Portfolio capital investment in Malaysia / Irfah Najihah Basir Malan

The main objective of this paper is to highlight a conceptual understanding on the
portfolio capital investment in Malaysia. It constitutes an overview of features, facts
and figures over the financial account in the Malaysia balance of payment, Malaysia
external trade, heightened exposure to mobile capital flows, total of portfolio capital
inflow by country, total portfolio investment by country, the net inflow of portfolio
capital investment in total and from four major countries and currency exchange rate
of major portfolio capital investment by country. The findings of the paper show that
the trends of portfolio capital investment are on uptrend after Asian crisis. Asian crisis
had brought terrible effects to Malaysia especially during Asian crisis. The implication
of this paper is to provide a platform for industry players and regulators to implement
policies that maximize the benefits from foreign portfolio capital investment flows and
minimize their potential risks. The paper aims to attract the global attention towards
the issues of portfolio capital investment in Malaysia. The present trends of portfolio
capital investment in Malaysia captured in this paper can tell all about its future
challenges in the global investment perspective