The performance of fixed income mutual funds improved

J Erna

Sindonews.com -the performance of the average fixed-income mutual funds based on yield (return) to the end of April 2013 shows improvement compared to the previous months of this year.

Based on data FROM PT Infovesta Utama, fixed-income mutual funds until the end of April this year recorded a performance of 1.49 percent, an increase compared to the end of March 2013 only 0.55 percent.

However, if compared to the same period of the previous year, this type of mutual fund performance is still below it. At the end of April 2011, the performance of fixed income mutual funds recorded a 2.49 percent.

"Only fixed-income mutual fund that its annual performance below last year due to the performance of an obligation, either the Government or the corporations which tend to slow down compared to last year. However, the performance of fixed income mutual funds in April (2013) began to improve, "said analyst PT Infovesta Utama, Vilia Wati to SindonewsSunday (5/5/2013).

As for the performance of government bonds until the end of April this year was recorded by 0.50 percent, while corporate bonds of 2,33 per cent. In the same period last year, the performance of government bonds amounted to 2.94 percent and 3.39 percent reaching oligasi Corporation.

Compared to other types of mutual funds, fixed income mutual funds are recording the lowest performance. With the performance of the composite stock price Index (IHSG) by 16,62%, performance of stock mutual funds managed mecapai 17,34 percent and mutual funds mix worth 11.01 percent.

However, sentiment was positive from the domestic stock market and affect the performance of bonds, including new foreign funds flow into ursa shares since the beginning of April to the end of the reach Rp18,68 trilun and bond market (SUN) amounting to Rp298,72 trillion.

"In addition, the expectations of financial reporting issuers that release positive and announcement of the dividend distribution," said Vilia.

While negative sentiment stems from uncertainty about the rising prices of fuel (BBM). As for the sentiment from overseas, including Asia's economic data releases, releases financial report of listed company in the United States and from Europe in the form of debt settlement and the formation of a new Government in Italy.

(rna)

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The agricultural income in 2012 rose less than in 2002

The agricultural income fell in 2012 by the effect of inflation. On the role increased 2.4%, to 22.722 billion, according to the Ministry of agriculture. On the other hand, when you apply the effect of inflation, the agricultural income had a negative balance, the CPI of 2012 was 2.9%.

This figure is below the levels of a decade ago, when he reached the nearly 24,000 million. Subsidies represent 28.7% with a volume of 6.526 million euros. Official data reflect the process of decline of the number of assets in the sector in terms of units of work year (UTA, the work done by one person full time for a year), at 881,000 euros compared to more than one million in 2006.

The value of agricultural production amounted to 43.151 million with an increase of 4.3% from the previous year. This increase was the result mainly of good reported prices for the quasi-totality of the agricultural and livestock productions.

In the agricultural sub-sector, the bad weather decimated the volume of harvest, mainly in cereals, with a fall of 20%, industrial crops, vegetables, potatoes, or wine. However, this decline was offset by a general rise in prices up to a total value of 25.152 million, representing an increase of 1% on 2011.

The best results were achieved in the livestock subsector with a general maintenance of the yields with price rises. Is the almost sole exception the poultry setting where, consequence of the application of the rules on animal welfare, they produced a strong crop of the cabin that caused a rise in prices of 46%. Milk and sheep suffered the brunt with nearly frozen prices. The value of livestock production amounted to 16.362 million with an increase of 10%.

The set of data on the performance of the agricultural sector highlights the cost of the means of production which amounted to 21,247 million, a 6.4% more in 2011, with rises widespread where include fertilizers, seeds and animal feed.

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