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Bursa Malaysia Securities Expands Market Making Framework

09 February 2021 by Shearn Delamore & Co, Goh Hui

Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad (“Bursa”) has, via Participating Organisations’ Circular No. R/R 13 of 2020 issued on 24 November 2020, made amendments to the rules and directives of Bursa in relation to the expansion of the market making framework.

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Malaysia: Companies (Amendment) Bill 2020 — Proposed Changes to Beneficial Ownership of Shares in Private Companies

09 February 2021 by Shearn Delamore & Co

In this article, Lee Yuan Yao looks at the proposed disclosure requirements on beneficial ownership of shares in private companies under the proposed Companies (Amendment) Bill 2020.
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Malaysia: Relying on the doctrine of frustration during a pandemic

09 February 2021 by Shearn Delamore & Co, Aisyah Muhammad

In this article, Aisyah Muhammad discusses whether a party to a contract can rely on the doctrine of frustration in the event of the non-performance of its contractual obligations during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Malaysia: SME Merger and Acquisition instruments exempt from stamp duty

09 February 2021 by Shearn Delamore & Co

The Prime Minister announced that starting from 1 July 2020 until 30 June 2021, eligible SMEs will be exempted from paying stamp duty on
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Malaysia: The revised Guidelines on Digital Assets came into force on 28 October 2020 and regulate:

09 February 2021 by Shearn Delamore & Co

The Securities Commission Malaysia issued the Guidelines on the use of electronic signature for Documents submitted to the Securities Commission Malaysia (the Guidelines) on 23 October 2020.
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Securities Commission Malaysia (“SC”) releases Annual General Meeting Corporate Governance Checklist for Shareholders (“Checklist”)

09 February 2021 by Shearn Delamore & Co

On 5 February 2020, the SC announced the release of the Checklist which was developed as part of a collaborative effort between the SC, the Institutional Investors Council Malaysia and the Minority Shareholders Watch Group.
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The Proposed Regulatory Framework for Digital Banks in Malaysia

09 February 2021 by Shearn Delamore & Co, Goh Hui

In this article, Goh Hui Wen examines the proposed regulatory framework for digital banks in Malaysia.
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Malaysia: Banking on Green: A Push Towards Climate-Conscious Financial Activity

01 December 2020 by Shearn Delamore & Co

In this article, Jonathan David Ross Silva writes about Bank Negara Malaysia’s guidance for financial institutions in identifying risks arising from climate change and classifying economic activities that contribute positively to climate change objectives.