Because of restrictions on foreign ownership, investing in Malaysia is less popular than in other southeast Asian states. For example, when tendering state contracts, the government gives preference to businesses owned by ethnic Malays. Malaysia investment is further discouraged by the country's low ranking in the 2012 Index of Economic Freedom by The Heritage Organisation, scoring poorly in terms of investment freedom and capital flows. The following is designed to provide definitive information before making an investment in Malaysia, and how Healy Consultants assists in this area:

Investing in Malaysia is now made easier with a new ruling being passed by the Malaysian Government. Full (100%) foreign control in wholesale fund management firms is now allowed. The foreign ownership limit for unit trust companies has been increased to 70%. Also, foreign ownership limit of stock brokerages will be increased to from 49% to 70%.

Some projects require foreign investors to obtain pre-approval when investing in Malaysia.

The Malaysian government offers few concrete incentives for entrepreneurs investing in Malaysia. However, high value, capital intensive sectors such as information and communications technology (ICT), electronics and biotechnology are growth sectors, and many entrepreneurs have focused their Malaysia investment strategies in these sectors.

Prior to our client making an investment in Malaysia, Healy Consultants arranges tailored orientation programmes in the country, including familiarisation tours of key points of business interest, arranging meetings with banks to facilitate Malaysia investment, as well as viewing's of office and residential properties in major cities including Kuala Lumpur, Penang and Johor Bahru. Furthermore, some clients investing in Malaysia request our assistance with setting up meetings with government authorities and ministries.

Although Malaysia government fees and company incorporation procedures are transparent, Healy Consultants minimise's unwanted surprises for our clients by providing a detailed roadmap prior to their making an investment in Malaysia. This includes setting out an expected timeline for the Malaysia investment process, as well as expected costs.

The most popular company type for entrepreneurs making an investment in Malaysia is a limited liability company (LLC). An LLC can obtain a government trade license, obtain local visas, rent Malaysia business premises and open a local corporate bank account.

As part of the making an investment in Malaysia, Healy Consultants will open a multi currency corporate bank account for our clients with leading international retail banks in Malaysia, such as HSBC, Standard Chartered and Citibank.

To facilitate the Malaysia investment strategy, Healy Consultants introduces clients to corporate finance houses and individuals. Furthermore, Healy Consultants assists entrepreneurs making an investment in Malaysia to raise finance by helping them list on global stock exchanges.

Before making an investment in Malaysia, Healy Consultants provides project development assistance, including preparing feasibility studies related to the Malaysia market, conducting Malaysia market surveys, preparing strategic business plans and offering corporate governance support services.

For entrepreneurs investing in Malaysia, Healy Consultants will supply tailored macro- and micro-economic data on legal, financial and economic aspects of Malaysia investment.

Other services provided by Healy Consultants to support Malaysia investment include:

Accounting and taxation services - including preparing and submitting tax returns and audited financial statements, if required;

Virtual Office services in Kuala Lumpur;

Human resource support, including staff recruitment campaigns in Malaysia;

Marketing services, for example building business website's; and

IT Support services.

Entrepreneurs relocating to Malaysia to oversee their Malaysia investment request Healy Consultants' assistance, including: