14th Sept 2007
突然很想一个人。。。
突然很想你。。。
跟你一起,很舒服的感觉。。。
很想为你做点事情,那怕是那么小的事。。。
Saturday, October 13, 2007
那个傻瓜爱过你? 我?
14th Sept 2007
那个傻瓜爱过你? 我?
是的。
我觉得你很可爱。
会开始想起你的笑。
是的。
我觉得你很容易满足。
会开始想起你喝汤的样子。
是的。
我觉得你很美丽,善良。
但,我又不看正视你的样子。。。
那个傻瓜爱过你? 我?
是的。
我觉得你很可爱。
会开始想起你的笑。
是的。
我觉得你很容易满足。
会开始想起你喝汤的样子。
是的。
我觉得你很美丽,善良。
但,我又不看正视你的样子。。。
Sunday, September 30, 2007
马电讯国内外业务分家
马电讯国内外业务分家
国际机构评两边不讨好
■日期/Sep 28, 2007 ■时间/05:30:21 pm
■新闻/财经经纬 ■作者/本刊陈子莹
【本刊陈子莹撰述】马来西亚电讯公司(Telekom Malaysia,马电讯)今日做了重大宣布,旗下上市机构将一分为二:一家负责掌管国内业务,另一家则专注海外和流动通讯业务;这意味着,除了保留现有马电讯在马来西亚交易所的上市地位之外,将会有另一家全新的马电讯上市公司。
马电讯暂且把这两家公司称为“FixedCo”(固定线路公司)和“RegionCo”(区域公司),固定线路公司旗下资产都是马电讯在马来西亚境内业务,包括电话固定拨号(fixed line)业务、宽频及其他相关业务。
计划中的区域公司则涵盖马电讯在国内外的流动通讯公司,如马来西亚的天地通(Celcom)、印尼的XL、斯里兰卡Dialog、孟加拉Aktel、新加坡M1、印度Spice、柬埔塞Hello及伊朗的MTCE等。天地通是这家马电讯区域业务公司的唯一马来西亚资产。
现有股东可拥两家公司
马电讯的股东也许会关心自己的权益如何?针对这一点,马电讯也没有“亏待”股东们,集团行政总裁阿都华希(Abdul Wahid Omar,右图)表示,股东将获分配这两家上市公司的股票,预料也会有资本回退(Capital Repayment)。不过,阿都华希表示,所有详情将在今年12月敲定,预计重组后的两家公司可在明年第二季上市。
这两家上市公司将有各别的董事局和管理层。
马电讯是马来西亚的国有企业,由国库控股(Khazanah Nasional)持有部分股权;国库控股在重组后的两家公司,都各别持有40%股权。
区域业务盈利胜本地业务一倍
马电讯也预估了即将分家的两家公司的业绩表现。初步估计,打理海外和流动通讯的区域公司的营业额可达马币85亿6500万元,税后盈利则有13亿8000元;国内业务的固定线路公司的营业额估计会有78亿3400元,而税后盈利有6亿8900万元。
相比之下,区域公司比固定线路公司的税后盈利,多出一倍有余;纵观两家公司的资产,区域公司也似乎较有看头。
不过,阿都华希强调,本地业务的宽频服务是马电讯在本地业务中(流动通讯天地通除外),比较有利可图的业务。
在今天的记者发布会上,阿都华希也保证不会有自愿解职计划(VSS),这次的结构重组计划不会影响现有的行政操作。马电讯曾在2005年推行自愿解职计划,将旗下员工减少10%。
阿都华希将会担任旗下区域公司的行政总裁,国内的固定线路公司则由现任马来西亚业务行政总裁的占詹再拉尼(Zamzamzairani Mohd. Isa)出任。我国副首相纳吉昨日宣布,马电讯将参与一项总值马币152亿元,为期10年的高速宽频计划,投资额占总值的三分之一。
穆迪:可能会降级
国际评估组织穆迪(Moody)即时评估了马电讯的这项企业案,他们并不十分看好马电讯这次的重组,且做了降级的预警。穆迪把焦点放在该公司的债务,马电讯国内外业务分家后,债务该怎么分?谁应该承担哪些债务?这就成了关键。
穆迪指出,马电讯现有的美元债务将由固定线路公司承担。虽说马电讯的国内业务占据本地固定拨号和宽频市场的绝大部分的份额,不过随着加入了前述的高速宽频计划,马电讯就必须另外找钱投资。
此外,马电讯国内外业务分家后,国内固定线路公司就失去了海外业务地理多元化及流动通讯收入的优势了。
拥有国内外流动通讯业务的区域公司,虽然有地理多元化及高成长率,却也必须面对更大的风险。从穆迪的评估看来,马电讯分家后的两家公司似乎吃力不讨好。
为了配合今天的重组宣布,马电讯已从昨日下午二点半开始暂停交易,下周一(10月1日)恢复交易。
马电讯也估计,该公司原本在马来西亚交易所第七大市值公司,排位将会随着分家后而滑落。区域公司的市值在上市后,依然排在十大以内(第八位),而国内固定线路公司则会排在第14位。
Source = http://www.merdekareview.com/news.php?n=5035
国际机构评两边不讨好
■日期/Sep 28, 2007 ■时间/05:30:21 pm
■新闻/财经经纬 ■作者/本刊陈子莹
【本刊陈子莹撰述】马来西亚电讯公司(Telekom Malaysia,马电讯)今日做了重大宣布,旗下上市机构将一分为二:一家负责掌管国内业务,另一家则专注海外和流动通讯业务;这意味着,除了保留现有马电讯在马来西亚交易所的上市地位之外,将会有另一家全新的马电讯上市公司。
马电讯暂且把这两家公司称为“FixedCo”(固定线路公司)和“RegionCo”(区域公司),固定线路公司旗下资产都是马电讯在马来西亚境内业务,包括电话固定拨号(fixed line)业务、宽频及其他相关业务。
计划中的区域公司则涵盖马电讯在国内外的流动通讯公司,如马来西亚的天地通(Celcom)、印尼的XL、斯里兰卡Dialog、孟加拉Aktel、新加坡M1、印度Spice、柬埔塞Hello及伊朗的MTCE等。天地通是这家马电讯区域业务公司的唯一马来西亚资产。
现有股东可拥两家公司
马电讯的股东也许会关心自己的权益如何?针对这一点,马电讯也没有“亏待”股东们,集团行政总裁阿都华希(Abdul Wahid Omar,右图)表示,股东将获分配这两家上市公司的股票,预料也会有资本回退(Capital Repayment)。不过,阿都华希表示,所有详情将在今年12月敲定,预计重组后的两家公司可在明年第二季上市。
这两家上市公司将有各别的董事局和管理层。
马电讯是马来西亚的国有企业,由国库控股(Khazanah Nasional)持有部分股权;国库控股在重组后的两家公司,都各别持有40%股权。
区域业务盈利胜本地业务一倍
马电讯也预估了即将分家的两家公司的业绩表现。初步估计,打理海外和流动通讯的区域公司的营业额可达马币85亿6500万元,税后盈利则有13亿8000元;国内业务的固定线路公司的营业额估计会有78亿3400元,而税后盈利有6亿8900万元。
相比之下,区域公司比固定线路公司的税后盈利,多出一倍有余;纵观两家公司的资产,区域公司也似乎较有看头。
不过,阿都华希强调,本地业务的宽频服务是马电讯在本地业务中(流动通讯天地通除外),比较有利可图的业务。
在今天的记者发布会上,阿都华希也保证不会有自愿解职计划(VSS),这次的结构重组计划不会影响现有的行政操作。马电讯曾在2005年推行自愿解职计划,将旗下员工减少10%。
阿都华希将会担任旗下区域公司的行政总裁,国内的固定线路公司则由现任马来西亚业务行政总裁的占詹再拉尼(Zamzamzairani Mohd. Isa)出任。我国副首相纳吉昨日宣布,马电讯将参与一项总值马币152亿元,为期10年的高速宽频计划,投资额占总值的三分之一。
穆迪:可能会降级
国际评估组织穆迪(Moody)即时评估了马电讯的这项企业案,他们并不十分看好马电讯这次的重组,且做了降级的预警。穆迪把焦点放在该公司的债务,马电讯国内外业务分家后,债务该怎么分?谁应该承担哪些债务?这就成了关键。
穆迪指出,马电讯现有的美元债务将由固定线路公司承担。虽说马电讯的国内业务占据本地固定拨号和宽频市场的绝大部分的份额,不过随着加入了前述的高速宽频计划,马电讯就必须另外找钱投资。
此外,马电讯国内外业务分家后,国内固定线路公司就失去了海外业务地理多元化及流动通讯收入的优势了。
拥有国内外流动通讯业务的区域公司,虽然有地理多元化及高成长率,却也必须面对更大的风险。从穆迪的评估看来,马电讯分家后的两家公司似乎吃力不讨好。
为了配合今天的重组宣布,马电讯已从昨日下午二点半开始暂停交易,下周一(10月1日)恢复交易。
马电讯也估计,该公司原本在马来西亚交易所第七大市值公司,排位将会随着分家后而滑落。区域公司的市值在上市后,依然排在十大以内(第八位),而国内固定线路公司则会排在第14位。
Source = http://www.merdekareview.com/news.php?n=5035
TA Enterprise 2Q net profit up 31%
28-09-2007: TA Enterprise 2Q net profit up 31%
By Gan Yen Kuan
Email us your feedback at fd@bizedge.com
KUALA LUMPUR: TA Enterprise Bhd posted a net profit of RM56.59 million for the second quarter (2Q) ended July 31, 2007, a 31% increase from RM43.09 million a year ago, mainly due to increased brokerage income and higher revenue from the property development segment.
Announcing the results yesterday, the company said its 2Q revenue rose 29% to RM138.41 million from RM107.27 million previously. Earnings per share were 4.07 sen.
For the six months, its net profit surged 86% to RM114.4 million from RM61.43 million a year ago, on the back of a 60% rise in revenue to RM272.26 million from RM170.65 million.
It said the improved six-month earnings were mainly contributed by the group’s stockbroking operations, property development activities, short-term financing activities, property investment and hotel operations in Australia.
On the current year’s prospects, TA Enterprise said while investors were still generally concerned with the US subprime issue, it did not expect that to have significant impact on Asian economies.
“Based on Malaysia’s strong underlying fundamentals, our outlook for the local equity and property markets remains positive and we expect our performance for this financial year will be better than that of the previous year,” it said.
Source = http://www.theedgedaily.com/cms/content.jsp?id=com.tms.cms.article.Article_4b8c640b-cb73c03a-1ed1dbe0-4f67266c
By Gan Yen Kuan
Email us your feedback at fd@bizedge.com
KUALA LUMPUR: TA Enterprise Bhd posted a net profit of RM56.59 million for the second quarter (2Q) ended July 31, 2007, a 31% increase from RM43.09 million a year ago, mainly due to increased brokerage income and higher revenue from the property development segment.
Announcing the results yesterday, the company said its 2Q revenue rose 29% to RM138.41 million from RM107.27 million previously. Earnings per share were 4.07 sen.
For the six months, its net profit surged 86% to RM114.4 million from RM61.43 million a year ago, on the back of a 60% rise in revenue to RM272.26 million from RM170.65 million.
It said the improved six-month earnings were mainly contributed by the group’s stockbroking operations, property development activities, short-term financing activities, property investment and hotel operations in Australia.
On the current year’s prospects, TA Enterprise said while investors were still generally concerned with the US subprime issue, it did not expect that to have significant impact on Asian economies.
“Based on Malaysia’s strong underlying fundamentals, our outlook for the local equity and property markets remains positive and we expect our performance for this financial year will be better than that of the previous year,” it said.
