KENANGA ANNUAL REPORT 2019

K E N A N G A I N V E S T M E N T B A N K B E R H A D A n n u a l R e p o r t 2 0 1 9 66 Apart from the games, the FAW also had distinguished speakers from professional bodies to present a series of talks on anti-fraud issues in a wide range of areas. The Opening Ceremony of the FAW was attended by Puan Latheefa Koya, the then Chief Commissioner of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission who delivered the keynote address; Datuk Dr. Anis Yusal Yusoff, Deputy Director-General of the National Centre for Governance, Integrity and Anti-Corruption at the Prime Minister’s Department who presented a talk on the importance of integrity; Mr. Ganesh Thuraisingham, Head of Asia-Pacific Development, ACFE; as well as representatives from, among others, Securities Commission, Securities Industry Development Corporation, Bursa Malaysia Berhad and Federation of Investment Managers Malaysia. • Group’s Explainer Videos The Group released two (2) explainer videos to educate and raise awareness on important areas. These videos were separately intended for two (2) specific set of audiences, namely the clients of the Group (Client Explainer Video) and the Group’s employees (Whistleblowing Explainer Video). Explainer Videos Objectives Client Explainer Video The Group took cognisance that clients who trade with Kenanga are apprised on the importance of safeguards put in place in doing business with Kenanga. Taking this into account, an explainer video on the Safeguards relating to Clients’ Monies was developed as an outreach programmes to educate and enhance our clients’ awareness on adopting safe and ethical practices when depositing monies with Kenanga and to mitigate the possibility of any incidences of misappropriation of the clients’ monies. Whistleblowing Explainer Video The Whistleblowing Explainer video was to provide an introduction on whistleblowing and an overview of the Group’s policy on this subject. This video highlights the general principles on what type of matters should be reported and also the significance of doing the same. It also underscores how the principles and values of the Group is aligned with its approach to whistleblowing. • Regulatory Technology The Group has a high level of appreciation towards embracing technology as a paradigm shift to elevate the standard of regulatory compliance of the Group in order to meet the growing demands of the stakeholders and in responding to increasing and ever expanding regulatory landscape. In this context, the Group constantly looks out for Regulatory Technologies in the marketplace, with a view of implementing such solutions wherever feasible to enhance the Group’s internal compliance processes in a more effective manner by ensuring consistency and standardisation to deliver sound interpretations of regulations and to keep pace with technological changes which are presently reshaping the manner in which business are conducted in the financial services industry. ETHICS AND COMPLIANCE STATEMENT