News about Securities Commission

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 19): Atrium Real Estate Investment Trust  plans to raise up to RM999 million by establishing a medium-term note (MTN) programme to part-finance the purchase of properties in Penang.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 17): Securities Commission (SC) Malaysia has today released its new property crowdfunding framework and welcomed interested parties to submit their applications to operate property crowdfunding platforms.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 1): In the first case of an audit firm being penalised in connection with the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) scandal, the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) yesterday fined Deloitte PLT RM2 million for failing to discharge its statutory obligations, including not immediately reporting irregularities.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 9): The FundMyHome property platform will not be a monopoly of the newly-proposed home financing scheme sector, political secretary to Minister of Finance Tony Pua explained today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 5): The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) (pictured) said today it is supportive of innovative ideas that tap into the transformative power of technology to democratise investments, allowing more financing options for Malaysians to buy their first homes and enhance their socio-economic well-being.

PETALING JAYA (Nov 2): The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) said the Budget 2019 has identified key priorities to support the transition of the Malaysian economy towards a more balanced, sustainable and inclusive growth.

PETALING JAYA (Nov 2): The Real Estate and Housing Developers’ Association Malaysia (Rehda) President Datuk  Soam Heng Choon (pictured) has lauded the government’s initiative in introducing a new technology-based mechanism –property crowdfunding, to encourage homeownership.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 1): The Pakatan Harapan (PH) government in Putrajaya will not cancel all directly negotiated public-private partnership (PPP) projects undertaken by the previous administration, Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng assured today.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 5): Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) declined to comment on strong market talk that governor Tan Sri Muhammad Ibrahim (pictured) has submitted his resignation.

Real estate investment trust sector Maintain neutral: The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) has implemented the new revised guidelines on listed real estate investment trusts (REITs) effective on April 9, 2018.