Source = http://www.theedgedaily.com/cms/content.jsp?id=com.tms.cms.article.Article_4b8c640b-cb73c03a-1ed1dbe0-4f67266c
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
CPI创10年新高 沪深两市下跌4%
CPI创10年新高 沪深两市下跌4%
(2007-09-11 3:35 pm)
(综合讯)由于中国8月份CPI比预期来得高,更创下10年来最高水平,使投资者担心央行将调高利率,导致沪深两市大幅下跌。
沪指早盘一度达到5395.04点,距5400点整数关口一步之遥。不过,国家统计局公布8月CPI数据创10年CPI单月增幅新高,市场随后震荡下挫。沪综指收报5113.96点,下跌4.51%,或241.32点。另一方面,深成指也下跌789.09点,或4.40%,收报17129.39点。
一名分析师表示,银行股和房地产股的影响最大,因为投资者预料利率将因CPI数据而调高
Source = http://realtime.zaobao.com/2007/09/070911_26.html
(2007-09-11 3:35 pm)
(综合讯)由于中国8月份CPI比预期来得高,更创下10年来最高水平,使投资者担心央行将调高利率,导致沪深两市大幅下跌。
沪指早盘一度达到5395.04点,距5400点整数关口一步之遥。不过,国家统计局公布8月CPI数据创10年CPI单月增幅新高,市场随后震荡下挫。沪综指收报5113.96点,下跌4.51%,或241.32点。另一方面,深成指也下跌789.09点,或4.40%,收报17129.39点。
一名分析师表示,银行股和房地产股的影响最大,因为投资者预料利率将因CPI数据而调高
Source = http://realtime.zaobao.com/2007/09/070911_26.html
Monday, September 10, 2007
次贷危机是美国金融界的大救星
次贷危机是美国金融界的大救星
[1342] (2007-09-08)
这么多年来,世界经济和金融有两个怪现象:第一是中国一直保持10%以上的增长,速度惊人,成了世界最大的工厂和外汇储存;第二就是美国的经常账户贸易赤字一直是巨额吓人, 也是世界最大的消费国和债务国。
中国的中心是一切稳定,必须要保持8%以上的增长率才能每年增加1000万以上的新工作岗位;中国还是用计划+市场的中央调控的经济和金融,不怕狂风暴雨。
美国的中心是寅吃卯粮,还想要百姓眼前的钱一元可当两元花,所以年年赤字;过去两年贸易赤字,年平均超越8000亿美元,必须要靠吸纳世界近七成的盈余储蓄才能渡日;仍是依赖政府信用向全球借贷的市场经济为主导,就怕风吹草动。
这两个经济巨人一直互补共存,小打小闹。今年夏天的游戏都是来自华盛顿:
a.拿中国产品质量说事;
b.拿次贷危机自我批评。
中国既然已经属于世界工厂,质量和检查就必须跟上。美国的质量大棒只会把中国打得“明天会更好”,这也是华盛顿出拳时没有想到的结果。下面就要谈一下华尔街拿次贷危机做文章的几层意思。
1. 在历史上,美国房地产发生过三次金融革命,建立了非常科学和完善的一,二级房贷市场。这次次贷危机出来后,从体制上也找不出哪儿需要再完善的地方。只好由政府担保(不买单)的佳策,让困难户可以重新贷款渡难关。历史上次贷佔的比例一直保持个位数,不成气候也形成不了危机。
2. IT股市破灭后,老葛13次降息,又维持1%达一年之久,把IT泡沫时期,普天大众的赌博瘾头又都引进到房市中,把买房当炒股玩,房价四年连涨80%!次贷也随之生机勃勃,招数日新月异,最后连要饭的签个字都能贷到款买个房子赌赌,能不出事吗!这是老葛晚节不保的杰作之一。
3. 次贷危机涉及金额不大,牵扯到的200万户,其中75%以上属于自住房主,多数没事,少数要靠布什的面子重新贷款就搞定了;其余投资的房蟲,数量上也比正常年景被取消抵押品赎回权的数量要低。问题的关键出在次贷危机全球买单,都是由于美国政府管辖下的信贷评级机构耍了大家,丢了信誉。今后美国再凭信用借大钱就没那么容易了,所以着急了。美国政府信用的额度,说大发点,半个世界都可以借来。
4. 西欧金融界在今年春天就感到次贷危机的寒冷,尔后融资的力度和速度都比华尔街快一步多一倍。美国刚开始是偷着乐,想捂着混过去,后来发现不对劲啦,往华尔街流的钱慢了下来,会要出大事的。这才让次贷危机浮出台面,一举数得:解决危机;股市降温;主要是让世界金融界放心:美国的金融还是安全的!
当今世界,一个国家金融的信誉和安全,在许多方面都比国防安全更重要,这已经是不争的事实了。靠借贷和超前消费的美国政府和老百姓,应该特别珍惜自己的信用,否则“明天会更惨”。
Source = http://www.zaobao.com/special/forum/pages5/forum_us070908.html
[1342] (2007-09-08)
这么多年来,世界经济和金融有两个怪现象:第一是中国一直保持10%以上的增长,速度惊人,成了世界最大的工厂和外汇储存;第二就是美国的经常账户贸易赤字一直是巨额吓人, 也是世界最大的消费国和债务国。
中国的中心是一切稳定,必须要保持8%以上的增长率才能每年增加1000万以上的新工作岗位;中国还是用计划+市场的中央调控的经济和金融,不怕狂风暴雨。
美国的中心是寅吃卯粮,还想要百姓眼前的钱一元可当两元花,所以年年赤字;过去两年贸易赤字,年平均超越8000亿美元,必须要靠吸纳世界近七成的盈余储蓄才能渡日;仍是依赖政府信用向全球借贷的市场经济为主导,就怕风吹草动。
这两个经济巨人一直互补共存,小打小闹。今年夏天的游戏都是来自华盛顿:
a.拿中国产品质量说事;
b.拿次贷危机自我批评。
中国既然已经属于世界工厂,质量和检查就必须跟上。美国的质量大棒只会把中国打得“明天会更好”,这也是华盛顿出拳时没有想到的结果。下面就要谈一下华尔街拿次贷危机做文章的几层意思。
1. 在历史上,美国房地产发生过三次金融革命,建立了非常科学和完善的一,二级房贷市场。这次次贷危机出来后,从体制上也找不出哪儿需要再完善的地方。只好由政府担保(不买单)的佳策,让困难户可以重新贷款渡难关。历史上次贷佔的比例一直保持个位数,不成气候也形成不了危机。
2. IT股市破灭后,老葛13次降息,又维持1%达一年之久,把IT泡沫时期,普天大众的赌博瘾头又都引进到房市中,把买房当炒股玩,房价四年连涨80%!次贷也随之生机勃勃,招数日新月异,最后连要饭的签个字都能贷到款买个房子赌赌,能不出事吗!这是老葛晚节不保的杰作之一。
3. 次贷危机涉及金额不大,牵扯到的200万户,其中75%以上属于自住房主,多数没事,少数要靠布什的面子重新贷款就搞定了;其余投资的房蟲,数量上也比正常年景被取消抵押品赎回权的数量要低。问题的关键出在次贷危机全球买单,都是由于美国政府管辖下的信贷评级机构耍了大家,丢了信誉。今后美国再凭信用借大钱就没那么容易了,所以着急了。美国政府信用的额度,说大发点,半个世界都可以借来。
4. 西欧金融界在今年春天就感到次贷危机的寒冷,尔后融资的力度和速度都比华尔街快一步多一倍。美国刚开始是偷着乐,想捂着混过去,后来发现不对劲啦,往华尔街流的钱慢了下来,会要出大事的。这才让次贷危机浮出台面,一举数得:解决危机;股市降温;主要是让世界金融界放心:美国的金融还是安全的!
当今世界,一个国家金融的信誉和安全,在许多方面都比国防安全更重要,这已经是不争的事实了。靠借贷和超前消费的美国政府和老百姓,应该特别珍惜自己的信用,否则“明天会更惨”。
Source = http://www.zaobao.com/special/forum/pages5/forum_us070908.html
美股也玩政策市?
美国房信危机并没有过去,上周末,美国总统布什和美联储主席伯南克发表讲话,表示他们必须考虑市场的现实因素,但是联邦政府无义务保护投机者。虽然他们反复强调,联邦政府不会为部分投机者买单,但是他们的讲话还是被市场理解为政府托市。美国股市在此消息刺激下,强力反弹。
房信在美国金融体系中,因为其庞大规模而影响很大。事实上,美国房信体系出现问题,并不是第一次,更不是最后一次。但是美国总统和美联储主席以讲话方式应对实质性问题,似乎却是第一次。虽然小布什总统声称将为部分人提供新的信贷担保,但是这对于本来已经还款困难的人无异于债上加债。而先前的格林斯潘时代,面对信用危机的处理方式可能要强硬和专业的多。布什和伯南克的软弱措施,从根本上并不能解决问题。因为即使联邦政府提供新的的信贷担保,也不过只能解燃眉之急。而对于未来,还不起房贷的人更会债台高筑。而事实上,美国经济可能真正需要的是减缓全球化速度、减税和控制美国国债规模。
毫无疑问,造成美国社会两极分化的恰恰是美国一直推行的全球化政策。当信息时代到来,美国将传统产业的生产与经营逐步转移到劳动力成本较低的国家,劳动密集型产业的转移造成了美国国内低端就业岗位严重不足的现状。因此,当国际化大公司从对发展中国家工人的廉价剥削中赚取大量利润的同时,美国的中低层人群的生活和工作却日益恶化。因为美国社会已经发展到一个新的社会类型,美国仅仅凭借其财团、信息技术和军事力量就能支配世界经济。而传统的轻重工业,都可以被美国放弃。但事实上,即使在美国作为支柱的信息IT产业,其基石也不过一块粘土砖和一块土疙瘩。中国在计算机硬件领域和印度在软件领域的成就不容小视。技术壁垒的松软,让诸多的人后来居上。即使是旧时代在计算机技术方面以落后著称的俄罗斯,如今也拥有一批诸如卡巴斯基杀毒软件这样的强力技术公司。而今日,美国硅谷最后的防御地带可能只剩下高端技术和规模优势。而高端技术不足以统治市场,规模优势则仅仅是时间问题。
直至如今,克林顿时代的减税政策仍然为美国人津津乐道。而两届布什政府的穷兵黩武则大量消耗了美国的财富。打了多场亏本的战争之后,美国政府依旧没有意识到一切从开始就是个错误。无论是科索沃,还是阿富汗或者投资巨大的伊拉克,没有收益的战争严重违背了美国的立国原则——绝不做赔本买卖。而今日在伊拉克,连英国都失去了继续投资的兴趣而撤兵。美国却还要增兵,只为让世界上最先进的美国军队担任穆斯林世界的治安联防队。事实上,从一开始我就十分怀疑美国这次军事投资能否收回成本。尤其在美国号召世界援助伊拉克和阿富汗之后,一切都表明美国对于伊拉克石油的隐晦都注定了美国很可能颗粒无收。而事实上,伊拉克人民的生老病死本来就与美国无关。而美国国内经济却因为伊拉克和阿富汗战争而无法减税。这本质上是对美国国家利益的真正威胁,但是一个名叫贪婪的欲念却让智商只有90的小布什总统看不清状况。
另外,美国的问题还远不止于此。比如美国的国债,包括中国在内的很多国家都很热衷于追捧收益率相对很高的美国国债。但是美国现在却只能通过贬值来减少支付债务的压力。超级巨大的财政赤字是从里根时代就存在的问题。通过不断的发行货币和债务,美国政府一度完全无视财政赤字的负效应。但是日积月累之后,美国不得不为其状况买单。通过贬值美元来减小债务压力其实很危险。美元的贬值另外一面却也大大降低了美元持有者的经济实力。而世界上持有美元最多的恰恰是美国人自己。而货币一旦贬值,则如需升值则十分困难。而美国现在真的是需要考虑是否可以通过友好协商为自己减免债务的时代了。
美国总统和联储主席的发言很容易就让中国的投资者想起90年代。那时的中国股市也具有类似的特征。所谓“政策市”或者直接想起了朱总理,那些记忆今日仍让人记忆犹新。不过同样的事情发生在美国身上,不知道凯恩斯先生是不是又要卷土重来?
Source: http://www.zaobao.com/special/forum/pages5/forum_us070908a.html
房信在美国金融体系中,因为其庞大规模而影响很大。事实上,美国房信体系出现问题,并不是第一次,更不是最后一次。但是美国总统和美联储主席以讲话方式应对实质性问题,似乎却是第一次。虽然小布什总统声称将为部分人提供新的信贷担保,但是这对于本来已经还款困难的人无异于债上加债。而先前的格林斯潘时代,面对信用危机的处理方式可能要强硬和专业的多。布什和伯南克的软弱措施,从根本上并不能解决问题。因为即使联邦政府提供新的的信贷担保,也不过只能解燃眉之急。而对于未来,还不起房贷的人更会债台高筑。而事实上,美国经济可能真正需要的是减缓全球化速度、减税和控制美国国债规模。
毫无疑问,造成美国社会两极分化的恰恰是美国一直推行的全球化政策。当信息时代到来,美国将传统产业的生产与经营逐步转移到劳动力成本较低的国家,劳动密集型产业的转移造成了美国国内低端就业岗位严重不足的现状。因此,当国际化大公司从对发展中国家工人的廉价剥削中赚取大量利润的同时,美国的中低层人群的生活和工作却日益恶化。因为美国社会已经发展到一个新的社会类型,美国仅仅凭借其财团、信息技术和军事力量就能支配世界经济。而传统的轻重工业,都可以被美国放弃。但事实上,即使在美国作为支柱的信息IT产业,其基石也不过一块粘土砖和一块土疙瘩。中国在计算机硬件领域和印度在软件领域的成就不容小视。技术壁垒的松软,让诸多的人后来居上。即使是旧时代在计算机技术方面以落后著称的俄罗斯,如今也拥有一批诸如卡巴斯基杀毒软件这样的强力技术公司。而今日,美国硅谷最后的防御地带可能只剩下高端技术和规模优势。而高端技术不足以统治市场,规模优势则仅仅是时间问题。
直至如今,克林顿时代的减税政策仍然为美国人津津乐道。而两届布什政府的穷兵黩武则大量消耗了美国的财富。打了多场亏本的战争之后,美国政府依旧没有意识到一切从开始就是个错误。无论是科索沃,还是阿富汗或者投资巨大的伊拉克,没有收益的战争严重违背了美国的立国原则——绝不做赔本买卖。而今日在伊拉克,连英国都失去了继续投资的兴趣而撤兵。美国却还要增兵,只为让世界上最先进的美国军队担任穆斯林世界的治安联防队。事实上,从一开始我就十分怀疑美国这次军事投资能否收回成本。尤其在美国号召世界援助伊拉克和阿富汗之后,一切都表明美国对于伊拉克石油的隐晦都注定了美国很可能颗粒无收。而事实上,伊拉克人民的生老病死本来就与美国无关。而美国国内经济却因为伊拉克和阿富汗战争而无法减税。这本质上是对美国国家利益的真正威胁,但是一个名叫贪婪的欲念却让智商只有90的小布什总统看不清状况。
另外,美国的问题还远不止于此。比如美国的国债,包括中国在内的很多国家都很热衷于追捧收益率相对很高的美国国债。但是美国现在却只能通过贬值来减少支付债务的压力。超级巨大的财政赤字是从里根时代就存在的问题。通过不断的发行货币和债务,美国政府一度完全无视财政赤字的负效应。但是日积月累之后,美国不得不为其状况买单。通过贬值美元来减小债务压力其实很危险。美元的贬值另外一面却也大大降低了美元持有者的经济实力。而世界上持有美元最多的恰恰是美国人自己。而货币一旦贬值,则如需升值则十分困难。而美国现在真的是需要考虑是否可以通过友好协商为自己减免债务的时代了。
美国总统和联储主席的发言很容易就让中国的投资者想起90年代。那时的中国股市也具有类似的特征。所谓“政策市”或者直接想起了朱总理,那些记忆今日仍让人记忆犹新。不过同样的事情发生在美国身上,不知道凯恩斯先生是不是又要卷土重来?
