KENANGA ANNUAL REPORT 2018

76 KENANGA INVESTMENT BANK BERHAD SUSTAINABILITY STATEMENT Economic INDUSTRIAL ADVANCEMENT: DIGITAL Established for more than forty-five (45) years, we are a financial group in Malaysia with extensive experience in equity broking, investment banking, listed derivatives, treasury, corporate advisory, Islamic banking, wealth management and investment management. Today, we are the largest independent investment bank in Malaysia and also one (1) of the top three (3) brokerage houses with the largest network of remisiers in the country. We continue to bring digital trading experience to our local trading community via Rakuten Trade Sdn Bhd (“ Rakuten Trade ”), a joint venture between KIBB and Japan- based Rakuten Securities Inc.. Within the rst (1 st ) year of its inception, Rakuten Trade was named Malaysia’s FinTech Company of the Year 2018, an award endorsed by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission. During the year under review, Rakuten Trade introduced its second (2 nd ) product, Contra Trading, to complement its existing Cash Upfront facility. Its Contra Trading product garnered signi cant interest especially amongst traders below forty (40) years old. Rakuten Trade closed 2018 with twenty four thousand (24,000) accounts, almost half of which were rst (1 st ) timers to the equity broking market in Malaysia. Two (2) years ago, we launched a mobile application, Invesk, which provides clients with the market insights required to make better trading decisions. Today, they can even buy and sell stocks on- the-go via Invesk by linking to their Kenanga trading accounts. In 2018, Invesk was further enhanced with the addition of our Unit Trust Fund Prices, Retail Negotiable Instruments of Deposit (“ RNID ”), Published Rate, as well as, Hong Kong and Singapore market data. On our structured warrants’ front, the team introduced an online trading tool, Live Matrix on 2 January 2019. Available on www.nagawarrants.com , Live Matrix enables investors to view live feed from the Group’s market making system and has real-time access to market data and exibility to trade on-the-go. With Live Matrix, warrant traders no longer need to estimate uctuating warrant prices and anyone can access it free of charge. RESPONSIBLE INVESTMENT The Group ensures that its clients, investors and customers are well- informed at all times. All required information for the investing public (existing and potential clients) are disclosed in the respective product disclosure documents such as prospectus and information memoranda including product highlight sheets that adhere to the Securities Commission Malaysia (“ SC ”) requirements. The Group Code of Professional Ethics and Conduct for Employees is a formal approach to ensure employees conduct Group business with the highest levels of ethical behaviour. In the nancial services industry, information is very valuable and this document contains comprehensive provisions for dealing with insider trading. This policy, along with the Kenanga Group Chinese Wall Policy, ensures that employees who possess material non-public and price sensitive information shall not use it to: • In uence any person in dealing in a transaction; or • Communicate this information to any person for the bene t of himself or others. The Group’s business activities are highly regulated and employees are required to keep abreast with all applicable rules and regulations.