The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (U.S. SEC) has recognised
Bursa Malaysia Securities Bhd. and the electronic trading
platform operated by
Bursa Malaysia Bonds Sdn. Bhd. as a "Designated Offshore
Securities Market" under Regulation S* of the United States (U.S.) Securities Act of 1933.
U.S. based investors will be able to trade in all securities listed on Bursa Malaysia
Securities, and Malaysian shelf listed bonds on Bursa Malaysia Bonds, so long as they satisfy the
conditions of Regulation S.
Prior to this, U.S. based investors who purchased or sold securities must take their own
measures to ascertain that the purchaser is located outside U.S. as per the regulation requirements
from the U.S. federal securities laws, unless the transaction is done via a designated offshore
securities market and trades are not pre-arranged. With this designation, U.S. based
investors will now be able to trade the Malaysian securities market without the registration
requirements imposed by the U.S. federal securities laws.
“While we already have the attention of key institutional investors from U.S. in this market,
having this designation will ease trading processes for those investors based in U.S. We certainly
welcome this recognition in facilitating trading between the two jurisdictions,” said Dato’ Yusli
Mohamed Yusoff, Chief Executive Officer of Bursa Malaysia.
*
An offer or sale of securities that satisfies the conditions of Regulation S is deemed to be
within a safe harbour under U.S. federal securities law which allows such offers and sales to be
exempted from registration obligations imposed under such laws.
FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index:
Bursa Malaysia Recognised By U.S. As Approved Designated Offshore Securities Market
Date 27/09/2010