Following public furore over reports of millions of ringgit in MACC Chief Tan Sri Azam Baki's share trading account, the public is now rightly asking why conflict-of-interest obligations in public markets don't apply to civil service.

As a primer, Devanesan Evanson, CEO, Minority Shareholders Watch Group, explains the corporate governance rules on conflict of interest in Bursa Malaysia. Image credit: Shutterstock.com