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THURSDAY, MAY 20, 2021 www.theedgemarkets.com ISSUE 187/2021 CEOMorningBrief 3 OVERALL GROUP AWARDS • Best Equity Award - Malaysia • Best Mixed Assets Award - Malaysia • Best Mixed Assets Award - Malaysia Islamic Funds 31 BEST FUND PERFORMANCE AWARDS PUBLIC MUTUAL’S ILLUSTRIOUS WINS Public Mutual’s prudent investment philosophy focusing on fundamental research and long-term investment strategies has allowed us to deliver consistent returns to our unitholders. We appreciate the trust and support from our valued unitholders and unit trust consultants (UTCs). Renitiv Lipper Fund Awards 2021 • Best Equity Award – Malaysia Investors are advised to read and understand the contents of • Best Mixed Assets Award – Malaysia the Master Prospectus 1 of Public Series of Funds, Master • Best Mixed Assets Award – Malaysia Islamic Funds Prospectus 1 of Public Series of Shariah-Based Funds and 1 PB Global Equity Fund Equity Global – Malaysia, 3 years Master Prospectus 1 of PB Series of Funds dated 30 April 2 Public Islamic Global Equity Fund Equity Global – Malaysia Islamic Funds, 3 years 2019; 1st Supplemental Prospectus of Master Prospectus 1 of 3 PB Islamic Asia Strategic Sector Fund Equity Asia Pacic – Malaysia Provident Funds, 3 years st 4 Public Islamic Asia Leaders Equity Fund Equity Asia Pacic ex Japan – Malaysia Islamic Funds, 3 years Public Series of Funds and 1 Supplemental Prospectus of 5 Public Strategic Growth Fund Equity Malaysia Diversied – Malaysia Provident Funds, 3 years Master Prospectus 1 of Public Series of Shariah-Based Funds 6 Public Islamic Savings Fund Equity Malaysia Income – Malaysia Islamic Funds, 3 years dated 22 January 2020 and the relevant fund’s Product 7 Public Emerging Opportunities Fund Equity Malaysia Small & Mid-Cap – Malaysia, 3 years Highlights Sheet (PHS) before investing. 8 Public Islamic Opportunities Fund Equity Malaysia Small & Mid-Cap – Malaysia Islamic Funds, 3 years 9 Public Tactical Allocation Fund Mixed Asset MYR Flexible – Malaysia, 3 years 10 Public Islamic Asia Tactical Allocation Fund Mixed Asset MYR Flexible – Malaysia Islamic Funds, 3 years Investors should understand the risks of the fund, compare 11 Public Strategic Balanced Fund Mixed Asset MYR Balanced-Global – Malaysia, 3 years and consider the fees, charges and costs involved in investing 12 Public Growth Balanced Fund Mixed Asset MYR Balanced-Malaysia – Malaysia, 3 years in the fund. A copy of the Prospectus and PHS can be viewed 13 Public Ehsan Mixed Asset Conservative Fund Mixed Asset MYR Conservative – Malaysia Provident Funds, 3 years 14 Public Ehsan Mixed Asset Conservative Fund Mixed Asset MYR Conservative – Malaysia Islamic Funds, 3 years at our website www.publicmutual.com.my. 15 PB Global Equity Fund Equity Global – Malaysia, 5 years 16 PB Islamic Asia Strategic Sector Fund Equity Asia Pacic – Malaysia Provident Funds, 5 years Investors should make their own assessment of the merits 17 PB China Pacic Equity Fund Equity Asia Pacic – Malaysia, 5 years and risks of the investment. If in doubt, investors should seek 18 Public Islamic Asia Leaders Equity Fund Equity Asia Pacic ex Japan – Malaysia Islamic Funds, 5 years 19 Public Islamic Savings Fund Equity Malaysia Income – Malaysia Islamic Funds, 5 years for professional advice. Please refer to our website 20 Public Strategic SmallCap Fund Equity Malaysia Small & Mid-Cap – Malaysia, 5 years www.publicmutual.com.my for investment disclaimer. 21 Public Islamic Opportunities Fund Equity Malaysia Small & Mid-Cap – Malaysia Islamic Funds, 5 years 22 Public Islamic Asia Tactical Allocation Fund Mixed Asset MYR Flexible – Malaysia Provident Funds, 5 years 23 Public Islamic Asia Tactical Allocation Fund Mixed Asset MYR Flexible – Malaysia Islamic Funds, 5 years * In terms of total retail fund size managed amongst private 24 Public Tactical Allocation Fund Mixed Asset MYR Flexible – Malaysia, 5 years unit trust companies and Private Retirement Scheme (PRS) 25 Public Growth Balanced Fund Mixed Asset MYR Balanced-Malaysia – Malaysia, 5 years providers in Malaysia. Source: The Edge-Lipper, 10 May 2021. 26 Public Ehsan Mixed Asset Conservative Fund Mixed Asset MYR Conservative – Malaysia Provident Funds, 5 years 27 Public Ehsan Mixed Asset Conservative Fund Mixed Asset MYR Conservative – Malaysia Islamic Funds, 5 years 28 PB Mixed Asset Conservative Fund Mixed Asset MYR Conservative – Malaysia, 5 years 29 PB China Pacic Equity Fund Equity Asia Pacic – Malaysia, 10 years 30 Public Islamic Asia Leaders Equity Fund Equity Asia Pacic ex Japan – Malaysia Islamic Funds, 10 years 31 PB Islamic Bond Fund Bond MYR – Malaysia Islamic Funds, 10 years No.1* in Unit Trust & Private Retirement Scheme Unit Trust Consultant 03-2022 5000 www.publicmutual.com.my Follow us PUBLIC MUTUAL BERHAD (197501001842 (23419-A)) COVID-19 CASES JUMP TO ALL-TIME HIGH OF 6,075; NATIONWIDE DEATH TOLL BREACHES 2,000 p2 THURSDAY, MAY 20, 2021 www.theedgemarkets.com