Me too! Bursa Malaysia joins dual-class rush

The Malaysian bourse is following Singapore and Hong Kong in considering studying unconventional share structures – despite caution from index providers.
Bursa Malaysia building
Bursa Malaysia building

Bursa Malaysia can’t resist joining the party or the mess, depending on how you look at it.

The Malaysian bourse is considering whether to allow dual class shareholding structures, a spokesperson confirmed to FinanceAsia on Wednesday. In a further statement, issued more than 24 hours later by another spokesperson, the bourse clarified that it had no immediate plans to study dual-class shareholding, but was keeping abreast of the developments in the region which included the possibility of conducting a study to better understand the debate centering around dual class shares.

In any event, any policy change in the listing framework in the Malaysian capital market...

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