Capital markets news | Wed 23 Jul 2025

Do you know?

  • Malaysia Co-investment Fund (MyCIF) has three schemes: general MSME scheme, food security scheme and environmental and social impact scheme. The co-investment ratios are 1:4, 1:2 and 1:2 respectively.

Equity

  • Express Powerr’s ACE Market IPO underwritten by Mercury Edge NST Star
  • SL Innovation postpones plan to transfer to ACE Market Edge
  • Tiong Nam building up asset base for eventual REIT spin-off Edge
  • Bursa Malaysia sees strong IPO momentum, eyes 60 listings NST Star
  • Firms urged to deploy share buybacks to lift valuations, stem capital outflows Edge
  • Asia hedge fund New Silk Road shuts after US investor pullback Edge Star
  • Top arranger says India IPOs to raise USD30b over 12 months Yahoo
  • IPOs surge 35% in 1H despite policy shifts, market volatility Yahoo
  • Bitcoin Standard Treasury plans to go public via SPAC Yahoo
  • 50T to launch USD500m fund to support blockchain, web3 companies Coindesk
  • A16z Crypto leads USD15m seed round in Poseidon Coindesk
  • Snowflake, Nvidia back new unicorn Reka AI in USD110m deal Yahoo
  • AI startup Delve closed USD32m Series A at USD300m valuation Yahoo
  • NewPrinces eyes Oct listing in London for Princes Yahoo

Debt

  • Revised rating methodology on M-REIT debt securities published MARC
  • T Rowe favours Thailand, Malaysia bonds on scope for rate cuts Edge Star
  • Singapore’s Temasek mandates 4 banks for offshore RMB bonds Edge NST Star
  • Thailand’s tourism slump and household debt weigh on its lenders Edge
  • China’s USD167b mega dam promises boost for green finance Edge
  • China’s property loans rise to 2-year high on policy support Edge
  • Japanese bonds remain vulnerable as unpopular Ishiba holds on Edge
  • JPMorgan considers offering loans backed by cryptocurrency Edge NST
  • UK borrows billions more than expected as debt costs surge Edge NST

Digital assets

  • Blox opens up ringgit stablecoin to public for testing Edge
  • Polymarket weighs launching its own stablecoin Coindesk
  • Bitcoin ETFs’ 12-day inflow streak comes to an end as price stalls Coindesk

M&A

  • Majuperak’s Brewster Village sale to Ladang Lekir falls through Edge
  • KIP-REIT gets nod for retail property buy Star
  • SC Estate Builder sells Alor Setar land for RM8.8m Star
  • Accenture acquires Malaysian consulting firm Aristal Edge NST Star
  • Apple supplier Goertek buys Luen Fung’s units for USD1.3b Yahoo
  • EssilorLuxottica buys lens component division of South Korea’s PUcore Yahoo
  • Australian wealth management firm Insignia accepts US buyout offer Yahoo
  • Strathcona plans special dividend if takeover fails Star
  • Woodward completes acquisition of Safran’s electromechanical business Yahoo
  • Gryphon signs definitive merger agreement with American Bitcoin Yahoo
  • HP owed over USD940m by Mike Lynch’s estate, ex-business partner Edge
  • Archax buys German crypto asset manager Deutsche Digital Assets Yahoo
  • ZimVie to sell to investment firm for about USD730m Yahoo
  • Buffett denies Goldman Sachs advising BNSF on potential merger Yahoo
  • ConocoPhillips nears sale of Oklahoma assets to Stone Ridge Energy Yahoo
  • Potential BNY-Northern Trust merger may violate federal banking laws Yahoo
  • SS&C enters USD1b deal to acquire fund network Calastone Yahoo
  • Universal’s USD775m Downtown deal may hinder competition Yahoo
  • Inchcape acquires Askja distributor in Iceland Yahoo
  • Ibex sells entire stake in Pepkor for USD1.5b Yahoo
  • More packaging firms attract buyers in M&A surge Yahoo

Malaysian

  • Capital Markets Malaysia launches emissions calculator for SMEs Edge Star
  • Bursa to host Malaysia’s first renewable energy auction in Nov Edge Star
  • Forex reserves rise to fresh decade high, boosting shield to economy Edge NST Star
  • Headline inflation eases to 4-year low in Jun Edge Mail NST Star
  • Analysts see inflation rate at 2%-2.2% in 2025 NST

Other markets

  • Indonesia plans USD8b refineries contract with US firm amid tariffs deal Edge NST
  • Thailand’s next central bank chief champions rate cuts to revive growth Star
  • Ex-SMBC Nikko managers found guilty in market manipulation case Edge
  • Australia central bank wary of cutting rates too quickly NST
  • Bessent calls for deeper US bank regulatory reforms Edge Star
  • US Fed reform may move markets more than Powell ouster NST
  • Bank of England may put off plans for a digital pound Edge Yahoo
  • Bank of England’s Bailey defends bank rules after Reeves attack Edge
  • UK inks investment deals on GBP38b Sizewell C nuclear plant Edge
  • UBS reviewing role of 6 bankers behind Swiss client FX losses Edge

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