Source: http://www.zaobao.com/special/forum/pages5/forum_us070908a.html
Malaysian banks maintained as 'overweight' on budget incentives
Malaysian banks maintained as 'overweight' on budget incentives - DBS Vickers
10/09/2007 15:16:00
KUALA LUMPUR (Thomson Financial) - DBS Vickers Research said Monday it is
keeping its "overweight" rating on Malaysian banks as the sector emerges as a
key beneficiary of incentives for the capital market and property sector
announced Friday in the national budget for 2008.
In his budget speech to parliament, Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
announced that the commission rates for Internet trading and cash upfront
transactions will be fully negotiable. This is to encourage greater retail
participation in the stock market, he said.
In addition, clearing fees for share purchases will be reduced from 0.04
percent to 0.03 percent from January 1, 2008.
The government also proposed to extend the stamp duty exemption on instruments
related to mergers and acquisitions of listed companies to 2010 from 2007.
Meanwhile, in order to promote growth in the property sector, the government
proposed a 50 percent stamp duty exemption on documents of transfer for the
purchase of one house per individual costing under 250,000 ringgit.
It will also allow monthly withdrawals from the state pension fund for housing
loan repayments.
"Higher than expected capital market flows would act as earnings catalysts to
banks," said DBS Vickers Research in a note to clients.
Bumiputra-Commerce Holdings Bhd and AMMB Holdings Bhd, the two largest players
in the local investment banking market, will be the key beneficiaries of
increased capital market activities as a result of the incentives announced
Friday, it said.
Meanwhile, Malaysia's third-largest bank Public Bank Bhd will benefit from
incentives to the property sector given its leading position in mortgage
financing, DBS Vickers said.
"We expect to see stronger mortgage loan growth in the next few quarters from
this move," it said.
The government also proposed in the budget the implementation of the
single-tier tax system, under which dividends can be more easily distributed as
profits are only taxed at the company level and dividends received will be
exempted from tax.
The proposed single-tier tax system would be a boon to dividend-yielding stocks
like Public Bank, DBS Vickers said.
"We are forecasting total dividend per share of 70 sen for financial year 2007
and 85 sen for 2008. At current prices, gross yields amount to 7-8 percent," it
said.
The brokerage is keeping its "buy" on the foreign tranche of Public Bank shares
with a target price of 11.80 ringgit. The foreign tranche shares carry no voting
rights and trade under the ticker PBBank-O1.
At 2.36 pm, PBBank-O1 was down 20 sen or 2 percent at 10.00 ringgit, AMMB lost
12 sen or 2.7 percent to 4.30 ringgit and Bumiputra-Commerce was unchanged at
10.60 ringgit.
The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index was down 22.5 points or 1.7 percent at
1,282.40.
Source: Osk Wire News
10/09/2007 15:16:00
KUALA LUMPUR (Thomson Financial) - DBS Vickers Research said Monday it is
keeping its "overweight" rating on Malaysian banks as the sector emerges as a
key beneficiary of incentives for the capital market and property sector
announced Friday in the national budget for 2008.
In his budget speech to parliament, Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
announced that the commission rates for Internet trading and cash upfront
transactions will be fully negotiable. This is to encourage greater retail
participation in the stock market, he said.
In addition, clearing fees for share purchases will be reduced from 0.04
percent to 0.03 percent from January 1, 2008.
The government also proposed to extend the stamp duty exemption on instruments
related to mergers and acquisitions of listed companies to 2010 from 2007.
Meanwhile, in order to promote growth in the property sector, the government
proposed a 50 percent stamp duty exemption on documents of transfer for the
purchase of one house per individual costing under 250,000 ringgit.
It will also allow monthly withdrawals from the state pension fund for housing
loan repayments.
"Higher than expected capital market flows would act as earnings catalysts to
banks," said DBS Vickers Research in a note to clients.
Bumiputra-Commerce Holdings Bhd and AMMB Holdings Bhd, the two largest players
in the local investment banking market, will be the key beneficiaries of
increased capital market activities as a result of the incentives announced
Friday, it said.
Meanwhile, Malaysia's third-largest bank Public Bank Bhd will benefit from
incentives to the property sector given its leading position in mortgage
financing, DBS Vickers said.
"We expect to see stronger mortgage loan growth in the next few quarters from
this move," it said.
The government also proposed in the budget the implementation of the
single-tier tax system, under which dividends can be more easily distributed as
profits are only taxed at the company level and dividends received will be
exempted from tax.
The proposed single-tier tax system would be a boon to dividend-yielding stocks
like Public Bank, DBS Vickers said.
"We are forecasting total dividend per share of 70 sen for financial year 2007
and 85 sen for 2008. At current prices, gross yields amount to 7-8 percent," it
said.
The brokerage is keeping its "buy" on the foreign tranche of Public Bank shares
with a target price of 11.80 ringgit. The foreign tranche shares carry no voting
rights and trade under the ticker PBBank-O1.
At 2.36 pm, PBBank-O1 was down 20 sen or 2 percent at 10.00 ringgit, AMMB lost
12 sen or 2.7 percent to 4.30 ringgit and Bumiputra-Commerce was unchanged at
10.60 ringgit.
The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index was down 22.5 points or 1.7 percent at
1,282.40.
Source: Osk Wire News
Thursday, September 6, 2007
或引進新大股東 業務前景亮麗 戴樂集團魅力加分
或引進新大股東 業務前景亮麗 戴樂集團魅力加分-7th Sep 2007
※報導 : 梁志華
(吉隆坡6日訊)戴樂集團(DIALOG,7277,主板貿服股)有望憑藉聯營計劃的合作基礎,趁機將跨國機構引進該公司成為大股東,分析員對此不感到驚訝,並認為新大股東的加入,可以為該公司的投資魅力加分,加上該公司的業務前景一片亮麗,分析員繼續看好該股,給予「超越大市」評級。
戴樂集團在4月份從柔佛機構手中,接過Tanjung Lansat港口的中央油槽設施與油槽終站發展計劃,並擁有30年的特許經營權。
據了解,戴樂集團目前正與兩家跨國公司進行洽談,不僅想要說服他們成為油槽終站的用戶,更希望與他們成為合作夥伴,聯手發展這項油槽終站計劃。
聯昌國際投行分析員指出,如果上述情況真的出現,那么,相關計劃現有的80對20股權結構,可能將出現變化。
戴樂集團最終可能將減持股權,藉此引進跨國公司。
跨國公司的加入,將有助于吸引更多的投資,並加強相關計劃的成功機率。
戴樂集團與這些跨國機構的關係,可能不止于此。目前,戴樂集團正積極洽談有關脫售該公司一批顯著股權的事宜,洽購對象很有可能將會是這兩家跨國公司之一。
這意味著,戴樂集團不僅在發展計劃上,將出現新股東,現在連該公司本身也將出現新股東,而且這的策略夥伴可能是同一單位。
分析員對此並不感到驚訝,因為戴樂集團的股權結構相當鬆散,使得這家資金充裕的公司,一直以來都是併購對象的熱門。
分析員認為,如果戴樂集團真的宣布Tanjung Lansat油槽終站的新客戶或合作夥伴,或者為該公司引進新大股東的消息,料將為該公司的投資魅力加分。
Source = http://www.orientaldaily.com.my/#top
※報導 : 梁志華
(吉隆坡6日訊)戴樂集團(DIALOG,7277,主板貿服股)有望憑藉聯營計劃的合作基礎,趁機將跨國機構引進該公司成為大股東,分析員對此不感到驚訝,並認為新大股東的加入,可以為該公司的投資魅力加分,加上該公司的業務前景一片亮麗,分析員繼續看好該股,給予「超越大市」評級。
戴樂集團在4月份從柔佛機構手中,接過Tanjung Lansat港口的中央油槽設施與油槽終站發展計劃,並擁有30年的特許經營權。
據了解,戴樂集團目前正與兩家跨國公司進行洽談,不僅想要說服他們成為油槽終站的用戶,更希望與他們成為合作夥伴,聯手發展這項油槽終站計劃。
聯昌國際投行分析員指出,如果上述情況真的出現,那么,相關計劃現有的80對20股權結構,可能將出現變化。
戴樂集團最終可能將減持股權,藉此引進跨國公司。
跨國公司的加入,將有助于吸引更多的投資,並加強相關計劃的成功機率。
戴樂集團與這些跨國機構的關係,可能不止于此。目前,戴樂集團正積極洽談有關脫售該公司一批顯著股權的事宜,洽購對象很有可能將會是這兩家跨國公司之一。
這意味著,戴樂集團不僅在發展計劃上,將出現新股東,現在連該公司本身也將出現新股東,而且這的策略夥伴可能是同一單位。
分析員對此並不感到驚訝,因為戴樂集團的股權結構相當鬆散,使得這家資金充裕的公司,一直以來都是併購對象的熱門。
分析員認為,如果戴樂集團真的宣布Tanjung Lansat油槽終站的新客戶或合作夥伴,或者為該公司引進新大股東的消息,料將為該公司的投資魅力加分。
Source = http://www.orientaldaily.com.my/#top
“国阵君主制”取而代之
“国阵君主制”取而代之
君主反制政府乃历史嘲讽
【本刊林宏祥撰述】霹雳州皇储拉惹纳兹林(Raja Nazrin Shah)最近发表“君主制有助于维护治理制度中的制衡作用”言论,英文报《太阳报》(theSun)发表社论正面肯定,而英文评论圈健笔金格(Kim Quek,原名杨泰章)早前也曾撰文《御诏救国?》(Monarch to the rescue?),这种对“君主驾临反制政府”的渴求,无不反映民间对恣意妄为的国阵政府既厌恶又无奈的感受。
拉惹纳兹(左图)林周一(9月3日)在国库发展研讨会(Khazanah National Development Seminar)上重申君主在《联邦宪法》中的角色与地位,尽管不如首相阿都拉、副首相纳吉重申“马来西亚为回教国”般掀起争议,却为近来“开明皇族势力反扑”的迹象,平添一注脚。【点击:霹雳皇储开明言论冲击执政党 当权精英贪腐封建势力反扑?】
自1983年国会修宪,以废除国家元首否决国会立法的权力后,君主制在立法过程中便仅剩“仪式性”角色。1992年发生柔佛州苏丹殴打勾球教练事件后,国会修宪废除统治者免控权,进一步削弱传统皇族势力,让享有“国家最高象征”尊崇地位的统治者,顿时声名狼藉。
强势首相马哈迪当年以皇族“行为不检”、“挥霍无度”、“滥权失职”等指控,全面动员打击这股封建势力。不过,惊涛骇浪的舆论底下,是新旧政治精英角力激起的旋涡,“以君主为首的旧精英集团”和“以首相为首的新精英集团”,为控制政治、经济权力而博奕。当时的人民党主席赛胡先(Syed Husin Ali)曾一针见血指出:“一些君主渴望得到的许多东西,也正是执政政治领袖们及其伙伴所要得到的。”
国阵的“君主制”
左翼政治领袖赛胡先当年以“政经利益的矛盾”解读“修宪风云”,对皇室、执政党残暴行为不满的他就提醒:“残暴加残暴,不等于仁慈”。
皇族势力遭巫统削弱后,政治影响力大不如前;如今,“言论开明”、“作风亲民”的拉惹纳兹林重提君主制起制衡作用,民间、媒体竟呼应“君主救国”,可视为对当下俨然“国阵君主制”的抗议与不满。
1990年代人民党副主席张永新(右图)从社会心理角度分析“修宪风云”,即社会的效忠对象已从传统封建势力(皇族)转移至新权贵和官僚集团。
从另一角度,此现象也暗示着“封建君主制”的影响力逐步衰退,“新政治精英(巫统/国阵)君主制”的建立与巩固。环顾当下执政集团,从巫统、马华公会到民政党等,已逐步继承了“君主制”特征;一些国阵领导人的言行,显露的恰恰就是民间过去对“皇族”的不良印象。
政党=家族事业?
