SC memperkemas beberapa inisiatif penguatkuasaan pada 2022, untuk meningkatkan keberkesanan, kecekapan dan kepantasan tindakan penguatkuasaannya yang melibatkan penumpuan kepada pelanggaran undang-undang sekuriti berkaitan penipuan sekuriti, aktiviti tidak berlesen, dan pelanggaran penzahiran, sebagai sebahagian daripada keutamaan penguatkuasaan SC.
Pelbagai alat kawal selia digunakan termasuk penggunaan alat penguatkuasaan tidak formal untuk menangani pihak yang melanggar seperti pengeluaran enam Notis Pemberhentian untuk segera menghentikan orang yang didapati memberikan nasihat pelaburan kepada pelabur tanpa lesen.
Kerjasama dengan Agensi Penguatkuasaan Undang-undang Lain dan Pihak Berkuasa Rentas Sempadan
Melabur dalam Teknologi untuk Hasil Penguatkuasaan yang Kohesif
Pada 14 November 2022, Mahkamah Sesyen mensabitkan Uzir Abd Samad (Uzir), atas ketiga-tiga kesalahan berkaitan aktiviti pengurusan dana tidak berlesen dan secara salah menyatakan dirinya sebagai orang berlesen di bawah seksyen 58(1) dan 362(3) CMSA. Dia dijatuhkan hukuman penjara satu tahun bagi setiap satu dari tiga pertuduhan dan mahkamah seterusnya memerintahkan supaya tempoh penjara dilaksanakan serentak. Uzir telah mengaku bersalah ketika kes pendakwaan melalui proses pengakuan di bawah seksyen 172C Kanun Tatacara Jenayah.
Mitigating Systemic Risks And Promoting Financial Stability
Enhanced Risk Governance Framework
In 2021, the SC-wide risk governance framework was enhanced as part of an overall initiative to have an effective integrated and predictive risk surveillance to maintain regulatory agility.
The structured risk governance framework integrated the wider spectrum of risks such as technology, cyber and conduct risk at the SC’s Systemic Risk Oversight Committee (SROC) and Accounting, Market and Corporate Surveillance Committee (ACMS).
Intensified surveillance
The SC continued to intensify its surveillance of systemic risk to maintain market resilience and stability. Regular SROC engagements were held to deliberate concerns emanating from various segments across the capital market. Domestic equity and bond market, foreign fund flows and trade participation continued to be monitored closely for potential stress points.
In addition, measures and economic stimulus packages introduced by the government to weather the impact of COVID-19, market trading conduct and the financial position of listed companies were among the focus areas for discussion.
Thematic assessments
The SC also conducted thematic assessments covering investors’ fund flows, the position of firms, and policy decisions to ascertain the possible impact on the capital market. In 2021, the SC reviewed and enhanced its crisis indicators on potential emerging risks in the
capital market.
The enhanced crisis indicators provided a reference point for escalation to SROC when the identified indicators and triggers materialised and ensured prompt response to manage and prevent any issues of concern that might lead to a systemic crisis.
Joint regulatory discussions
In 2021, the SC conducted frequent joint regulatory discussions with other authorities such as Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) and Labuan Financial Services Authority (Labuan FSA) to identify systemic risk concern areas within the financial and capital markets in Malaysia.
Monitoring of various components of the capital market
The SC continued its efforts to undertake a methodological and integrated approach to ensure any potential systemic risk was being monitored, mitigated, or managed. Figure 1 highlights the findings from the following risk assessments on the various components of the capital market.