Kuala Lumpur, 12 June 2022 – Bursa Malaysia Berhad (“Bursa Malaysia” or the “Exchange”) today announced 10 new additions to the constituents of the FTSE4Good Bursa Malaysia (“F4GBM”) Index and nine (9) new additions to the constituents of the FTSE4Good Bursa Malaysia Shariah (“F4GBMS”) Index.
The F4GBM index, which was launched in December 2014 with 24 constituents, measures the performance of public listed companies (“PLCs”) that demonstrate strong Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) practices. The F4GBM Index constituents are drawn from FTSE Bursa Malaysia EMAS Index, comprising PLCs from across the small, medium and large market capitalisation segments.
On the other hand, the F4GBMS Index which was launched in July 2021 with 54 constituents, is designed to track F4GBM constituents that are Shariah-compliant in accordance with the Shariah Advisory Council (“SAC”) screening methodology. Both indices are reviewed semi annually in June and December against international benchmarks.
For the latest review period of June 2022, there are 10 new additions and two (2) deletions from the F4GBM Index constituents, bringing the total number of constituents to 87, continuing the index’s year-on-year increase since its inception in 2014. Separately, the nine new additions to the F4GBMS Index will increase the index’s constituent count to 65. All constituent changes
will take effect at the start of business on Monday, 20 June 2022.
The following are the changes to the F4GBM Index and F4GBMS Index for June 2022 semi-annual review:
FTSE4Good Bursa Malaysia Index
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Inclusions
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Reason
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1
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Dialog Group
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Now meets FTSE4Good criteria
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2
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George Kent (M)
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Now meets FTSE4Good criteria
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3
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Greatech Technology
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Now meets FTSE4Good criteria
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4
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Innature
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Now meets FTSE4Good criteria
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5
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Malaysian Pacific Industries
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Now meets FTSE4Good criteria
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6
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Paramount Corporation
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Now meets FTSE4Good criteria
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7
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Press Metal Aluminium Holdings
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Now meets FTSE4Good criteria
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8
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Scicom (MSC)
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Now meets FTSE4Good criteria
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9
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Scientex
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Now meets FTSE4Good criteria
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10
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SP Setia
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Now meets FTSE4Good criteria
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Exclusions
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Reason
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1
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Magnum
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FBM EMAS deletion
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2
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MNRB Holdings
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FBM EMAS deletion
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FTSE4Good Bursa Malaysia Shariah Index
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Inclusions
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Reason
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1
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Dialog Group
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Meets SAC status
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2
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George Kent (M)
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Meets SAC status
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3
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Greatech Technology
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Meets SAC status
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4
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Innature
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Meets SAC status
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5
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Malaysian Pacific Industries
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Meets SAC status
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6
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Paramount Corporation
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Meets SAC status
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7
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Press Metal Aluminium Holdings
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Meets SAC status
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8
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Scientex
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Meets SAC status
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9
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SP Setia
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Meets SAC status
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Note:
The F4GBMS Index comprises constituents of the F4GBM Index that are Shariah compliant according to the Securities Commission’s Shariah Advisory Council (SAC) screening methodology.
Bursa Malaysia and FTSE Russell have been conducting outreach programmes to encourage and support companies in improving their ESG disclosures and practices. In addition, Bursa Malaysia has put together collaborative efforts with other ESG ecosystem players, such as the financial institutions and institutional investors, to further incentivise PLCs to advance their respective ESG journey. The ever-increasing number of constituents reflects the effectiveness of these programmes.
The updated listings of F4GBM Index and F4GBMS Index will be available on the Bursa Malaysia website after 24 June 2022 via the following link:
https://www.bursamalaysia.com/trade/our_products_services/indices/ftse4good-bursa malaysia-f4gbm-index
