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Bank Negara Malaysia issued five warning letters to Tabung Haji leadership about the institution's deteriorating asset-liability position, which posed a systemic risk to Malaysia's financial stability. The warnings were allegedly ignored.
Bank Negara Malaysia should move away from prescriptive rules towards collaborative regulation with financial institutions, using regulatory sandboxes to support emerging industries, says former deputy governor Datuk Ooi Sang Kuang at the Sasana Symposium 2026.
Bank Negara Malaysia will roll out a more rigorous performance assessment framework for Malaysia's six development financial institutions from July 2027, evaluating their success in delivering development impact and operational efficiency.
The ringgit is expected to rebound strongly in the second half of the year as Bank Negara Malaysia intensifies measures to encourage overseas earnings conversion and foreign investment, with analysts targeting levels of 3.95 to 3.80 per dollar.