CHOO SIEW FUN 

Head, Group Compliance

Kenanga Investment Bank Berhad

 

 

 

 

Choo Siew Fun is currently the Head of Group Compliance of Kenanga Investment Bank Berhad’s Group (“Kenanga Group”). As the Head of Group Compliance, she is responsible for implementing an effective and robust compliance framework across Kenanga Group entities to ensure adherence to the compliance with the relevant laws, rules and regulations.

Prior to joining Kenanga, Siew Fun was attached to Bursa Malaysia for more than 21 years, where she held several senior positions in regulations. She was involved in regulating the activities of intermediaries in both securities and derivatives markets. She also played a key role in developing regulatory frameworks to drive the business conduct of the market participants in both the securities and derivatives industries.

She holds a degree in Economics and is a Certified Information System Auditor as well as a Certified Fraud Examiner. She has extensive experience in the supervision and inspection of capital market intermediaries. In February 2023, she was accredited as a Compliance Advocate by Securities Industry Development Corporation (SIDC). In this capacity, she has dedicated her career to championing adherence to regulatory standards and ethical practices.

She also served as a member of the Assessment Review Committee for SIDC’s eLearning Compliance Professional Series.  In addition, she is also a speaker/facilitator for SIDC’s Essentials of Compliance programme.