Malaysia

Securities / Derivatives

Malaysia Gazettes Tax Rules for SFOs in Forest City Hub

By Nithya Subramanian | 07/10/2025

The framework formalises Malaysia’s 20-year tax incentive scheme for family offices, aimed at attracting global capital and drive local investments.

Trending

BNM Unveils 5-Year National Strategy to Strengthen Financial Literacy

By Nithya Subramanian | 06/10/2025

NS2.0 focuses on inclusivity, digitalisation, empowerment, collaboration, and accountability to enhance financial inclusion, digital readiness and transparency across society.

ESG / Sustainability

Malaysia Unveils Illustrative Guides for Sustainability Reporting

By Nithya Subramanian | 03/10/2025

Two sector-focused illustrative reports have been released by ACSR to provide practical examples of sustainability reporting in line with IFRS S1 and S2.

AML / KYC

Singapore Court Blocks 1MDB Liquidators from Suing Banks Over Pre-2018 Deals

By Nithya Subramanian | 02/10/2025

The court dismissed attempts by 1MDB liquidators to claw back funds from Standard Chartered and BSI, citing a legal cut-off that excludes transactions predating the city-state’s 2018 insolvency law.

Fintech / Regtech

BNM Releases New Personal Financing and BNPL Guidelines

By Nithya Subramanian | 02/10/2025

The policy document announced measures including a 10-year loan tenure cap, mandatory financial education for high-value loans, and affordability checks on BNPL services.

Capital / Liquidity

Malaysia and WIPO to Pilot IP-Backed Financing for SMEs

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 01/10/2025

The partnership aims to unlock new funding avenues by enabling Malaysian firms to use intellectual property such as patents and trademarks as collateral.

Fintech / Regtech

APAC Firms Face Major ‘Execution Gap’ in Responsible AI - Report

By Manesh Samtani | 30/09/2025

A new report finds that while many APAC firms have responsible AI strategies, very few have fully operationalised them.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Malaysia Positions Digital Assets as a Key Pillar of Future Financial System

By Nithya Subramanian | 29/09/2025

SC Malaysia plans to liberalise crypto listings while tightening governance standards, as it works alongside policymakers to grow the digital asset market.

AML / KYC

BNM Fines Alipay for AML/CFT and Sanctions Screening Failures

By Nithya Subramanian | 25/09/2025

BNM fined Alipay MYR 340,000 for failing to promptly update its sanctions database, which allowed a blacklisted customer to transact before the account was frozen.