The unfairness of Malaysian IPOs


A Felda farmer sits on oil palm fruits to be delivered to a factory in Hulu Selangor. The latest IPO is Felda Global Ventures’ offering worth RM10bil but there is no profit and dividend forecast which puts the retail investor at a great disadvantage. — Reuters

It is important in any IPO to give all investors an equal bite at the cherry and to ensure that there is information parity

AS Malaysia’s largest initial public offering (IPO) this year, and the second largest in the world after Facebook, is being finalised and after the successful subscription of another large one earlier, it is extremely pertinent to ask whether all’s fair and well.

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