We are pleased to announce that there will be a workshop entitled Basics of Stock Investment by Ms. Pauline Yong, organised by CIMB Investment Bank Berhad.

Speaker’s profile:-
Pauline Yong is an author of two investment books entitled “I Love Stocks” and “Fear and Greed”. She possesses many years of experience in the stock market and also a freelance columnist for Nanyang Siang Pau.

This workshop will cover the following topics:-

- Personal Financial Planning
- Value Investing
- Fundamental Analysis
- Annual reports
- Financial ratios
- Technical Analysis
- Price volume analysis
- Price charts
- Technical indicator
- Market Psychology

Workshop details:

Don’t miss this workshop to learn more about the fundamentals of investment and understanding the stock market. You are encouraged to bring along your personal calculator to this workshop.

For registration, please email events_registration@cimb.com or call 603-7717 3318 not later than 19th November 2010 (Friday).

*Registration is on a first-come-first-serve basis.

Mr Yap is also a regular Financial Advisor on NTV7′s ‘The Breakfast Show’ (Tuesdays from 8.45 am – 9.15 am)

So, don’t miss this chance to upgrade yourself financially!

And to all Meshio.com readers, you get 10% off the normal ticket price. So, let me do the math for your here: RM98 – 10% = RM88.20. Offer is only valid if you are reading at Meshio.com and fill up the form below. Valid till my generosity runs out :-)

Here goes the details of the seminar…

‘The New Rules of Money Management’ is a ½ day financial seminar by renowned financial coach and advisor, Yap Ming Hui.

The financial world has changed so much over the last decade. In today’s ever-shifting financial environment you cannot afford to manage money the way generations before us have. The OLD money management rules that used to work are now obsolete and no longer viable. To realistically achieve financial freedom in today’s environment, you need to learn and apply the NEW rules to your money management.

To date, Yap Ming Hui has advised over RM 800 million of wealth portfolio for Malaysia’s multi-millionaires and business owners. He is the top selling author of 5 personal finance books including MAX WEALTH, THE FAMILY OFFICE: The Super Rich ‘s Secret to Wealth Maximization, and the latest Roadmap to Financial Freedom: The Ultimate Guide to Financial Freedom. Yap was a guest speaker on NTV7’s The Breakfast Show, Financial Freedom Minutes aired every Tuesday for 9 weeks running and has his own columns in New Straits Times, Sin Chew Daily and Newman magazine.

The aim of this seminar is to educate financial literacy to participants to learn the essential skills of money management and financial comprehension needed to navigate in today’s complex world of financial products and services to achieve one’s financial goals. Mr Yap believes that Financial Freedom is attainable if you know how to optimize what you have got now, for your future.

WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO ATTEND?

This is a “How To” seminar which will empower you to understand your personal finances better, and manage it from a holistic approach. You will also learn practical and valuable tips for retirement planning, investment planning, financial security, unit trust, single household income and more during the seminar.

Details of the ½ day seminar as below:

THE NEW RULES OF MONEY MANAGEMENT
Date: Saturday, 27 November 2010

Time: 9.30 am -1.00 pm (registration at 9.00am)

Venue: D’Rapport Auditorium, Off Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur (behind Gleneagles Hospital)

Seminar Fee: RM 98 per person only! (first 50 registrants will get a FREE copy of “Roadmap to Financial Freedom” book worth RM 39.90)

Programme Highlights

The NEW Rules of Money Management: Why you can’t manage your money the way previous generations have?

• Segmental vs. Holistic approach to money management
• How to build your own holistic money management plan?
• Why ROI is not the only factor to your financial freedom?

Making Better Money Decisions Using a Holistic approach:

• Retirement Planning
• Family Financial Security Planning
• Children’s University Education Planning
• Home Purchasing Planning
• Investment Planning
• The TRUE cost of money management mistakes
• Interactive Q & A session with Yap Ming Hui

Disclaimer: Meshio.com does not have any ownership in Yap Ming Hui’s seminars and workshops. Meshio.com does not guaranty or make any warranties, express or implied, as to the quality of services or products that may be provided by Yap Ming Hui. You are advised to contact the owner of www.yapminghui.com for further information.

