Others
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Warrants/Transferable Subscription Rights (TSRs)
Warrants/TSRs give the holders the right,
but not an obligation, to subscribe for new ordinary shares at a specified price during a specified
period of time. The warrants/TSRs (usually attached to an issue of loan stock) are issued by the
company.
Warrants have a maturity date (up to 10 years) after which they expire worthless
unless the holder had exercised to subscribe for the new shares before the maturity date.
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Call Warrants
Call warrants also give a right, but not an obligation, to buy a fixed number
of shares at a specified price within a limited period of time. But unlike warrants/TSRs, call
warrants are issued by third parties based on existing shares. Therefore, they do
not increase the issued capital or dilute the earnings of the company as a warrant/TSR would do.
Call warrants have maturity dates of not more than two (2) years.
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Property Trusts
A property trust fund involves a listed company which invests its funds in
landed properties. It operates just like a unit trust except that it invests in property rather
than shares. It therefore provides investors access to retail and commercial properties.
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Close-end Funds
A closed-end fund involves a listed company which invests in shares of
other companies. A closed-end fund company has a fixed number of shares in issue at any point of
time, the price of which will fluctuate according to net asset value and market forces.
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Exchange Traded Fund (ETF)
Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) is designed to track performance of
an index. It offers additional benefits of diversification and market tracking while retaining the
features of convenience and flexibility of ordinary stocks. Investors can buy or sell ETF through
their stockbrokers anytime during trading hours.