Analysis of Investment Portfolio and Management in Emerging Markets

This report provides an in-depth analysis of investment opportunities in the emerging markets of India and Malaysia. It begins with an outline of the political and financial histories of both countries, examining key economic indicators such as GDP, interest rates, and exchange rates to assess their stability and fiscal performance. The report identifies key industries within each nation, evaluating their current accounts and recent performance of cash, fixed interest, and equities. A significant portion of the report is dedicated to evaluating the advantages and disadvantages of establishing a country fund for Australian investors, followed by recommendations for portfolio managers. The analysis considers factors like agricultural influence in India, the stability of the Malaysian government, and the performance of various market indexes to provide a comprehensive overview of the investment landscape in these two emerging economies. The report aims to assist investors in making informed decisions by highlighting the potential risks and rewards associated with investments in India and Malaysia.

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Abstract
This report discusses the political and the economic histories of the two emerging
countries namely India and Malaysia. It shows the stability and the patters of investment in the
chosen countries. It also helps in the identification of the key industries in both the countries and
helps to analyses the importance of foraying into their respective markets. It highlights the
positive as well as the negative aspects of the investment in both the countries and also provides
recommendations to the Australian investors for the establishment of country fund and gives
valuable insight to the portfolio managers as well.

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Table of Contents
Introduction:....................................................................................................................................3
1.Outline of the political and financial histories of the two chosen emerging countries:...............3
2. Stability of every nation as well as their fiscal performance with reference to the real growth
of the GDP, interest rates, exchanges rates as well as those of employment and un-employment: 6
3. Identification of the key industries and detection of the current account:..................................8
4. Evaluation of the recent performance of cash, fixed interest and equities:.................................9
5. Depiction of the advantages and disadvantages of the establishment of a country fund of the
investments for the Australian Investors:......................................................................................12
6. Providing required recommendations for the portfolio managers:............................................12
Conclusion:....................................................................................................................................13
References:....................................................................................................................................14

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Introduction:
The assignment mainly puts light on the identification of two different natures of
emerging markets which can be utilised by the Australian investors as an investment opportunity
that is more or less enough. The suitable factors are needed for the stability of the nation. This is
in turn responsible for making the investors make suitable decisions regarding their necessary
investment. In the assignment the important factors were the valuation of the financial as well as
the political history. The emerging markets that have been chosen for the assignment are those of
India and Malaysia. These have been chosen because it is considered that they are the providers
of the highest return emerging markets all over the World. The suitable assets of the two
emerging markets are also evaluated in the given project for identification of any sort of links
that assist in meeting the requirements of the investment. It also helps in the increase of the
required returns of the said investment. Finally it can be said that an adequate advantage as well
as a disadvantage for the establishment of a country is shown in the study. This also helps in the
identification of the prospects for the Australian investors. Suitable amount of recommendations
help the investors in the identification of the investment opportunities in the emerging markets
and can ultimately adjust their portfolios.
1.Outline of the political and financial histories of the two chosen emerging countries:
Financial and Political History of India:

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Figure 1: Depiction of the GDP of India
(Source: Tradingeconomics.com 2017)
In case of India, more than 50% of the Indian Economy is influenced by the agriculture of the
country. This is due to the fact that this is basically the major source of income for a large
percentage of the population. The present economic growth of India, can be identified taking the
help of the rise of the GDP which is clearly shown in the figure 1. The concerned GDP of India,
relatively increased from the year 2008 to the year 2016, directly indicating a particular nature of
increase in the purchasing power of the citizens (Buckley 2017).
Mainly, India utilizes the Government for ruling the overall people of India, where the
BJP are in position of control. The Prime Minister and his method of thought assists the
investment of the investors because of his capability to think industrially. The present scenario in
India, where most of the Indians are focussed on the development of the country as well as
getting more and more opportunities for the purpose of investment.

