KUALA LUMPUR: DanaInfra Nasional Bhd, the government’s fundraising arm for the Klang Valley mass rapid transit project, will pioneer the country’s first listed fixed income assets for retail investors with RM300 million in retail sukuk or Islamic bonds.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 8, 2013): Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak today launched the much anticipated first retail exchange traded bonds/sukuk (ETBS) with a maiden issuance by DanaInfra Nasional Bhd.

Malaysia, Southeast Asia’s biggest local-currency bond market, will let retail investors fund Kuala Lumpur’s new subway as it starts marketing its first exchange-traded notes to individuals.

Jan 8 (Reuters) - DanaInfra Nasional Bhd, a unit owned by Malaysia's Finance Ministry, on Tuesday launched a 10-year Islamic bond worth 300 million ringgit ($98.6 million) aimed at retail investors to raise funds for the country's largest infrastructure project.

Kuala Lumpur: DanaInfra Nasional Bhd this morning launched RM300 million of Islamic bonds (sukuk), which will be the country's first such issue meant for retail investors.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 8, 2013): Malaysia's first exchange-traded bonds and sukuk (ETBS) launched today is expected to offer an annual return of about 3.7%.