Latest Development in Capital Market Regulations – Insider Practices

Dr. Syed Adam Alhabshi is a partner at Shook Lin & Bok. He holds a Ph.D in Islamic Finance from the International Centre for Islamic Finance Education (INCEIF) (2016). He also holds a Chartered Islamic Finance Professional (CIFP) from INCEIF (2010), and read law at the International Islamic University of Malaysia (IIUM) (2006). Dr. Syed Adam is currently the Honorary Secretary and a Grand Council Member of the Chartered Institute of Islamic Finance (CIIF). Professionally, he is also qualified as a Chartered Professional in Islamic Finance (CPIF). Dr. Syed Adam is also the Internal Auditor and an Associate Member of the Association of Shariah Advisors in Islamic Finance Malaysia (ASAS). He currently sits on the Islamic Finance Committee of Bar Council Malaysia as the Co-Deputy Chair.

Lee Shih is the Managing Partner of the firm and with over 15 years experience in dispute resolution, contentious restructuring and insolvency, and fraud and asset recovery. He acts in cross-border disputes and has appeared in international arbitrations in Asia and Europe. He has acted in arbitrations involving disputes arising from commercial contracts, shareholders' disputes, offshore construction contracts, and oil & gas matters. His work also focuses on corporate litigation and shareholder disputes. He has acted as lead counsel in a variety of shareholder disputes, involving just and equitable winding up, oppression actions and derivative actions. He has acted for clients in bringing claims against directors for breaches of fiduciary duties. He is also the sole Malaysian member of ICC FraudNet, an international network of leading civil asset recovery lawyers in each country. In the sphere of fraud and asset recovery, he secured Malaysia's first-ever injunction against persons unknown. He also specialises in restructuring and insolvency. He advises and acts in liquidations, schemes of arrangement, receivership and corporate rescue matters. He has acted as counsel for several cross-border restructurings involving more than RM1 billion in debt and is active in corporate rescue mechanisms like judicial management. His textbook on ‘Companies Act 2016: The New Dynamics of Company Law in Malaysia’, which he co-authored, has been cited in court decisions in Malaysia on company law and corporate insolvency. He has been described by the international legal directories as "well regarded for his expertise in company law, as well as restructuring and insolvency cases" and "the next generation of talented individuals: a forceful advocate in terms of intellectual prowess and punching well above his weight in terms of his level of seniority" (Chambers Asia-Pacific). Further, he has been listed as a “deeply knowledgeable international arbitration and insolvency specialist” (Legal 500 Asia-Pacific). He was awarded the 'Rising Star of the Year' across Asia at the Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific Awards.

Rejina spelled with a “j” and not a “g” is legally trained and started off her career with a stockbroking house before joining the fund management industry in 1998. With 25 years in the Malaysian capital markets, majority of which was spent in the investment management industry, she has been actively involved in improving the professional standards of the funds management and capital markets in Malaysia. She has worked amongst others, on the Securities Commission’s Compliance Guidelines on Unit Trusts as well as the recent JC3 Climate Change & Principle Based Taxonomy. She remains involved with the industry through her role as External Advisor to Nomura Asset Management in Malaysia. She is a 2021 Listee of the Kindness & Leadership 50 Leading Lights Asia Pacific and was recently named by Asia Asset Management magazine as 25 industry leaders of the Asian asset management industry. She recently started Wahine Capital as a means of doing more for female empowerment through knowledge and technology. She is in the midst of building her startup.

Mohamad Azhar Hamidi is the Executive Vice President and Head of Market Surveillance for Bursa Malaysia Berhad since 2017. In his current position, he leads the market surveillance function for both the Equities and Derivatives markets, conduct market engagement and related strategic market surveillance developmental activities, with the objectives of promoting an orderly and fair trading environment and to protect investors interest in accordance with the provisions of Bursa Business Rules and Capital Market Services Act 2007. Prior to this he was Head of Investigation since 2010. He was responsible for managing Bursa’s investigation operations in relation to breaches of Listing Requirements and Bursa Business Rules.

Yien Fui is the Regional Head, Wholesale Banking Compliance in CIMB, overseeing the management of regulatory and compliance risks across all entities within CIMB Group regionally that have a presence of wholesale banking business, including the investment banking business and Global Control Room function. She held various roles in a foreign bank before joining CIMB which included country Head of Legal & Compliance. Prior to joining the banking industry, Yien Fui was in private practice at a regional law firm and was advising clients on various capital market proposals as well as banking and finance.