屈指一数,现任副首相纳吉自1976年代亡父(第二任首相阿都拉萨)守土彭亨州北根区(Pekan)国会议席后,在政坛平步青云至今,目前坐“副”望“正”;而“二度举剑、且扬言继续举剑”的巫统青年团团长、被视为未来首相接班人的希山慕丁(Hishammuddin Hussein),是第三任首相胡先翁(Hussein Onn)的儿子。持有牛津大学哲学、政治、经济学位的巫青副团长凯里(Khairy Jamaluddin),是现任首相阿都拉巴达威的女婿,在阿都拉掌权后未经选票考验便直接登跃巫青副团长。为牵制阿都拉派系势力而卷入“代理战”的慕克利斯(Mukhriz Mahathir),也是掌权22年强势首相马哈迪的儿子。
马华公会方面,黄家定、黄家泉两弟兄共掌马华公会总会长及总秘书要职,在第11届全国大选中落败的黄家泉党职“不降反升”,自惹争议。马青副总团长林熙隆、中委林熙杰,在父亲(前总会长)林良实引退后跃进政坛,延续“林氏家族”的势力。【点击:熙隆要延续林氏家族势力】
林时彬在父亲(民政党前任主席)林敬益权力转移时期“不劳而获”当选民青团署理团长,同样免不了要承受异样的眼光,摆不脱“裙带风”之嫌。在印度国大党,尽管主席三美威鲁(Samy Vellu)儿子维尔巴里(S. Vell Paari)尚未出任该党要职,却是党营企业麦卡控股(Maika Holding)的行政总裁。若说“国库通党库”是我国公开的秘密,政党沦为政治人物家族事业的趋势,岂不让人担忧?
目前独揽首相、财政部长、国内安全部长三大职位的阿都拉,其儿子卡玛鲁丁(Kamaluddin Abdullah)控制的斯可米集团(Scomi Group)在自己就任大位后营业额与净利不断倍增、政府工程合约源源不绝,阿都拉竟以“马哈迪儿子工程更多”相驳,还理直气壮辨称“不公布财产是人家的权力,无关透明施政”,无不反映掌权者不受制约的傲慢、狂妄心态。
挥霍无度:正副首相专机
君主制既然是“象征”,自离不开“仪式”。赛胡先早前接受《独立新闻在线》访问时,还非议皇室仪式穷奢极侈,但以相同标准检视经历“民主议会”程序而掌权的政治精英,不也同样挥霍无度?
拥有三千万豪华游艇、六千万澳洲豪宅、私人贵宾飞机等指责接踵而来,阿都拉尽管屡次否认,却也总是留下团团疑惑。与本地政治没有利益挂钩的土耳其报章拒绝道歉,但声称对方错误报道豪华游艇的阿都拉却没有追究责任;阿都拉女婿凯里一度声称澳洲豪宅乃卡玛鲁丁所有,后来也不了了之;甚至否认购买专机、承认租借贵宾专机后,阿都拉也只是以“你若真想知道,我会告诉你细节”打发记者,回避了“租金多少钱”的问题。【点击《星报在线》:PM nafi beli jet VIP untuk diri sendiri】
前副首相安华依布拉欣于今年8月21日在柔佛州新邦令金(Simpang Renggam)一场政治演说上,揭露副首相纳吉(左图)夫妇最近度假时,乘坐商业客机飞抵日本后,就以私人专机游走各国。
曾任财政部长的安华声称,专机租金一天为马币10万元,并说:“有人愿意爆料给我,是因为人民已厌倦这种贪污作为!”
有皇族血统的《今日马来西亚》主编拉惹柏特拉(Raja Petra Kamaruddin)早前反击巫统全国宣传主任莫哈末泰益(Muhd Muhamdd Taib)指自己侮辱国家元首、挑起宗教、种族情绪时,抖出莫哈末泰益曾经开出一张一千两百万元的支票,作为与雪州公主离婚的赡养费,直指这名前雪州大臣贪污。莫哈末泰益没有否认指控,还说“这是成年旧事了”。【点击:“我在地狱迎接你!” 拉惹柏特拉抖泰益臭史】
当权者享有免控权?
马来西亚皇族终在1992年丧失“免控权”,但此权力却移植到以巫统/国阵掌控的执法机构中。现任副国安部长佐哈里(Mohd Johari Baharum)、总警长慕沙哈山(Musa Hassan)、反贪局前总监朱基菲里(Zulkipli Mat Noor)在闹得沸沸扬扬的贪污、受贿指控中,皆戏剧性地由总检察长阿都干尼(Abdul Ghani Patail)宣称“证据不足”而落幕,印证了马哈迪讽刺意味浓厚的“(涉嫌贪污者)肯定没事”的预言。
违法建豪宅、沙爹屋,后来因触犯《公司法令》而面对39项控状的巫统巴生港口区州议员查卡利亚(Zakaria Md Deros),在今年8月24日“控状全撤销”,是继柏华惹钢铁厂(Perwaja Steel Sdn Bhd)前董事经理谢英福无罪获释后,另一未能服众的结局。
由首相推荐、国家元首委任的总检察长,如今囊括决定是否提控及(代表政府)起诉权力,俨然在司法审讯前下判决,也是备受争议的角色。蒙古女子命案中,纳吉的智囊和保镖成了被告,已引起坊间诸多猜疑,但纳吉却始终未被传出庭。上月闹开的印度女艺人素加塔(Sujatha Krishnan)离奇死亡案件,更一度传出与三美威鲁之子维尔巴里有关,如今也没有下文。【点击:质疑三嫌犯都与纳吉有关联 前辩护律师有意传副揆供证、匿名信控诉三美儿子涉案 马尼促查女艺人死亡真相】
君主制的没落
重温前副首相嘉化巴巴(Ghafar Baba,右图)于1992年12月10日的国会提案、以历史性96票对0票通过“柔佛苏丹殴人事件是违反马来西亚宪法精神和以君主立宪、议会民主制度为基础的国家法律之滥权行为”议决,我们仿佛看到封建君主制的黑影,如今隐约出没在国阵政府里头。
对照废除了封建制度的日本,尽管废除封建制后扶持并巩固了天皇制,也遭部分日本人非议,但学者型政治人物赛胡先阿里却也曾在1990年代肯定天皇制的一大跃进:“……天皇制下的日本政体却扩大了民主统治,比起过去的封建时代,人民有更多的权力,并参与了所有政府事务。”
嘉化巴巴当时还说了一段话:“历史已经清楚告诉我们,在世界上的一些国家的一些事件中,人民因不能再忍耐而采取了宪法与法律以外的行动推翻其君主,其结果是现在世界上的君主越来越少。”
15年后的拉惹纳兹林,没有否认这个事实,他在演词中说:“过去五个世纪中,世界许多君主消失了,因为这些统治者将自己的地位视为天赐的权力,更甚于责任。”
拉惹纳兹林重申君主为“法治公正的守护者”、是沙文主义、极端主义抬头时,理性、中庸与良好施政的声音。
这名牛津大学哲学、政治与经济系毕业生,且有哈佛大学政治与经济博士学位的皇储,更引述美国总统罗斯福(Franklin Roosevelt)的话:“永恒的真理如果不在新的社会形势下赋予新的意义,要么就不是真理,要么就不是永恒的”,无不暗讽拒绝改变、拒绝适应新的社会环境的掌权者。
在巫统主席、署理主席擅自宣布马来西亚为回教国、巫青团团长拔剑出鞘、巫统领袖以煽动族群情绪的语言来捍卫“新经济政策”、国阵领袖面对互联网冲击而惊惶失措、围剿打压之际,拉惹纳兹林将君主视为“所有族群、宗教、政治派别团结的象征”,为取角越来越狭隘的政治角力,捎来了理性、求变的声音。
封建皇族势力因开明的霹雳皇储而让人耳目一新,是马来西亚人民在1992年修宪制约皇族之前,无法想像的局面。我们只能说,任何不受制衡的政权,都难逃堕落与腐败,君主制如此,回教国亦然。
只是,马来西亚需要历史重复多少遍,才能吸取这个教训?
Source = http://www.merdekareview.com/news.php?n=4885
君主反制政府乃历史嘲讽
【本刊林宏祥撰述】霹雳州皇储拉惹纳兹林(Raja Nazrin Shah)最近发表“君主制有助于维护治理制度中的制衡作用”言论,英文报《太阳报》(theSun)发表社论正面肯定,而英文评论圈健笔金格(Kim Quek,原名杨泰章)早前也曾撰文《御诏救国?》(Monarch to the rescue?),这种对“君主驾临反制政府”的渴求,无不反映民间对恣意妄为的国阵政府既厌恶又无奈的感受。
拉惹纳兹(左图)林周一(9月3日)在国库发展研讨会(Khazanah National Development Seminar)上重申君主在《联邦宪法》中的角色与地位,尽管不如首相阿都拉、副首相纳吉重申“马来西亚为回教国”般掀起争议,却为近来“开明皇族势力反扑”的迹象,平添一注脚。【点击:霹雳皇储开明言论冲击执政党 当权精英贪腐封建势力反扑?】
自1983年国会修宪,以废除国家元首否决国会立法的权力后,君主制在立法过程中便仅剩“仪式性”角色。1992年发生柔佛州苏丹殴打勾球教练事件后,国会修宪废除统治者免控权,进一步削弱传统皇族势力,让享有“国家最高象征”尊崇地位的统治者,顿时声名狼藉。
强势首相马哈迪当年以皇族“行为不检”、“挥霍无度”、“滥权失职”等指控,全面动员打击这股封建势力。不过,惊涛骇浪的舆论底下,是新旧政治精英角力激起的旋涡,“以君主为首的旧精英集团”和“以首相为首的新精英集团”,为控制政治、经济权力而博奕。当时的人民党主席赛胡先(Syed Husin Ali)曾一针见血指出:“一些君主渴望得到的许多东西,也正是执政政治领袖们及其伙伴所要得到的。”
国阵的“君主制”
左翼政治领袖赛胡先当年以“政经利益的矛盾”解读“修宪风云”,对皇室、执政党残暴行为不满的他就提醒:“残暴加残暴,不等于仁慈”。
皇族势力遭巫统削弱后,政治影响力大不如前;如今,“言论开明”、“作风亲民”的拉惹纳兹林重提君主制起制衡作用,民间、媒体竟呼应“君主救国”,可视为对当下俨然“国阵君主制”的抗议与不满。
1990年代人民党副主席张永新(右图)从社会心理角度分析“修宪风云”,即社会的效忠对象已从传统封建势力(皇族)转移至新权贵和官僚集团。
从另一角度,此现象也暗示着“封建君主制”的影响力逐步衰退,“新政治精英(巫统/国阵)君主制”的建立与巩固。环顾当下执政集团,从巫统、马华公会到民政党等,已逐步继承了“君主制”特征;一些国阵领导人的言行,显露的恰恰就是民间过去对“皇族”的不良印象。
政党=家族事业?
屈指一数,现任副首相纳吉自1976年代亡父(第二任首相阿都拉萨)守土彭亨州北根区(Pekan)国会议席后,在政坛平步青云至今,目前坐“副”望“正”;而“二度举剑、且扬言继续举剑”的巫统青年团团长、被视为未来首相接班人的希山慕丁(Hishammuddin Hussein),是第三任首相胡先翁(Hussein Onn)的儿子。持有牛津大学哲学、政治、经济学位的巫青副团长凯里(Khairy Jamaluddin),是现任首相阿都拉巴达威的女婿,在阿都拉掌权后未经选票考验便直接登跃巫青副团长。为牵制阿都拉派系势力而卷入“代理战”的慕克利斯(Mukhriz Mahathir),也是掌权22年强势首相马哈迪的儿子。
马华公会方面,黄家定、黄家泉两弟兄共掌马华公会总会长及总秘书要职,在第11届全国大选中落败的黄家泉党职“不降反升”,自惹争议。马青副总团长林熙隆、中委林熙杰,在父亲(前总会长)林良实引退后跃进政坛,延续“林氏家族”的势力。【点击:熙隆要延续林氏家族势力】
林时彬在父亲(民政党前任主席)林敬益权力转移时期“不劳而获”当选民青团署理团长,同样免不了要承受异样的眼光,摆不脱“裙带风”之嫌。在印度国大党,尽管主席三美威鲁(Samy Vellu)儿子维尔巴里(S. Vell Paari)尚未出任该党要职,却是党营企业麦卡控股(Maika Holding)的行政总裁。若说“国库通党库”是我国公开的秘密,政党沦为政治人物家族事业的趋势,岂不让人担忧?
目前独揽首相、财政部长、国内安全部长三大职位的阿都拉,其儿子卡玛鲁丁(Kamaluddin Abdullah)控制的斯可米集团(Scomi Group)在自己就任大位后营业额与净利不断倍增、政府工程合约源源不绝,阿都拉竟以“马哈迪儿子工程更多”相驳,还理直气壮辨称“不公布财产是人家的权力,无关透明施政”,无不反映掌权者不受制约的傲慢、狂妄心态。
挥霍无度:正副首相专机
君主制既然是“象征”,自离不开“仪式”。赛胡先早前接受《独立新闻在线》访问时,还非议皇室仪式穷奢极侈,但以相同标准检视经历“民主议会”程序而掌权的政治精英,不也同样挥霍无度?
拥有三千万豪华游艇、六千万澳洲豪宅、私人贵宾飞机等指责接踵而来,阿都拉尽管屡次否认,却也总是留下团团疑惑。与本地政治没有利益挂钩的土耳其报章拒绝道歉,但声称对方错误报道豪华游艇的阿都拉却没有追究责任;阿都拉女婿凯里一度声称澳洲豪宅乃卡玛鲁丁所有,后来也不了了之;甚至否认购买专机、承认租借贵宾专机后,阿都拉也只是以“你若真想知道,我会告诉你细节”打发记者,回避了“租金多少钱”的问题。【点击《星报在线》:PM nafi beli jet VIP untuk diri sendiri】
前副首相安华依布拉欣于今年8月21日在柔佛州新邦令金(Simpang Renggam)一场政治演说上,揭露副首相纳吉(左图)夫妇最近度假时,乘坐商业客机飞抵日本后,就以私人专机游走各国。
曾任财政部长的安华声称,专机租金一天为马币10万元,并说:“有人愿意爆料给我,是因为人民已厌倦这种贪污作为!”
