Bursa Malaysia Berhad

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Malaysia's national stock exchange and integrated capital-market infrastructure provider. The former Malaysian stock exchange that was demutualised and renamed Bursa Malaysia in 2004.

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Overview

Bursa Malaysia Berhad is Malaysia's national exchange operator and one of the principal securities and derivatives markets in ASEAN. Headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, it operates the country's organized marketplace for listed equities, exchange-traded funds, structured products, bonds and sukuk, and a broad range of commodity, equity and financial derivatives. Its exchange infrastructure connects issuers seeking capital with domestic and international investors, while its related entities provide listing, trading, clearing, settlement, depository, market-data and other capital-market services. The institution combines commercial and public-interest responsibilities. As an exchange holding company, Bursa Malaysia develops and operates market facilities, products and technology. At the same time, its securities and derivatives markets function within Malaysia's regulated capital-market framework and are supervised principally by the Securities Commission Malaysia. Bursa Malaysia establishes and administers listing, trading and market-conduct rules, supports orderly price discovery, and works with clearing and settlement entities to reduce counterparty and operational risk. The modern organization has a long institutional history. Its origins are commonly traced to the securities-broking organizations formed in Malaya during the 1930s. Public share trading began after the Malayan Stock Exchange was established in 1960. During the early 1960s, linked trading rooms in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur operated as a single market, using direct communications and common prices. After Malaysia and Singapore separated politically and later ended currency interchangeability in 1973, the shared exchange structure was divided into separate Malaysian and Singaporean operations. The Malaysian market developed into the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange, widely known as KLSE. KLSE's corporate structure and market architecture changed substantially over time. The exchange was demutualized and renamed Bursa Malaysia in 2004, moving from a traditional member-based structure toward a shareholder-owned and commercially managed exchange group. Bursa Malaysia Berhad was incorporated as an exchange holding company in 1976 and became publicly listed in 2005. The former Main Board, Second Board and MESDAQ arrangements were subsequently reorganized into the Main Market and ACE Market, while the LEAP Market created an additional venue designed for smaller and emerging companies that meet its specific eligibility requirements. Bursa Malaysia's product scope extends beyond ordinary share trading. Bursa Malaysia Securities provides listing and trading facilities for equities and related securities. Bursa Malaysia Derivatives operates futures and options markets covering equity indexes, single stocks, interest rates and commodities. The exchange's commodity franchise is particularly associated with crude palm oil futures, a globally watched price-discovery and risk-management instrument linked to Malaysia's importance in the palm-oil industry. The fixed-income and Islamic-capital-market ecosystem includes bonds, sukuk, exchange-traded bonds and sukuk, Bursa Malaysia-i, and Bursa Suq Al-Sila', a commodity-trading platform designed to support Shariah-compliant liquidity management and financing. The organization also provides market-access and investor-support services. These include the Central Depository System, Bursa Anywhere, connectivity and co-location services, market data, research and education platforms, listing support, and initiatives aimed at improving issuer quality, sustainability reporting and investor participation. Bursa Malaysia has promoted environmental, social and governance practices among public listed companies through its Public Listed Companies Transformation Programme and related guidebooks. It has also supported financial-literacy and market-education initiatives through Bursa Academy, MyBURSA and other investor-facing channels.

