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24 January 2024

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.


22 January 2024

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.


17 November 2023

The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) opened a three-day annual InvestSmart® Fest 2023 today with a series of activities promoting investor education and protection.


9 November 2023

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.


14 August 2023

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.


26 May 2023

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.


22 May 2023

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.


12 December 2022

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.


14 November 2022

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.


11 November 2022

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.


12 October 2022

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.


31 May 2022

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.


15 March 2022

The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) today cautioned the public on the sharp increase of investment scams promoted on messaging application Telegram.


30 July 2021

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.


13 April 2021

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.


31 March 2021

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.


29 January 2021
The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) and Bursa Malaysia Berhad (Bursa Malaysia) are closely monitoring the local stock market in light of the current price surge of selected stocks in the US markets, fuelled by social media chatrooms against short-sellers.

22 November 2020
The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) had to date, following the issuance of the Guidance Note on Provision of Investment Advice on 30 December 2020, directed seven operators, comprising entities and related individuals, to cease and desist from undertaking all activities in relation to unlicensed investment advice. Providing investment advice is a regulated activity that requires a licence under the Capital Markets and Services Act 2007 (CMSA). Any person carrying on a business of giving investment advice without a licence commits an offence under the CMSA which is punishable with a fine not exceeding RM10 million or imprisonment not exceeding ten years, or both.

9 November 2020
The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) would like to caution members of the public of a fake donation letter purportedly from “Badan Kebajikan Thalassaemia Malaysia (944520K)” seeking donation and falsely naming the SC Chairman as its advisor.

5 November 2020
The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) today cautioned the public on the sharp increase of clone firm scams this year. The scams are perpetuated by companies that fraudulently impersonate a legitimate entity, including misusing the name and logo of a public listed company (PLC) to dupe investors and to solicit funds.

23 October 2020
The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) is holding its annual flagship investor education event, InvestSmart® Fest, from 23 to 25 October 2020. This is the seventh instalment of the InvestSmart® Fest and for the first time, held virtually.

6 October 2020
Financial Education Network (FEN) today launched the Financial Literacy Month (FLM 2020) with the theme “Empowering Financial Freedom”. During the FLM 2020, various initiatives and programmes by FEN members and partners will be conducted as part of on-going efforts to raise the level of financial literacy among Malaysians.

13 June 2020
The Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court yesterday convicted Afkariah Md Norani of four charges under section 179(b) of the Capital Markets and Services Act 2007 for defrauding four individuals and sentenced her to imprisonment for a period of six months and a total fine of RM4 million.

29 May 2020
The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) today issued a warning to the investing public on the rise of clone firm scams where a fraudulent company will set itself up to look like a capital market intermediary that is licensed or registered with the SC, in order to deceive investors.

24 April 2020
The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) today cautions the public to be on the alert for any individuals or entities that may try to take advantage of the latest developments of Covid-19 to entrap them into investing in illegal investment schemes.

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