Capital markets news | Thu 26 Jun 2025
Do you know?
- Capital Market Megatrends: Strategic M&A rebounds as rate stability returns. Record dry powder being deployed by private equity (USD1.2-1.4 trillion) and private credit (USD2-3 trillion) enables buyouts, growth capital and opportunistic acquisitions across tech, healthcare and infrastructure.
Equity
- Pan Merchant’s IPO price demands more than the business can deliver NST
- iCents sets ACE Market IPO at 24 sen Edge Star
- Tradeview says investors should subscribe for PMCK IPO Edge
- Ping An builds USD23b stake in Chinese banks on dividend bet Edge
- HDB starts taking orders for one of India’s biggest IPOs this year Edge
- Uber-backed electric bike startup Lime hires banks for US IPO Yahoo
- QXO seeks USD2b in share sale Star
- US exchanges, SEC in talks to ease public company regulations Edge Yahoo
- Goldman trader sees risks stacking up for lower-quality stocks Edge
- Zama raises USD57m, first fully homomorphic encryption unicorn Coindesk
Debt
- Gabungan AQRS’ sukuk programme MARC-1, A ratings affirmed MARC
- China makes pitch for more private cash in cross-border projects Edge
- China’s collateral demands curb other countries’ financial management Edge Yahoo
- Toyota sold bonds to finance its futuristic city goals Edge
- Australia’s Star shareholders approve USD195m rescue package NST
- Bond traders boost bets US 10-year yield will dive toward 4% Yahoo
- New plan takes shape in Washington to help manage explosive US debt Yahoo
- Bitdeer raises USD330m via convertible note sale Coindesk
- GameStop has USD2.7b more bitcoin buying power from greenshoe Coindesk
Digital assets
- Bitcoin hits USD107k as mortgage applications to include crypto Coindesk
- Bitcoin’s USD14b options expiry marked by surge in put-call ratio Coindesk
- Bitcoin price analysis now sees up to USD111k liquidity grab next Cointelegraph
- Bit Digital exits bitcoin mining to focus on ETH staking strategy Coindesk
- Invesco files for Solana ETF to tap growing demand for bitcoin alternatives Yahoo
- Crypto firm BitGo’s assets in custody jump Star
- SoFi to launch blockchain remittances with stablecoins Coindesk
- Ethereum’s identity crisis is what real decentralisation looks like Coindesk
- Predictive intelligence is the upgrade blockchain can’t afford to miss Cointelegraph
- The next frontier in finance is tokenised access to private markets Coindesk
- What’s next for real-world asset tokenisation Coindesk
M&A
- Sports Toto buys Berjaya Times Square commercial units for RM24.9m Edge Star
- UEM Sunrise shelves data centre plan, looks to sell 74-acre land Edge
- Axiata’s Myanmar tower sale sparks Edotco monetisation talk NST Star
- Bank Pembangunan’s Borcos deal had full internal approvals Edge
- BP’s debt may deter a buyer Edge
- EDF weighs asset sales amid greater push for nuclear energy NST
- Monte Paschi gets ECB green light to take over Mediobanca Edge
Malaysian
- SC seeks public feedback on proposed sustainability assurance framework Star
- More economists see BNM cutting OPR in Jul Edge
- Price pressures expected to inch up Star
- MACC says MEX II sukuk proceeds were converted to digital currency Edge
- FDI inflows jump 33.4% to RM51.5b in 2024 Edge Mail NST Star
- Services trade hits RM497.4b in 2024 Mail NST Star
- Manulife AUM hits RM17.2b in 2024, beats industry average NST Star
Other markets
- DBS targets hiring 40 private bankers for North Asia market Edge
- Thailand holds key rate, raises growth outlook despite risks Edge NST
- China is building a mega-sized consumer economy Edge NST
- China seizes moment to globalise yuan as dollar doubts mount Edge
- BOJ board divided over rate pause and inflation risks, Jun summary shows Edge
- Hawkish BOJ policymaker signals chance of decisive rate hikes Edge NST Yahoo
- Australia’s monthly CPI cools, cementing Jul rate-cut case Edge Star Yahoo
- Fed’s Schmid supports wait-and-see approach Star
- Fed’s Powell cautions against ending Fed power to pay interest on reserves Yahoo
- Fed kicks off effort to ease bank leverage rules Yahoo
- JPMorgan sees tariff-induced US stagflationary slowdown in 2025 Edge
- Goldman’s Chambers sees currency hedges accelerate dollar’s fall Edge
- Dollar’s falling volatility creates appeal as carry-trade funder Edge
- PIMCO sees rate cuts leading next market rescue amid fiscal constraints Yahoo