有皇族血统的《今日马来西亚》主编拉惹柏特拉(Raja Petra Kamaruddin)早前反击巫统全国宣传主任莫哈末泰益(Muhd Muhamdd Taib)指自己侮辱国家元首、挑起宗教、种族情绪时,抖出莫哈末泰益曾经开出一张一千两百万元的支票,作为与雪州公主离婚的赡养费,直指这名前雪州大臣贪污。莫哈末泰益没有否认指控,还说“这是成年旧事了”。【点击:“我在地狱迎接你!” 拉惹柏特拉抖泰益臭史】
当权者享有免控权?
马来西亚皇族终在1992年丧失“免控权”,但此权力却移植到以巫统/国阵掌控的执法机构中。现任副国安部长佐哈里(Mohd Johari Baharum)、总警长慕沙哈山(Musa Hassan)、反贪局前总监朱基菲里(Zulkipli Mat Noor)在闹得沸沸扬扬的贪污、受贿指控中,皆戏剧性地由总检察长阿都干尼(Abdul Ghani Patail)宣称“证据不足”而落幕,印证了马哈迪讽刺意味浓厚的“(涉嫌贪污者)肯定没事”的预言。
违法建豪宅、沙爹屋,后来因触犯《公司法令》而面对39项控状的巫统巴生港口区州议员查卡利亚(Zakaria Md Deros),在今年8月24日“控状全撤销”,是继柏华惹钢铁厂(Perwaja Steel Sdn Bhd)前董事经理谢英福无罪获释后,另一未能服众的结局。
由首相推荐、国家元首委任的总检察长,如今囊括决定是否提控及(代表政府)起诉权力,俨然在司法审讯前下判决,也是备受争议的角色。蒙古女子命案中,纳吉的智囊和保镖成了被告,已引起坊间诸多猜疑,但纳吉却始终未被传出庭。上月闹开的印度女艺人素加塔(Sujatha Krishnan)离奇死亡案件,更一度传出与三美威鲁之子维尔巴里有关,如今也没有下文。【点击:质疑三嫌犯都与纳吉有关联 前辩护律师有意传副揆供证、匿名信控诉三美儿子涉案 马尼促查女艺人死亡真相】
君主制的没落
重温前副首相嘉化巴巴(Ghafar Baba,右图)于1992年12月10日的国会提案、以历史性96票对0票通过“柔佛苏丹殴人事件是违反马来西亚宪法精神和以君主立宪、议会民主制度为基础的国家法律之滥权行为”议决,我们仿佛看到封建君主制的黑影,如今隐约出没在国阵政府里头。
对照废除了封建制度的日本,尽管废除封建制后扶持并巩固了天皇制,也遭部分日本人非议,但学者型政治人物赛胡先阿里却也曾在1990年代肯定天皇制的一大跃进:“……天皇制下的日本政体却扩大了民主统治,比起过去的封建时代,人民有更多的权力,并参与了所有政府事务。”
嘉化巴巴当时还说了一段话:“历史已经清楚告诉我们,在世界上的一些国家的一些事件中,人民因不能再忍耐而采取了宪法与法律以外的行动推翻其君主,其结果是现在世界上的君主越来越少。”
15年后的拉惹纳兹林,没有否认这个事实,他在演词中说:“过去五个世纪中,世界许多君主消失了,因为这些统治者将自己的地位视为天赐的权力,更甚于责任。”
拉惹纳兹林重申君主为“法治公正的守护者”、是沙文主义、极端主义抬头时,理性、中庸与良好施政的声音。
这名牛津大学哲学、政治与经济系毕业生,且有哈佛大学政治与经济博士学位的皇储,更引述美国总统罗斯福(Franklin Roosevelt)的话:“永恒的真理如果不在新的社会形势下赋予新的意义,要么就不是真理,要么就不是永恒的”,无不暗讽拒绝改变、拒绝适应新的社会环境的掌权者。
在巫统主席、署理主席擅自宣布马来西亚为回教国、巫青团团长拔剑出鞘、巫统领袖以煽动族群情绪的语言来捍卫“新经济政策”、国阵领袖面对互联网冲击而惊惶失措、围剿打压之际,拉惹纳兹林将君主视为“所有族群、宗教、政治派别团结的象征”,为取角越来越狭隘的政治角力,捎来了理性、求变的声音。
封建皇族势力因开明的霹雳皇储而让人耳目一新,是马来西亚人民在1992年修宪制约皇族之前,无法想像的局面。我们只能说,任何不受制衡的政权,都难逃堕落与腐败,君主制如此,回教国亦然。
只是,马来西亚需要历史重复多少遍,才能吸取这个教训?
Source = http://www.merdekareview.com/news.php?n=4885
Saturday, September 1, 2007
聯儲局將採遏制行動
伯南克:金融亂局若持續
聯儲局將採遏制行動
updated:2007-09-01 19:01:46 MYT
■伯南克(右)在作出信心喊話後,與布什總統經濟顧問委員會主席愛德華拉齊爾交換意見。(放大)
(華盛頓訊)美國聯儲局主席伯南克在次級房貸風暴導致市場資金明顯緊縮以來首次發言表示,聯儲局將在必要時採取行動,防止信用市場風暴打斷經濟成長腳步。
伯南克週五在聯儲局年度研討會上表示,聯儲局目前“持續密切觀察情勢發展”,並且“將在必要時採取行動”,限縮金融市場混亂對整體經濟可能造成的負面影響。
他指出,如果信用條件進一步緊縮的情況持續下去,房地產市場更加惡化的風險就會提高。
進一步調降重貼現率
伯南克也暗示,聯儲局已經準備好進一步調降重貼現率,或者使用其他方法減輕市場資金緊縮的現象。
但他也強調,聯儲局不會出手拯救那些做出錯誤決定的投資人。
他說,保護投資人與借貸方免於承擔自身金融決定的結果並非聯儲局的責任;不過他也指出,若金融市場混亂可能導致更大範圍的經濟負面影響,聯儲局將在必要時採取行動,予以限制。
伯南克並未具體說明下一步動作,不過他清楚表明聯儲局有準備,將注意全美各地即時指標與資訊,不會讓市場騷動擴大影響整體經濟。
就在伯南克談話的一個小時後,美國總統布什也宣佈連串措施,以協助次級房貸借貸人還款,但表示不會直接資助借貸人。
美經濟風險提高
聯儲局謹慎悲觀
分析師認為,伯南克週五的談話顯示,聯儲局在9月18日會議之前將評估各種可能方案,最後可能會提高他們對美國經濟成長風險的評估。
曾任聯儲會副主席、現為普林斯頓大學教授的柏林葛表示,伯南克的談話透露一點“謹慎悲觀”的語調,與先前的“謹慎樂觀”態度已有明顯不同。
他預期聯儲局將會降息,但降息幅度不會超過0.5%點。
拯救房市政策
成效待評估
Oaktree資產管理公司表示,雖然美國總統布什推出幫助次級貸款者計劃,但是並沒有真正回應次級貸款問題,許多無力負擔的人買下房屋,很難長久地保護這類的人民,市場對幫助計劃有大反應,但不表示問題解決。
RBS Greenwich Capital懷疑,聯儲局對1.8%的核心通脹率滿意,但亦可能有足夠空間讓聯儲局作出調整來穩定金融市場。不過,美國第3季消費成長超過2%,短期經濟出現衰退可能性不高。 (星洲日報/財經•2007.09.01)
聯儲局將採遏制行動
updated:2007-09-01 19:01:46 MYT
■伯南克(右)在作出信心喊話後,與布什總統經濟顧問委員會主席愛德華拉齊爾交換意見。(放大)
(華盛頓訊)美國聯儲局主席伯南克在次級房貸風暴導致市場資金明顯緊縮以來首次發言表示,聯儲局將在必要時採取行動,防止信用市場風暴打斷經濟成長腳步。
伯南克週五在聯儲局年度研討會上表示,聯儲局目前“持續密切觀察情勢發展”,並且“將在必要時採取行動”,限縮金融市場混亂對整體經濟可能造成的負面影響。
他指出,如果信用條件進一步緊縮的情況持續下去,房地產市場更加惡化的風險就會提高。
進一步調降重貼現率
伯南克也暗示,聯儲局已經準備好進一步調降重貼現率,或者使用其他方法減輕市場資金緊縮的現象。
但他也強調,聯儲局不會出手拯救那些做出錯誤決定的投資人。
他說,保護投資人與借貸方免於承擔自身金融決定的結果並非聯儲局的責任;不過他也指出,若金融市場混亂可能導致更大範圍的經濟負面影響,聯儲局將在必要時採取行動,予以限制。
伯南克並未具體說明下一步動作,不過他清楚表明聯儲局有準備,將注意全美各地即時指標與資訊,不會讓市場騷動擴大影響整體經濟。
就在伯南克談話的一個小時後,美國總統布什也宣佈連串措施,以協助次級房貸借貸人還款,但表示不會直接資助借貸人。
美經濟風險提高
聯儲局謹慎悲觀
分析師認為,伯南克週五的談話顯示,聯儲局在9月18日會議之前將評估各種可能方案,最後可能會提高他們對美國經濟成長風險的評估。
曾任聯儲會副主席、現為普林斯頓大學教授的柏林葛表示,伯南克的談話透露一點“謹慎悲觀”的語調,與先前的“謹慎樂觀”態度已有明顯不同。
他預期聯儲局將會降息,但降息幅度不會超過0.5%點。
拯救房市政策
成效待評估
Oaktree資產管理公司表示,雖然美國總統布什推出幫助次級貸款者計劃,但是並沒有真正回應次級貸款問題,許多無力負擔的人買下房屋,很難長久地保護這類的人民,市場對幫助計劃有大反應,但不表示問題解決。
RBS Greenwich Capital懷疑,聯儲局對1.8%的核心通脹率滿意,但亦可能有足夠空間讓聯儲局作出調整來穩定金融市場。不過,美國第3季消費成長超過2%,短期經濟出現衰退可能性不高。 (星洲日報/財經•2007.09.01)
銀公: 美息加減處兩難局面 (Interest Hike or interest cut?)
