Astro’s initial public offer yet again demonstrates how retail investors are discriminated against
P Gunasegaram opines that Astro’s IPO demonstrates how retail investors are discriminated against.
The independent adviser challenge
P Gunasegaram says let independent advice be something that investment advisers don’t have to compete or market for.
Making it more than an election budget
AH, yes the Election Budget! Everyone expects the goodies to be handed out left, right and centre. But what should we really be doing?
Malindo can be a threat to AirAsia
P Gunasegaram comments that underestimating the capability and capacity of new low cost carrier Milando Airways is dangerous.
An alternative to build-then-sell
There’s a solution that will solve the problem of abandoned housing once and for all.
Is Apple stifling innovation?
P Gunasegaram wonders if Apple could be guilty of stifling innovation by its apparent strategy of patenting everything and then tieing up competitors in court if there is any semblance of product infringement.
Finding the right property mix
P Gunasegaram discusses the right property mix where making housing affordable, avoiding a property bubble.
The E&O price surge – and collapse
P Gunasegaram stresses on the need to clampdown on market manipulation and spotlights the recent runup of E&O’s
Developing RRI land
AS a person who was born and spent his childhood years in the Rubber Research Institute of Malaysia (RRI), Sungei Buloh, it is with some nostalgia that I read about plans to develop the area.
Suffering reduced car taxes
P Gunasegaram argues that reducing car taxes may bring some pain at first but there is much more to gain over the long term.
Olympics and business
P. Gunasegaram says the economic benefits of hosting the Olympic Games have been rather dubious at best.
Anarchy in the financial markets
THE lawlessness that pervades the international banking industry and especially the large Western banks must raise serious questions as to what perpetuates such barbarous behaviour among the custodians of people’s money.
Getting retail investors into the market
A COUPLE of Thursday’s news reports were interesting – one said that the response for the initial public offer (IPO) of Khazanah Nasional-owned IHH Healthcare was great with the share price for the IPO set at RM2.80.
Assessing the RM40bil Battersea project
P. Gunasegaram wonders about the viability of the Battersea project that a Malaysian consortium has taken up.
NAP should address issue of high car prices
P Gunasegaram feels that the NAP should consider liberalising the car industry as the public has been unduly burdened with the failings of Proton for years now.
Contagion is a problem of confidence
P Gunasegaram feels that Asia can weather the much-discussed impact of the eurozone crisis by being self-relient and not falling for the rashness of rating agencies, research firms and fund managers.
BToto’s deal not likely to endear
P Gunasegaram wonders why Berjaya Sports Toto has put its gaming business into a trust to be listed in Singapore when there seems to be no clear positive outcome.
The unfairness of Malaysian IPOs
P Gunasegaram questions why IPOs do not make individual investors privy to the same wealth of information that they so readily provide institutional investors.
Beware the highly priced IPO sometimes
Malaysians should take heed that IPOs don’t always make money as the Facebook fiasco has amply demonstrated.
Stopping banks from gambling
The JPMorgan fiasco shows that banks are risking money on dubious bets, says P Gunasegaram.
Time to move on
P Gunasegaram says MAS should look into offering competitive fares, filling up seats and improving passenger yields while not compromising on its 5-Star service.
10 ways for the Government to raise revenue
P. Gunasegaram offers some suggestions as to how the Government could fill its coffers without further taxing the average wage earner.
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