Our Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has just launched another Amanah Saham National Berhad's (ASNB)fund called Amanah Saham 1Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur today.
The fund size of Amanah Saham 1Malaysia is RM10 Billion and it's open to all Malaysians aged 18 years old and above.It is the biggest trust fund in Malaysia and will go on sale for 30 days, start from August 5 to September 9, 2009.
Besides that,the government has agreed to give a special gift for 50,000 first-year public university students--each of them will get 100 units of Amanah Saham 1Malaysia for free (totaling RM5million)!!Thanks to Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB) and Amanah Saham Nasional Berhad (ASNB) agents - Malayan Banking Berhad, CIMB Bank Berhad, RHB Bank Berhad and Pos Malaysia Berhad for the contribution.The students eligible are those who had enrolled for their first degree recently in the mid-year intake in 2009.
To ensure that the units were fairly distributed, 50%(5 billion) of the units had been allocated to Bumiputras, 30%(3 billion) to the Chinese, 15%(1.5 billion) to the Indians and 5%(0.5 billion) to other races.After the 30-days sale period, the cap on purchase on unsold units would be lifted, and the sale would be open to all Malaysians above 18, regardless of race.
If you are interested to buy the units,go to your nearest branch of ASNB offices, Post Offices ,Maybank, CIMB Bank and RHB Bank during the operating hours of the banks.
For more information of Amanah Saham 1Malaysia,please visit the official site of ASNB.
