Malaysia

Anti-Money Laundering

Malaysia Records Surging Suspicious Transactions and Scams

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 31/07/2023

Bank Negara Malaysia’s deputy governor revealed that the central bank’s financial intelligence unit saw a nearly 30 percent increase in suspicious transaction reports compared to the previous year.

Trading & Investment

Malaysia Announces New Measure to Boost Capital Market

By Editors | 28/07/2023

The measures include reducing the board lot size, enabling fractional share trading. and enabling automatic transfers from the ACE Market to the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia.

Reporting & Disclosures

Malaysia Proposes Simplified ESG Disclosure Guide

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 26/07/2023

A proposed simplified ESG disclosure guide set to be launched in November this year will align with major global frameworks and reporting standards, including the GRI and ISSB.

Trading & Investment

Bursa Malaysia Launches Programme to Incentivise ETF Trading

By Mark Johnston | 17/07/2023

The initiative is aimed at cultivating a vibrant ETF ecosystem and creating more opportunities for investors and traders.

Anti-Money Laundering

Malaysia Arrests Former 1MDB Legal Counsel

By Editors | 14/07/2023

Jasmine Loo fled Malaysia in 2018 but is now willing to cooperate with Malaysian authorities on investigations.

Trading & Investment

Bursa Malaysia Assumes Investor Relations Function

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 06/07/2023

Bursa Malaysia will serve as the single point of reference for investor relations matters. MIRA is discontinued.

Cloud & Infrastructure

Malaysia SC Launches New Initiative to Boost Islamic Fintech

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 28/06/2023

The ‘FIKRA ACE’ initiative consists of an accelerator programmme, a networking platform, and a platform for collaborations.

Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

Malaysia Threatens Legal Action Over ‘Harmful’ Facebook Content

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 26/06/2023

Bursa Malaysia has backed the communications regulator’s move to take action against Meta for its failure to remove scam posts.

Reporting & Disclosures

BNM Issues New Roadmap for Advancing Financial Inclusion

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 25/06/2023

BNM outlines the key barriers to financial inclusion, and four strategic enablers that will support further progress.