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<p><span>The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) today issued its Corporate Governance Strategic Priorities 2021 – 2023 (CG Strategic Priorities), to promote among others environmental, social and governance (ESG) fitness and leadership of boards. The SC outlined 11 targeted initiatives such as onboarding programs for directors on sustainability, investor education series on corporate governance and sustainability, and expansion of collaboration with universities to deepen ...

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KUALA LUMPUR: The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) has released the Corporate Governance (CG) Strategic Priorities 2021-2023 to chart the growth path for the capital market in the next five years and steer the capital market in the direction post-COVID-19.

Guide to Corporate Governance in Malaysia is designed to help directors deal with the duties and responsibilities that are imposed on them by the law, and expected of them by the community. Specifically, the report attempts to identify those areas and activities where directors may be held liable. Table of contents 1. Who regulates corporate […]

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PETALING JAYA: The 30% Club Malaysia is putting in motion various initiatives to have more women on the boards of local public listed companies (PLCs).

THE third Capital Market Masterplan (CMP3) unveiled by the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) last Tuesday highlights the importance of strategic thrusts that focus on catalysing competitive growth, empowering investors for a better future and shaping a stakeholder economy, while embedding shared accountability, prioritising efficiency and outcomes, and embracing technology. Although not new, here are three main issues that are worth highlighting so that a thriving capital market can be establi...

In this article we will examine the main updates made to the MCCG.

Greater emphasis on board appointments in revised corporate governance code The Edge 12/5/2021 Supriya Surendran © Provided by The Edge THE Securities Commission ­Malaysia’s (SC) latest update of the Malaysian Code on Corporate Governance (MCCG) places greater emphasis on good corporate governance and board leadership, especially as companies navigate a prolonged post-pandemic recovery period. For one, the MCCG addresses issues relating to the reappointment of long-servin...

Heed SC, stop appointing politicians to GLC boards, govt told Samuel Chua © Provided by Free Malaysia Today The Securities Commission’s latest update on corporate governance notes that all active politicians should not be appointed to the boards of listed companies. PETALING JAYA: Putrajaya has been urged to follow through with the Securities Commission Malaysia’s (SC) recommendations on corporate governance. Speaking to FMT, two economists and the head of a prominent thi...