ISSUE 187/2021 CEOMorningBrief HOME: Penang state govt was conned on vaccine donation, says Khairy p4 Malaysia’s April vehicle sales down 9.34% from March as chip shortage impacts some brands p5 WORLD: Bitcoin plunge exceeds 25%, wipes US$500 billion from market value p16 PATRICK GOH/THE EDGE Covid-19: Selangor initiates own vaccine programme as only 3% of state population vaccinated so far Report on Page 3. THURSDAY MAY 20, 2021 2 THEEDGE CEO MORNING BRIEF THE EDGE CEO MORNING BRIEF PUBLISHED BY PUBLISHER + CEO . Ho Kay Tat Read from desktop or mobile device. EDITOR-IN-CHIEF . Azam Aris CHIEF COMMERCIAL OFFICER . Sharon Teh You can print in A4 to read. Set print (266980-X) mode to fit or shrink oversize page. CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER . Lim Shiew Yuin TEL . 603-77218000 EDITORS . Kathy Fong . Jenny Ng . Joyce Goh Tan Choe Choe . Lam Jian Wyn Level 3, Menara KLK, 1 Jalan PJU 7/6, TO GET ON EMAILING LIST Mutiara Damansara, 47810, Petaling Jaya, TO CONTACT EDITORS: [email protected] [email protected] Selangor, Malaysia TO ADVERTISE: [email protected] HOME namely Sarawak (323), Perak (220), Terengganu Covid-19 cases (203), Negeri Sembilan (189), Penang (183), Senior citizen Sabah (160), Pahang (150) and Melaka (122). jump to all-time Among the smaller States and Federal Ter- bookings for ritories, Labuan recorded 14 cases, followed high of 6,075; by Putrajaya with nine cases. Perlis, which is a AstraZeneaca yellow-zone State, recorded six cases. nationwide death Daily recoveries, on the other hand, came in shot to open at 3,516 cases, raising cumulative recoveries to toll breaches 2,000 436,116, representing a recovery rate of 89.8%. from Sunday Active cases now stand at 47,340, which marks the eight consecutive day that the figure BY EMIR ZAINUL & SULHI KHALID has stayed above the 40,000 mark after breach- BY ARJUNA CHANDRAN SHANKAR theedgemarkets.com ing that level last Wednesday. theedgemarkets.com The Ministry also reported that 559 cases KUALA LUMPUR (May 19): Malaysia hit are being treated in intensive care units, with KUALA LUMPUR (May 19): Book- another daily high of 6,075 new Covid-19 cas- 303 patients on ventilators. ings for senior citizens for the Astra- es today — up from 4,865 yesterday — push- Zeneca Covid-19 vaccine will start from ing cumulative positive cases in the country to 22 new infection clusters found — May 23 (Sunday). 485,496, according to Health Ministry direc- highest in a day In a tweet, the Ministry of Health tor-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah The Ministry has also identified 22 new Cov- (MoH) said this will be on a “first-come, in a statement today. id-19 clusters in the past 24 hours — the highest first-serve” basis with limited slots. The The previous record high number of daily reported in a single day. bookings are open to senior citizens in cases was 5,728, recorded on Jan 30 this year. Eight of them were workplaces clusters, sev- Johor, Pinang, Kuala Lumpur, Sarawak Also reported today were 46 Covid-19 fatali- en were community clusters, while six were and Selangor. ties, one below the peak of 47 cases seen yesterday, clusters related to places of worship and one The bookings can be done at which pushed the nationwide death toll from the was related to an educational institution. https://www.vaksincovid.gov.my/. coronavirus past the 2,000 mark, to 2,040. Of “It is hoped that everyone is cognisant of the However, the announcement did not the latest fatalities, 19 were in Selangor, seven in current situation that has befallen our country disclose the time at which people can Sarawak, six in Johor, four in Kelantan, two each and can work closely together so that we can go start making bookings for the Astra- in Sabah, Kuala Lumpur, Penang and Kedah, through this difficult moment in fighting Cov- Zeneca Covid-19 vaccine. and one each in Negeri Sembilan and Melaka. id-19 as a united nation,” Dr Noor Hisham said. The MoH said those who are aged Selangor continued to record the highest 60 and above and have already regis- number of Covid-19 infections with 2,251, fol- tered under the National Immunisation lowed by Johor (699), Kuala Lumpur (660), Read also: 94% increase in total Covid-19 Programme (NIP) can book their ap- Kedah (445) and Kelantan (441). Most oth- ICU admissions in Klang Valley — Health pointments under this round. er States also recorded three-digit new cases, DG Click here The MoH also said applicants should ensure that their identification numbers Malaysia’s coronavirus curve climbs again amid third infection wave and addresses listed in MySejahtera are correct. In addition, they should also 8000 Daily new cases 7-day moving average make sure that they are informed about 7000 the AstraZeneca vaccine before making any bookings. 6000 6,075 5000 An MoH spokesperson told theedge- 4,611 markets.com later today that the time 4000 at which people can start making book- 3000 ings for the vaccine will be announced 2000 tomorrow.