PN17 – safeguard or straitjacket?


WHEN Bursa Malaysia introduced the Practice Note 17 (PN17) framework nearly two decades ago, it was meant to be a safeguard or a mechanism to protect investors and ensure market transparency by flagging companies in financial distress.

How things have changed.

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