Suruhanjaya Sekuriti Malaysia | |
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Formed | 1 March 1993; 32 years ago (1993-03-01) |
Jurisdiction | Malaysia |
Headquarters | Bukit Kiara,Kuala Lumpur |
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Deputy Minister responsible | |
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Website | www |
TheSecurities Commission Malaysia (Malay:Suruhanjaya Sekuriti Malaysia) is a Malaysianstatutory body with responsibility for the development and regulation ofcapital markets in the country. It is located inBukit Kiara, near theNational Science Centre ofKuala Lumpur.
On 1 March 1993, the Securities Commission Malaysia was established as a self-funded statutory body. The body functions to serve as the authority in developing and maintenance of a secure, efficient and orderly operations of the capital markets in Malaysia. It is a regulator and enforces its regulations to ensure the growth of capital market activities and market institutions within the financial sector.[1][2]
In 2009 the commission and theCentral Bank of Malaysia established theAsian Institute of Finance.[3][4] They also established theFinance Accreditation Agency in 2013.[5]
WithBursa Malaysia, they introducedElectronic Share Payment fore-payment of stock market transactions, ande-Dividend; both were announced in the 2010 budget.[5]