John Cheong, Investment Analyst at Maybank Kim Eng, Singapore talks about:
- interesting trends in investment flows by industry in Asia ex-Japan
- Maybank Kim Eng's Head of Research in Vietnam, Michael Kokalari says that he expects Vietnam to capture foreign fund flows from the relatively expensive TIPM markets - any evidence of that?
- Bursa Malaysia has been making moves to boost participation in securities borrowing and lending in the local mkt, which facilitates short-selling. Difficulty shorting individual stocks has frequently been cited by foreign investors as one reason why they avoid KLCI.
- Would improvement in the ability of institutional investors to short actually lead to improved liquidity and foreign participation in the M’sian market? Or impact likely to be minimal?
- Foreign fund flows are a closely monitored metric by market participants… but what evidence is there that they really provide useful signals for investors
- In your latest 'Ebbs & Flows' report, you mention that global equity flows surged to a new high on Ben Bernanke's assurance that the Fed's “highly accommodative” policy will continue. But with most Economists excpecting the Fed to start tapering in September, are investors getting too enthusiastic?
(REPEAT) Eng Sheng Guan, CEO and Co-Founder of Fiuu, one of Malaysia’s largest B2B payment platforms, shares the company’s 20-year journey, from pioneering e-commerce shopping carts in the early 2000s as Razer Fintech, to processing over RM44 billion in transactions annually across eight markets today.
12:00 PM
Just For Kicks
(REPEAT) Kam and the JFK pundits relive that glorious UCL Semi-Final between Inter and Barcelona, the other European matches, and look ahead to the Matchweek 36 of the EPL.
1:00 PM
A Bit of Culture
(REPEAT) Kam and his two guests, Sheryll and Matt talk about ChatGPT’s relationship with grammar and syntax, algorithm, and visible “broligarch”.
2:00 PM
Ringgit & Sense
(REPEAT) Kimberly Law, licensed financial planner and co-founder of Uno Advisers, talks about FOMO and how bad it can be for your bank balance, if you’re not careful.
2:30 PM
The Property Show
(REPEAT) How do you keep cockroaches out of your house? Experts, Regine Lim from the Malaysia Pest Management Association, and entomologist, Lim Say Piau, show us how we can fight back.
3:00 PM
Best of The Bigger Picture
(REPEAT) We speak to Dr Vilashini Somiah about her work, getting elected to chair the Southeast Asia Council (SEAC) of the Association for Asian Studies (AAS), the challenges faced by marginalised communities in the region and so much more.
4:00 PM
Best of Evening Edition
(REPEAT) Should (and could) we eradicate mosquitoes? Dr. Ong Song-Quan joins us to discuss the ecological role mosquitoes play and how we can protect ourselves from these pests.
5:00 PM
BBC World Service
BFM presents the BBC World Service, which provides in-depth coverage of issues from around the world.