美國聯儲局將於9月18日舉行議息會議,銀行公會署理主席洪丕正昨日認為,在息口決策上聯儲局面臨兩難局面。當地通脹有上升壓力,聯儲局在上次的會後聲明,已反映當局持續關注通脹問題,令市場關注當局今年內會否為降通脹而加息。然而,次按風潮拖累環球及美國市況波動,透過減息,將有利市場重拾投資及消費信心。
洪丕正認為,距離下次議息會議尚餘約兩周,相信當局將審慎留意市場變化及資金流向,一旦發現次按問題持續惡化,觸發市場資金抽緊及股市波動,聯儲局減息的機會便相對增加。
恒生銀行副董事長兼行政總裁柯清輝,昨日出席「恒生銀行獎學金」活動後說,預期聯儲局年底前減息兩次,若次按問題未受控,估計明年初再減息一次。雖然市場估計9月減息幅度將會增至50至75點子,但他相信當局普遍傾向循序漸進減息,每次維持25點子的步伐。
他解釋,倘若大幅減息,當地市場未必承受得了,或對經濟構成負面影響,而且通脹的升溫仍是一個考慮因素,相反若維持25點子的幅度,當局可了解減息對市場帶來的影響及變化。本港息口方面,柯清輝認為,倘若美息下調,相信本港銀行亦跟隨。
港元同業拆息(HIBOR)近期持續向上,隔夜及一周拆息分別為4.16%及4.84%,而一個月拆息由上周五的4.65%,上升至4.897%水平,3個月拆息更升至4.878%水平,創01年4月以來新高。洪丕正認為,拆息持續向上,一方面反映美國次按帶來的不明朗因素,亦顯示未來4至6個月本港的首次招股活動(IPO),故拆息於現水平仍然穩定,整體而言拆息仍然屬於合理。
洪丕正強調,本港資金仍然非常充裕,整體基調持續向好,出口、消費及就業市場理想。同時,外管局放寬內地居民直接投資港股,肯定對本港市場投資氣氛帶來正面的刺激。他補充說,資金自由行將引導內地資金有秩序流入本港,有助紓緩內地股市熾熱的現況,亦為內地開放金融市場踏出重要的一步,長遠有助拉近A股與H股之間的差價。
Source = http://www.takungpao.com/news/07/09/01/JJ-789000.htm
洪丕正認為,距離下次議息會議尚餘約兩周,相信當局將審慎留意市場變化及資金流向,一旦發現次按問題持續惡化,觸發市場資金抽緊及股市波動,聯儲局減息的機會便相對增加。
恒生銀行副董事長兼行政總裁柯清輝,昨日出席「恒生銀行獎學金」活動後說,預期聯儲局年底前減息兩次,若次按問題未受控,估計明年初再減息一次。雖然市場估計9月減息幅度將會增至50至75點子,但他相信當局普遍傾向循序漸進減息,每次維持25點子的步伐。
他解釋,倘若大幅減息,當地市場未必承受得了,或對經濟構成負面影響,而且通脹的升溫仍是一個考慮因素,相反若維持25點子的幅度,當局可了解減息對市場帶來的影響及變化。本港息口方面,柯清輝認為,倘若美息下調,相信本港銀行亦跟隨。
港元同業拆息(HIBOR)近期持續向上,隔夜及一周拆息分別為4.16%及4.84%,而一個月拆息由上周五的4.65%,上升至4.897%水平,3個月拆息更升至4.878%水平,創01年4月以來新高。洪丕正認為,拆息持續向上,一方面反映美國次按帶來的不明朗因素,亦顯示未來4至6個月本港的首次招股活動(IPO),故拆息於現水平仍然穩定,整體而言拆息仍然屬於合理。
洪丕正強調,本港資金仍然非常充裕,整體基調持續向好,出口、消費及就業市場理想。同時,外管局放寬內地居民直接投資港股,肯定對本港市場投資氣氛帶來正面的刺激。他補充說,資金自由行將引導內地資金有秩序流入本港,有助紓緩內地股市熾熱的現況,亦為內地開放金融市場踏出重要的一步,長遠有助拉近A股與H股之間的差價。
Source = http://www.takungpao.com/news/07/09/01/JJ-789000.htm
布什出招紓緩次級按揭危機
美國總統布什星期五宣布一系列措施,紓緩以欠債增加及喪失抵押品贖回權為特徵的次級按揭危機。美國樓市過去數月飽受次按危機困擾,並引發環球股市大地震。這是美國政府首次對此做出正式回應。
【大公報訊】綜合通訊社華盛頓三十一日消息:布什在白宮對記者說,次按危機需要一段時間才能結束,不過有關問題只是美國經濟的一小部分,其穩固基礎不會因而受損。他表示有信心美國經濟可以「平安度過任何動盪」。
布什的建議包括以更優惠條款重組借貸,並由聯邦房屋管理局提供貸款保證。另外,布什亦要求國會改革稅務條例協助業主,而財政部、房屋及城市發展部將會聯手,確認未來兩年可能拖欠供款的業主身份。
促國會改革稅務法規
上述措施以無法償還按揭貸款的小業主為對象,讓政府支持的聯邦房屋管理局為拖欠還款九十天或以上的次級按揭貸款人做擔保,協助他們避免喪失抵押品贖回權。布什也希望把容許該機構擔保的貸款限額,由目前的三十六萬二千七百九十美元,調高至四十一萬七千美元。
計劃還包括:
●暫緩執行房主需負擔的即使獲債務寬免但仍要繳稅的相關法律。
●敦促國會通過改革法規,讓聯邦房屋管理局在以次級按揭協助抵押持有人方面,可以更靈活。
●聲言與由民主黨主導的國會合作,改革稅務法規,協助受困擾的借貸人能重整自己的債務。
●呼籲積極執行進取的借貸法例,及強化借貸常規。
布什還強調嚴厲執法和防止不負責任借貸的重要性。
一名政府高級官員三十日說,布什將指示財政部長保爾森和住房及城市發展部長杰克遜,起草一項倡議,協助有困難的抵押借款者,獲得他們所需要的服務和產品,避免他們拖欠貸款。
不過,《華爾街日報》批評說:「政府的方案將令聯邦住房管理局的貸款可以落入信貸紀錄最差的人手裡,以負擔經已增加的風險。」
美國喪失抵押品贖回權和遲緩還款的情況預期仍會繼續惡化。準備在○七及○八年重新設定高利率的可調整利率貸款,將有二百多萬宗。因預付按揭而加諸的嚴厲處罰,將令一些業主更頭痛。
Source: http://www.takungpao.com
【大公報訊】綜合通訊社華盛頓三十一日消息:布什在白宮對記者說,次按危機需要一段時間才能結束,不過有關問題只是美國經濟的一小部分,其穩固基礎不會因而受損。他表示有信心美國經濟可以「平安度過任何動盪」。
布什的建議包括以更優惠條款重組借貸,並由聯邦房屋管理局提供貸款保證。另外,布什亦要求國會改革稅務條例協助業主,而財政部、房屋及城市發展部將會聯手,確認未來兩年可能拖欠供款的業主身份。
促國會改革稅務法規
上述措施以無法償還按揭貸款的小業主為對象,讓政府支持的聯邦房屋管理局為拖欠還款九十天或以上的次級按揭貸款人做擔保,協助他們避免喪失抵押品贖回權。布什也希望把容許該機構擔保的貸款限額,由目前的三十六萬二千七百九十美元,調高至四十一萬七千美元。
計劃還包括:
●暫緩執行房主需負擔的即使獲債務寬免但仍要繳稅的相關法律。
●敦促國會通過改革法規,讓聯邦房屋管理局在以次級按揭協助抵押持有人方面,可以更靈活。
●聲言與由民主黨主導的國會合作,改革稅務法規,協助受困擾的借貸人能重整自己的債務。
●呼籲積極執行進取的借貸法例,及強化借貸常規。
布什還強調嚴厲執法和防止不負責任借貸的重要性。
一名政府高級官員三十日說,布什將指示財政部長保爾森和住房及城市發展部長杰克遜,起草一項倡議,協助有困難的抵押借款者,獲得他們所需要的服務和產品,避免他們拖欠貸款。
不過,《華爾街日報》批評說:「政府的方案將令聯邦住房管理局的貸款可以落入信貸紀錄最差的人手裡,以負擔經已增加的風險。」
美國喪失抵押品贖回權和遲緩還款的情況預期仍會繼續惡化。準備在○七及○八年重新設定高利率的可調整利率貸款,將有二百多萬宗。因預付按揭而加諸的嚴厲處罰,將令一些業主更頭痛。
Source: http://www.takungpao.com
Sunday, August 26, 2007
美國的困局 主宰全球市場
美國的困局 主宰全球市場
- Monday, August 27, 2007
道瓊斯工業指數在7月中旬創下歷史新高14000點后,于月杪挫跌5.6%至13,211點,使全球股市出現持續的賣壓。
雖然目前全球股市的不穩定局面,與今年3月時期股市急降的情形相似,並且都是因為同樣的原因,那就是美國房產泡沫的困擾、次級房貸業者的問題、日圓利差交易的平倉活動等,現在,美國的困擾在于次級房貸的問題正迅速蔓延,並造成投資者調低風險口味(RiskAppetite),而其中的直接影響就是導致美國大宗的收購計劃面對難以獲得融資的問題(這表示,儘管利率提升,借貸者如私募資本公司,也無法獲得融資進行併購活動)。這帶來信貸危機擴大的憂慮,也讓美國金融市場承受更大的壓力。
我們相信,美國的問題將會造成股市產生更多的波動,全球市場需要一些時間才能夠平復下來。無論如何,我們依然相信,全球投資者對新興市場的興趣,特別是對亞洲股市的興趣,會相對較強,亞洲股市相信將會在塵埃落定之后回升。
全球經濟更強穩
排除美國股市崩盤的可能,我們認為,當地的信貸危機所產生的信貸緊縮影響,只是暫時性和短期性的問題。它應該不會對亞洲股市造成長遠的負面影響。
在這關鍵時刻,我們相信,雖然次級房貸或信貸問題很嚴重,並需要密切關注;但全球經濟的基礎依然強穩。今年,美國的國內生產總值,相信將可繼續取得2%的健康成長(美國商務部在7月27日宣佈,2007年第2季的國內生產總值,取得3.4%的成長)。
鑒于歐洲、日本、中國、印度及亞洲經濟的強勁成長,國際貨幣基金組織(IMF)在7月25日,提高全球在2007及2008年的經濟成長預測,從4.9%至5.2%。為何亞洲股市會有良好的表現?
亞洲經濟與股市非常強勁,因為:
●亞洲的中央銀行有充足的國際外匯儲備金;亞洲擁有接近2兆5000億美元的國際外匯儲備金,單單是中國就有1兆2020億美元。此外,日本則擁有9000億美元的儲備金。
●在亞洲金融風暴時期的清理后,目前銀行系統的呆賬處于相當低的水平。
●在過去幾年持續的成長與良好的獲利情況下,亞洲公司都有充裕的現金。
●亞洲人民擁有豐富的資金,以及少量的貸款。
利率削減與茁壯成長推高印尼表現
印尼的經濟迅速發展,此外,通貨膨脹率的壓力也在各項的經濟改革措施下減緩;自去年起,印尼中央銀行已經開始有減低利率的空間。連續多次的利率削減行動(從06年的12.5%下跌至現在的8.75%)帶動消費開銷。
因著消費開銷好轉而受惠的商家主要是大財團,包括提供在印尼銷售豐田及本田汽車與電單車的的汽車經銷商Astra International。
其他協助改善印尼經濟表現的因素,包括:
●商品價格居高--棕油、石油、木材、鋁、煤炭等等的出口價格達到歷史新高,為國家帶來豐富財源。
●基礎設施貸款的發放--這是多年來規劃的最后一個階段。當銀行發出基礎設施貸款,銀行領域的貸款將大幅度成長。印尼的貸款年成長接近20%。
銀行領域也從印尼經濟復甦的過程中獲利;獲得良好管理的印尼銀行,如Panin銀行,在07上半年貸款按年成長38%,淨利則提升60%。(Panin銀行的創始人及擁有人是著名的印尼華僑。澳紐銀行在該銀行擁有30%的股權。)
大馬經濟下半年料強勁
雖然一些人認為,大馬經濟並沒有如預期的快速成長,而第九大馬計劃也沒有正式啟動,不過,我們從涉及這些計劃的上市公司所得到的消息是,許多第九大馬計劃下的合約,已經發出並開始施工。我們預測,我國經濟能夠在下半年迅速成長,在未來12至18個月內,這強勁的成長,預料將導致建築材料例如鋼鐵、石灰和建築器材等,面對供
應短缺的問題。
此外,我們相信本地消費開銷也蓄勢待發,因為:
●公務員加薪在今年7月已經生效
●國內生產總值成長率提高(預測今年有6%)
●股市帶來的財富效應
●商品價格創新高,包括原棕油(每公噸2660令吉)及樹膠(每公斤722令吉)帶來的財富效應
大馬經濟成長的一個先兆是,在報章上刊登的廣告數量有增長的跡象;我們察覺到一個很好的例子就是,《星報》報紙的厚度在今年有所增加。
最后,市場預料政府將如往昔般,在9月7日宣讀的年度財政預算案中,繼續為人民帶來好消息。
結論
我們相信美國市場及次級房貸問題值得關注,並需要獲得緊密的觀察。短期內,區域市場將面對美國帶來的不穩定性和下降趨勢。在這個過渡時期,採取謹慎及保守策略是萬全之策。
無論如何,我們也相信亞洲將在中期或長期內,將繼續吸引海外投資基金,因為本區域的經濟茁壯成長,加上亞洲股市的漲勢料能持續。
Source = Oriental Daily Newspaper
- Monday, August 27, 2007
道瓊斯工業指數在7月中旬創下歷史新高14000點后,于月杪挫跌5.6%至13,211點,使全球股市出現持續的賣壓。
雖然目前全球股市的不穩定局面,與今年3月時期股市急降的情形相似,並且都是因為同樣的原因,那就是美國房產泡沫的困擾、次級房貸業者的問題、日圓利差交易的平倉活動等,現在,美國的困擾在于次級房貸的問題正迅速蔓延,並造成投資者調低風險口味(RiskAppetite),而其中的直接影響就是導致美國大宗的收購計劃面對難以獲得融資的問題(這表示,儘管利率提升,借貸者如私募資本公司,也無法獲得融資進行併購活動)。這帶來信貸危機擴大的憂慮,也讓美國金融市場承受更大的壓力。
我們相信,美國的問題將會造成股市產生更多的波動,全球市場需要一些時間才能夠平復下來。無論如何,我們依然相信,全球投資者對新興市場的興趣,特別是對亞洲股市的興趣,會相對較強,亞洲股市相信將會在塵埃落定之后回升。
全球經濟更強穩
排除美國股市崩盤的可能,我們認為,當地的信貸危機所產生的信貸緊縮影響,只是暫時性和短期性的問題。它應該不會對亞洲股市造成長遠的負面影響。
在這關鍵時刻,我們相信,雖然次級房貸或信貸問題很嚴重,並需要密切關注;但全球經濟的基礎依然強穩。今年,美國的國內生產總值,相信將可繼續取得2%的健康成長(美國商務部在7月27日宣佈,2007年第2季的國內生產總值,取得3.4%的成長)。
鑒于歐洲、日本、中國、印度及亞洲經濟的強勁成長,國際貨幣基金組織(IMF)在7月25日,提高全球在2007及2008年的經濟成長預測,從4.9%至5.2%。為何亞洲股市會有良好的表現?