Sir Richard Branson, the renowned British industrialist is coming to KL next month for the Dawn of the New Decade – Alternative Investments in Asia forum.

Here’s the press release on the event, thanks to Elya of GoComm.com.my on the note.

KL TO WELCOME SIR RICHARD BRANSON FOR LANDMARK FORUM
Kuala Lumpur, Monday, 9 August 2010- Richard Branson, founder and Chairman of the Virgin Group, requires little introduction – few people are as internationally well known, fewer still as universally liked and respected. The entrepreneur’s entrepreneur, inspiring business leader and fearless adventurer Branson is an ambassador for the “can do” attitude.

The famously goatee-ed Englishman comes to Kuala Lumpur in September to participate in the Dawn of the New Decade – Alternative Investments in Asia forum. This event is being staged by the venerable International Herald Tribune in association with the London Speaker Bureau. The forum is the first of its kind to be staged in Asia and it will feature more than 15 leading luminaries in the field of finance and investment. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak will be giving the official key note speech at the event which takes place on 27 and 28 September in the Renaissance Hotel.

Branson will be giving his eagerly anticipated special keynote speech on the opening day of the forum. The billionaire is expected to outline his thoughts on the current investment landscape and on the growing importance of Asia. As the head of Virgin Atlantic Airways he has a particularly relevant perspective on the airline industry, however, as the owner of 360 other companies the depth and breadth of his experience is virtually peerless.

Recently turned 60 Branson began his life in business at the tender age of 16 launching a magazine called Student. By 22 he had a chain of successful record stores. There followed the airline, the mobile phone operator, a railway, a healthcare company and even a space tourism company. He is now worth an estimated US$4 billion. His philanthropy is as famed as his trans-continental balloon voyages.

Attending the two-day forum will be over 1,000 delegates from across the region including some leading bankers, investors and fund managers. They will be hearing not just from Richard Branson but also from Mary Buffet, daughter in law of Warren Buffet, arguably the world’s most successful investor. The other speakers will include Anil Gupta, renowned expert on Strategy and Globalisation; Dr Fang Gang one of China’s most influential economists and Augusto Lopez-Claros, Chief Economist with the World Economic Forum.

Invaluable opinions, predictions, advice and speculation will be shared at this seminal event. It will be extremely informative and, of course, a gilt-edged networking opportunity. It is to be noted that this is a regional event that will be heavily publicised throughout the IHT and worthy of further note is that Malaysia was selected as host above some strong competition.

For more information about the forum including a full list of the speakers, the programme and details of how to book tickets please visit www.invest2010.asia

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Issued on behalf of the London Speakers Bureau by: GO Communications Sdn Bhd. For further information kindly contact:

Lizayati Damit
Brand Director
Mobile: +6016 971 1580 / 03 7710- 3288
E-mail: liza@gocomm.com.my

Elya Eusoff
Brand Manager
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E-mail: elya@gocomm.com.my

Choo Hen
Brand Executive
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E-mail: choo@gocomm.com.my

You are ultimately responsible for your own money, and investment firms and consultants are always very eager to get you to part with your money and promise you greater returns than your fixed deposit accounts. Exercise diligence and do your homework before signing on the dotted lines. Never take more risk than you can tolerate.

In just half a year, the OPR has been raised 0.75 percent. You might need to negotiate harder to get a better deal for your loans now.

At the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting today, Bank Negara Malaysia decided to raise the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) by 25 basis points to 2.75 percent. The floor and ceiling rates of the corridor for the OPR are correspondingly raised to 2.50 percent and 3.00 percent respectively.

The global recovery has continued in the second quarter, supported by robust and broad-based growth in most emerging economies, in particular Asia , and a moderate recovery in the advanced economies. Nevertheless, volatility in the international financial markets has increased following concerns over the ongoing sovereign debt crisis in several advanced economies. These developments have raised uncertainties on the potential impact on the international financial system and the global economic activity. Going forward, while the assessment is for the global recovery to continue, there is increased risk that the global growth momentum could moderate.

Read the full “Monetary Policy Statement” here.