History

Bursa Malaysia's institutional history reaches back to the development of securities broking in British Malaya. In 1930, the Singapore Stockbrokers Association became an official securities organization serving the Malayan market. It was re-registered in 1937 as the Stockbrokers' Association of Malaya. Although these organizations helped establish the professional foundations of the market, public shares were not yet traded through a modern exchange. A formal public market emerged in 1960 with the formation of the Malayan Stock Exchange. Public trading began on 9 May 1960. In 1961, the exchange introduced a board system in both Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. The two trading rooms were connected by direct telephone lines and operated as a linked market: the same securities could be listed in both locations and traded at a common set of prices. This arrangement reflected the close commercial and financial relationship between Singapore and the Federation of Malaya. The exchange structure was formally reorganized in 1964 as the Malaysian Stock Exchange. Following Singapore's separation from Malaysia in 1965, the institution continued under the Malaysian and Singapore Stock Exchange, commonly abbreviated MSSE. The linked-market model persisted for several years, allowing companies and investors in both jurisdictions to participate in a shared securities ecosystem. The decisive separation came in 1973, when Malaysia and Singapore ended currency interchangeability. The shared exchange arrangement was divided into the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange Berhad and the Stock Exchange of Singapore. Malaysian companies could continue to be listed in Singapore and Singaporean companies could continue to have Malaysian market connections, but the two markets increasingly operated as separate national institutions. A new company limited by guarantee, The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange, took over the operation of the Malaysian exchange. The institution was renamed Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange in 1994, although the abbreviation KLSE had already become widely used. The 1990s brought both expansion and structural stress. KLSE developed multiple market boards, including the Main Board, Second Board and the Malaysian Exchange of Securities Dealing and Automated Quotation, or MESDAQ. These venues served companies with different levels of size, maturity and growth orientation. The exchange also became an important venue for Malaysian equities during the region's rapid industrialization and rising cross-border investment. The Asian financial crisis of 1997–1998 created one of the most controversial episodes in the exchange's history. As Malaysia imposed capital controls and changed rules governing the transfer of Malaysian shares, trading in Malaysian counters on Singapore's Central Limit Order Book was suspended. The action affected approximately 172,000 investors and froze a large value of securities. The CLOB episode generated prolonged political and financial disputes, particularly because many affected investors were Singaporean, and it highlighted the consequences of fragmented settlement, offshore trading and emergency capital-market regulation. In 2004, KLSE was demutualized and adopted the Bursa Malaysia name. Demutualization changed the exchange from a member-oriented institution into a corporate exchange group with a shareholder-owned structure and a wider commercial mandate. Bursa Malaysia Berhad had been incorporated as an exchange holding company in 1976 and was listed publicly in 2005. The group subsequently expanded and integrated activities involving securities trading, derivatives, clearing, settlement, depository services, market information and investor access. The former Main Board and Second Board were reorganized into the Main Market, while MESDAQ evolved into the ACE Market. The Main Market became the principal venue for larger and more established issuers. ACE Market was designed as a sponsor-driven market for companies with growth ambitions, including issuers that may not yet satisfy the historical profitability profile associated with a conventional main board. Bursa Malaysia later introduced the LEAP Market as an additional venue for smaller companies and sophisticated investors under a distinct access and regulatory framework. Derivatives have become a major part of the exchange's identity. Bursa Malaysia Derivatives offers equity, financial and commodity contracts, including products linked to the FTSE