Boat without captain. Next push will be upon announcement of new captain. 3 years curse for new captain. First year, blame previous captain for poor management; second year, undergo restructuring and new business etc, give hopes; third year, still unable to improve, just resign, after all already earned quite sufficient. Lol.
Fine... Opportunities from volatility. Am R TP 0.25, of course mostly missed. May be should ask any piam members and association management whether they have any direct or indirect interest on workshops. Nowadays even third party insurance with loading of 150% even without any claims record.
In response to the pandemic, some countries (such as United Arab Emirates and Oman) responded quickly and had taken the lead to strongly encourage Travel and Health Insurance coverage for its inbound passengers. Closer to home, Thailand have also followed suit and made Travel and Health insurance coverage mandatory for its inbound passengers. The Group is currently involved in various discussions with selected airlines which expressed strong interest to bundle insurance coverage in their value plan or air fares
Rohit Nambiar here. I joined Tune Group as the Group CEO around 8-weeks back. I am excited by the opportunity it presents.
Currently, I am in the process of listening to different stakeholders - from customers to employees, from distributors to partners and from Analysts to investors. In this regard, it is my pleasure to be here and see some of your comments first hand above. This helps us in formulating the right strategy.
Meanwhile, here is a link to an interview I had done just before joining Tune. This covers my general views on insurance, disruption, consumer experience and the like
Dear Rohit Nambiar, Welcome to Malaysia and Tunepro. I am glad that your are prepare to engage with shareholders in this i3ivestor forum. Below are some of the questions I submitted in advance for Tunepro 9th AGM. I felt the answers given by the Board was not very satisfactory and I would like you to have a second look into my questions.
Dear Tunepro IR, Thank you for sharing with me the answer to my pre-submitted questions with paraphrased clarity and precision.
I had studied the answers given and I think I need to further clarify with the Board or management team on some of the essence of my original questions.
Investment in fair value through profit or loss (FVTPL) financial assets. Allow me to paraphrase: Question 1: Any organization or governance structure in place to oversee and manage the investment holding function of the Group? Question 2: Is there an investment committee to meet periodically to evaluate the performance of the investments and whether the investing strategies meet the investment objective? And any policy to cut loss on underperformed investment?
My original question on Dividend policy: Refer Dividend Policy stated on 2018 annual report page (22): Since Tune Protect Group Berhad’s listing back in February 2013, we have consistently maintained a payout ratio of above 40%. We foresee this trend to continue as our business continues to generate profits year after year whilst our capital reserves remain sturdy. The current payout ratio is expected to be sustainable as we remain in a zero gearing position with adequate liquidity to support growth and investment initiatives moving forward. Q4: Is payout ratio of above 40% Tunepro’s Dividend Policy? Q5: Am I wrong to base on 2018 Dividend Policy and Q4 financial report announced on 28-FEB 2020 financial end 31th 2019 EPS of 6.74 cents and bought more Tunepro shares in expecting a dividend of 3 cents? Q6: Is it fair to shareholder no dividend was declared for financial end 31th Dec 2019 when EPS is 6.74 cents higher than 2018 EPS of 6.59 cents? Q7: Please allow me to remind BOD and management, one of Tunepro’s core values: Respect and Trust are at the core of everything we do. Trust is what bonding Tunepro with policyholders. Is this trust extended to between BOD and minority shareholders when come to dividend?
Answer: Our dividend practice is consistent with what was disclosed in our IPO circular. It says and I quote “As part of this policy, we target for a pay-out ratio of not less than 40% of our consolidated profit in each financial year, subject to any applicable law and provided that such distribution will not be detrimental to our Group’s cash requirement.” In addition, any distribution of dividend is subject to our Group’s availability of distributable reserves, contractual obligations and capital expenditure plan. Based on our track record from FY2013 to FY2018, we have been consistently paying more than 40% of our PATMI to shareholders in the form of dividend. As you are aware, part of our business being travel focused, the pandemic impact has hit the travel industry the hardest as compared to other sectors. No dividend is declared for FY2019 as the priority now is to conserve cash to ensure the Group’s operational sustainability while having excess fund to invest in and strengthen our digital capabilities in order to adapt to the new normal. Despite achieving higher YoY profitability in FY2019, we are cognisant that the operating climate for the remainder of FY2020 will continue to be challenging given the uncertainties that lie ahead. In the event the performance of Tune Protect Group significantly improves, we may consider issuing special dividend or interim dividends in the future.
After received the above answers I wrote in: So please allow me to paraphrase: Will the distribution of dividend for financial year end 2019 result in: 1. Against any applicable law? 2. Detrimental to the Group's cash requirement? 3. Against the Group's availability of distribution reserves? 4. Against contractual obligation and capital expenditure plan?
On AA Ecosystem: Please allow me to paraphrase: Any plan by Tunepro to leverage AirAsia big data and digital platform to cross sell: Health, Life, Saving and Education policies online to targeted groups?
I am looking forward to the Board or Management team clarification.
Nice, interesting that the new CEO, Rohit Nambiar is here and welcome.
Dear Rohit, Wanted to clarify some rumours around the international digital ID/Passport which the IATA is working on with insurance companies, airlines and governments to enable vaccinated persons to be registered along with their credentials and travel insurance information, allowing them to travel across boarders.
Considering the links to airasia and many other international airlines, esp in the middle East, is tunepro aligning with such an initiative? It would certainly be a important enabler to future profit streams for the next 3 years at least...
this company is very dodgy one. Play play all the time. Price pump on story...then dump all of a sudden. need to change the whole board and management. Only then can something different happen.
Dear Rohit Nambiar, Thank you very much for responding to my comment in i3forum through ir@tuneprotect.com email to me.
Dear all, Highlight of the response: We would also like to add that Rohit will be sharing more about the Group’s strategy and plans moving forward with investors early next year. Stay tuned for that. In the meantime, you can refer to page 12 of the below link for an idea of what is to come https://www.insage.com.my/Upload/Docs/TUNEPRO/3Q20%20Analyst%20Presentation_Final.pdf#view=Full .
OK Rohit, seems you are driving this firmly to the moon. The next few quarters should be very exciting from how things are shaping up for travel again. Since the market is confident, am going in all the way too...
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Dear all.
For your information Tune Protect Group’s 9th AGM held on 4th August 2020 Q&A and presentation:
https://www.insage.com.my/Upload/Docs/TUNEPRO/Full%20set%20of%20Q&A.pdf#view=Full
https://www.insage.com.my/Upload/Docs/TUNEPRO/Presentation%20by%20Group%20CFO.pdf#view=Full