Investing in Foreign Currency Assets
A resident without domestic ringgit borrowing is free to invest any amount in foreign currency (FC) assets onshore and abroad.
A resident with domestic ringgit borrowing is free to invest:
- Up to RM1 million equivalent in aggregate per calendar year on individual basis; or
- Up to RM50 million equivalent per calendar year in aggregate on corporate group basis (include resident entities within the group with parent-subsidiary relationship),
sourced from conversion of ringgit and Trade FCA.
A licensed onshore bank, a licensed insurer or licensed takaful operator is free to invest abroad for its own account.
A resident licensed unit trust companies, entity offering collective investment schemes including closed-end funds, fund managers or licensed insurer is free to invest abroad on behalf of their resident or non-resident client as follows:
- Up to 100% of Net Asset Value (NAV) or total funds belonging to resident client without domestic ringgit borrowing and non-resident client in conventional and Shariah compliant assets; or
- Up to 50% of NAV or total funds belonging to a resident client with domestic ringgit borrowing in conventional assets.
A licensed takaful operator is free to undertake investment abroad up to 100% of the NAV of ringgit or FC-denominated investment-linked funds belonging to their clients.
Further Information
Application Submission
A resident entity or individual must apply before undertaking transactions other than stated above through the online submission portal. Relevant application forms and user guides are listed below for reference. Please do not submit hardcopy application.
|
Application |
Form |
|---|---|
|
Loan to Non-Resident |
Form IA-LNR (previously known as Form 6B) |
|
Equity Investment |
Form IA-EQ (previously known as Form 9A) |
|
Joint-Venture |
Form IA-JV (previously known as Form 9C) |
|
Placements of Deposit |
Form IA-PD (previously known as Form 9C or 7C) |
|
Cash Pooling |
Form IA-CP (previously known as Form 9C) |
|
Real Estate Abroad |
Form IA-RE (previously known as Form 9C) |
|
Others (Including Portfolio) |
Form IA-OT (previously known as Form 9C and 9A) |