Bursa Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Composite Index, government securities, interest rates, single stocks and crude palm oil. The crude palm oil futures market has particular international significance because Malaysia is a major producer and exporter of palm oil. The contract provides a mechanism for hedging, price discovery and trading exposure to a globally important agricultural commodity. Bursa Malaysia has also developed a substantial Islamic-capital-market proposition. Bursa Malaysia-i provides an integrated platform for Shariah-compliant securities-market activity, while Bursa Suq Al-Sila' supports commodity-based Islamic liquidity management and financing. Bonds, sukuk and exchange-traded fixed-income instruments broaden the exchange's role beyond equity markets and align it with Malaysia's position as a major Islamic-finance jurisdiction. In the 2010s and 2020s, the exchange increasingly emphasized technology, sustainability, data, investor education and issuer development. It introduced or expanded digital access services, connectivity and co-location facilities, market-data products, education platforms and programmes to improve public listed company governance and ESG practices. Bursa Anywhere was developed to help investors manage Central Depository System accounts digitally, while MyBURSA and Bursa Academy provide market information and learning resources. The exchange's recent performance has reflected Malaysia's expanding capital-market scale. Bursa Malaysia reported that aggregate market capitalization first surpassed RM2 trillion on 7 May 2024 and later reached RM2.097 trillion on 17 July 2024. The year also brought strong IPO activity and high derivatives volumes, including records in crude palm oil futures. In 2025, the organization underwent a planned leadership transition, with Dato' Fad'l Mohamed becoming chief executive officer on 1 March and Tan Sri Abdul Farid Alias becoming chairman on 1 May. Bursa Malaysia remains an active public company and the central market institution for Malaysia's securities, derivatives and related capital-market infrastructure. The institutional roots of the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange extend to 1930, when the Singapore Stockbrokers Association became an official securities organization in Malaya. It was re-registered as the Stockbrokers' Association of Malaya in 1937, but public shares were not yet traded through a modern exchange. The creation of the Malayan Stock Exchange in 1960 marked a more formal stage of market development, with public trading commencing on 9 May. In 1961, trading was organized through boards in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. Direct telephone connections linked the two trading rooms, allowing the same securities to be traded in a unified market at common prices. The Malaysian Stock Exchange was formally established in 1964. After Singapore became independent from Malaysia in 1965, the institution continued as the Malaysian and Singapore Stock Exchange, preserving an integrated framework for companies and investors in both markets. The shared structure was disrupted in 1973 when currency interchangeability between Malaysia and Singapore ended. The market was divided into the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange Bhd and the Stock Exchange of Singapore. Cross-border listings continued, but the two exchanges thereafter functioned as separate national markets. A new company limited by guarantee subsequently took over the operations of KLSEB under the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange name. KLSE became Malaysia's main organized securities market. Its activities included the administration of equity trading and the supporting functions needed for an exchange, such as clearing, settlement, and market supervision. Its market structure included a Main Board, a Second Board, and MESDAQ. The latter was later associated with the ACE Market under Bursa Malaysia. The exchange also became involved in the CLOB controversy, in which trading in Central Limit Order Book counters was suspended and a large volume of shares held by investors, especially Singaporeans, was frozen. In 2004, KLSE was demutualised and renamed Bursa Malaysia. The change replaced the historical KLSE identity with a corporate exchange structure and a new national brand. Bursa Malaysia is the successor institution and continues the Malaysian exchange's role in providing trading and related capital-market infrastructure. KLSE is consequently a defunct historical brand rather than a current exchange operator.

