Bursa Malaysia • Annual Report 2013
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1 OCTOBER 2013
Launch of second edition of the Corporate Governance Guide to engender
better corporate governance practices among PLCs and help boards steer
their companies towards sustainable business growth
3 OCTOBER 2013
Launch of the cash-settled Gold Futures Contract which provides a trusted
way to trade gold in Malaysia
22 JULY 2013
Launch of enhanced Regulated Short Selling
(RSS) and Securities Borrowing and Lending (SBL)
to facilitate more efficient price discovery
Milestones
2 DECEMBER 2013
Launch of new trading engine, Bursa Trade Securities 2 (BTS2) powered by
NASDAQ OMX’s X-stream INET
11 DECEMBER 2013
Launch of electronic CDS statements and notices
27 DECEMBER 2013
Amendment in timeframe for issuance of annual reports
Following the enhancements,
the number of stocks available has
increased from 100 to 171
while there is now also a
fast entryfor stocks
with large market capitalisation
Ong Li Lee,
Director of Securities Market, Bursa Malaysia
In Malaysia, where
gold is a highly
desirable commodity
from a cultural standpoint, the minimum contract size of
100 grams for the Bursa Gold Futures Contract provides
greater accessibility
and affordability
to all those who want to trade and invest in gold
Chong Kim Seng,
CEO, Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Berhad
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As Bursa Malaysia becomes
one of the leading
epicentres for trading
in the region
,
attracting new IPOs and meeting Islamic
finance demands, NASDAQ OMX is dedicated to
working with the Malaysian exchange to
further grow the
dynamic ASEAN market
Lars Ottersgård,
Senior Vice President, Market Technology, NASDAQ OMX
The Year in Brief
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