ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases referred to Enforcement | 22 | 27 | 20 | 16 |
| Investigations initiated (no. of cases)
| 10 | 13 | 8 | 6 |
| Investigations completed (no. of cases)
| 13 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
| Persons charged in criminal proceedings
| 17 | 17 | 10 | 8 |
| Criminal charges laid
| 220 | 61 | 39 | 14 |
| Persons against whom civil actions initiated
| 5 | 2 | 20 | - |
| Person involved in regulatory settlements
| 6 | 2 | 7 | 3 |
| Administrative actions
| 41 | 37 | 32 | 80 |
DOMESTIC MARKETS were impacted by global volatility, with FBMKLCI
recording a yearly decline of -4.60% led mainly by healthcare counters
MARKET RISK management mechanisms were in place and no circuit breaker was triggered in 2022.
TRADING ACTIVITY in local digital asset exchanges (DAXs) declined towards the end of 2022.
DIGITAL ASSETS VALUE TRADED remained small at 0.35% compared to the domestic equity market.
MGS YIELD CURVE trended upwards in tandem with global bond market.
DEFAULT RATE of corporate bonds and sukuk was low at 0.18%.
FOREIGN HOLDINGS in equities were stable. However, foreign holding in bonds experienced decline in 2022.
FOREIGN SOURCE OF FUNDS remained relatively small in the fund management segment.
ANALYSIS ON INVESTOR PARTICIPATION showed that as at 30 September 2022, 68.68% out of
total foreign holdings across various markets and sectors on Bursa Malaysia were held by foreign strategic investors.
ASSETS UNDER MANAGEMENT(AUM) OF FUND MANAGEMENT AND NET ASSET VALUE (NAV)
OF UNIT TRUST FUNDS (UTF)
recorded a decrease from 2021, largely due to a drop in the market value of assets in line with unfavourable equity markets.
FUND MANAGERS have in place adequate liquidity risk management processes to ensure sufficient
liquidity to manage potential increase in redemptions.
STRESS TEST RESULTS showed sufficient liquidity buffers across all investment funds in the form of cash and cash equivalents to withstand considerable redemption pressures.
STOCKBROKERS AND INVESTMENT BANKS remained resilient and have sufficient capital buffers to manage their respective liquidity positions prudently.
MOST SECTORS recorded higher earnings in 2022, with financial services,
consumer services and retail, and manufacturing being the top three sectors
with significantly better earnings.
HEALTHCARE MANUFACTURING AND ENERGY SECTORS
continued to face post COVID-19 changes and challenges.
* Based on the latest available financials up to Q3 2022.
