Summary of Amendments to the Guidelines on the Registration of Bond Pricing Agencies

© Securities Commission Malaysia Page 1 of 1 SUMMARY OF AMENDMENTS REVISED GUIDELINES ON THE REGISTRATION OF BOND PRICING AGENCIES (Date of Issuance: 19 December 2022) The following table provides a summary of key amendments to the revised Guidelines on the Registration of Bond Pricing Agencies (Guidelines) issued on 19 December 2022: A. Overview

1. In conjunction with the rollout of the Electronic Application System (EASy) to registered persons, the Guidelines have been revised to facilitate changes in processes and submission of online forms under EASy for greater operational efficiency.
2. Housekeeping amendments throughout the Guidelines to provide greater clarity and consistency. These amendments include stylistic or formatting changes and necessary changes of an editorial nature such as renumbering and rephrasing of certain requirements and contents, standardisation of terminology, updating of information, grammatical corrections, and alphabetical order. B. Amendment Highlights No. Prior to 19 December 2022 Revised Version dated 19 December 2022 Comments Chapter 2: Registration Criteria
3. Paragraph 2.1(h)(i) Paragraph 2.1(h)(i) Replaced the term ’key personnel’ with ‘senior management’ to ensure consistency. Chapter 4: Submission Procedure
4. Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Repositioned to Chapter 4 and amended the title to ‘Submission Procedure’.
5. Paragraph 3.0 Paragraphs 4.1-4.13 Amended to include provisions consequential to the implementation of EASy.