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AML / KYC
Malaysian Court Convicts Wife of Najib Razak for Corruption
By Editors | 01/09/2022
Rosmah Mansor was convicted for taking bribes from a contractor in exchange for a government project to supply solar energy to rural schools.
Crypto / Digital Assets
Malaysia SC Adds Huobi to Investor Alert List
By Editors | 25/08/2022
The Securities Commission said Huobi is operating a digital asset exchange without being registered with the regulator.
ESG / Sustainability
Malaysia SC Expands SRI Sukuk and Bond Grant Scheme
By Editors | 24/08/2022
The grant scheme, designed to help defray external review costs, is being extended to cover SRI-linked sukuk issued under the SC’s new framework.
AML / KYC
Malaysia: Federal Court Upholds Najib Razak Conviction
By Editors | 24/08/2022
Najib was convicted in 2020 on 1MDB-related charges. The federal court upheld the conviction, requiring him to serve a 12 year jail sentence.
AML / KYC
Malaysia to Enhance AML Supervision of Company Secretaries, Trust Companies
By Editors | 23/08/2022
The Companies Commission of Malaysia will “take on greater responsibility” in supervising company secretaries and trust companies “in the near future”.
ESG / Sustainability
Bursa Malaysia Issues Investor Relations Guidance for PLCs
By Editors | 22/08/2022
The new guidebook will help listed companies in their engagement with stakeholders and investor relations, Bursa Malaysia said.
Uncategorised
Bursa Malaysia to Launch VCM Exchange by Year-End
By Editors | 16/08/2022
The exchange said the VCM will encourage investments in high-quality offsetting projects that can generate positive environmental and societal benefits.
Market Infrastructure
Malaysia Reassures Public After Data Breach at Payments Firm
By Editors | 15/08/2022
The iPay88 breach will be raised in a Cabinet meeting to discuss a proposal to establish a Royal Commission of Inquiry to investigate the incident.
Securities / Derivatives
Bursa Malaysia Proposes Rules for LEAP-to-ACE Listing Transfers
By Editors | 10/08/2022
The framework will help LEAP Market companies transfer to the ACE Market, which offers a “more robust listing environment” and is open to the public.
BNM Reviewing Appropriateness of Published Statistical Data
By Editors | 09/08/2022
Industry practitioners, academia and the public are asked to complete a survey to help BNM assess public demand for its published data.
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