The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) yesterday charged Ruwan Amaresh Shaun Ponniah (Ruwan) at the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court for defrauding investors into depositing monies totaling RM201,000 for shares investments.
The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) today cautioned the public on a new investment scam which uses fake Information Memorandums (IM)1 to procure investment from the public, falsely claiming that it has been lodged with or endorsed by the SC.
The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) has reprimanded and imposed a penalty of RM687,500 on Amran Bin Mohd Amin (Amran) for three breaches of the securities laws. The SC’s decisions took effect on 26 June 2024.
The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) today cautioned the public on investment scam tactics using deepfakes created through artificial intelligence (AI) to mimic prominent people and names of reputable companies.
The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) today cautioned the public on investment scams enticing investors with pre-Initial Public Offering (IPO) shares of companies seeking listing on Bursa Malaysia.
The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) is holding its annual investor education fair Bersama InvestSmart®@Johor 20241 this weekend, as part of its efforts to continuously empower investors with the right investment knowledge.
The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) had charged two companies and one individual in the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court with three offences relating to unlicensed capital market activities.
The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) today has directed Dato’ Lim Khong Soon @ Lim Hock Seng, the Founder and Director of Quantum Metal Exchange Inc (QMEI), to immediately cease and desist the offering of QMEI shares to the Malaysian public.
The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) today charged three individuals in the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court with four offences relating to unlicensed capital market activities.
The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) yesterday charged former remisier, Peter Chuah Hock Heng with defrauding an investor and engaging in unlicensed capital market activities.
The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) charged Mohd Arif Fadzlee bin Mohd Arifin (Arif), a former bank analyst and business owner, yesterday with two offences relating to unlicensed capital market activities and the misuse of the ‘unit trust consultant’ title.
The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) today warns the public against investing in or dealing with Hap2py, an unauthorised peer-to-peer (P2P) financing platform in Malaysia.
The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) opened a three-day annual InvestSmart® Fest 2023 today with a series of activities promoting investor education and protection.
The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) today charged Muhamad Fadzli Jamaludin (Fadzli), a former director of Kyaputen Sdn Bhd, for three offences related to unlicensed capital market activities.
The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) warns the public, specifically investors, about certain entities/companies’ unauthorised use of the SC’s name and logo in promotional materials for their investment products.
The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) held a number of events in Penang this week as part of its efforts to increase investor education in the northern region as well as raise awareness on capital market financing opportunities.
The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) has taken action against Huobi Global Limited, and its Chief Executive Officer Leon Li for operating a digital asset exchange (DAX) in Malaysia without registration.
The Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court today convicted two former officers of Jalatama Management Sdn Bhd (Jalatama) for carrying out a business of dealing in derivatives, a regulated capital market activity, without a licence. The offences were committed during the period between July 2011 to September 2013.
The Johor Bahru Sessions Court today convicted Uzir bin Abd Samad, a former director of UAS Bistari Management Sdn Bhd, with three offences relating to unlicensed fund management activities and wrongfully holding himself out as a licensed person.
The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) charged four individuals, who are also married couples, on 10 and 11 November 2022 with money laundering of more than RM7.2 million involving unlawful proceeds from unlicensed investment advice activities.
The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) will be holding a three-day investor education fair on 14-16 October 2022 to boost financial literacy and help the public protect themselves from investment scammers.
The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) today disclosed the findings of its investigation into 10 clone firm scams, to arm investors with greater awareness on the modus operandi of these scams in order to spot and avoid them.
The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) today cautioned the public on the sharp increase of investment scams promoted on messaging application Telegram.
The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) today announced enforcement actions against Binance for illegally operating a Digital Asset Exchange (DAX). Under Sections 7(1) and 34(1) of the Capital Markets and Services Act 2007, all DAX operators must be registered as Recognized Market Operators (RMO) by the SC.
The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) has reprimanded Remitano for operating a digital asset exchange (DAX) in Malaysia without authorisation from the SC. The entity has also being included on the SC’s Investor Alert list.
The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) is investigating a syndicate suspected of running five unlicensed investment schemes, including two clone firm schemes, that had duped hundreds of investors of over RM7 million into unlicensed investment activities.