Over two years more of imprisonment await accused if fine remains unpaid, says Securities Commission

KUALA LUMPUR, April 28 — Bursa Malaysia Bhd, in close consultation with the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC), today clarified that the losses resulting from the incidents of unauthorised access and trading activities executed on April 24, 2025, have been identified and contained.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 12 — Police have detected five deepfake videos linked to investment scams, generated using artificial intelligence (AI) technology and widely shared on social media since last year, said Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department director Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 27 — The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) has today launched Sarana, an alternative financing scheme offered by nine SC-registered peer-to-peer financing (P2P) platform operators under the government e-procurement system.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 19 — Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) and the Securities Commission (SC) will establish an integrated dispute resolution scheme (IDRS) to be known as the Financial Markets Ombudsman Service (FMOS) for the financial and capital market sector, said the Finance Ministry (MOF).

KUALA LUMPUR, May 10 — Leaders of organisations must ensure a comprehensive technology risk management framework is in place as it guides organisations to identify key risks and put the right controls in place, the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) said.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 29 — The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) today issued the revised Guidelines on Conduct for Capital Market Intermediaries, aimed at elevating the standards of professionalism and integrity of capital market intermediaries (CMIs) in the industry.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 25 — Equity fundraisings continued to register a higher number with 22 equity applications submitted to the Securities Commission in 2023 versus 20 applications in 2022, said the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC).

KUALA LUMPUR, March 25 — The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) has approved 18 equity applications, of which seven were for initial public offering (IPO) on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia with a total market capitalisation of RM9.04 billion in 2023.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 14 — The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) will roll out a series of initiatives to deepen engagement with the industry and the broader digital innovation ecosystem.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 — The SME Governance Working Group, chaired by the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC), today issued the draft Governance Code for Malaysian micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) for public consultation.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 — A total of 497 entities have been included in the Financial Consumer Alert List under Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) as of 2023, said Deputy Finance Minister, Lim Hui Ying.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 5 — Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) today announced that there were 68 Sustainable and Responsible Investment (SRI) funds with a total size of RM7.7 billion in Malaysia as of December 31, 2023.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 26 —  The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) and Bursa Malaysia Bhd have jointly committed to an expedited three-month approval period for initial public offerings (IPO) on both the Main Market and the ACE Market.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 21 — The Securities Commission (SC) is inviting applications for the 13th Scholar in Residence (SIR) Visiting Fellowship Programme in Islamic Finance at the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies (OCIS) in the United Kingdom for the 2024/25 academic year.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 10 — A former company director pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here today to eight charges of receiving proceeds from unlawful activities amounting to over RM116 million.

KUALA LUMPUR, —The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) has introduced an accelerated transfer process to facilitate the promotion of eligible ACE Market public listed companies (PLCs) to the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia.

KUALA LUMPUR, —The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) has introduced an accelerated transfer process to facilitate the promotion of eligible ACE Market public listed companies (PLCs) to the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 30  — The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) aims to establish a sustainable Syariah professional talent pipeline in the Islamic capital market (ICM) with the launch of its Syariah Mentorship Programme today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 23 — The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) is working on the next iteration of the sustainable and responsible investment taxonomy (SRI Taxonomy) released in December last year.