The Malaysian capital market weathered an unprecedented period, which brought forth trends that will likely alter the future landscape of the market. Events during the year underscored to the SC and all stakeholders the benefits of remaining accessible and open, and staying agile and resilient, as we navigated a difficult and highly challenging environment.

In a year marked by business disruptions, the SC was able to respond swiftly to market and commercial needs and ensure the capital market remained accessible, agile and accountable (the ‘3As’). The SC channelled its resources in 2020 to focus on deploying sustained and facilitative regulatory actions to ease evolving market pressures, manage market and operational risks, protect vulnerable investors, accelerate digitisation of the capital market and widen opportunities in key and emerging market segments.