KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia Bhd is waiving the Central Depository System (CDS) account opening fee throughout this month in celebration of the International Women's Day 2021.

Chief executive officer Datuk Muhamad Umar Swift said additionally, Bursa Malaysia and 19 participating brokers are also organising a series of activities through its microsite portals such as Bursa Academy and Bursa Marketplace.

"You can test your financial literacy, explore educational articles and videos, as well as participate in weekly webinars.

"As our study showed that women make up 39 per cent of retail account holders in the Malaysian stock market, we hope the 'Ring the Bell for #EqualityforEquity (RTB2021) Campaign' will help improve the quality of equity, reduce the gender investing gap and increase the number of female investors," he said in his opening remarks at the virtual launch of the campaign today.