Malaysia

ESG / Sustainability

Malaysia Roll Outs of First “Greening Value Chain” Programme

By Editors | 08/03/2023

The initiative, announced last November, is designed to provide technical assistance and funding to help SMEs decarbonise their operations.

BNM Proposes Fair Treatment Rules for Vulnerable Consumers

By Editors | 05/03/2023

BNM proposes to amend its Fair Treatment of Financial Consumers policy document to cover specific requirements on the treatment of vulnerable consumers.

Securities / Derivatives

Malaysia Budget 2023 Offers Measures to Boost Capital Market

By Editors | 03/03/2023

The government will allow the issuance of dual-class shares, expand tax deductions for listing expenses, and provide financing for SMEs.

AML / KYC

Abu Dhabi State Funds to Pay $1.8b Settlement to 1MDB

By Editors | 01/03/2023

Executives at the two Abu Dhabi funds facilitated the theft of billions of dollars from 1MDB. The settlement ends proceedings in the UK.

Malaysia, Cambodia to Cooperate on Capital Markets Development

By Editors | 28/02/2023

The securities regulators of Malaysia and Cambodia have signed an MoU agreeing to bolster cooperation and capacity building.

AML / KYC

BNM Issues Draft Rules on Using e-KYC Solutions for Onboarding

By Editors | 24/02/2023

BNM encourages the use of e-KYC solutions that leverage AI, machine learning or other forms of predictive algorithms to ensure accurate identification and verification.

ESG / Sustainability

Malaysia SC Revises Guidelines for SRI Funds

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 22/02/2023

The revised guidelines incorporate requirements for SRI funds seeking to qualify as an ASEAN Sustainable and Responsible Fund, among other changes.

ESG / Sustainability

Bursa Malaysia to Drive Carbon Market Ecosystem Development

By Editors | 21/02/2023

A handbook on generating carbon credits will be developed, as well as a directory of carbon industry service providers to facilitate collaboration.

Market Infrastructure

Bursa Malaysia Launches Low Latency Connectivity Solution

By Editors | 17/02/2023

International market participants can access Bursa Malaysia’s data feed via more than 900 data centres in 32 countries.