Information Guide on Deposit-Taking Members


PIDM and Deposit Insurance System

Establishment of PIDM

 

Perbadanan Insurans Deposit Malaysia (“PIDM”) is a Government agency established in 2005 under Akta Perbadanan Insurans Deposit Malaysia (“PIDM Act”). PIDM is an integrated financial consumer protection authority for depositors and takaful or policy owners, and resolution authority for member institutions.

Deposit Insurance System

 

The deposit insurance system (“DIS”) is administered by PIDM to protect depositors against the loss of their insured deposits placed with member institutions in the event of a member institution failure.

Commercial and Islamic banks that are member institutions of PIDM are also referred to as “deposit-taking members” or “DTMs“.

Membership Requirements

Terms and Conditions of Membership

 

The Terms and Conditions of Membership Regulations set membership rules that will promote safety and soundness and facilitate a prompt intervention and failure resolution of any DTM by PIDM.

A DTM is to comply with the obligations and responsibilities as set out in these Regulations.

Provision of Information on Deposit Insurance

 

The Regulations and Guidelines on Provision of Information on Deposit Insurance govern disclosures by the DTMs about membership status and deposit insurance provided by PIDM.

These Regulations and Guidelines aim to ensure that customers receive accurate, relevant, consistent and timely information regarding deposit insurance protection. This is to facilitate informed decision-making by the customers on the placement of their monies in deposits offered by the DTMs.

Insured Deposits Related Requirements

Deposit Insurance Coverage

 

The Guidelines on Deposit Insurance Coverage for Deposits set out the insurability criteria applied by PIDM in determining whether a product offered by a DTM is a deposit insured under the DIS or not.

Submission of Deposit Product Information

 

The Guidelines on Submission of Deposit Product Information provide guidance and requirement to DTMs in submitting information on certain products offered to customers in order that PIDM can certify the insurability status of the products.

Deposit Information Systems and Submission

 

The Guidelines on Deposit Information Systems and Submission set out requirements on DTMs to have the necessary systems and capabilities to submit prompt and accurate deposits information to PIDM as well as the requirement to provide deposits information in a standard file format, as and when required.

 
  • PIDM can provide a tool to DTMs to facilitate the validation of deposits information prior to submission to PIDM, as well as to perform computation of insured deposits.
  • PIDM may require an independent validation to be performed to assess DTM’s compliance with the Guidelines.

Premium Related Requirements

First Premium and Annual Premium

 

A DTM is required to pay the First Premium upon becoming a member (i.e. upon being licensed under the FSA or IFSA) and the annual premium payment thereafter based on prescribed premium rates.

Premium payable = Total Insured Deposits x Prescribed premium rate for each premium category

* Financial Services Act 2013

** Islamic Financial Services Act 2013

Differential Premium Systems (“DPS”)

 

The Guidelines and Regulations on DPS set out the assessment approach under the DPS framework.

It also details requirements for submission of information to PIDM for the assessment and classification of the DTM for premium purposes.

Total Insured Deposits (“TID”)

 

The Guidelines on Total Insured Deposits set out the requirements for DTMs in determining the TID for premium assessment purpose, the submission of the Return on Total Insured Deposits (“RTID”), calculation and payment of premium as well as the validation programme on return on total insured deposits.

New Deposit-Taking Members

New Deposit-Taking Members Requirements

This Handbook aims to familiarise and facilitate the understanding of new deposit-taking members of PIDM and promote compliance of regulatory requirements.

Contact Information 

General Lines

Tel: +603 2173 7436 / 2265 6565
Fax: +603- 2173 7527 / 2260 7432
Toll Free: 1-800-88-1266
Email: [email protected]

Corporate Address

Level 9, Bangunan AICB,
10, Jalan Dato' Onn,
50480 Kuala Lumpur

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