Securities Commission Malaysia and Bursa Malaysia to implement new measures to boost market vibrancy LeapRate

February 15, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Securities Commission Malaysia and Bursa Malaysia to implement new measures to boost market vibrancy

The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) and Bursa Malaysia Berhad (the Exchange) announced today that they have outlined the operational details of various new measures to further enhance the vibrancy and liquidity of the equity market. These measures were announced on 6 February 2018 by Prime Minister Yang Amat Berhormat Dato’ Sri Mohd Najib bin Tun…

December 14, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Bursa Malaysia issues its revamped Corporate Governance Guide

Bursa Malaysia Berhad (“Bursa Malaysia” or “the Exchange”) today released the 3rd edition of the Corporate Governance Guide (“CG Guide”) to provide guidance for listed issuers to improve their corporate governance practices and reporting, in line with the new Malaysian Code on Corporate Governance (“MCCG”) issued on 26 April 2017 and the recent enhanced corporate…

BIS announces key appointments in Singapore and Switzerland

November 29, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Bursa Malaysia Berhad announces change of Director to its subsidiaries

Bursa Malaysia Berhad today announced the appointment of Mr. Christopher Lee Fix to the Board of Directors of its subsidiary, Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Berhad (BMD) and its clearing house, Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Clearing Berhad (BMDC). The appointment of Mr. Christopher Lee Fix was nominated by Chicago Mercantile Exchange Group Inc. (CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CME)) which…

July 27, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Bursa Malaysia DC Berhad implements settlement via RENTAS

Bursa Malaysia Berhad just announced it has started using the Real-time Electronic Transfer of Funds and Securities System (RENTAS) for settlements of payments on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Clearing Berhad (BMDC). The change to RENTAS will ensure greater efficiency and resilience of the settlements payments mechanism. With the adoption of RENTAS, BMDC can now use the…

July 26, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Bursa Malaysia records 16.9% YoY jump in first quarter of 2017

Bursa Malaysia Berhad has posted a year-on-year 16.9% increase in its Profit After Tax and Minority Interest (PATAMI) to RM116.2 million for the first half ended 30 June 2017 (1H2017). The rise in PATAMI is due to higher operating revenue, which came in at RM269.4 million, an 8.5% increase from a year ago. This is…

June 23, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Bursa Malaysia revamps participantship structure for Derivatives Clearing BHD

Bursa Malaysia Berhad today announced it has made amendments to the Rules of Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Berhad (BMD) and the Rules of Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Clearing Berhad (BMDC) in relation to the revamp of the participantship structure for BMDC. This is to enhance the attractiveness and competitiveness of the Malaysian derivatives market and to facilitate…

August 15, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

Bursa Malaysia enables multi-currency for fixed income instruments

Bursa Malaysia Berhad (Bursa Malaysia) has enabled multi-currency fixed income instruments in its web-based Electronic Trading Platform (ETP) to ensure the ongoing relevance of the platform for fixed income instruments. The ETP system is a centralised price and trade repository and dissemination for the primary and secondary bond market which provides an efficient and facilitative…

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