Bursa Malaysia

Sustainable Finance

Malaysia: BCX Starts Trading Gold Standard Carbon Credits

By Editors | 13/12/2024

Bursa Malaysia said the milestone follows the signing of an MoU with Gold Standard at COP28 in Dubai last year.

Trading & Investment

Bursa Malaysia Lists World’s First ETF With Waqf Feature

By Editors | 13/12/2024

The listing comes after Bursa Malaysia enhanced its listing requirements in March last year to facilitate listings of ETFs with Waqf features.

Trading & Investment

Bursa Malaysia JV Opens Secondary Market for Debt Fundraising Platform

By Editors | 10/12/2024

The debt fundraising platform was launched in December 2023. Offering a secondary market aims to provide flexibility and liquidity to investors.

ESG Data

ASEAN Stock Exchanges to Issue RFI to Develop ESG Data Infrastructure

By Nithya Subramanian | 27/11/2024

The effort aims to enhance ESG data standardisation, attract global investors, and position ASEAN as a hub for sustainable development.

Reporting & Disclosures

Malaysia Launches Updated Competency Framework for Sustainability Practitioners

By Nithya Subramanian | 15/11/2024

This updated framework strengthens ESG skills by incorporating new competencies aligned with the latest reporting standards, including TNFD and IFRS S1 and S2.

Reporting & Disclosures

Bursa Malaysia Awarded ESG Industry Collaboration of the Year for CSI Platform

By Editors | 04/11/2024

Bursa Malaysia won the ESG Industry Collaboration of the Year award at the 7th Regulation Asia Awards for Excellence 2024, celebrated in person on 4 November 2024.

Reporting & Disclosures

LSEG Wins Best ESG Disclosure & Reporting Solution at 2024 Regulation Asia Awards

By Editors | 04/11/2024

LSEG’s Sustainability Intelligence platform has been awarded the Best ESG Disclosure & Reporting Solution of the 7th Regulation Asia Awards for Excellence 2024.

Structural Regulation

Malaysia Unveils New Measures to Boost Markets and MSMEs

By Nithya Subramanian | 22/10/2024

The budget approved Forest City as a duty-free island, a new 2% tax on dividend income, and funding to boost MSMEs and drive innovation in Islamic finance.

Reporting & Disclosures

Malaysia SC Launches Sustainability Reporting Framework

By Nithya Subramanian | 26/09/2024

Bursa Malaysia has also opened a consultation on proposed enhancements to its sustainability reporting requirements.