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Economic and Political history of Malaysia
Figure 2: Graphical representation of the GDP of Malaysia
(Source: Tradingeconomics.com 2017)
At present the GDP of Malaysia majorly depicts a rising trend which is the most
important factor for the investment opportunities for the investors in the country. The rise of the
GDP majorly indicates that the financial condition of the country is stable and can provide more
amount of returns from the investments in case the FDIs are conducted in adequate number.
Malaysia is considered to be one of the emerging countries of the world that allows the
International Trades. This directly assists the generation of the required level of the profitability
for the investors. In addition to this Malaysia also allows the distinct industries which directly
help in the improvement of the industrial growth (Bodie 2013).
The scenario of Malaysia at present with reference to the political nature is more or less
stable because the government is ruled by a multinational democratic country. Apart from this

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the party that has been in power for more than 25 years is the Barisan National party, thereby
increasing the overall political stability. This stability in the political scenario can eventually help
in the foreign investors to get better returns from the required investments (Anzbusiness.com.
2017).
2. Stability of every nation as well as their fiscal performance with reference to the real
growth of the GDP, interest rates, exchanges rates as well as those of employment and un-
employment:
Figure 3: Depicting the GDP, exchange rates and interest rates for Malaysia
(Source: Agility.com 2017)
From the figure 3, a careful study shows that the relevant GDP, interest rates as well as
the interest rates of Malaysia could be found clearly. In addition to this, the Malaysian GDP has
been rising adequately and reached to 296.359 Billion USD as of 2016. This sort of rise in the

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GDP indicates that the industries in the country get more and more income from their
investments. Thus the financial stability of the economy is viable and is possible to be utilised by
the foreign investors in order to better the economy further to increase the return for the
investment. The stability of the interest rates helps in boosting the industrial stability of the
country. The exchange rates of Malaysia against that of Australia have risen relatively
(Agility.com. 2017). This shows that more number of Malaysian Ringgits could be generated
with one Australian dollar. Thus it can be stated that the present stability of Malaysia is relatively
viable.
Figure 4: Depicts the GDP, interest rate and Exchange rates of India
(Source: Nayak 2017)

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After proper evaluation of the figure 4, the GDP, interest rate as well as the exchange rate
of India are evaluated relatively for the investment purposes. The relevant amount of the interest
rates are identified at the level of 6% that directly accommodates the rise of the exchange rate
and which is used against other countries (Francis et al. 2013). The currency exchange rate of
India with comparison to Australia has been decreasing since 2015. Further, the GDP of India
has grown to 2.264 Trillion which states directly that the growth of the Business in India is
increasing relatively overtime. Thus overall the factors help to show that the investments in India
would ultimately help in the generation of the relevant income for an Australian Investor
(Bhaumik, Driffield and Zhou 2016).
3. Identification of the key industries and detection of the current account:
Numerous industries exist in India, including the Pharmaceuticals, Banks, Automobiles,
as well as real estate. These are considered to be the driving force of the economy. Thus the
overall investment in all the factors could eventually help the investors to generate the returns
from the overall investments. In addition to this, the sectors could also help in the reduction of
the risk form the investment (Jakovljevic 2014). This is possible because the identification of the
relative risk is possible from the volume. Thus in case of India, the investments in the different
sectors namely real estate, banks, pharmaceuticals, automobiles are most preferred. In India,
majority of the banks are government linked thus directly helping in the securing of the
investment fund investor (Buckley 2017).
The present account is mainly at a deficiency as it records at 0.65 or an amount of $3.4
Billion in Q4, 2017. The significant increase in the current account deficit was due to the
increasing import conductor in India. It could however be said that the current market scene

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prospects could help in the improvement of the generation of the relative income for the
investors (Koepke 2015).
The present account surplus is mainly at 2.1% in 2016. This basically indicates that the
positive scenario for the investor because the country possesses a certain amount of surplus in
the present account. This could eventually assist in the increase of the returns of the foreign
investors in the Malaysian economy (Nseindia.com. 2017).
Electronic, petroleum, liquefied natural gas, wood palm oil and rubber are the major
industries in the Malaysian economy. These industries are the major economic players in the
Malaysian economy. This is also responsible for the direct strengthening of resolve of the
investors (Sauvant 2017). The present education as well as the biotechnology industries is also
an emerging sector that can increase the chances of the investors to gain higher return from the
investment in future. Thus it can be concluded that the investment in Malaysia could eventually
help the Australian investment for the generation of the revenue. This are conducted in the
sectors namely Electronic, Petroleum, Liquefied natural gas, wood palm oil and rubber.

