Top Story: Masterskill ' Affected by changes in Government policies Outperform
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'' Masterskill's management informed us that it has recently incorporated a company in Labuan to capture the income from its international operations, signalling Masterskill's commitment in taking its brand of education into the international market. Management updated us on the progress of its various campuses, as well as giving us an insight into its future diversification plans such as the introduction of new non-health science courses (i.e. business and hospitality) and the possibility of building a private school on the grounds of its Bandar Baru Bangi campus.
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Axis REIT: Asset acquisitions in 4Q Market Perform
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'' The additional 20% placement of new units was approved by unitholders yesterday. As usual, upcoming asset acquisitions will be funded via placement as well as borrowings so that overall gearing will be reduced to below 35%.
'' In the pipeline, there is one potential asset from the promoter ' Axis Techpoint 1 PJ (office warehouse), as well as five logistic warehouses from third parties that can be injected. These assets are worth about RM260m in total, of which RM170m can be satisfied from the upcoming placement proceeds. The REIT will also take on borrowings that will be sufficient to make up the shortfall.
DKSH Holdings: Globally recognized Not Rated
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'' Diethlem Keller SiberHegner (DKSH) Holdings is a Market Expansion Services company providing integrated services to support companies looking to expand in new and existing markets.
'' We believe the positive outlook for Malaysia 's trade activity bodes well for DKSH, underpinned by: 1) resilient growth in imports; 2) stronger real growth of imports vs. export growth which suggests stronger purchasing power as the country focuses on the domestic economy; and 3) rising private consumption.