Gain Access to Private Markets

To sign up as an Investor on KLDX, simply follow the steps below:

1) Go to https://www.KLDX.com and click “Sign Up” as an Investor

2) Sign up with either your email address or with an existing Google account

3) Fill in your details as required on the online forms

4) Click on the verification link sent to your email address

5) Log in to your Investor Dashboard with the credentials you have just created

6) Complete your profile, from personal details all the way to declaration (you will need to have your identification document ie. NRIC for Malaysians or Passport for non-Malaysians, to complete the verification process)

7) Once completed, you will be directed to your Investor Dashboard

8) You can see the tutorial here

Any individual or corporate entity can register to become an investor on KLDX.

You will need to declare your investor type when you complete your profile on the KLDX Investor Portal. Below are the various investor types available along with the respective investment limits

A. Individual Investor

1) Sophisticated Investor:

• Your total net personal assets exceed RM3,000,000.00 or its equivalent in foreign currencies, provided that the net value of your primary residence contribute not more than RM1,000,000.00 of the total net assets;
• Your total net joint assets with your spouse or child, exceed RM3,000,000.00 or its equivalent in foreign currencies; provided that the net value of your primary residence with your spouse or child contribute not more than RM1,000,000.00 of the total net assets;
• Your gross annual income exceeds RM300,000.00 or its equivalent in foreign currencies per annum in the preceding 12 months;
• You and your spouse or child joint gross annual income exceeds RM400,000.00 or its equivalent in foreign currencies per annum in the preceding 12 months;
• Your total net personal investment portfolio or total net joint investment portfolio with your spouse or child, in any capital market products exceeding RM1,000,000.00 or its equivalent in foreign currencies; or
• You hold any of the following qualifications and have five consecutive years of relevant working experience in finance, economics, actuarial science or accounting—
  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree related to Finance, Economics or Actuarial Science;
  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Accounting; or
  • Master of Business Administration;

• You hold the following membership in the associations as set out below:
  • Active Member of Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute;
  • Chartered Banker of Asian Institute of Chartered Bankers (AICB);
  • Ordinary Member of Financial Markets Association Malaysia (FMAM);
  • Chartered Accountant, C.A(M) of Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA);
  • Ordinary Member of Malaysia Association of Tax Accountants (MATA);
  • Accredited Angel Investor of Malaysian Business Angel Network (MBAN);
  • Certified Member of Financial Planning Association of Malaysia (FPAM); or
  • Ordinary Member of Malaysian Financial Planning Council (MFPC); or

• You have five consecutive years of working experience in a capital market intermediary relating to product development, corporate finance, deal advisory, investment management, sales and trading, investment research and advisory, financial analysis, or the provision of training in investment products.

*No restriction on investment amount*

2) Angel Investor

• You are a tax resident in Malaysia; and
• Your total net personal assets exceed RM3,000,000.00 or its equivalent in foreign currencies; or
• Your gross total annual income is not less than RM180,000.00 or its equivalent in foreign currencies in the preceding 12 months; or
• You and your spouse gross total annual income exceeds RM250,000.00 or its equivalent in foreign currencies in the preceding 12 months.

*A maximum of RM500,000 within a 12-month period*

3) Retail Investor

• All other investors

*A maximum of RM2,000.00 per issuer with a total investment limit not exceeding RM20,000.00 within a 12-month period*

B. Corporate Investor

1. Corporate Sophisticated Investor

• Accredited Investor
  • A unit trust scheme, private retirement scheme or prescribed investment scheme.
  • Bank Negara.
  • A licensed person or a registered person.
  • An exchange holding company, a stock exchange, a derivatives exchange, an approved clearing house, a central depository or a recognized market operator.
  • A corporation that is licensed, registered or approved to carry on any regulated activity or capital market services by an authority in Labuan or outside Malaysia which exercises functions corresponding to the functions of the SC.
  • A bank licensee or an insurance licensee as defined under the Labuan Financial Services and Securities Act 2010 [Act 704].
  • An Islamic bank licensee or a takaful licensee as defined under the Labuan Islamic Financial Services and Securities Act 2010 [Act 705].
  • A chief executive officer or a director of any person referred to in subparagraphs (iii), (iv), (v), (vi) and (vii) above.
  • A closed-end fund approved by the SC.

• High-Net Worth Entity (HNWE)
  • A company that is registered as a trust company under the Trust Companies Act 1949 and has assets under its management exceeding ten million ringgit or its equivalent in foreign currencies.
  • A corporation that—
    1. is a public company under the Companies Act 2016 which is approved by the SC to be a trustee under the CMSA and has assets under its management, exceeding ten million ringgit or its equivalent in foreign currencies; or
    2. is carrying on the regulated activity of fund management solely for the benefit of its related corporations and has assets under its management exceeding ten million ringgit or its equivalent in foreign currencies.
  • A corporation with total net assets exceeding ten million ringgit or its equivalent in foreign currencies based on the last audited accounts.
  • A partnership with total net assets exceeding ten million ringgit or its equivalent in foreign currencies.
  • A statutory body established under any law whose function or mandate is investment in capital market products.
  • A pension fund approved by the Director General of Inland Revenue under the Income Tax Act 1967.

*No restriction on investment amount

2. Corporate Retail Investor

• All other Investors

*A maximum of RM2,000.00 per issuer with a total investment limit not exceeding RM20,000.00 within a 12-month period

Signing up on the KLDX platform is always free.

The fees payable by investors will be set out in the whitepaper accompanying the digital security made available for subscription