Bursa Malaysia welcomes first business trust listing

[ KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia Bhd welcomed the listing of Business Trusts (BT), an alternative listing structure that facilitates capital raising by listed entities seeking an initial public offering (IPO) on Bursa Malaysia. This was demonstrated by the debut listing of Prolintas Infra BT, marking the first BT listed on the exchange’s Main Market, and … Read more

Bursa Malaysia Derivatives to launch its first currency futures on Dec 11

[ KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Bhd will launch its first currency futures contract, the Mini USD/CNH Futures (FCNH), through a licensing agreement established with Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) on Dec 11. It said FCNH will be the country’s inaugural exchange-traded currency futures contract, complementing existing currency markets operated by Malaysian financial institutions. … Read more