2025
Leadership transition completed
[5]Bursa Malaysia appoints Dato' Fad'l Mohamed as chief executive officerbursamalaysia.com
Dato' Fad'l Mohamed became chief executive officer on 1 March 2025, followed by Tan Sri Abdul Farid Alias becoming chairman on 1 May 2025.
2024
Market capitalization surpassed RM2 trillion
[4]Bursa Malaysia Sustainability Report 2024bursamalaysia.com
Bursa Malaysia reported that total market capitalization exceeded RM2 trillion on 7 May 2024 and later reached RM2.097 trillion on 17 July 2024.
2010
Derivatives products migrated to CME Globex
[8]Bursa Malaysia Derivatives product brochurebursamalaysia.com
Bursa Malaysia Derivatives migrated its products to the CME Globex electronic trading platform to improve international visibility and access.
2009
CME acquired a minority stake in Bursa Malaysia Derivatives
[8]Bursa Malaysia Derivatives product brochurebursamalaysia.com
Chicago Mercantile Exchange acquired a 25 percent stake in Bursa Malaysia Derivatives, while Bursa Malaysia retained the majority interest.
2005
Bursa Malaysia became publicly listed
[2]Bursa Malaysia Corporate Overviewbursamalaysia.com
Bursa Malaysia Berhad was listed on the exchange it operates under stock code 1818.
2004
KLSE demutualized and renamed Bursa Malaysia
[2]Bursa Malaysia Corporate Overviewbursamalaysia.com
The exchange moved to a corporate, shareholder-owned structure and adopted the Bursa Malaysia brand.
2004
Demutualisation and rebranding as Bursa Malaysia
[1]Bursa Malaysiaen.wikipedia.org
KLSE was demutualised and renamed Bursa Malaysia, ending the historical exchange's operation under the KLSE brand.
1998
CLOB trading suspended during the Asian financial crisis
[7]IMF Malaysia: Selected Issueselibrary.imf.org
Regulatory and capital-control measures halted offshore trading in Malaysian counters on Singapore's Central Limit Order Book and affected approximately 172,000 investors.
1994
Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange name adopted
[1]Bursa Malaysiaen.wikipedia.org
The Malaysian exchange was renamed Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange, reinforcing the KLSE identity used by market participants.
1976
Exchange holding company incorporated
[2]Bursa Malaysia Corporate Overviewbursamalaysia.com
Bursa Malaysia's corporate predecessor was incorporated as an exchange holding company.
1973
Shared Malaysia-Singapore exchange structure separated
[1]Bursa Malaysiaen.wikipedia.org
The end of currency interchangeability led to the separation of the Malaysian exchange from Singapore's exchange, creating distinct national market institutions.
1973
Malaysia-Singapore market separated
[1]Bursa Malaysiaen.wikipedia.org
The end of currency interchangeability led to the creation of separate Kuala Lumpur and Singapore exchange institutions.
1965
Exchange continues as Malaysian and Singapore Stock Exchange
[1]Bursa Malaysiaen.wikipedia.org
Following Singapore's separation from Malaysia, the joint exchange continued under a revised name.
1964
Malaysian Stock Exchange formally established
[1]Bursa Malaysiaen.wikipedia.org
The Malaysian Stock Exchange was formally constituted within the developing Malaysia-Singapore market framework.
1961
Linked Singapore and Kuala Lumpur trading boards introduced
[1]Bursa Malaysiaen.wikipedia.org
Trading boards in Kuala Lumpur and Singapore were connected by direct telephone lines and operated with the same securities and prices.
1960
Malayan Stock Exchange formed
[1]Bursa Malaysiaen.wikipedia.org
The Malayan Stock Exchange was established and public trading began on 9 May 1960.
1937
Stockbrokers' Association of Malaya registered
[1]Bursa Malaysiaen.wikipedia.org
The organization was re-registered as the Stockbrokers' Association of Malaya, although it did not yet operate a public share-trading exchange.
1930
Securities-broking organization established in Malaya
[1]Bursa Malaysiaen.wikipedia.org
The Singapore Stockbrokers Association became an official securities organization serving the Malayan market, providing an institutional precursor to the modern exchange.

