Feng Shui prediction for KLSE in 2014

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 9): Lilian Too, a famous practising feng shui master and former banker, sees real estate and construction as the two most bullish sectors for the Lunar Year of the Horse.

She also predicts that O&G, property, water, shipping and banking sectors will do well in the new lunar year, which starts on Jan 31 (Chinese New Year).

But the worst performing sectors under her feng shui reading are wood-based sectors, including timber and plantations.

These predictions of Lilian Too, one of the most influential bankers in the 1980s when she served the Hong Leong Group in Malaysia and Hong Kong, were made at CIMB’s Corporation Day yesterday.

In a note today, CIMB Research said there are many similarities between Too’s predictions. It highlighted that Too is very bullish about the stock market.

“The biggest surprise from the conference is that feng shui guru Lilian Too shares many of our views on the market and sectors.

“Her reading for 2014 is that the stock market will enjoy a bullish run and peak in the summer, while sectors that will do well coincide with our ETP (Economic Transformation Programme) sector picks.

“In addition to O&G, construction and property, the water, shipping and banking sectors will also do well. The worst performing sectors are timber and plantations,” the note said.

CIMB Research noted that its KLCI target of 2030 points in 2014 is one of the highest, if not, the highest among securities analysts.

While CIMB is bullish on construction and real estate, as well as oil and gas sectors, it is neutral on the plantation sector.

“The only sectors where the views diverge are perhaps timber, which is wood-based… We believe that timber companies will benefit from higher log production and rising plywood prices,” said CIMB.

CIMB said it also likes selective smaller cap stocks due to their attractive valuations.

The research house advises investors to stick with the ETP beneficiaries this year as they will continue to gain from positive newsflow during the year.

“Our top-3 picks are SapuraKencana for oil & gas, Gamuda for construction and Mah Sing for property. Our preferred picks for the smaller caps are Karex, Signature International and Tune Insurance. We also recommend three "wild cards" that are worth considering – Barakah, Engtex and Matrix Concepts.”

At the Corporate Day yesterday, around 300 investors turned up for the event, according to CIMB.

Apart from Too, CIMB had six other guest speakers touching on Malaysia's sovereign rating, Petronas, the property and plantation sectors, and implementation of the goods and services tax (GST) in April 2015.

Yesterday, Moody's Christian de Guzman warned that Malaysia must not defer the implementation of GST or risk a negative rating action.

Source: The Edge

Minimum EPF Savings at 55

The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) in Malaysia has set a quantum of RM196,800 as the minimum amount members should have in their EPF account when they reach 55 from January 2014.

The new quantum was benchmarked against the minimum pension for public sector employees which is equivalent to an income of RM 820 per month for 20 years from 55 to 75.

Statistics from EPF has shown that 71% of its members have less than RM50,000 in their account at 55 which was deemed insufficient to support their retirement.

Source: The Edge

36 critical illnesses and what is NOT covered by your insurance company

If you have bought an insurance policy which covers the 36 major illness would you wonder what is not covered by your insurance policy?

The following are covered by AIA in Malaysia:

1. Stroke 
2. Cancer 
3. Heart Attack 
4. Coronary Artery Disease Requiring Surgery 
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12. Kidney Failure 
13. Surgery To Aorta 
14. Aplastic Anaemia 
15. Major Organ Transplant 
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19. Coma 
20. Major Burns 
21. Multiple Sclerosis 
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26. Parkinson's Disease 
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28. Encephalitis 
29. Benign Brain Tumor 
30. Major Head Trauma 
31. Bacterial Meningitis 
32. Poliomyelitis 
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Top 30 Best Dividend Stocks in KLSE

Here are the best dividend paying stocks on KLSE for 2013:

Stock name					Last trade		P/E	EPS	Div PS	Ex Div Date	Payout Ratio	Div Yield
MAXIS					7.19		29.6	0.2	0.40	Sep 04 2013	165	5.56
MALAYAN BANKING					9.76		13.5	0.7	0.51	Sep 24 2013	70	5.23
BAT MALAYSIA					63.50		21.8	2.9	2.81	Oct 30 2013	97	4.43
TELEKOM MALAYSIA					5.24		17.2	0.3	0.22	Sep 10 2013	72	4.20
CIMB GROUP HOLDINGS					7.47		12.0	0.6	0.31	Sep 30 2013	50	4.18
UMW HOLDINGS					12.80		14.6	0.9	0.50	Sep 24 2013	57	3.91
DIGI.COM					5.00		30.6	0.2	0.17	Aug 06 2013	103	3.36
SIME DARBY					9.53		17.1	0.6	0.32	Apr 23 2013	57	3.36
AXIATA GROUP					6.87		22.9	0.3	0.23	Sep 27 2013	77	3.35
TENAGA NASIONAL					9.43		9.6	1.0	0.30	May 15 2013	30	3.15
PETRONAS CHEMICALS					7.11		15.3	0.5	0.22	Sep 06 2013	48	3.09
GAMUDA					4.87		19.9	0.2	0.15	Jul 15 2013	61	3.08
HONG LEONG FINANCAL					15.12		10.6	1.4	0.44	Jun 11 2013	31	2.88
IOI CORP					5.44		27.8	0.2	0.16	Sep 05 2013	79	2.85
PUBLIC BANK					18.30		16.2	1.1	0.52	Aug 06 2013	46	2.84
KUALA LUMPUR KEPONG					23.10		26.0	0.9	0.65	Jul 19 2013	73	2.81
RHB CAPITAL					7.89		11.3	0.7	0.22	Oct 10 2013	32	2.80
YTL CORP					1.65		12.6	0.1	0.04	Mar 12 2013	34	2.73
HONG LEONG BANK					14.28		13.5	1.1	0.34	Oct 25 2013	32	2.36
AIRASIA BERHAD					2.68		12.0	0.2	0.06	May 31 2013	27	2.24
PETRONAS GAS					24.52		25.3	1.0	0.50	Sep 06 2013	52	2.04
PETRONAS DAGANGAN					30.60		35.6	0.9	0.53	Sep 04 2013	61	1.73
MMC CORP					2.68		62.2	0.0	0.04	May 30 2013	105	1.68
GENTING MALAYSIA					4.32		16.2	0.3	0.07	Sep 26 2013	26	1.62
PPB GROUP					14.70		17.7	0.8	0.21	Sep 06 2013	25	1.43
BUMI ARMADA					3.96		33.7	0.1	0.03	Jun 25 2013	26	0.78
GENTING					10.48		23.4	0.4	0.06	Jun 26 2013	13	0.57
AMMB HOLDINGS					0.00		0.0	0.0	0.00			0.00
MISC BERHAD					5.11		15.3	0.0	0.00			0.00
YTL POWER INTL					1.90		13.4	0.0	0.00			0.00

Above information sourced from Top Yields

KLSE Companies with best EPS

What is EPS?

The portion of a company's profit allocated to each outstanding share of common stock. Earnings per share serves as an indicator of a company's profitability.

Earnings per share is generally considered to be the single most important variable in determining a share's price. It is also a major component used to calculate the price-to-earnings valuation ratio.

EPS


The following are the Top 20 KLSE stocks with the best EPS for 2012:

Stock Code	Stock Name	Total Earning Per Share (cents)
6653	KASSETS	531.16
2828	CIHLDG	463.84
4162	BAT	279.30
4707	NESTLE	215.50
3026	DLADY	192.83
2089	UTDPLT	164.43
5089	KLCCP	156.74
1899	BKAWAN	145.29
1163	ALLIANZ	132.54
2445	KLK	113.74
5105	CANONE	112.03
1082	HLFG	111.30
1295	PBBANK	110.48
3719	PANAMY	109.00
3182	GENTING	107.83
7099	SMPC	106.82
5819	HLBANK	104.45
5069	BLDPLNT	102.63
4596	SAPRES	101.28
5053	OSK	97.70

Source: MalaysiaStock.biz