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ENRICHING STAKEHOLDER ASPIRATIONS ENRICHING PERFORMANCE ENRICHING THE COMMUNITY ENRICHING ACCOUNTABILITY & INTEGRITY ENRICHING RESILIENCE & SUSTAINABLE GROWTH

glossary of terms

APEXJ (Asia Pacific Ex-Japan) CAPEX (Capital Expenditure)

the ftse apeXJ is one of a range of indices designed capeX are funds used by a company to acquire,
to help investors to benchmark their asia pacific upgrade, and maintain physical assets such as property,
investments. plants, buildings, technology, or equipment.
ARR (Accounting Rate of Return) Derivative Pension

arr is a measurement of the rate of return based on a monthly pension derived due to the death of a
the formula that divides the net income over the average civil servant /civil pensioner that is paid to eligible
fund size. beneficiaries, as stated in the relevant pension act.
ASSA (ASEAN Social Security Association) ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance)

assa was formed to provide a forum for member esg investing refers to a set of standards for a company’s
institutions to exchange views and experiences on social behaviour used by socially conscious investors to screen
security issues. potential investments.
BMJ (Bantuan Mengurus Jenazah or Funeral FTSE (The Financial Times Stock Exchange index)
Arrangement Assistance)
ftse 100 index is a share index of the 100 companies
bmJ is given to the heirs of malaysian government listed on the london stock exchange with (in principle)
retirees who passed away on and after 15 october 2010, the highest market capitalisation.
including retirees who opt for the epf scheme (prior to
this date, no refund was given if the pensioner passed Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
away).
gdp is the standard measure of the value added created
BPS (Basis Points) through the production of goods and services in a
country during a certain period.
bps refers to a common unit of measure for interest rates
and other percentages in finance. one basis point is equal iPG (investment Policy and Guidelines)
to 1/100th of 1%, or 0.01%, or 0.0001, and is used to ipg serve to clearly communicate to all relevant parties
denote the percentage change in a financial instrument. the procedures, investment philosophy, guidelines and
the relationship between percentage changes and basis constraints to be adhered to by the parties.
points can be summarised as follows: 1% change = 100
basis points and 0.01% = 1 basis point. iRS (interest Rate Swap)
Buyout an exchange of one set of cash flows (based on interest
rate specifications) for another. it is often an exchange of
a buyout is the acquisition of a controlling interest a fixed payment for a floating payment that is linked to
in a company and is used synonymously with the interest rate.
term acquisition. if the stake is bought by the firm’s
management, it is known as a management buyout and
if high levels of debt are used to fund the buyout, it is
called a leveraged buyout. buyouts often occur when a
company is going private.

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