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INVESTORS in Asia, with the exception of those in Japan, are generally positive about the investment environment in the near future, a study by ING conducted in July-August showed.
Investors in the two “hottest” Asian economies, India and China, are the most bullish. Over 70% of the respondents in both markets believe that the economic situation in their home country will improve in the next three months.
They are followed by Malaysia where 60% believe that it will continue to improve in the next three months.
The majority of Malaysians surveyed (60%) believe that government policies will favour investment growth, making them the second most confident market in the region in their government after India.
The study was carried out in Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand. – ING Research
BULLISH ON ROI IN M'SIA
WHILE acknowledging that their return on investment (ROI) has increased in the last three months (57%), Malaysian investors still expect to see it as strong in thenext three months (65%), similar to their counterparts in China, India and the Philippines.
However, while most Asian investors believe that the investment climate will continue to be positive, many are not as optimistic as Malaysians as they do not expect their return on investments to be as strong as the previous three months.– ING Research
MALAYSIANS PREFER CASH/DEPOSITS
ING developed the “dashboard” below to present key findings. Modelled on a car dashboard, it presents the economic outlook, the investor index for each country and the percentage of a portfolio held in equities – a popular investment option for the region.
Malaysian investors chose cash/deposits as their most preferred investment tools, properties came in second position and closely followed by local stocks and mutual funds and unit trusts.
The least preferred investment tool was superannuation and index linked to deposit accounts. – ING Research
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