SC Scorecard Q1 2023 & Statistics of Submissions Approved by the SC in Q1 2023

A. Corporate Submissions to the SC – Q1 2023

Table 1: Status of Substantive Applications as at 31 March 2023

Applications	Equities	Corporate Bonds and Sukuk	Total
Balance brought forward from Q4 2022	7	-	7
Add: Applications received/lodged in Q1 2023	5	14	19
Total applications	12	14	26
Less: Applications considered/lodged in Q1 2023	(3)	(14)	(17)
Less: Applications withdrawn in Q1 2023	(1)	-	(1)
Balance carried forward to Q2 2023	8	-	8

Table 2: Substantive Applications Considered/Withdrawn/Lodged in Q1 2023

Type of Applications	Considered			Withdrawn	Lodged	Total
Type of Applications	Approved	Not Approved	Returned	Withdrawn	Lodged	Total
IPO – Main Market	-	-	-	-	-	-
Acquisition, reverse take-overs and back- door listings	-	-	-	-	-	-
Transfer from ACE Market to Main Market	3	-	-	1	-	4
Corporate bonds and sukuk	-	-	-	-	14	14
TOTAL	3	-	-	1	14	18

Table 3: Processing Turnaround Time for Substantive Applications Considered in Q1 2023

Total Substantive Applications Considered	Approved	Lapsed	Rejected	Processing Time	Time Charter
3	3	-	-	4 - 5 monts	Within	Exceed
3	3	-	-	4 - 5 monts	100%	-

Note:

* Based on number of queries issued.
Time charter for substantive application:
(i) first round of query raised within 10 MDs from receipt of complete submission; and
(ii) subsequent queries raised within 5 MDs from receipt of complete replies.

B. Corporate Applications Approved by the SC – Q1 2023
i) Applications Approved/Lodged
Table 4: Number of Applications Approved/Lodged

Type of Applications	No. of Applications Approved/Lodged
Type of Applications	Q1 2023	Q4 2022	Q1 2022
IPO – Main Market	-	4	1
Acquisition, reverse take-overs and back-door listings	-	1	-
Transfers from ACE Market to Main Market	3	3	1
Secondary listing on Main Market	-	-	1
Corporate bonds and sukuk	14	19	13
TOTAL	17	27	14

ii) Corporate Bonds and Sukuk
Table 5: Approved and Lodged Ringgit-Denominated Issues

Type of Applications	Q1 2022		Q4 2021		Q1 2021
Type of Applications	No. of issues	Size (RM mil)	No. of issues	Size (RM mil)	No. of issues	Size (RM mil)
Conventional bonds	4	3,586.50	6	2,564.48	3	1,030.00
Sukuk	10	27,080.00	11	79,700.00	9	24,149.00
Combination⁽¹⁾	-	-	2	20,000.00	-	-
Total	14	30,666.50	19	102,264.48	12	25,179.00

Note:

⁽¹⁾ Combination of sukuk and conventional bonds.

Table 6: Approved and Lodged Foreign Currency-Denominated Issues by Foreign Corporations

Type of Applications	Q1 2023		Q4 2022		Q1 2022
Type of Applications	No. of issues	Size (US$ mil)	No. of issues	Size (US$ mil)	No. of issues	Size (US$ mil)
Conventional bonds	-	-	-	-	1	3,000.00
Sukuk	-	-	-	-	-	-
Combination⁽¹⁾	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	-	-	-	-	1	3,000.00

Note:

⁽¹⁾ Combination of sukuk and conventional bonds.

Table 7: Approved and Lodged Foreign Currency-Denominated Issues by Malaysian Issuers

Note:

⁽¹⁾ Combination of sukuk and conventional bonds.

iii) Take-Overs & Mergers
Table 8: Number of submissions considered in relation to take-overs, mergers, and compulsory acquisitions

Type	Number of Submissions Considered
Type	Q1 2023	Q4 2022	Q1 2022
Clearance of offer/scheme documents¹	2	8	4
Offers Schemes	1 1	8 0	2 2
Total offer/scheme value	RM0.75b	RM1.13b	RM0.24b
Clearance of independent advice circulars	1	12	4
Offers/schemes Whitewash exemptions	1 0	9 3	4 0
Clearance of circulars for whitewash exemption^#	-	1	-
Applications for exemption from mandatory offer obligation	4	1	4
Whitewash exemptions Others	3 1	1 0	2 2
Other applications²	2	3	7
TOTAL APPLICATIONS CONSIDERED	9	25	19

Note:

¹ Including documents relating to schemes for control and compensation scheme documents, where applicable.
² Refers to all other applications under the CMSA, the Code and Rules.
^#Pursuant to the revised Rules on 28 December 2021, circulars for whitewash exemption must be submitted to the SC for its comments
and clearance on the contents relating to the whitewash exemption.

iv) CIS, PRS and Foreign ASEAN CIS

Table 9: Number of Applications Approved Relating to Unit Trusts, other CIS, PRS and Foreign ASEAN CIS

Type	Number of Applications Approved
Type	Q1 2023	Q4 2022	Q1 2022
Establishment of new collective investment schemes	5	9	9
Establishment of retirement funds	0	1	3
Exemption/variation from Guidelines⁽¹⁾	1	1	0
Other applications	4²	7	13
Total	10	18	25

Note:

¹ Excludes applications submitted together with the establishment of new schemes.
² Includes applications in relation to online activities, extension of time, increase in approved fund size and qualification as a SRI fund.

C. Licensing

Table 10: Status of Licensing Applications in Q1 2023

New licence application	Brought forward from Q2 2022	Received	Withdrawn	Returned	Considered / Pending Consideration	Approved	Rejected	Pending
Representative	18	232	2	9	272	226	-	46
Corporation	51	-	-	1	17	5	-	12
TOTAL	69	232	2	10	289	231	-	58

Table 11: Processing Turnaround Time for Licensing Applications in Q1 2023

New licence application	Within time charter		Exceeds time charter		Subtotal	Exception¹	Total approved
New licence application	Total	%	Total	%	Subtotal	Total	Total approved
Representative	225	100	0	0	225	1	226
Corporation	5	100	0	0	5	0	5
TOTAL	230	100	0	0	230	1	231

Note:

¹ This refers to an application which required exception handling, where further assessment and engagement were required due to issues related to the applicant’s fit and properness.