Q1: To kick-start this morning’s chat, what is the thinking behind the recent measures and approaches undertaken by the SC in relation to Covid-19 challenges?
Good morning Fad’l and thank you for having me here this morning. Before I answer this question, I think it is key to understand and appreciate the context and the enormity of the situation in which we are in. Years from now, we will likely be looking back at 2020 as a generational defining moment - of a health and economic crisis globally and also in Malaysia.
In rising to this occasion – it took, and will continue to take – all of government and the broader ecosystem of the public sector to mount a concerted action. It is within this broader context in which we should look at the measures that the Securities Commission has taken as part of the overall concerted response.
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