Products and positioning

Malaysia's central exchange and capital-market infrastructure provider, combining listing, trading, clearing, settlement, depository, market-data and investor-support services across securities, derivatives, commodities, bonds, sukuk and Islamic finance. Malaysia's principal national securities exchange before its 2004 demutualisation and rebranding as Bursa Malaysia.

Equity listing market
Main Market
The Main Market is Bursa Malaysia's principal equity-listing venue for larger and more established companies. It provides access to public capital through initial public offerings, secondary offerings and continuing quotation, subject to the exchange's listing requirements and regulatory oversight. The market also accommodates listed securities such as exchange-traded funds, structured warrants and certain debt or sukuk instruments under the applicable rules.
Growth-company listing market
ACE Market
The ACE Market is a sponsor-driven market intended for companies with growth potential. It evolved from the MESDAQ framework and provides a fundraising and listing route for businesses that may not have the same operating history or scale as typical Main Market applicants. Companies can later progress to the Main Market when they satisfy the relevant transfer requirements.
Emerging-company market
LEAP Market
The LEAP Market is an alternative listing venue designed for smaller and emerging companies. It operates under a distinct framework and is aimed primarily at sophisticated investors, giving eligible businesses access to fundraising and market visibility while applying requirements tailored to their size and development stage.
Cash-equity exchange
Bursa Malaysia Securities
Bursa Malaysia Securities operates the Malaysian cash-equity market, including listed shares, exchange-traded funds, structured warrants and other securities. Its responsibilities include maintaining trading facilities, administering listing and market rules, supporting transparent price formation and coordinating with clearing and depository infrastructure.
Futures and options exchange · 1993
Bursa Malaysia Derivatives
Bursa Malaysia Derivatives provides futures and options markets covering equity indexes, individual stocks, interest rates, Malaysian government securities and commodities. Its products support hedging, portfolio management, arbitrage, investment and price discovery. The market's internationally recognized crude palm oil futures contract is especially important to participants in the global palm-oil supply chain.
Commodity derivative
Crude Palm Oil Futures
Crude palm oil futures are among Bursa Malaysia's best-known products. The contracts provide a standardized venue for producers, refiners, traders, financial institutions and investors to hedge or obtain exposure to palm-oil prices. Their importance is linked to Malaysia's role in global palm-oil production, refining and exports, making the contract a significant regional benchmark and risk-management instrument.
Islamic securities market
Bursa Malaysia-i
Bursa Malaysia-i is an integrated Islamic securities-exchange platform. It supports Shariah-compliant market activity across eligible listed instruments and related exchange facilities, allowing Islamic investors and participating organizations to access a dedicated framework within the broader Bursa Malaysia ecosystem.
Islamic commodity trading platform
Bursa Suq Al-Sila'
Bursa Suq Al-Sila' is a commodity-trading platform developed to facilitate Islamic liquidity management and financing transactions. It uses commodity-based structures to support Shariah-compliant financial arrangements and forms part of Bursa Malaysia's wider Islamic-capital-market offering.
Fixed-income market
Bonds and sukuk market
Bursa Malaysia supports the listing and trading of bonds, sukuk and exchange-traded fixed-income instruments. These facilities give issuers additional channels for raising debt capital and provide investors with access to income-oriented securities. The exchange's fixed-income framework reflects Malaysia's large conventional and Islamic bond markets.
Depository and investor-access service
Central Depository System and Bursa Anywhere
The Central Depository System records and administers investors' securities holdings, while Bursa Anywhere provides digital access to selected depository-account functions. Together, they support post-trade ownership records, investor administration and more convenient interaction with Malaysia's securities market.
Equity market
Main Board
The Main Board was the principal segment for established companies and larger listed securities within the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange structure. It formed the core of the exchange's public equity-market function before the later Bursa Malaysia market architecture.
Equity market
Second Board
The Second Board provided a separate listing and trading segment alongside the Main Board. It was part of KLSE's multi-board structure before the exchange was replaced by Bursa Malaysia.
Growth-company market
MESDAQ
MESDAQ was a market segment associated with smaller or growth-oriented companies. In the successor Bursa Malaysia structure, it became linked to the ACE Market, which serves companies seeking access to public capital under a growth-market framework.
Market infrastructure
Exchange trading, clearing and settlement services
KLSE supported the complete exchange process around listed securities, including trading administration and related clearing and settlement functions. These capabilities helped maintain an orderly Malaysian market and were carried forward institutionally by Bursa Malaysia.

Controversies

1998
CLOB suspension and frozen Malaysian-share holdings
Malaysia's capital controls and changes to share-transfer rules effectively closed the offshore Central Limit Order Book for Malaysian counters traded in Singapore. Approximately 172,000 investors were affected, with their holdings frozen or otherwise restricted. The episode became a major Malaysia-Singapore financial and political controversy and raised questions about cross-border shareholder rights, settlement arrangements and the effects of emergency market regulation.
Source
CLOB counter suspension and frozen investor holdings
KLSE fully suspended trading in Central Limit Order Book counters. The suspension froze approximately US$4.47 billion worth of shares and affected about 172,000 investors, most of them Singaporeans. The episode became a major cross-border market and investor-protection controversy involving the relationship between Malaysian and Singaporean securities markets.
Source

2022Sustainable, Socially Responsible and Ethical PLCs guidebook
Malaysia
Bursa Malaysia launched a guidebook within the PLC Transformation Programme to promote stronger environmental, social, governance and ethical practices among public listed companies.
Outcome. The guidebook became part of the exchange's broader issuer-development and sustainability engagement programme.
Source
2021Public Listed Companies Transformation Programme
Malaysia
Bursa Malaysia established a multi-part programme to encourage public listed companies to improve their resilience, governance, digitalization, sustainability and contribution to nation building.
Outcome. The programme produced guidebooks, engagement activities and educational resources for listed companies, including material focused on ESG and sustainable, socially responsible and ethical corporate conduct.
Source
Bursa Academy and investor education
Malaysia
Bursa Malaysia operates investor-education and market-literacy initiatives through Bursa Academy, MyBURSA, market explainers and related learning resources.
Outcome. The initiatives provide educational material on securities, derivatives, Islamic markets, investment terminology and market participation.
Source
Bursa Malaysia MOBILIST Programme
Malaysia
The MOBILIST Programme is an exchange initiative connected with market development and issuer or investor engagement activities.
Outcome. The programme is presented by Bursa Malaysia as part of its reference and market-development resources.
Source

