SC Scorecard Q2 2020 & Statistics of Submissions Approved by the SC in Q2 2020

A. Corporate Submissions to the SC – Q2 2020

Table 1: Status of substantive applications as at 30 June 2020

Applications	Equities	Corporate Bonds and Sukuk	Total
Balance brought forward from Q1 2020	1	-	1
Add: Applications received in Q2 2020	3	13	16
Total applications	4	13	17
Less: Applications Considered in Q2 2020	(-)	(13)	(13)
Less: Applications Withdrawn in Q2 2020	(1)	(-)	(1)
Balance carried forward to Q3 2020	3	(-)	3

Table 2: Substantive applications considered/withdrawn/lodged in Q2 2020

Type of Applications	Considered			Withdrawn	Lodged	Total
Type of Applications	Approved	Not Approved	Returned	Withdrawn	Lodged	Total
Initial public offering – Main Market	1	-	-	-	-	1
Acquisition, Reverse Take-Overs and Back- Door Listings	-	-	-	-	-	-
Transfer from ACE Market to Main Market	1	-	-	-	-	1
Corporate bonds and sukuk	-	-	-	-	12	12
Others	-	-	-	-	-	-
TOTAL	2	-	-	-	12	14

Table 3: Processing turnaround time for substantive applications considered in Q2 2020

Total Substantive Applications Considered	Within Time Charter*		Exceed Time Charter
Total Substantive Applications Considered	No.	%	No.	%
-	-	-	-	-

Note:

* The SC time charter for processing is computed from the date complete information is received up to the date of the decision letter. Time charter is applicable to the following applications:

Initial public offerings (IPOs) and acquisitions of assets resulting in a significant change in the business direction/policy of a listed company: 52 working days;
Large capitalisation IPO applications and transfer of listing from the ACE Market to the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia: 32 working days; and
Issuance of corporate bonds and sukuk to retail investors (inclusive of the registration of the prospectus) is 40 working days.

B. Corporate Applications Approved by the SC
i) Applications Approved/Lodged
Table 4: Number of applications approved/lodged in Q2 2020

Type of Applications	No. of Applications Approved/Lodged
Type of Applications	Q2 2020	Q1 2020	Q2 2019
Initial public offerings – Main Market	-	1	2
Acquisition, reverse take-overs and back-door listings	-	-	-
Transfers from ACE Market to Main Market	-	1	-
Corporate bonds and sukuk	13	12	20
TOTAL	13	14	22

ii) Corporate Bonds and Sukuk
Table 5: Approved/lodged ringgit-denominated issues in Q2 2020

Type of Applications	Q2 2020		Q1 2020		Q2 2019
Type of Applications	No. of issues	Size (RM mil)	No. of issues	Size (RM mil)	No. of issues	Size (RM mil)
Conventional bonds	1	2,000.00	4	4,851.00	10	11,339.00
Sukuk	10	24,150.00	7	9,900.00	8	34,071.24
Combination⁽¹⁾	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	11	26,150.00	11	14,751.00	18	45,410.24

Note:

⁽¹⁾ Combination of sukuk and conventional notes.

Table 6: Approved/lodged foreign currency-denominated issues by foreign corporations in Q2 2020

Type of Applications	Q2 2020		Q1 2020		Q2 2019
Type of Applications	No. of issues	Size (USD mil)	No. of issues	Size (USD mil)	No. of issues	Size (USD mil)
Conventional bonds	1	15,000.00	-	-	-	-
Sukuk	1	25,000.00	1	25,000.00	1	400.00
Combination	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	2	40,000.00	1	25,000.00	1	400.00

Table 7: Approved/lodged foreign currency-denominated issues by Malaysian issuers in Q2 2020

Type of Applications	Q2 2020		Q1 2020		Q2 2019
Type of Applications	No. of issues	Size (mil)	No. of issues	Size (mil)	No. of issues	Size (mil)
Conventional bonds	-	-	-	-	1	500,000.00
Sukuk	-	-	-	-	-	-
Combination	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	-	-	-	-	1	500,000.00

iii) Take-Overs & Mergers
Table 8: Number of submissions considered in relation to take-overs, mergers and compulsory acquisitions in Q2 2020

Type	Number of Submissions Considered
Type	Q2 2020	Q1 2020	Q2 2019
Clearance of offer document⁽¹⁾	3	6	7
Clearance of independent advice circular⁽²⁾	4	7	7
Exemption from mandatory offer obligation	3	1	5
Others⁽³⁾	3	1	9
Total	13	15	28

Note:

¹ Including documents relating to schemes for control.
² Including independent advice circulars for whitewash exemptions.
³ Including exemptions from the provisions of Malaysian Code on Take-overs and Mergers 2016/Rules on Take-overs, Mergers and Compulsory Acquisitions, as the case may be.

iv) Collective Investment Schemes, Private Retirement Schemes & Foreign ASEAN CIS

Table 9: Number of Applications Approved Relating to Unit Trusts, Other Collective Investment Schemes, Private Retirement Schemes and Foreign ASEAN CIS

Type	Number of Applications Approved
Type	Q2 2020	Q1 2020	Q2 2019
Establishment of new collective investment schemes	9	13	12
Establishment of retirement funds	-	-	-
Recognition of foreign ASEAN CIS	-	-	1
Increase in fund size	-	-	-
Exemption/variation from Guidelines⁽¹⁾	2	5	4
Other applications	11²	1	5
Total	22	19	22

Note:

¹ Excludes applications submitted together with the establishment of new schemes.
² Include application for extension of time, qualification as an SRI Fund, concurrences in relation to proposals, variation to condition of the SC’s approval and application in relation to online activities.

C. Licensing
Table 10: Status of Licensing Applications in Q2 2020

New licence application	Brought forward from Q1 2019	Received	Withdrawn	Returned	Considered	Approved	Rejected	Pending
Representative	39	116	1	8	146	90	-	56
Corporation	10	1	-	-	11	3	-	8
Individual	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	49	117	1	8	157	93	-	64

C. Licensing
Table 10: Processing Turnaround Time for Licensing Applications in Q2 2020

New licence application	Within time charter		Exceeds time charter		Subtotal	Exception	Total approved
New licence application	Total	%	Total	%	Subtotal	Total	Total approved
Representative	90	100	-	-	90	-	90
Corporation	3	100	-	-	3	-	3
Individual	-	-	-	-	0	-	-
Total	93	100	-	-	93	-	93