Eyeing Asia : Investment Law In Malaysia


This is a ½ day virtual learning programme. Upon successful registration and payment, registrants will receive a Zoom link and access details of the online workshop.

Overview

Malaysia has traditionally been a popular and natural choice for foreign business investors, who are looking for a well-located country to invest in the Asia Pacific region and ASEAN. The opportunities are limitless given Malaysia's escalating growth in its GDP and competitiveness in the global marketplace in recent years. As a central business hub in SEA, Malaysia attracts foreign investors from across the world. According to a recent study conducted by Standard Chartered, Malaysia was ranked the 2nd most favourable country for foreign investment in SEA amid the COVID pandemic. 

This ½ day workshop will be an introduction to doing business in Malaysia and will cover business opportunities, incentives available to foreign direct investments and the legal environment applicable to conducting businesses in Malaysia.

About This Workshop

Participants will get to learn about :

1. Introduction to doing business in Malaysia

2. Latest investment opportunities and incentives available to Foreign Direct Investment (FDIs) in Malaysia
 
3. Snapshot of incorporation requirements of a company in Malaysia

4. Directors' duties and liabilities

5. Personal Data Protection Act 2010

6. Corporate liability - s.17 of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009


Learning Objectives

Participants will learn more about business opportunities, promoted industries and government incentives available for businesses in Malaysia. They will be able to gain better insight into the legal landscape of doing business in Malaysia, including the requirements for setting up companies, the legal duties and liabilities of directors in Malaysia

Who Would Benefit

Business owners, company directors, managers, executives and potential investors who are looking to invest or expand their business in Malaysia

Meet The Trainer



Lee Lily @ Lee Eng Cher  
Partner (Corporate & Commercial)
Zaid Ibrahim & Co. (a member of ZICO Law), Johor Bahru branch
2nd Upper Class Bachelor of Law (Honours), University of Wales, Cardiff (UK), July 1999
Barrister-at-Law of the Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn, July 2000
Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya, June 2001

Lily commenced her career and practice in Messrs. Zaid Ibrahim & Co. after her admission to the Malaysian Bar and was made a partner of the firm in 2011. She currently heads the corporate practice in the firm's Johor Bahru branch.

She advises the local and foreign clients on a broad range of domestic and cross-border property, corporate and commercial matters. Her portfolio also includes advisory on mergers & acquisitions, various corporate exercises, restructuring of corporations, foreign direct investment, joint venture arrangement between private limited and listed companies incorporated in Malaysia and Singapore. She is also involved in advising local and foreign investors on transactions in the Iskandar region in Johor.

Lily has experience in conducting due diligence exercises and advising on Malaysian laws and regulations governing the business operations of Malaysian listed companies and the Malaysian entities of foreign holding companies listed on the Singapore, Taiwan and China's stock exchanges.

Highly proficient in English, Bahasa Malay and Mandarin, Lily also frequently conduct talks relating to corporate and company laws, including development and changes to the company laws in Malaysia.



Administrative Details

  • Please log on with your Username and Password to register. If you have no existing account with Singapore Business Federation (SBF), please create one for registration.
  • Upon registration, you can make payment directly by PayPal (for Credit / Debit Card), PayNow Corporate or Bank Transfer. An auto e-acknowledgement and invoice will be sent to your registered email.
  • No cancellation is allowed upon registration but attendance by a replacement delegate from your company due to exigency could be facilitated. Please notify SBF of this change, giving at least 3 working days' notice prior to the date of the workshop to enable logistical arrangements for the replacement.
  • Full payment must be received with registration prior to the date of the workshop to guarantee your place.
  • Admission into the workshop is only allowed if payment / proof of payment has been received prior to the day.
  • Participants will still be liable for payment in the event of no-show on actual day of the workshop.
  • SBF reserves the right to cancel, postpone, reschedule or make any adjustment to the workshop where necessary.

Payment Options :

Select one of the following electronic payment options available (please key in invoice number for our reference)


1. PayPal (pay by Credit or Debit Card)
2. PayNow Corporate (UEN: T02SS0073H)
3. Bank Transfer (Bank / Branch Code: 7375 / 018, Account No: 118-313-180-5)
Billing Organisation via UOB or DBS Website / Mobile app

Ref No: SB220309

DISCLAIMER
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When
8/17/2022 2:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Where
Virtual

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