Membership

  • Our members are regularly updated on important changes to legislations and regulations affecting Public Listed Companies in Malaysia.
  • We challenge Regulatory & Professional Bodies on matters that impact the PLCs.
  • We participate in dialogues with Securities Commission & Bursa Malaysia to raise concerns of PLCs & where policy matters are deliberated. Ongoing meetings are being held with various divisions of SC & Bursa Malaysia on matters of concern especially Corporate Governance framework, changes to Listing Requirements, etc...
  • We are in the working groups of Malaysian Accounting Standards Board (MASB) and regularly update our members on amendments to IFRS/MFRS.
  • We promote the development of corporate personnel in PLCs through special discounts given to FPLC members in training & development in our conferences & seminars in order to enhance competitiveness of Malaysian Public Listed Companies towards world class standards of Listed Companies.
  • We serve as a platform to discuss and address industry level issues and challenges with regulatory authorities and private sector bodies including being in ISC O Committee of Standards Malaysia to ensure that our members' voice are heard on industry related issues.
  • Our members are regularly invited to comment on exposure drafts in working groups that we participate in. Members concern can then be channeled through us for our onward transmission to the respective professional and regulatory bodies that we work closely with.
  • We facilitate networking for our members through our annual social and educational events. Members can participate in these events to network amongst themselves & take the opportunity to grow their businesses.

Consultative Participation, Dialogues & Forums

  • Bursa Malaysia Securities Bhd
  • Company Law Forum-CLF 
  • Malaysian Accounting Standards Board-MASB
  • Securities Commission-SC 
  • Ministry of International Trade and Industry-MITI 
  • Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia-IRB ยท
  • Standards and Industrial Research Institute of Malaysia-SIRIM 
  • Malaysian Institute of Accountants-MIA 
  • Audit Oversight Board-AOB, SC 
  • Malaysian Institute of Corporate Governance-MICG 
  • Capital Market Task Force at Ministry of Finance-MOF 

Past Achievements

  • Introduced a Code of Ethics for Public Listed companies in 1989
  • Made it possible for public listed companies in the construction industry to participate in government tenders for civil works vide Treasury Circular No.711989.
  • Amendments to Section 132E of the Companies Act 1965 and introduction of Section 132F pertaining to substantial transactions involving directors and persons connected with directors.
  • Amendments to Section 132G of the Companies Act 1965 pertaining to exemption clauses under subsection (5) with regard to prohibited transactions involving shareholders, directors and persons connected with such shareholders and directors having substantial shareholdings.
  • Proactive measures towards establishing a Securities Commission in Malaysia including organising a seminar on the subject in 1991 and commissioning an expert from Cambridge University to prepare a detailed paper on the subject for presentation to the Malaysian Government. .
  • Arriving at a new definition for "Bumiputra controlled public listed companies" in 1993.
  • Assisting the government towards establishing the Malaysian Accounting Standards Board (MASB). We have been actively involved in the various MASB Working Groups to review a number of existing accounting standards and new ones.
  • Undertook the responsibility of leading the Working Group under the High Level Finance Committee on Corporate Governance for the formulation of a national code on best practice (The Malaysian Code on Corporate Governance) and comprehensive training and education programmes for directors, shareholders and other corporate participants of plcs during 1998.
  • Played a proactive role in the industry driven initiative towards enhancing corporate governance in 1997 which led to the establishment of the Malaysian Institute of Corporate Governance (MICG) on 10 March 1998 with the FPLC President as the first President of MICG.
  • Obtained self-regulatory approach on continuing education for directors (CEP) programme.
  • Addressed issues with Ministry of Housing and Local Government on Moneylenders (Amendment)ACT 2003 with regard to inter-company loans and staff loans.
  • Views were sought for pragmatic approach in provisions on related Party Transactions with Bursa Malaysia.
  • Participated in the Company Law Forum (CLF) on matters pertaining to the Companies Act 1965 and its subsidiary legislations. Participated in the annual National Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia (NCCIM) in presenting the "
  • Efficiency Service Awards (ESA)"

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To obtain the  Application Form, Please contact : 
The Secretariat
Federation of Public Listed 
Companies Bhd 
D13A-3A, Menara Suezcap 1, KL Gateway, 
No-2, Jalan Kerinchi,  
Gerbang Kerinchi Lestari,
 59200, Kuala Lumpur. 
Tel : (603)7932 2317 / (603)7932 2319  
Fax : (603)7931 3318  
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Website : www.fplc.com.my