Malaysia

Capital / Liquidity

BNM Issues Draft Policy on Liquidity Risk Management

By Manesh Samtani | 28/08/2023

The policy requires banks to apply early warning indicators and liquidity stress tests to identify emerging liquidity risks and vulnerabilities.

Market Infrastructure

Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand to Boost Cooperation on Local Currency Use

By Editors | 25/08/2023

Bank Indonesia, Bank Negara Malaysia, and Bank of Thailand will strengthen cooperation to promote the use of local currencies in bilateral transactions.

AML / KYC

Malaysia Considers Lawsuit Against Goldman Sachs Over 1MDB

By Editors | 25/08/2023

Prime minister Anwar Ibrahim said as much as 68% of the 1MDB losses have been recovered, but that his administration is considering ways to recover more from Goldman.

Capital / Liquidity

Malaysia Introduces Guidelines for Technology Risk Management

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 02/08/2023

The guidelines are set to come into effect in the third quarter of 2024 to allow ample time for capital market entities to comply.

AML / KYC

Malaysia Records Surging Suspicious Transactions and Scams

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 31/07/2023

Bank Negara Malaysia’s deputy governor revealed that the central bank’s financial intelligence unit saw a nearly 30 percent increase in suspicious transaction reports compared to the previous year.

Securities / Derivatives

Malaysia Announces New Measure to Boost Capital Market

By Editors | 28/07/2023

The measures include reducing the board lot size, enabling fractional share trading. and enabling automatic transfers from the ACE Market to the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia.

ESG / Sustainability

Malaysia Proposes Simplified ESG Disclosure Guide

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 26/07/2023

A proposed simplified ESG disclosure guide set to be launched in November this year will align with major global frameworks and reporting standards, including the GRI and ISSB.

Securities / Derivatives

Bursa Malaysia Launches Programme to Incentivise ETF Trading

By Mark Johnston | 17/07/2023

The initiative is aimed at cultivating a vibrant ETF ecosystem and creating more opportunities for investors and traders.

AML / KYC

Malaysia Arrests Former 1MDB Legal Counsel

By Editors | 14/07/2023

Jasmine Loo fled Malaysia in 2018 but is now willing to cooperate with Malaysian authorities on investigations.