Malaysia

Securities / Derivatives

Malaysia Enhances Investor Access to Market Information

By Nithya Subramanian | 13/11/2024

A new online platform was launched to help local and international investors access key market information and government agencies.

ESG / Sustainability

BSP Invites Indonesia, Malaysia to Explore Philippine Islamic Finance Sector

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 07/11/2024

The BSP has been engaging with FIs in Indonesia and Malaysia about exploring opportunities in the Philippines Islamic finance sector.

Press Release

Bursa Malaysia Awarded ESG Industry Collaboration of the Year for CSI Platform

By Editors | 04/11/2024

Bursa Malaysia won the ESG Industry Collaboration of the Year award at the 7th Regulation Asia Awards for Excellence 2024, celebrated in person on 4 November 2024.

Press Release

LSEG Wins Best ESG Disclosure & Reporting Solution at 2024 Regulation Asia Awards

By Editors | 04/11/2024

LSEG’s Sustainability Intelligence platform has been awarded the Best ESG Disclosure & Reporting Solution of the 7th Regulation Asia Awards for Excellence 2024.

AML / KYC

25 New Charges Against Malaysia’s Najib Razak are Valid, Court Rules

By Nithya Subramanian | 30/10/2024

Former Malaysia Prime Minister Najib Razak will have to face four additional abuse of power charges and 21 additional money laundering charges.

Sanctions

India, Malaysia Supplying Nvidia AI Chips to Russia – Report

By Editors | 30/10/2024

An Indian company reportedly exported advanced Dell servers with high-end Nvidia processors to Russia between April to August 2024.

Crypto / Digital Assets

BIS and APAC Central Banks Release Results of Project Mandala

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 29/10/2024

Project Mandala demonstrated that jurisdiction-specific regulatory requirements can be embedded in cross-border transaction protocols.

Enforcement

BNM Fines MSB Licensee for Circumventing CDD Process

By Mark Johnston | 27/10/2024

BSB Darussalam personnel deliberately split transactions into amounts below MYR 3,000 to avoid CDD requirements.

Malaysia Unveils New Measures to Boost Markets and MSMEs

By Nithya Subramanian | 22/10/2024

The budget approved Forest City as a duty-free island, a new 2% tax on dividend income, and funding to boost MSMEs and drive innovation in Islamic finance.