Capital markets news | Tue 25 Mar 2025
Equity
- Enproserve receives nod for ACE Market debut NST Star
- Foreign investors sold RM1.25b Bursa equity for 22nd week Edge Mail Star
- Foreign fund outflows a short-term reaction NST
- Alliance Bank shares fall sharply as investors balk at rights issue Edge Star
- China equity issuance doubles as tech race draws back global investors Edge Yahoo
- Buy the tariff-dip is mantra for veteran Chinese money managers Yahoo
- Xiaomi seeks USD5.3b in share sale to fund EV expansion Edge Yahoo
- Xiaomi-backer Qiming Venture seeks USD800m in funding Edge
- Apple launches USD99.3m clean energy fund in China NST
- India’s national stock exchange to facilitate trading of unlisted shares Edge
- Foreign investors pull USD564.9m from Asian markets NST
- Private equity poised for more deal activity in Asia Yahoo
- EToro files for IPO showing revenue tripled last year Yahoo
- TPG considers public offering for software firm Delinea Yahoo
- American Electric Power offers USD2b in shares Yahoo
- Morgan Stanley’s Wilson sees US stocks outperforming once again Edge
- Big startup deals soar to USD55b, passing quarterly record Edge
- Quantum computing startup PsiQuantum raising USD750m Yahoo
- Billions raised by perennially private firms keep IPOs on ice Yahoo
- Private equity pushes for 2-letter tax change to save billions Yahoo
- Klarna IPO filing spurs hope of British fintech listings NST Yahoo
- PE firm Oakley Capital raises speedy EUR4.5b flagship fund Yahoo
Debt and money markets
- Malaysia’s banking system remains resilient to liquidity shocks Edge
- Bank Islam issues RM250m subordinated sukuk Edge NST Star
- Moody’s assigns A2 rating to Petronas Capital’s US dollar notes Edge
- Buy-now-pay-later debt at 0.2% of total household debt Edge Mail
- BNM enhances access to financing, DFI loans grow to RM183.3b NST
- 3 of Malaysia’s 5 digital banks get RM2.3b deposits from 1.3m customers NST
- Bank deposits growth slows to 3% in 2H2024 on rising costs, debt repayment Star
- China’s central bank to further erode role of medium-term loan rate Yahoo
- Kaisa wins Hong Kong court approval for offshore debt plan Edge Yahoo
- CPIC gets USD100m subscription for tokenised USD money market fund Coindesk
- AI boom turns Asian data centres into magnets for loan deals Edge Yahoo
- Asia credit market heats up as issuers rush to beat tariffs Yahoo
- Goldman’s Nachmann sees more regulator focus on private credit Edge
- How to tell Trump isn’t worried about the national debt Yahoo
- Clearlake gets USD5.75b loan for Dun & Bradstreet deal Yahoo
- US Treasuries fall on signs that Trump will dilute Apr tariffs Yahoo
- A USD1.8t ESG market is being driven by US govt Yahoo
- BlackRock shifts to US junk bonds with ECB set to slow rate cuts Edge Yahoo
- Mexican firm courts banks for USD3.7b bet on digital city, fertilisers Yahoo
- UK set to sweeten GBP302b plan with fewer long bonds Yahoo
- HSBC mulls outsourcing some fixed income trading Yahoo
- Deutsche Bank AT1 soars as coupon doubles Star
Digital assets
- BNM explores tokenisation, crypto risks Star
- World Network talking to Visa for stablecoin payments wallet Coindesk
- Crypto ETFs gain popularity among US financial advisers Coindesk
- Spot Ether ETFs shed USD401m in Mar as price drop deepened Coindesk
- Crypto prices up as traders eye this week’s US data Coindesk
- Trump Media looks to partner with crypto.com to launch ETFs Cointelegraph
M&A and property
- AAX’s takeover of Capital A’s aviation assets extended to 30 May Edge
- AME REIT buys 3 industrial properties from AME Elite for RM100.8m Edge Star
- Penang Turf Club to be sold in parcels Edge
- Axiata shareholders approve XL Axiata-Smartfren merger Edge Star
- Catcha Digital buys 92.5% of Theta Service for RM35m Edge Star
- Macrovalue buys Singapore’s Cold Storage, Giant for RM414m Edge NST Star
- DBS’ new CEO open to bolt-on acquisitions Edge
- AI chip startup FuriosaAI rejects Meta’s USD800m offer Edge
- Clearlake buys Dun & Bradstreet for USD4.1b Yahoo
- UAE’s Taqa approached Criteria on Naturgy deal Yahoo
Malaysian financial market news
- Flexible exchange rate for short-term risks to ringgit Edge
- BNM projects 4.5%-5.5% GDP growth Star
- Inflation manageable at 2%-3.5% in 2025 Star
- Public Investment Bank cuts Malaysia’s CPI outlook to 2.4% Mail
- BNM’s international reserves at USD118b on 14 Mar Star
- BNM imposed RM18.9m fines in 2024, anti-money laundering tops list Mail
- Banking industry prevented over RM399m attempted fraud Star
- Malaysia may face heightened and recurring supply shocks Edge
- Malaysia tightens semiconductor regulations under US pressure Edge Mail NST Star
- Dewan Negara passes foreign worker EPF contribution bill Edge
- Elevated office vacancy rates persist as supply outpaces demand Edge
- T15 fuel subsidy criteria may force vehicle downgrades, boost EV shift Mail
- Govt to pay RM201m to Awantec for immigration project termination Edge NST Star
Asian financial market news
- Singapore core inflation rate lowest in nearly 4 years in Feb Star
- Competition watchdog approves SIA-All Nippon deal Star
- Indonesia confirms USD20b climate deal despite US exit Edge
- Japan, Korea would struggle to fill US demand for non-China shipbuilding Edge
- India scraps USD23b manufacturing scheme over red tape, missed targets Mail NST
- Temasek’s USD54b asset management unit opens Abu Dhabi office Edge
- Gold rally sparks selling spree, hitting jewellery sales in Asia, Middle East Mail NST
Other financial market news
- Trump’s fees on Chinese ships will hurt US companies Edge
- Trump imposes 25% tariff on countries that buy oil, gas from Venezuela Edge Yahoo
- US retailers haggle with suppliers after Trump tariffs Edge
- Heightened tariff storm increases US risk of stagflation and recession Edge
- Trump to highlight Hyundai plans for USD20b US investment Edge Yahoo
- DNA testing firm 23andMe files for bankruptcy as demand dries up Edge
- Vertical farmer Plenty files for bankruptcy Yahoo
- Reeves vows to uphold UK’s fiscal rules despite global challenges Star
- Eurozone private sector picks up as Germany fuels recovery Edge
- French private sector output contracted further in Mar Edge
- ECB cuts rates again as Trump tariffs stoke fears for economic growth Yahoo
- ECB case to cut rate has strengthened Yahoo
- US stalls USD2.6b climate financing package for South Africa Star