SC Annual Report 2021

To promote and maintain fair, efficient, secure and transparent securities and derivatives markets and to facilitate the orderly development of an innovative and competitive capital market.

CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE

Prospects of a better year for the Malaysian capital market are predicated on sustained domestic economic recovery. The implementation of CMP3 initiatives will also provide further impetus to market activities. The SC will remain vigilant in navigating the year ahead as there remain several challenges which can potentially exacerbate market volatility and affect sentiment.

highlights 2021

Domestic capital market continued to support the recovery of the real economy
Total Capital Market Size

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RM3.5
TRILLION
Size of the total capital
RM130.9
BILLION
Total funds raised
RM2.3
TRILLION
ICM size
149.2%
Growth in alternative fundraising
RM951.1
BILLION
Total assets under management

RM905.5

billion

RM519.5

billion

RM4.8

billion

RM39.3

billion

Media Release

28 March 2022

The Malaysian capital market continued to play a key role in financing the economy and intermediating savings, recording a notable increase in fundraising activities and encouraging growth of the overall assets under management in 2021. 

Presentation Slides

28 March 2022

This presentation slide was shared during the virtual media conference and provides an overview of the current market situation as well as the SC's priorities for 2022.

Capital Market Masterplan 3 to Support Malaysia’s Next Stage Of Growth

The SC launched the Capital Market Masterplan 3 (CMP3) on 21 September 2021 at a virtual ceremony officiated by the Minister of Finance, YB Senator Tengku Datuk Seri Utama Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz.

The CMP3 serves as a strategic framework for the growth of Malaysia’s capital market over the next five years (2021-2025). It seeks to leverage the strength and potential of the Malaysian capital market to accelerate economic growth that is sustainable and inclusive.

The CMP3 takes into consideration global megatrends that will shape the recovery and growth of the global and Malaysian economies as it steers the capital market towards three desired outcomes.

Relevant

Grows in relevance with the upgrade of the economy and its stakeholders.

Efficient

Efficient in capital mobilisation, accompanied by evolved regulatory approach.

Diversified

Diversified, competitive and differentiated to create value for diverse participants.

Capital Market Review and Outlook

The global economy entered into a recovery phase in 2021, but with widening unevenness across countries and the continued challenge of COVID-19.

The global economy entered into a recovery phase in 2021, but with widening unevenness across countries and the continued challenge of COVID-19. Domestically, the Malaysian economy remained resilient and continued to recover from the year before, although at a slower pace than initially anticipated. 

Against this economic environment, alongside intermittent global financial market volatility, the Malaysian capital market was adversely affected, with domestic equity and bond markets registering subdued performances for the year. Nevertheless, the domestic capital market remained orderly, and importantly, continued to play its critical roles in financing economic activity and intermediating savings with notable improvement in fundraising activities across all market segments.

Going forward, the Malaysian economy is projected to remain on a recovery path in 2022, in tandem with the ongoing recovery in global demand. Although the domestic capital market will continue to be influenced by key global developments, it is expected to remain resilient and orderly, underpinned by Malaysia’s strong macroeconomic fundamentals, ample domestic liquidity, and supportive policy environment.

Maintaining Market Integrity and Protecting Investors

Market integrity is pivotal in reinforcing proper standards of market conduct and driving market stability.

Market integrity is pivotal in reinforcing proper standards of market conduct and driving market stability. In 2021, the SC continued to focus its regulatory efforts in ensuring that the market remained agile, resilient and responsive on the back of the COVID-19 pandemic. The SC continued to closely monitor emerging systemic risks and implemented various regulatory initiatives that aimed at protecting investors’ and stakeholders’ interests.

In order to uphold high standards of governance among market participants and ensure orderly functioning of the capital market, the SC’s supervisory approach and focus over intermediaries, institutions and markets were also strengthened, supported by enforcement actions for serious breach of securities laws.

Expanding Breadth, Innovation and Competitiveness of Market

Broadening capital market access continues to be an important driver in expanding the breadth, innovation and competitiveness of the Malaysian capital market.

Broadening capital market access continues to be an important driver in expanding the breadth, innovation and competitiveness of the Malaysian capital market. At the same time, effective capital market access requires alignment with development within the larger stakeholder economy and the creation of an ecosystem that would drive business sustainability across all segments of the Malaysian capital market.

In this context, the SC carried out developmental efforts to ensure that the market would continue on the path of sustainable economic recovery and growth within an inclusive stakeholder environment.

Statements, Statistics and Activities

Statements, Statistics and Activities for the year ended 31 December 2021

The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) is a statutory body established under the Securities Commission Malaysia Act 1993 (SCMA) to regulate and develop the Malaysian capital market. The SC’s mission is to promote and maintain fair, efficient, and transparent securities and derivatives markets and to facilitate the orderly development of an innovative and competitive capital market.

It is committed to ensure investor protection, fair and orderly markets, and monitor, mitigate and manage systemic risks arising from the capital market. The SC’s responsibilities, powers, and authorities are clearly defined and transparently set out in securities laws, namely the SCMA, CMSA, and Securities Industry (Central Depositories) Act 1991 (SICDA).

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