DPR Discusses Investment Regulation with the Indonesia Stock Exchange Operator – PDI Perjuangan

“DPR Bahas Regulasi Investasi dengan Pengelola Bursa Efek Indonesia” The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives (DPR), Sufmi Dasco Ahmad, visited the Indonesia Stock Exchange Building (BEI) in Jakarta on Tuesday, 19 May 2026, to discuss strategic steps to attract and retain global investors in the domestic capital market. This proactive move by the Parliament followed a sharp 2.32% drop in the Composite Stock Price Index (IHSG) to 6,567.44 at the close of trading on Monday, 18 May 2026. During the visit, the DPR held intensive discussions with BEI management, the Financial Services Authority (OJK), and Danantara regarding market sentiment strengthening. Dasco explained that the meeting focused on efforts to reassure international investors and to promote growth of local market participants. “We have discussed extensively how we can reassure and strengthen international investors who will enter the exchange and are already on the exchange,” Dasco said, monitored by Breaking News Kompas TV. In addition to foreign investors, the dialogue also stressed developing a domestic investor base based on retail investors. “We also discussed how the existing retail investors can continue to grow and develop.” The exchange authorities were reportedly formulating a number of rule refinements to provide legal certainty for market participants. “Then we listened to the presentations from the exchange operator on how they can refine the regulations that can reassure and also make local investors feel comfortable,” Dasco said. The DPR expressed high optimism that the ongoing regulatory reform would positively impact the resilience of the national capital market. “Earlier we saw the growth of local or retail investors continuing to increase, and with the fundamentals in place, we believe and trust our exchange will become stronger going forward,” Dasco said. The implementation target for these policy adjustments is expected to begin showing effects by the end of May 2026. “Hopefully we will see results after May 29, when all the hard work and good intentions will bear fruit.” Appreciation was also extended to the regulator ranks, deemed quick to dampen market volatility caused by external and internal pressures. “Thanks to the hard work of the exchange’s board and the OJK, who in recent days have toiled to face the situation caused by the global market and domestic dynamics,” Dasco said. Commenting on the market situation, BEI management explained that the index decline is the cumulative result of movements in the Asia regional market. “If we look at the IHSG figures today, first this is due to uncertainty in our market. But we also note that Thursday and Friday the Indonesian market is closed, whereas global markets, particularly Asia, remain open,” said Jeffrey Hendrik, Acting President Director of BEI, to media including KompasTV journalists at the BEI Building, Monday. The corrections are still moving in line with the downward trend experienced by stock exchanges globally in recent days. “Additionally, with a little more correction today, our correction today is in line with three days of correction seen in the global market,” Jeffry said. Kompas TV reported that fluctuations in world crude oil prices, geopolitical conflicts in the Middle East and Russia, and pressure on the rupiah exchange rate are major factors weighing on the performance of the domestic capital market currently.”