Bank Negara Malaysia

Supervision & Enforcement

Malaysia Warns on Reporting Obligations

By Samuel Riding | 28/12/2016

BNM says it has started enforcement action against a financial institution for forex-related misconduct.

Anti-Money Laundering

Malaysia – 2016 in Review

By Samuel Riding | 22/12/2016

Regulators sought to move past the 1MDB scandal, introducing fintech and regtech initiatives

Emerging Prudential Risks

Malaysia Appoints Financial Stability Committee Members

By Samuel Riding | 29/11/2016

Committee can decide measures to ‘reduce or avoid risks’, central bank says.

Structural Regulation

Philippines to Start Thailand, Indonesia Banking Integration Talks

By Samuel Riding | 25/11/2016

Agreement would allow countries’ banks to operate subsidiaries in each other’s markets.

Trading & Investment

Malaysia Eases Hedging Rules

By Samuel Riding | 22/11/2016

Central bank to reduce red-tape; eyeing onshore USD-MYR and RMB-MYR futures.

Structural Regulation

Malaysia Restricts Offshore Ringgit Trade

By Samuel Riding | 17/11/2016

Central bank seeks commitment from banks not to trade non-deliverable forwards.

Liquidity Risk

Malaysia’s RHB Banking Group Upgrades to Kamakura Suite of Risk Tools

By Samuel Riding | 25/08/2016

NEW YORK, August 22, 2016: Kamakura Corporation reported Monday that it has signed an upgrade to the Kamakura Corporation suite […]

Supervision & Enforcement

BNM Closes Book on 1MDB

By Samuel Riding | 15/08/2016

Malaysian central bank says it will not reopen investigations.

Structural Regulation

Indonesia, Malaysia Approve Equal Banking Access

By Editors | 04/08/2016

Agreement to reduce “inequality of access” in the two markets.