Bursa Malaysia to Reclassify Investor Segments for Greater Granularity
25 February 2026
Bursa Malaysia Berhad (“Bursa Malaysia”) announced on 24 February 2026 that it will be implementing the following initiatives to enhance investor segments data to provide greater granularity on trading participation in the market:
- nominee accounts held by institutional and retail investors will be distinguished to provide a clearer representation of each investor segment’s trading participation; and
- investment flows of foreign owned companies incorporated in Malaysia will be reclassified based on source of investment fund rather than ownership, to better reflect domestic investment activity.
The updated investor categories will be reflected in the data packages to be provided by Bursa Malaysia to its data subscribers from
6 April 2026.
These initiatives are in response to the growing use of nominee structures and reflect Bursa Malaysia’s ongoing commitment to ensure that information remains relevant, transparent and reflective of current trading behaviours and market dynamics.
Bursa Malaysia’s media statement on the above can be accessed
here.
Alert by Chong Cai Yi (Associate) of the Corporate Practice of Skrine.