KUALA LUMPUR (April 20): Malaysia’s capital market regulator the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) said it will issue a guidebook outlining expectations under its newly introduced MY Value Up programme by the first half of this year.

The MY Value Up initiative was first announced under the Capital Market Masterplan 2026–2030. The programme is aimed at improving value creation, strengthening financial performance and raising the visibility of Malaysian public listed companies (PLCs) among domestic and regional investors.

“The programme aims to encourage PLCs to adopt a more conscious and proactive approach in communicating their growth story,” SC said in a joint statement with Bursa Malaysia.

The statement comes following an engagement session jointly held by the SC and Bursa Malaysia with chairpersons and C-suite executives from the top 88 PLCs on Bursa Malaysia, alongside capital market industry leaders. The session focused on the critical role these companies play in enhancing Malaysia’s corporate valuations and overall market attractiveness.

According to the SC, the engagement will be followed by a series of technical workshops, allowing participating PLCs to provide feedback that will help shape the final design of the MY Value Up programme.

The currently selected 88 PLCs collectively account for about 80% of the total market capitalisation of Bursa Malaysia-listed companies. Each has a minimum market capitalisation of approximately RM4 billion.

Overall, SC said by encouraging companies to clearly articulate and disclose their mid- to long-term strategies, the programme seeks to signal stronger corporate ambition and enable more meaningful engagement with both local and regional investors.

“Our goal is to move together from a culture of mere compliance to one of active value creation,” SC chairman Mohammad Faiz Azmi said in the statement. The current environment also presents an opportunity for Malaysia’s leading PLCs to benchmark themselves not only against
domestic peers, but also against regional and global best-in-class companies, he added.

Meanwhile, Bursa Malaysia chief executive officer Fad’l Mohamed said the exchange operator will support the initiative by strengthening market signals for listed companies through clearer articulation of strategy, stronger performance discipline and deeper engagement with
investors.

“Ultimately, this supports more effective price discovery and contributes to a more vibrant capital market that recognises and rewards long-term corporate value,” he said.

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