Willing participation key to unlocking ASEAN investment potential
Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand took one step closer to achieving regional capital market integration by agreeing to facilitate cross-border ASEAN CIS offering. October 08, 2013 | Magessan RajHaving witnessed Bursa Malaysia, the Singapore Exchange and Stock Exchange of Thailand start cross-border trading via the ASEAN Trading Link late last year, financial authorities of all three countries took yet another step towards achieving regional capital market integration, by agreeing to facilitate cross-border offering of collective investment schemes (CIS) to retail investors in Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand. This is an exciting opportunity for Malaysian, Singaporean and Thai investors, as they will have access to a wider range of CIS products offered by neighbouring markets. In Malaysia, unit trust funds form the largest component of the local CIS industry, with steady growth in the former contributing to a 25.7% YoY increase ($115.5 billion) in the CIS industry’s net asset value in 2012. Please login to read the complete article. If you already have an account, you can login now or subscribe/register.
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