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4. Evaluation of the recent performance of cash, fixed interest and equities:
Table 1: Depicting the market index and the fixed interest rate of Malaysia
(Source: Malaysiastock.biz 2017)
The concerned fixed rate of interest in Malaysia is effectively at the rate of 3.10%, that
would assist the investors as well as obtained the higher amount of returns from the riskless
investment. The above table also identifies the relevant index of the Malaysian market that is
relatively in the stage of consolidation. However, present market analysis majorly states that the
trend is of an upward nature in case of the Malaysian market which assists the investors in
obtaining higher and better returns from the investments. The evaluation of the total market

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trends would ultimately assist in the generation of higher returns. The total petroleum market is
declining that can reflect the portfolio in a negative way. Thus the Australian investor can avoid
the investments in the petroleum companies (Tradingeconomics.com. 2017).
Indian Value
Particulars Value
Fixed interest rate 6.75%
Equities
Table 2: depicting the market index and fixed interest rate of India
(Source: Nseindia.com 2017)
At present the Indian economy provides a significant growth on the higher side than
majority of the emerging economies that directly increases the relevant profits of the investors.
As obtained from the Nifty 50, the identification of the relevant growth of the Indian stock
market is possible. This eventually allowed the Australian investors to generate higher amount of

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revenues from the investments. The present fixed interest rate that is given by the Indian banks
6.75%, which could eventually allow investors to gain risk less return.
Thus, the evaluation of the equity market relevant returns provided in the Indian market
is identified as the most viable. This is because the Malaysian Market is indentified to be
consolidating.
5. Depiction of the advantages and disadvantages of the establishment of a country fund of
the investments for the Australian Investors:
The relevant advantages as well as the disadvantages could be identified as establishment
of the country’s investors in Australia for India. The most significant advantages for the fund of
the country is usually identified as the major opportunities in the fields of automobile, banking,
pharmaceuticals as well as the real estate industry are provided by India. The investments might
be reduced due to the rising gap in the currency exchange also.
The advantages in the Malaysian economy are comparatively higher as their industries
provided higher forms of revenue. Besides the current account in Malaysia has a surplus which
ultimately helps in the boosting of the purchasing power of an individual. This can possibly help
the economy and fiscal growth is also boosted. The disadvantage of investing in the Australian
market however can be identified from the Petroleum industry, which helps derive the Malaysian
market due to the present decline in the oil prices. This puts pressure on the growth of investment
of the Australian investors.

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6. Providing required recommendations for the portfolio managers:
It is necessary to invest in both India as well as Malaysia due to both possessing the
required prospects based on the evaluation of returns as well as the industrial growth. There is an
overall positivity in the evaluation and study of the economic policies in India as it would assist
India in the generation of the suitable returns.
The evaluation of the Malaysian market also shows that there are relevant growth
prospects there as well. As a result of comparatively less amount of fluctuations in the
investment, a systematic investment plan is needed to be incorporated to assist the investors in
Australia generate returns from the emerging markets.
Conclusion:
It can be said that this particular assignment helps in the attainment of the investment
objective required to be identified by the investors in those countries which are financially
emerging.
The interest rates, evaluation of the GDP, equities and many other aspects need to be
evaluated for the proper assessment of the overall financial stability of the country. This could
eventually help in identifying relevant investment opportunities that could generate high returns
from investment. Thus the evaluation helps to reach a conclusion that investments in both India
as well as Malaysia is a good opportunity for the Australian Investors.

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