Stock trading accounts hacked, regulators on alert

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's capital market regulators have received reports from a few brokers that there have been unauthorised access and trading activities in a limited number of clients' online trading accounts. In a joint statement, the Securities Commission and Bursa Malaysia said the reports were received on Thursday, April 24, 2025, which also identified incidences of...

AOB prohibits Sathiea Seelean Manickam from auditing for one year; fines him RM87,500

KUALA LUMPUR: The Securities Commission’s (SC) Audit Oversight Board (AOB) has prohibited Sathiea Seelean Manickam from accepting as clients and auditing any public interest entities (PIEs) or schedule funds for a one-year period, starting Oct 22, 2024. In a statement, SC said the AOB imposed a fine of RM87,500 on Sathiea. Sathiea was a partner of Morison...

SC Malaysia adds 19 clone entities to investor alert list

KUALA LUMPUR: The Securities Commission (SC) Malaysia has updated its Investor Alert List to include 19 potential clone entities and eight unauthorised entities as of Oct 18, 2024. In a post on X today, the SC urged investors to be cautious of potential clone entities that may be impersonating legitimate firms. The regulator identified the potential clone...