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The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) was established on 1 March 1993 under the Securities Commission Act 1993 (SCA). We are a self-funded statutory body entrusted with the responsibility to regulate and develop the Malaysian capital market. 

Our mission is "to promote and maintain fair, efficient, secure and transparent securities and derivatives markets; and facilitate the orderly development of an innovative and competitive capital market".

The SC has direct responsibility for rule-making, enforcing regulations pertaining to the capital market, ensuring sustainable market growth and development, supervising capital market activities and market institutions including the exchanges, clearing houses and registered market operators, and regulating all entities and persons licensed under the Capital Markets and Services Act 2007. Based on the SCA, the SC reports to the Minister of Finance and our accounts are tabled in Parliament annually. 

Our areas of responsibilities include: 
  • Developing the overall capital market and its market segments such as the equity market, bond and sukuk market, Islamic capital market, fund management, derivatives and other market-based platforms and services;
  • Facilitating innovation and digital services through the capital market;
  • Creating avenues for a sustainable financing ecosystem;
  • Ensuring proper conduct of all market participants through our supervisory, surveillance and enforcement work;
  • Championing good corporate governance practices; and
  • Facilitating greater cross-border regulatory co-operation and thought leadership.

Underpinning all our work is a firm focus on investors. Our core mandates to regulate and ensure market growth are always done with the objective of protecting the investors, including initiatives to raise their levels of financial and investment literacy.
  • What is the scope of the SC’s regulatory functions?
    The SC’s many regulatory functions include: 
    • Registering authority for prospectuses of corporations other than unlisted recreational clubs;
    • Approving authority for corporate bond issues; 
    • Regulating all matters relating to securities and futures contracts; 
    • Regulating the take-over and mergers of companies; 
    • Regulating all matters relating to unit trust schemes; 
    • Licensing and supervising all licensed persons; 
    • Supervising exchanges, clearing houses and central depositories; 
    • Encouraging self-regulation; and 
    • Ensuring proper conduct of market institutions and licensed persons. 
  • What are the acts that fall under the purview of the SC?
  • Where can I obtain more information about the SC?
  • Functions of the SC as stated in the Securities Commission Act
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The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) was established on 1 March 1993 under the Securities Commission Act 1993 (SCA). We are a self-funded statutory body entrusted with the responsibility to regulate and develop the Malaysian capital market.

General Line: +603-6204 8000
General Email: cau@seccom.com.my
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