Brand decisions

2024
Expand market capacity amid record capitalization and trading activityOther
Background
Bursa Malaysia experienced strong market capitalization, IPO and derivatives activity during 2024.
Action taken
The exchange continued developing listing, securities, derivatives, Islamic-market, digital-access and sustainability services while supporting increased issuer and investor participation.
Aftermath
Market capitalization exceeded RM2 trillion, IPO activity reached 55 listings and multiple derivatives-volume records were reported.
Total market capitalization. RM2 trillion exceeded on 7 May 2024; RM2.097 trillion reported on 17 July 2024 (2024)
Source
2021
Launch the Public Listed Companies Transformation ProgrammeStrategy
Background
Bursa Malaysia sought to improve the quality, competitiveness, sustainability and long-term contribution of Malaysian public listed companies.
Action taken
The exchange launched a programme of guidebooks, engagement sessions and resources covering areas such as digitalization, nation building, ESG, social responsibility and ethical corporate practices.
Aftermath
The programme became a continuing platform for issuer education and market-quality improvement.
Source
2010
Migrate derivatives products to CME GlobexStrategy
Background
Bursa Malaysia wanted to improve international trader access and product visibility for its derivatives markets.
Action taken
Bursa Malaysia Derivatives moved its products onto CME Globex's electronic trading platform.
Aftermath
The migration expanded electronic access to Bursa's equity, bond and commodity derivatives and reinforced its international market links.
Source
2009
Sell a minority stake in Bursa Malaysia Derivatives to CMEM&A
Background
Bursa Malaysia sought to strengthen the international reach and visibility of its derivatives products.
Action taken
Chicago Mercantile Exchange acquired a 25 percent stake in Bursa Malaysia Derivatives, with Bursa Malaysia retaining 75 percent.
Aftermath
The partnership preceded the migration of derivatives products to CME Globex in 2010 and helped connect Bursa's derivatives market with a global trading network.
Source
2004
Demutualize and rebrand the exchange as Bursa MalaysiaStrategy
Background
The traditional member-based exchange structure was no longer considered sufficient for a technology-intensive and commercially expanding capital-market institution.
Action taken
KLSE was demutualized and renamed Bursa Malaysia, creating a corporate exchange group with a broader commercial and infrastructure mandate.
Aftermath
The reorganization supported later public listing, integration of market services and expansion into derivatives, Islamic finance, data and digital investor services.
Source
2004
Demutualise and rename the exchangeStrategy
Background
KLSE's institutional structure was modernized as Malaysia developed a more integrated and corporate capital-market platform.
Action taken
The exchange was demutualised and adopted the Bursa Malaysia name.
Aftermath
The KLSE brand ceased to be the operating name of Malaysia's exchange, and Bursa Malaysia became its successor institution.
Source
1998
Suspend offshore CLOB trading during the Asian financial crisisOther
Background
Malaysia introduced capital controls and restrictions on the movement and transfer of ringgit and Malaysian securities during the regional financial crisis.
Action taken
Trading in Malaysian counters on Singapore's Central Limit Order Book was suspended through changes to share-transfer and market-access rules.
Aftermath
The decision froze securities held by approximately 172,000 investors and produced a prolonged cross-border dispute concerning the treatment and eventual resolution of affected holdings.
Estimated value of affected shares. Approximately RM10 billion cited by the IMF for holdings of 172,000 investors in 112 Malaysian corporations (1998)
- Stock Exchange of Singapore — The suspension affected Malaysian securities traded through Singapore's offshore CLOB and became a bilateral market-access controversy.
Source
1973
Separate the Malaysian and Singaporean exchange structuresStrategy
Background
The termination of currency interchangeability between Malaysia and Singapore made the previous shared exchange arrangement unsustainable.
Action taken
The shared market was divided into the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange Berhad and the Stock Exchange of Singapore, while cross-border listings continued in some form.
Aftermath
Malaysia and Singapore developed separate national exchange institutions, although their markets retained important historical and commercial links. Malaysia and Singapore operated separate national exchanges, although companies from each country continued to have listing links with the other market.
Source

