Malaysian Bonds Still Good Value, Despite Fed Taper

Unlike the Malaysian equity market, the debt market remains in vogue with foreign investors. In fact, foreign investors hold around 40% or RM192 billion of total Malaysian Government Securities (MGS) outstanding.

So what are the reasons for the foreign inflow and is there the risk of a reversal when the Federal Reserve starts undoing their accomodative monetary policy? We discuss this with Hasif Murad of Aberdeen Standard Investments.

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