SIDC CPE requirements explained
If you hold a Capital Markets Services Representative's Licence (CMSRL) or work for a registered person, you must earn continuing professional education (CPE) points every year to keep carrying out your regulated activity. Here is how it works.
Updated 28 Oct 2026
How many CPE points do you need?
All CMSRL holders and employees of registered persons (ERPs) must obtain 20 CPE points in a year. The figure is the same for every licence type and role, and meeting it is a condition of the licence.
Your CPE year ends on the anniversary date of your licence (for ERPs, their cycle period). Excess points cannot be carried forward to the next year.
How you earn points
- CPE-approved physical course: 5 points for 3 to 6 hours, 10 points for 6 hours or more.
- Structured online course: 5 points for under 3 hours, 10 points for 3 hours or more.
- There is no limit on points from approved courses, so you can earn all 20 points from courses alone.
- Self-directed learning counts for up to 5 points. Committee roles and, for Category 2 holders (10 or more years in the capital market), structured coaching and mentoring count for up to 10 points each.
Who approves CPE courses?
The CPE Secretariat, which is the Securities Industry Development Corporation (SIDC), approves CPE courses, including structured online courses. Courses fall into three broad categories: Capital Market Development, Capital Market Regulations and Behavioural.
How points are tracked
Training providers upload attendance for CPE-approved courses to SIDC's CPE Tracker within three business days of the course ending, and you can view your course points there. Other activities, such as self-directed learning, are supported with documents submitted to your firm.
Firms confirm their representatives' CPE compliance to the SC every six months and keep CPE records for seven years.
What happens if you fall short?
You must satisfy the CPE requirement before your licence anniversary date in order to continue carrying out the regulated activity. The SC states that failing to comply may result in regulatory action, so plan your courses early in the year rather than in the last few weeks.
Where to take SIDC CPE courses
Courses must be CPE-approved by SIDC. Besides SIDC's own programmes, approved private training providers run CPE courses, both live and online.
Ogos Learning runs SIDC CPE-approved courses for Capital Markets Services Representative's Licence (CMSRL) holders, with attendance uploaded to SIDC's CPE Tracker. Founder and principal trainer Jin Yoong Chong, CFA, is an HRD Corp accredited trainer who has run accredited CPE courses for capital market licence holders since 2010. He has served as President of the CFA Society Malaysia and authored the PKMC Module 2, 3 and 4 textbooks with AICB.
Sources
- Securities Commission Malaysia: Licensing Handbook (revised 30 Sep 2026), Chapters 6–8
- Securities Commission Malaysia: Guidelines on Compliance with the CPE Requirement (SC-GL/4-2018)
- Securities Commission Malaysia: FAQ on Enhancement to the CPE Framework (2018)
- SIDC: New CPE Tracker System (Dec 2024)
This guide is general information, not legal or regulatory advice. Rules change, so check the official sources above before you rely on them.