Malaysia

ESG / Sustainability

Malaysia to Launch Sustainability Reporting Platform in April

By Editors | 23/03/2023

UMW Corp and Maybank will be early adopters of the platform, which was developed by Bursa Malaysia in collaboration with LSEG.

Securities / Derivatives

Malaysia Launches Corporate Venture Capital Programme

By Editors | 22/03/2023

The programme seeks to promote corporate venturing as a potential enabling or innovation strategy to catalyse growth.

ESG / Sustainability

Bursa Carbon Exchange Completes First Carbon Credit Auction

By Editors | 17/03/2023

15 buyers from various industries including banking purchased a total of 150,000 Verra-registered carbon credits in the inaugural auction.

AML / KYC

Former Malaysian PM Muhyiddin Charged With Corruption

By Editors | 13/03/2023

Former prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin was charged with four counts of abuse of power and three counts of money laundering.

AML / KYC

1MDB: Ex-Goldman Banker Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison

By Editors | 10/03/2023

Prosecutors had sought a 15 year sentence for Roger Ng, saying he was a central player in the “brazen and audacious scheme” to steal billions of dollars from 1MDB.

ESG / Sustainability

Bursa Malaysia, LSEG to Launch Sustainability Reporting Platform

By Editors | 09/03/2023

At Invest Malaysia 2023, funding incentives for the Bursa Carbon Exchange were also announced, along with other initiatives to increase the vibrancy of the Malaysian capital market.

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.