KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 — A former investment banker was sentenced to two years jail and fined RM1 million by the Sessions Court today for securities fraud offences involving RM201,000.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 25 — The Advisory Committee on Sustainability Reporting (ACSR), chaired by the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC), has published a consultation paper to seek feedback from members of the public on the proposed framework for sustainability assurance.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 5 — The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) has alerted the public about a new investment scam involving a cloned version of the SC’s public register of licence holders and registered persons.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 — The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) has charged London Biscuits Berhad's former executive director cum group chief executive officer (CEO) Datuk Seri Liew Yew Chung in the Sessions Court today for furnishing a false financial statement to the stock exchange and falsifying records of a listed corporation.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 15 — The High Court has struck out a civil suit filed by former executive deputy chairman of Malaysian Merchant Marine Berhad (MMM) Datuk Ramesh Rajaratnam challenging the validity of Malaysia’s insider trading law.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 25 — Bursa Malaysia Bhd has confirmed that recent issues involving failed logins or unauthorised access and trades were not widespread, contrary to reports by some media outlets.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 20 — The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) received 8,501 cases in 2024, comprising 3,910 complaints and 4,591 enquiries, representing a 60 per cent increase from 5,318 cases in 2023.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 22 — The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) has won an insider trading civil suit against former GW Plastics Holdings Bhd chief executive officer Lim Kok Boon and his friend Cheah Mean Har, who were ordered to pay the SC RM2.015 million.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 8 — The Advisory Committee on Sustainability Reporting (ACSR) will be conducting an online public consultation next month on using the sustainability disclosure standards issued by the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) in Malaysia.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 2 — UOB Kay Hian Wealth Advisors Sdn Bhd has recommended broader tax breaks and incentives for local and foreign investors in Budget 2024 to boost Malaysia’s capital market attractiveness.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 13 — The Court of Appeal in Putrajaya upheld the conviction and sentence of one-day imprisonment and a fine of RM75,000 against a former accountant of Asia Media Group Berhad, for failing to appear at the Malaysian Securities Commission (SC) for his statement to be recorded.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 24 — The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) has announced the appointments of Datuk Mohammad Faiz Azmi and Datuk Alizatul Khair Osman Khairuddin as board members for a two-year term, effective August 15, 2023.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 7 — Malaysia needs more young people to invest in the capital market to ensure that it remains vibrant, said Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) chairman Datuk Seri Dr Awang Adek Hussin.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 18 — Bursa Malaysia Bhd today reminded the public to be wary of scammers that impersonate Bursa Malaysia management on social media or messaging apps.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 12 — The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) received 1,800 complaints and enquiries related to investment scams and unlicensed activities in the first nine months of this year.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 8 — The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) has received over 2,000 queries and complaints on illegal investment schemes or scams as of September 30 this year.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 19 — Listed issuers can only conduct fully virtual meetings in areas under movement control order (MCO) and conditional movement control order.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 — Malaysia’s bond market is a key source of fund raising for corporates, with corporate bonds constituting RM714 billion of amounts outstanding as at September 30, 2020.