More options in unit trust, positive response to liberalisation move


PETALING JAYA: The liberalisation of the local unit trust industry will lead to retail investors having more unit trust management companies to choose from, say industry observers.

At Invest Malaysia yesterday, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said that foreign firms will be allowed to fully own unit trust management companies in Malaysia effective immediately.

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