Malaysia

Securities / Derivatives

Bursa Malaysia, ZCE Sign MOU on Derivatives Market Development

By Editors | 01/11/2021

Bursa Malaysia Derivatives and Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange will collaborate on information exchange, product research, and training and educational events.

Securities / Derivatives

Bursa Malaysia Launches Competency Framework on Sustainability

By Editors | 01/11/2021

The framework maps competencies against sustainability-related positions to facilitate the development of sustainability strategies and reporting approaches.

Market Infrastructure

Malaysia, Thailand Expand Local Currency Settlement Framework

By Editors | 31/10/2021

Malaysian and Thai businesses and individuals can use local currencies to make cross-border payments for trade, investment, income and transfer.

Fintech / Regtech

Digital Capability Key to Boosting Malaysia Capital Market, says SC

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 30/10/2021

SC chairman Datuk Syed Zaid Albar highlights the importance of technology and fintech in shaping the capital market ecosystem.

Malaysia Announces Relief for Low Income Borrowers

By Editors | 15/10/2021

Lower income borrowers can access interest exemptions for three months, smaller loan instalments for up to 24 months, and lower interest rates.

Fintech / Regtech

Malaysia SC Orders Decentralised Exchanges to Halt Operations

By Mark Johnston | 10/10/2021

Entities interested in operating a decentralised exchange in Malaysia should apply to be registered as an RMO, the SC said.

Securities / Derivatives

Bursa Allows Investors to Accept General Offers Electronically

By Editors | 07/10/2021

Previously, investors were required to physically submit a transfer form to their brokers and an offer document for acceptance to the share registrar.

Securities / Derivatives

Malaysia Launches New Crude Palm Oil Futures Contract

By Editors | 06/10/2021

The new contract is expected to attract commodity traders in China’s palm olein market to trade on the DCE and Bursa conurrently.

Market Infrastructure

BNM Launches New Cyber Threat Intelligence Platform

By Manesh Samtani | 03/10/2021

FinTIP leverages machine algorithms and human experts to correlate, normalise, enrich, and sanitise contributed data to produce “real-time actionable intelligence”.