Malaysia

Securities / Derivatives

Malaysia Grants Fee Waivers, Rebates on Listing Related Fees

By Editors | 21/03/2021

Processing fees, prospectus registration fees, initial fees and annual listing fees will be provided to companies seeking a listing, while companies already listed can receive rebates.

ESG / Sustainability

Malaysia SC Outlines Capital Market Plans for 2021

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 21/03/2021

The SC said it will launch its five-year Capital Market Masterplan 3 in H2 2021, strengthen its regulatory capabilities, and streamline conduct requirements.

BNM Increases Funding for SME Digitalisation Initiatives

By Editors | 18/03/2021

The SME Automation and Digitalisation Facility, launched in March to help SMEs automate processes and digitalise operations, has more than tripled in size.

Securities / Derivatives

BNM Eases Rules for Non-resident Banks Trading Ringgit IRS

By Editors | 15/03/2021

Non-resident banks can trade ringgit-denominated interest rate swaps without any underlying commitment with any onshore bank or its appointed overseas offices.

Securities / Derivatives

Bursa Malaysia Revamps Crude Palm Kernel Oil Futures Contract

By Editors | 09/03/2021

The enhancements aim to create an effective hedging instrument against the physical market and provide an alternative instrument for participants.

AML / KYC

Malaysia Secures Settlement from Deloitte to Resolve 1MDB Claims

By Editors | 05/03/2021

Malaysia’s Finance Ministry is also negotiating a settlement with KPMG, which was replaced by Deloitte as auditor of 1MDB in 2013.

Enforcement

Bursa Punishes RHB Representative for Unauthorised Trading

By Editors | 04/03/2021

The former representative committed the breaches for personal financial gain and attempted to conceal his misconduct from RHB Investment Bank’s management.

BNM Revises Guidance on Operational Risk Reporting

By Editors | 03/03/2021

The revisions enhance the granularity of reporting requirements and align definitions with the FSB’s cyber lexicon.

ESG / Sustainability

Malaysian FIs to Start Applying Climate Risk Taxonomy

By Editors | 02/03/2021

Financial institutions will begin capturing exposures based on the Climate Change and Principles-Based Taxonomy over the course of 2021.