亞洲經濟與股市非常強勁,因為:
●亞洲的中央銀行有充足的國際外匯儲備金;亞洲擁有接近2兆5000億美元的國際外匯儲備金,單單是中國就有1兆2020億美元。此外,日本則擁有9000億美元的儲備金。
●在亞洲金融風暴時期的清理后,目前銀行系統的呆賬處于相當低的水平。
●在過去幾年持續的成長與良好的獲利情況下,亞洲公司都有充裕的現金。
●亞洲人民擁有豐富的資金,以及少量的貸款。
利率削減與茁壯成長推高印尼表現
印尼的經濟迅速發展,此外,通貨膨脹率的壓力也在各項的經濟改革措施下減緩;自去年起,印尼中央銀行已經開始有減低利率的空間。連續多次的利率削減行動(從06年的12.5%下跌至現在的8.75%)帶動消費開銷。
因著消費開銷好轉而受惠的商家主要是大財團,包括提供在印尼銷售豐田及本田汽車與電單車的的汽車經銷商Astra International。
其他協助改善印尼經濟表現的因素,包括:
●商品價格居高--棕油、石油、木材、鋁、煤炭等等的出口價格達到歷史新高,為國家帶來豐富財源。
●基礎設施貸款的發放--這是多年來規劃的最后一個階段。當銀行發出基礎設施貸款,銀行領域的貸款將大幅度成長。印尼的貸款年成長接近20%。
銀行領域也從印尼經濟復甦的過程中獲利;獲得良好管理的印尼銀行,如Panin銀行,在07上半年貸款按年成長38%,淨利則提升60%。(Panin銀行的創始人及擁有人是著名的印尼華僑。澳紐銀行在該銀行擁有30%的股權。)
大馬經濟下半年料強勁
雖然一些人認為,大馬經濟並沒有如預期的快速成長,而第九大馬計劃也沒有正式啟動,不過,我們從涉及這些計劃的上市公司所得到的消息是,許多第九大馬計劃下的合約,已經發出並開始施工。我們預測,我國經濟能夠在下半年迅速成長,在未來12至18個月內,這強勁的成長,預料將導致建築材料例如鋼鐵、石灰和建築器材等,面對供
應短缺的問題。
此外,我們相信本地消費開銷也蓄勢待發,因為:
●公務員加薪在今年7月已經生效
●國內生產總值成長率提高(預測今年有6%)
●股市帶來的財富效應
●商品價格創新高,包括原棕油(每公噸2660令吉)及樹膠(每公斤722令吉)帶來的財富效應
大馬經濟成長的一個先兆是,在報章上刊登的廣告數量有增長的跡象;我們察覺到一個很好的例子就是,《星報》報紙的厚度在今年有所增加。
最后,市場預料政府將如往昔般,在9月7日宣讀的年度財政預算案中,繼續為人民帶來好消息。
結論
我們相信美國市場及次級房貸問題值得關注,並需要獲得緊密的觀察。短期內,區域市場將面對美國帶來的不穩定性和下降趨勢。在這個過渡時期,採取謹慎及保守策略是萬全之策。
無論如何,我們也相信亞洲將在中期或長期內,將繼續吸引海外投資基金,因為本區域的經濟茁壯成長,加上亞洲股市的漲勢料能持續。
Source = Oriental Daily Newspaper
Thursday, August 23, 2007
Better investor protection
23-08-2007: Better investor protection
by Surin Murugiah
Email us your feedback at fd@bizedge.com
KUALA LUMPUR: A new law will give the Securities Commission (SC) more clout to take civil action against perpetrators of a wider range of market misconduct when it comes into effect next month.
The Capital Markets and Services Act 2007 (CMSA), which is a consolidation of Part IV of the Securities Commission Act 1993, Securities Industry Act (SIA) 1983 and Futures Industry Act 1993, provides civil remedies for offences in breach of Sections 175, 176, 177, 178, 179 and 181 of the CMSA on top of the prescribed criminal penalties.
The offences are false trading and market-rigging transactions, stock market manipulations, false or misleading statements, fraudulently inducing persons to deal in securities, use of manipulative and deceptive devices, and dissemination of information about illegal transactions.
Previously, the SC could only take civil action against insider trading offences under Section 89E of the SIA 1983.
Under Section 200, paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) of the CMSA, the SC may obtain up to three times compensation of the pecuniary gain made or loss avoided, and claim civil penalty not exceeding RM1 million which will be used to compensate persons who have suffered losses or damages as a result of the contravention.
The SC yesterday at a background briefing on the CMSA told the media that this part of the legislation was an important and positive development as it offered added protection for investors.
Other changes the CMSA will bring include the establishment of a single licence regime that allows for dealing in securities and trading in futures contracts, and a single guideline governing different intermediaries as opposed to seven currently.
The SC said intermediaries would only require one capital markets services licence to carry out one or more regulated activities, which include dealing in securities, trading in futures contracts, fund management, advising corporate finance, investment advice and financial planning.
“There is no need for an existing licence holder under any of the three legislation to apply for a new one as it would be deemed to hold a CMSA licence when the Act comes into force,” said the SC.
Another major change brought about by the CMSA is that financial institutions undertaking capital market activities will now have to comply with specific investor protection provisions from which they were previously exempted.
The investor protection provisions that apply to financial institutions are disclosure of interest in securities, reasonable basis to make recommendations to clients, priority to client’s order and regulation of dealings in securities as principal.
As part of the changes in the law with regards to financial institutions, and to promote Malaysia as a global Islamic financial hub, the CMSA lists clear statutory provisions recognising Islamic products.
“The CMSA provides power to the Minister (of Finance) to prescribe modifications to give full effect to the principles of Syariah in respect of Islamic finance,” said the SC.
The CMSA also accords investors wider access to products, enhances protection for bond investors, promotes greater responsibility among industry players, and requires private placement monies to be ring-fenced via a trust account.
“The requirement for private placement monies to be ring-fenced is for cases where the exercise does not require a prospectus. If these corporate exercises do not proceed, then the monies can be returned to the applicants or placees,” said the SC.
Also, as part of investor protection, the CMSA clarifies that the effective period for an interim stop order is 21 days or the conclusion of a hearing to determine whether a prospectus has contravened any securities laws or contains false or misleading statements, among others.
The law now also covers cases where shares have been issued, and provides that monies be returned to applicants within 14 days of a stop order being made, and for appropriate steps to be taken to effect a share cancellation.
The CMSA creates a new category of markets called the registered electronic facility that caters to products offered electronically, said the SC.
The Act will also provide a framework for the recognition and oversight of self-regulatory organisations (SRO), which lay down the prerequisites for recognition, statutory duties of SRO and withdrawal of such recognition.
To promote investor protection, the CMSA requires approval by the SC for a person to act as a trustee for debenture holders, as the legislation intends to upgrade the role of trustees as “gatekeepers” of bonds, said the SC.
“Past experience shows that the trustees in some cases don’t even know the laws relating to debentures, which leads to bonds that default,” it said.
The CMSA also extends the range of corporate exercises that will not require the SC’s approval in future to facilitate fund raising activities, including issuance of securities by offshore companies exclusively to persons outside Malaysia, share splits or share consolidation, entitlements in respect of warrants, options or rights and issuance of securities of a foreign company to an offshore company.
Source: Osk Wirenews
by Surin Murugiah
Email us your feedback at fd@bizedge.com
KUALA LUMPUR: A new law will give the Securities Commission (SC) more clout to take civil action against perpetrators of a wider range of market misconduct when it comes into effect next month.
The Capital Markets and Services Act 2007 (CMSA), which is a consolidation of Part IV of the Securities Commission Act 1993, Securities Industry Act (SIA) 1983 and Futures Industry Act 1993, provides civil remedies for offences in breach of Sections 175, 176, 177, 178, 179 and 181 of the CMSA on top of the prescribed criminal penalties.
The offences are false trading and market-rigging transactions, stock market manipulations, false or misleading statements, fraudulently inducing persons to deal in securities, use of manipulative and deceptive devices, and dissemination of information about illegal transactions.
Previously, the SC could only take civil action against insider trading offences under Section 89E of the SIA 1983.
Under Section 200, paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) of the CMSA, the SC may obtain up to three times compensation of the pecuniary gain made or loss avoided, and claim civil penalty not exceeding RM1 million which will be used to compensate persons who have suffered losses or damages as a result of the contravention.
The SC yesterday at a background briefing on the CMSA told the media that this part of the legislation was an important and positive development as it offered added protection for investors.
Other changes the CMSA will bring include the establishment of a single licence regime that allows for dealing in securities and trading in futures contracts, and a single guideline governing different intermediaries as opposed to seven currently.
The SC said intermediaries would only require one capital markets services licence to carry out one or more regulated activities, which include dealing in securities, trading in futures contracts, fund management, advising corporate finance, investment advice and financial planning.
“There is no need for an existing licence holder under any of the three legislation to apply for a new one as it would be deemed to hold a CMSA licence when the Act comes into force,” said the SC.
Another major change brought about by the CMSA is that financial institutions undertaking capital market activities will now have to comply with specific investor protection provisions from which they were previously exempted.
The investor protection provisions that apply to financial institutions are disclosure of interest in securities, reasonable basis to make recommendations to clients, priority to client’s order and regulation of dealings in securities as principal.
As part of the changes in the law with regards to financial institutions, and to promote Malaysia as a global Islamic financial hub, the CMSA lists clear statutory provisions recognising Islamic products.
“The CMSA provides power to the Minister (of Finance) to prescribe modifications to give full effect to the principles of Syariah in respect of Islamic finance,” said the SC.
The CMSA also accords investors wider access to products, enhances protection for bond investors, promotes greater responsibility among industry players, and requires private placement monies to be ring-fenced via a trust account.
“The requirement for private placement monies to be ring-fenced is for cases where the exercise does not require a prospectus. If these corporate exercises do not proceed, then the monies can be returned to the applicants or placees,” said the SC.
Also, as part of investor protection, the CMSA clarifies that the effective period for an interim stop order is 21 days or the conclusion of a hearing to determine whether a prospectus has contravened any securities laws or contains false or misleading statements, among others.
The law now also covers cases where shares have been issued, and provides that monies be returned to applicants within 14 days of a stop order being made, and for appropriate steps to be taken to effect a share cancellation.
The CMSA creates a new category of markets called the registered electronic facility that caters to products offered electronically, said the SC.
The Act will also provide a framework for the recognition and oversight of self-regulatory organisations (SRO), which lay down the prerequisites for recognition, statutory duties of SRO and withdrawal of such recognition.
To promote investor protection, the CMSA requires approval by the SC for a person to act as a trustee for debenture holders, as the legislation intends to upgrade the role of trustees as “gatekeepers” of bonds, said the SC.
“Past experience shows that the trustees in some cases don’t even know the laws relating to debentures, which leads to bonds that default,” it said.
The CMSA also extends the range of corporate exercises that will not require the SC’s approval in future to facilitate fund raising activities, including issuance of securities by offshore companies exclusively to persons outside Malaysia, share splits or share consolidation, entitlements in respect of warrants, options or rights and issuance of securities of a foreign company to an offshore company.
Source: Osk Wirenews
Sunday, August 19, 2007
Global credit crunch could slow Malaysia's economic growth this year
Global credit crunch could slow Malaysia's economic growth this year - UPDATE
17/08/2007 18:15:00
KUALA LUMPUR (Thomson Financial) - The global credit crunch has the potential
to slow Malaysia's economic growth this year if it spreads to the wider US
economy, slowing it drastically or in the worst case scenario, sending it into a
recession.
The world's largest retailer Wal-Mart has already issued a profit warning for
the year, saying Tuesday that consumer spending has slowed in the US and abroad.
If the US economy slips into a recession, even the Malaysian government's
pump-priming efforts through its Ninth Malaysia Plan, will not help to avert a
sharp slowdown in the domestic economy.
The official forecast for GDP growth this year is six percent.
The economy grew 5.9 percent in 2006.
The US is Malaysia's single largest trading partner, absorbing the bulk of
Malaysian-made electrical and electronics products.
"The US economy has already slowed down sharply and if there is a recession, I
am sure it is going to be bad," said Suhaimi Illias, chief economist at
Aseambankers Research.
The impact of the current slowdown in the US economy has been reflected in the
domestic economy over the past few months, he said
Malaysia's industrial output for June recorded a slower growth of 0.5 percent
from a year earlier after exports fell 0.4 percent during the same month,
according to official data. Exports have slowed since the beginning of the year,
growing a mere 1.1 percent in the first-half from 2006.
"Based on what happened in 2001 when the US economy was in a recession, the
impact on Malaysia was big, as economic growth slowed down significantly to 0.4
percent from 7.5 percent in 2000," Suhaimi said.
Song Seng Wun, economist at CIMB-GK Research in Singapore, said a recession in
the US could lead to a global recession, although he thinks it's premature to
make that assumption now.
"Asian economies are highly dependent on trade, so in the event of a global
recession, we will not be immune," Song said.
"But it is premature now to say there will be a global recession," he said.
"As much as I hate it, things remain uncertain for now. The good news is as
long as the turmoil in the financial markets does not spread to the real economy
then everything will be fine," Song said.
Increased risk of recession in the US
"An imminent slide towards a recession (in the US) is a clearly plausible
scenario now with a looming credit crunch that will choke off credit to all but
the most obviously credit-worthy," MIMB Investment Bank head of research Pong
Teng Siew said.
However, the full impact on the US economy from the current turmoil will only
be seen in three to six months, Pong said.
The risk of a recession in the US has certainly increased now, Aseambankers'
Suhaimi said.
He said the major concern now is if the global credit squeeze will spill over
to the real economy via the financial system.
The credit crunch, which was initially confined to the US, has now been
"globalised" through the financial markets, he said.
The fundamentals of Asian economies, including Malaysia, remain positive for
now, Song of CIMB-GK said.
Asian economies may fare better this time as the region's two growth engines,
namely China and India, are on a much stronger footing now, he said.
Malaysian Institute of Economic Research (MIER) executive director Mohamed
Ariff said the global credit crunch could develop into a crisis that is more
painful than the 1997 Asian financial crisis.
