What has changed? The development of corporate governance in Malaysia

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to present a mini review of corporate governance in Malaysia. The paper acts as an introduction to the history of corporate governance in Malaysia, from the starting point until the release of the new Blue Print.

Design/methodology/approach

The paper adopts a browsing method that takes into consideration the review of the Malaysian Code of Corporate Governance. It also reviews the new blue print of the code of governance in Malaysia.

Findings

An extensive effort is being implemented to improve the corporate governance mechanisms in Malaysia and although Malaysia is following the UK style in designing the corporate governance code, it secured the 4th position among the world's top countries growing in the direction of attracting investors.

Originality/value

This is a review paper based on the guidelines of corporate governance in Malaysia.

Citation

Alnasser, S. (2012), "What has changed? The development of corporate governance in Malaysia", Journal of Risk Finance, Vol. 13 No. 3, pp. 269-276. https://doi.org/10.1108/15265941211229271