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Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Distribution For the Financial Year ending 31 December 2008

Public Mutual will be declaring distributions its funds for the financial year ending 31 December 2008.

Distributions will be applicable to unit holders of Public Savings Fund (PSF), Public Focus Select Fund (PFSF), and Public Islamic Enhanced Bond Fund (PIEBF) respectively, who remains in the Register as at 31 December 2008.

The rate of distributions will be as below:

PSF 7.50 sen

PFSF 1.25 sen

PIEBF 1.75 sen

The continuous declaration of distributions of Public Mutual funds during this tough times is a sign of its strength in the unit trust industry.

Sunday, December 14, 2008

Public Savings Fund: 3rd Quarter 08 Review

Public Savings Fund

Fund objective:
To achieve long-term capital appreciation while at the same time producing a reasonable level of income.

Investor's Risk Profile:
Moderate

Lipper Leaders Rating:
4 for Consistent Return
5 for Preservation
5 for Total Return

Morningstar Rating: 4 STAR
Morningstar Category: Malaysia Equity

Financial Year End: 31 December

Approved Fund Size: 1.5 billion units

Current Fund Size:
NAV: RM 409.14 million
Units: 656.29 million

Public Savings Fund (PSF) posted a -9.43% compared to the benchmark KLCI's -18.34% in the 6 months ending 30 September 2008. Since launched on 29th March 1981, PSF has always outperformed the benchmark KLCI.

The Top 5 Sectors where the PSF is invested is in:

1) Financial (31.18%)
2) Utilities (9.29%)
3) Communications (6.96%)
4) Industrial (6.53%)
5) Consumer, Cyclical (6.48%)

Top 5 Holdings

1) Public Bank (10.42% of NAV)
2) Bumiputra Commerce Holdings Berhad- 28/11/2008 (6.07%)
3) Tenaga Nasional Berhad (5.11%)
4) Malakoff Corporation Berhad- 30/10/2008 (4.87%)
5) Digi.Com Berhad (4.09%)

Asset Allocation by Country for Equities & Derivatives

1) Malaysia (95.24%)
2) China (4.04%)
3) Singapore (0.72%)