He said during that time, regional economies could recover very quickly as
exports were cheap due to the sharp devaluation of regional currencies.
Mohamed Ariff said a drastic slowdown in the US will have a serious impact on
regional economies as it will have a knock-on effect on China and the whole
Asian region.
Regional economies need "budgetary and monetary concerted efforts" to overcome
the current crisis, he said.
Pump-priming may not be sufficient
Locally, many have argued that the Malaysian economy should be able to sail
through the current turmoil shielded by the government's ongoing pump-priming
efforts.
The government plans to spend up to 200 billion ringgit under its five-year
development blueprint, the Ninth Malaysia Plan, which will run to 2010.
Head of economic research at CIMB Investment Bank, Lee Heng Guie is expecting
the government to budget for a higher development spending of 50 billion ringgit
or 7.4 percent of gross domestic product in 2008.
This represents a rise of 12.4 percent over 2007's budgeted expenditure of 44.5
million ringgit or 7.2 percent of GDP, Lee said.
"It is true that rising public spending will help. But the issue is the
government has a limit too as to how much they can pump-prime," said Suhaimi of
Aseambankers.
Malaysia's budget deficit in 2007 is estimated at 3.4 percent of GDP or 21.4
billion ringgit.
(1 US dollar = 3.51 ringgit)
aipeng.soo@thomson.com
Source = Osk Wirenews
17/08/2007 18:15:00
KUALA LUMPUR (Thomson Financial) - The global credit crunch has the potential
to slow Malaysia's economic growth this year if it spreads to the wider US
economy, slowing it drastically or in the worst case scenario, sending it into a
recession.
The world's largest retailer Wal-Mart has already issued a profit warning for
the year, saying Tuesday that consumer spending has slowed in the US and abroad.
If the US economy slips into a recession, even the Malaysian government's
pump-priming efforts through its Ninth Malaysia Plan, will not help to avert a
sharp slowdown in the domestic economy.
The official forecast for GDP growth this year is six percent.
The economy grew 5.9 percent in 2006.
The US is Malaysia's single largest trading partner, absorbing the bulk of
Malaysian-made electrical and electronics products.
"The US economy has already slowed down sharply and if there is a recession, I
am sure it is going to be bad," said Suhaimi Illias, chief economist at
Aseambankers Research.
The impact of the current slowdown in the US economy has been reflected in the
domestic economy over the past few months, he said
Malaysia's industrial output for June recorded a slower growth of 0.5 percent
from a year earlier after exports fell 0.4 percent during the same month,
according to official data. Exports have slowed since the beginning of the year,
growing a mere 1.1 percent in the first-half from 2006.
"Based on what happened in 2001 when the US economy was in a recession, the
impact on Malaysia was big, as economic growth slowed down significantly to 0.4
percent from 7.5 percent in 2000," Suhaimi said.
Song Seng Wun, economist at CIMB-GK Research in Singapore, said a recession in
the US could lead to a global recession, although he thinks it's premature to
make that assumption now.
"Asian economies are highly dependent on trade, so in the event of a global
recession, we will not be immune," Song said.
"But it is premature now to say there will be a global recession," he said.
"As much as I hate it, things remain uncertain for now. The good news is as
long as the turmoil in the financial markets does not spread to the real economy
then everything will be fine," Song said.
Increased risk of recession in the US
"An imminent slide towards a recession (in the US) is a clearly plausible
scenario now with a looming credit crunch that will choke off credit to all but
the most obviously credit-worthy," MIMB Investment Bank head of research Pong
Teng Siew said.
However, the full impact on the US economy from the current turmoil will only
be seen in three to six months, Pong said.
The risk of a recession in the US has certainly increased now, Aseambankers'
Suhaimi said.
He said the major concern now is if the global credit squeeze will spill over
to the real economy via the financial system.
The credit crunch, which was initially confined to the US, has now been
"globalised" through the financial markets, he said.
The fundamentals of Asian economies, including Malaysia, remain positive for
now, Song of CIMB-GK said.
Asian economies may fare better this time as the region's two growth engines,
namely China and India, are on a much stronger footing now, he said.
Malaysian Institute of Economic Research (MIER) executive director Mohamed
Ariff said the global credit crunch could develop into a crisis that is more
painful than the 1997 Asian financial crisis.
He said during that time, regional economies could recover very quickly as
exports were cheap due to the sharp devaluation of regional currencies.
Mohamed Ariff said a drastic slowdown in the US will have a serious impact on
regional economies as it will have a knock-on effect on China and the whole
Asian region.
Regional economies need "budgetary and monetary concerted efforts" to overcome
the current crisis, he said.
Pump-priming may not be sufficient
Locally, many have argued that the Malaysian economy should be able to sail
through the current turmoil shielded by the government's ongoing pump-priming
efforts.
The government plans to spend up to 200 billion ringgit under its five-year
development blueprint, the Ninth Malaysia Plan, which will run to 2010.
Head of economic research at CIMB Investment Bank, Lee Heng Guie is expecting
the government to budget for a higher development spending of 50 billion ringgit
or 7.4 percent of gross domestic product in 2008.
This represents a rise of 12.4 percent over 2007's budgeted expenditure of 44.5
million ringgit or 7.2 percent of GDP, Lee said.
"It is true that rising public spending will help. But the issue is the
government has a limit too as to how much they can pump-prime," said Suhaimi of
Aseambankers.
Malaysia's budget deficit in 2007 is estimated at 3.4 percent of GDP or 21.4
billion ringgit.
(1 US dollar = 3.51 ringgit)
aipeng.soo@thomson.com
Source = Osk Wirenews
Friday, July 6, 2007
Malaysia's Maybank target raised to 15.40 rgt on construction spending
Malaysia's Maybank target raised to 15.40 rgt on construction spending - CIMB
06/07/2007 15:27:00
KUALA LUMPUR (Thomson Financial) - CIMB Research has raised its target price on
Maybank, Malaysia's largest banking group by assets, to 15.40 ringgit from the
previous 15.30, while keeping its "outperform" call on the stock, saying the
bank will be an indirect beneficiary of rising infrastructure spending under the
government's five-year development plan, the Ninth Malaysia Plan.
CIMB banking sector analyst Winson Ng said Maybank will likely see better
prospects for financial year ending June 2008 as the Ninth Malaysia Plan, which
runs through 2010, could lead to higher loan demand.
Although the core financing for projects will be raised from the capital
market, the implementation of these projects will have spillover effects on
smaller players in the construction sector, said Ng.
In addition, the bank's Singapore unit is expected to register double-digit
loan growth in the 2008 fiscal year based on the projected 11 percent growth
rate for Singapore's banking industry.
"Increased business activity to these players will require them to take up
additional financing for capital investment and working capital purposes," he
said.
Maybank has 18.5 percent share of the construction loans market.
Loan growth had been weak for the first nine months to March as Maybank
continued to focus on expanding its non-interest income, said Ng.
Growth momentum is expected to have improved in the fourth quarter to June, but
full-year loan growth will still be sluggish at a projected 3.8 percent for
financial year 2007, he said.
The revised target price has also taken into account higher-than-expected gains
from the bank's disposal of non-performing loans, he said.
Maybank plans to dispose of another two tranches of NPLs worth a total of 3-4
billion ringgit, the analyst said.
At 3.11 pm, Maybank was unchanged at 12.20 ringgit.
Source: Osk Wirenews
06/07/2007 15:27:00
KUALA LUMPUR (Thomson Financial) - CIMB Research has raised its target price on
Maybank, Malaysia's largest banking group by assets, to 15.40 ringgit from the
previous 15.30, while keeping its "outperform" call on the stock, saying the
bank will be an indirect beneficiary of rising infrastructure spending under the
government's five-year development plan, the Ninth Malaysia Plan.
CIMB banking sector analyst Winson Ng said Maybank will likely see better
prospects for financial year ending June 2008 as the Ninth Malaysia Plan, which
runs through 2010, could lead to higher loan demand.
Although the core financing for projects will be raised from the capital
market, the implementation of these projects will have spillover effects on
smaller players in the construction sector, said Ng.
In addition, the bank's Singapore unit is expected to register double-digit
loan growth in the 2008 fiscal year based on the projected 11 percent growth
rate for Singapore's banking industry.
"Increased business activity to these players will require them to take up
additional financing for capital investment and working capital purposes," he
said.
Maybank has 18.5 percent share of the construction loans market.
Loan growth had been weak for the first nine months to March as Maybank
continued to focus on expanding its non-interest income, said Ng.
Growth momentum is expected to have improved in the fourth quarter to June, but
full-year loan growth will still be sluggish at a projected 3.8 percent for
financial year 2007, he said.
The revised target price has also taken into account higher-than-expected gains
from the bank's disposal of non-performing loans, he said.
Maybank plans to dispose of another two tranches of NPLs worth a total of 3-4
billion ringgit, the analyst said.
At 3.11 pm, Maybank was unchanged at 12.20 ringgit.
Source: Osk Wirenews
Malaysia's oil/gas sector at 'overweight' on petroleum hub project
Malaysia's oil/gas sector at 'overweight' on petroleum hub project - AmResearch
06/07/2007 15:36:00
KUALA LUMPUR (Thomson Financial) - AmResearch has kept its 'overweight' rating
on the oil and gas (O&G) sector after the managers of the 1.4-billion-ringgit
Asia Petroleum Hub (APH) project in Tanjung Bin, Johor, said the hub will be
operational by mid-2009, having secured clients and financing for the massive
project.
"From our understanding, the new facility should address the lack of storage
space in Malaysia as well as lower bunkering cost,'' the research house said in
a note to investors Friday.
It noted that three key contracts have been awarded by the managing contractor
of the hub, ZAQ Construction Sdn Bhd.
The contracts involved procurement, construction and commissioning of the
petroleum hub and bunkering facilities and the recipients included Muhibbah
Engineering, which secured a 450 million ringgit contract, Nam Fatt
Construction, which won a 553 million ringgit contract, and Kencana Petroleum,
which received a 240 million ringgit contract.
"Macro newsflow momentum remains strong and will gain traction further out.
This project may possibly have positive spillover (effect) on KNM Group and
Dialog,'' AmResearch said, adding that it
has "buy'' calls on Coastal Contracts, Ramunia, Wah Seong, Alam Maritim and
Petronas Gas.
Asia Petroleum Hub Sdn Bhd executive chairman Abdul Rashid Mohamad Isa
Al-Qadiry said yesterday at the project's ground-breaking ceremony that APH has
secured three clients and expects to run at full capacity within six months of
starting operations.
It will fund about 1.1 billion ringgit of the 1.4 billion total cost via
project financing obtained from CIMB Bank.
Source: osk wirenews
06/07/2007 15:36:00
KUALA LUMPUR (Thomson Financial) - AmResearch has kept its 'overweight' rating
on the oil and gas (O&G) sector after the managers of the 1.4-billion-ringgit
Asia Petroleum Hub (APH) project in Tanjung Bin, Johor, said the hub will be
operational by mid-2009, having secured clients and financing for the massive
project.
"From our understanding, the new facility should address the lack of storage
space in Malaysia as well as lower bunkering cost,'' the research house said in
a note to investors Friday.
It noted that three key contracts have been awarded by the managing contractor
of the hub, ZAQ Construction Sdn Bhd.
The contracts involved procurement, construction and commissioning of the
petroleum hub and bunkering facilities and the recipients included Muhibbah
Engineering, which secured a 450 million ringgit contract, Nam Fatt
Construction, which won a 553 million ringgit contract, and Kencana Petroleum,
which received a 240 million ringgit contract.
"Macro newsflow momentum remains strong and will gain traction further out.
This project may possibly have positive spillover (effect) on KNM Group and
Dialog,'' AmResearch said, adding that it
has "buy'' calls on Coastal Contracts, Ramunia, Wah Seong, Alam Maritim and
Petronas Gas.
Asia Petroleum Hub Sdn Bhd executive chairman Abdul Rashid Mohamad Isa
Al-Qadiry said yesterday at the project's ground-breaking ceremony that APH has
secured three clients and expects to run at full capacity within six months of
starting operations.
It will fund about 1.1 billion ringgit of the 1.4 billion total cost via
project financing obtained from CIMB Bank.
Source: osk wirenews
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Malaysia-Singapore joint IDR committee cannot make policies
Malaysia-Singapore joint IDR committee cannot make policies - Malaysia govt
14/06/2007 10:45:00
KUALA LUMPUR (XFN-ASIA) - The Malaysian cabinet has decided that the
Malaysia-Singapore ministerial level joint committee on the Iskandar Development
Region (IDR) will not be empowered to formulate policies on development in the
area.
The committee will function only as a facilitator for projects between the two
countries, a statement released by the Prime Minister's office said.
The committee will be jointly chaired by Malaysia's Minister in the Prime
Minister's Department Effendi Norwawi and Singapore's National Development
Minister Mah Bow Tan.
Source: Osk Wirenews
14/06/2007 10:45:00
KUALA LUMPUR (XFN-ASIA) - The Malaysian cabinet has decided that the
Malaysia-Singapore ministerial level joint committee on the Iskandar Development
Region (IDR) will not be empowered to formulate policies on development in the
area.
The committee will function only as a facilitator for projects between the two
countries, a statement released by the Prime Minister's office said.
The committee will be jointly chaired by Malaysia's Minister in the Prime
Minister's Department Effendi Norwawi and Singapore's National Development
Minister Mah Bow Tan.
Source: Osk Wirenews
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