Recent events

2025
Dato' Fad'l Mohamed named Bursa Malaysia chief executive officer[5]Bursa Malaysia appoints Dato' Fad'l Mohamed as chief executive officerbursamalaysia.com
Leadership change
Bursa Malaysia announced that Dato' Fad'l Mohamed would become chief executive officer effective 1 March 2025, succeeding Datuk Muhamad Umar Swift, who was due to retire.
2025
Tan Sri Abdul Farid Alias appointed chairman of Bursa Malaysia[6]Tan Sri Abdul Farid Alias appointed chairman of Bursa Malaysiabursamalaysia.com
Leadership change
Bursa Malaysia announced that Tan Sri Abdul Farid Alias would become chairman effective 1 May 2025, succeeding Tan Sri Abdul Wahid Omar.
2025
Bursa Malaysia appointed Encik Azizan Abd Aziz as chief financial officer[9]Bursa Malaysia appoints Encik Azizan Abd Aziz as chief financial officermy.bursamalaysia.com
Leadership change
Bursa Malaysia announced the appointment of Encik Azizan Abd Aziz as chief financial officer effective 1 August 2025.
2024
Bursa Malaysia's market capitalization exceeded RM2 trillion for the first time[4]Bursa Malaysia Sustainability Report 2024bursamalaysia.com
Other
The exchange reported that the total market capitalization of securities listed on Bursa Malaysia crossed RM2 trillion on 7 May 2024. It subsequently reached RM2.097 trillion on 17 July 2024.
2024
Bursa Malaysia reported strong IPO activity in 2024[4]Bursa Malaysia Sustainability Report 2024bursamalaysia.com
Product launch · Other
Bursa Malaysia's 2024 sustainability reporting stated that 55 companies completed initial public offerings during the year, described as the exchange's strongest IPO count in 19 years and a leading result among ASEAN markets.
2024
Bursa Malaysia's 2024 derivatives activity reached multiple records[4]Bursa Malaysia Sustainability Report 2024bursamalaysia.com
Product generation · Other
The exchange reported record or near-record activity across derivatives, including more than 178,000 contracts in one day and a crude palm oil futures daily volume record of 166,000 contracts.
2024
Bursa Malaysia continued development of Islamic market infrastructure[3]Bursa Malaysia Official Products and Servicesbursamalaysia.com
Product launch
Bursa Malaysia continued operating Bursa Malaysia-i and Bursa Suq Al-Sila' as integrated components of its Islamic securities and commodity-market offering.
2023
Bursa Malaysia transferred Mestron Holdings from ACE Market to Main Market[14]Bursa Malaysia transferred Mestron Holdings from ACE Market to Main Marketbursamalaysia.com
Other
Bursa Malaysia Securities announced the transfer of Mestron Holdings Berhad from the ACE Market to the Main Market, illustrating the exchange's issuer progression framework.
2022
Bursa Malaysia promoted ESG practices through its PLC Transformation Programme[11]Sustainable, Socially Responsible and Ethical PLCs guidebookbursamalaysia.com
Campaign · Regulation
The exchange launched a guidebook focused on sustainable, socially responsible and ethical public listed companies as part of a broader programme intended to improve the quality, resilience and long-term value creation of Malaysian listed issuers.
2004
Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange is demutualised and renamed Bursa Malaysia[1]Bursa Malaysiaen.wikipedia.org
Leadership change
The exchange underwent demutualisation and adopted the Bursa Malaysia name, ending KLSE's use as the operating brand of Malaysia's national exchange.

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