Were there any efforts to hedge the position over the past 5 years? How did the demise of the Turkish lira affect the investments over the past 5 years?

THE LAUNCHING OF DIGITAL WALLET IS NO LONGER IN 48 MONTHS BUT BEFORE THE END OF 2019.
THIS IS TO DISCOURAGE THE RAKYAT FROM RISING AGAINST IT.
In everything we do and plan, God decides in the end.

Not a sweets person really but I think I just tasted (or devoured more like it) the best cheesecake ever in my life… baked or otherwise … ever!
You know how something is so good that you had to share it to everybody you know immediately. This is it.
Plus I have had lots of cheesecakes… very good ones in Sydney, Melbourne, NYC, HK …
After posting it on FB, friends commented about other stuff that Jaslyn has that are to die for:
Butter cake
Cookies
The funny thing is I have yet to visit the shop even though its in Telawi. Friends tell me it has opened for over 4 years now, … I told you I am not a sweets person! Lol.
http://www.jaslyncakes.com
Address:
7A, Jalan Telawi 2,
Bangsar Baru,
59100 Kuala Lumpur
Phone:
03-2202 2868
Facebook:
Jaslyn Cakes
Email:
hello@jaslyncakes.com
Opening hours:
Monday: Closed
Tuesday – Friday: 1100 – 1900
Saturday -Sunday: 1100 – 2000
GENTING NEW SHAREHOLDERS WILL BEGIN CONSTRUCTION OF THEIR NEW CASINO IN JAPAN SOON.https://news.bitcoin.com/luno-exchange-bank-account-frozen-by-malaysian-tax-officials/
http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2018/05/30/mbi-group-official-claims-trial-over-issuing-illegal-electronic-money/
The Governor of the Bank of Thailand (BoT), said that the bank is considering blockchaintechnology for various applications during a speech at the the Bloomberg ASEAN Business Summit on July 12.“Adoption of modern technologies like biometrics and blockchains can help safeguard financial information and reduce the number and magnitude of fraudulent activities.”
“The Bank of Thailand is also undergoing regulatory reform to review outdated rules and regulations, to facilitate ease of doing business and ensure that our regulations do not impede competition and innovation and contribute to high costs of financial services.”
http://www.malaysia-today.net/2018/08/08/why-is-bank-negara-hiding-the-fact-it-has-lost-rm66-billion-so-far-propping-up-the-ringgit/
Finally Bank Negara Governor has come out with the truth that US$16.91 billion (RM66 billion) has disappeared, a half truth is as good as the whole truth.
The missing money is not lost in Forex but had gone into certain people private accounts for the biggest takeover of Malaysia IN 48 MONTHS into THE HANDS OF MAHATHIR AND DAIM’S FAMILY whereby there will be no longer Sultans and Agong. Sultan of Johore will be eating shit after this.
EVERYONE WILL BE MAKE TO SERVE JUST TWO FAMILIES IN MALAYSIA.
More to come………………………


Do not break the mould or change the wheel if it is not broken. EPF must stay the course and not try to fix what is not broken.
As expected but pleasant news nonetheless, was EPF’s 6.9% declared dividend for 2016. All the more so in the present correction phase for global equities.
The Comparison With UK & European Pension Funds
Comparison with UK pension funds is not really fair or comparable as their fund allocation usually are more aggressive, and they may also lack access to local government bonds inherent “structure and returns, and maybe safety”. But I brought this up to show how volatile the returns can be, in the case for UK pension funds.
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For a better case study, just go and research and compare the similar HK Fund or the much maligned but steady CPF. Below is the volatile HKMPF returns. We don’t such volatility for a pension fund.