KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Bhd has launched the cash settled FTSE4Good Bursa Malaysia Index Futures (F4GM) contract, with the aim to meet the growing demand from Malaysian investors to include sustainable investment themes into their portfolios.
F4GM is the first environmental, social and governance (ESG) based futures contract launched by Bursa Malaysia Derivatives with the FTSE4Good Bursa Malaysia (F4GBM) Index as its underlying instrument.
“The launch of F4GM is in line with the Exchange’s aspiration to offer a diverse range of products for responsible investing,” acting director Mohd Saleem Kader Bakas said in a statement.
“With F4GM, Malaysian investors will be able to align their financial goals with their environmental, social and governance (ESG”) values. It is also a new avenue that will enable more capital to flow towards sustainable investments, supporting the growth of ESG-compliant Malaysian PLCs and benefiting Malaysia's economic growth overall,” he added.
Priced at RM50 per F4GBM index point, the F4GM will be made available for trade starting Dec 12 via CME Globex, a global electronic trading platform. This contract will also be included in the after-hours (T+1) trading session.
