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Bursa Malaysia dangles fractional shares and other carrots to lure young retail investors: CEO

Malaysian exchange’s bullish streak includes H1 listings which raised US$450m - leading Asean bourses

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Navene Elangovan

Navene Elangovan

Published Mon, Sep 30, 2024 · 05:00 AM
    • Muhamad Umar Swift, the chief executive officer of Bursa Malaysia, is confident that the exchange will hit its target of 42 new listings for 2024.
    • Muhamad Umar Swift, the chief executive officer of Bursa Malaysia, is confident that the exchange will hit its target of 42 new listings for 2024. PHOTO: BT FILE

    BURSA Malaysia has been on a hot streak this past year, but Malaysia’s stock exchange will have to build up its base of younger investors if it is to sustain its current performance.

    Its latest initiatives aim to do just that.

    In January this year, the exchange launched Bursa Gold Dinar, a new direct trading platform for gold, to draw in new retail investors for Bursa.

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