PETALING JAYA: Regardless of periodic bouts of volatility, underneath the Capital Market Masterplan 2 (CMP2) interval, the home capital market remained comparatively resilient, increasing from RM2 trillion in the beginning of 2011 to RM3.four trillion on the finish of 2020.
Whereas, the Capital Market Masterplan 1 (2001-2010) was launched to construct the muse and ecosystems of the capital market, the CMP2 (2011-2020) targeted on methods that may develop the capital market additional, with strong governance in place to make sure market stability and integrity, the Securities Fee (SC) stated.
In response to the SC, the introduction of assorted strategic initiatives helped to enhance the depth, accessibility and effectivity of the capital market, as proven by Malaysia’s general monetary sector growth indicators, which continued to enhance since 2010.
Notably, Malaysia was among the many first few nations within the area to introduce new fundraising options to cater to companies at varied levels of progress. This included the introduction of fairness crowdfunding and peer-to-peer financing for working capital wants of small companies, and extra not too long ago, preliminary alternate providing (IEO) for early-stage entrepreneurs, the SC stated in its Capital Market Masterplan 3 (CMP3) report launched yesterday.
Onshore enterprise capital fundraising for early stage corporations additionally developed, with extra investments into growth-stage corporations. Equally, onshore non-public fairness (PE) fundraising for growth-stage corporations additionally elevated with Malaysia coming second in PE deal quantity in Asean.
“Various fundraising noticed early success, spurred on by a broad vary of growth efforts, such because the launch of a public-private co-investment construction – the Malaysia Co-Funding Fund (MyCIF) – and the facilitation of other intermediation platforms. Whereas nonetheless small in dimension, these various fundraising avenues…