Capital markets news | Wed 3 Sep 2025
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Equity
- Alam Maritim regularisation plan sees Maybank as substantial shareholder Edge Star
- Bursa welcomes UBS Securities as first foreign broker for Islamic trading Edge
- Court of Appeal upholds order against Patimas director for insider trading NST Star
- Local institutions make RM1.16b purchases on Bursa for fifth week Edge NST Star
- Chinese robot startup Unitree to file for IPO this year Edge
- China’s stock margin financing hits record high as investors chase rally Star
- Japanese investors are leaving the reflation trade to foreigners NST
- India’s Tessolve secures USD150m investment from TPG Growth Yahoo
- Sweden’s Klarna targets up to USD14b valuation in long-awaited US IPO Yahoo
- Blockchain lender Figure seeks up to USD4.1b valuation in US IPO Yahoo
- Crypto exchange Gemini aims for USD2.22b valuation in US IPO Coindesk Yahoo
- Blackstone-backed Legence targets nearly USD3b valuation in US IPO Yahoo
- Cafe chain Black Rock Coffee Bar targets USD861m valuation in US IPO Yahoo
- US IPO floodgates open for fall season as Trump tariff worries ease Yahoo
- Apollo Global planning USD5b sports fund Edge
- Sonic Labs commits USD40m to SonicStrategy as it eyes Nasdaq listing Coindesk
- CleanCore in USD175m deal to establish a dogecoin treasury Coindesk
- Online property portal Swiss Marketplace announces Swiss IPO NST Yahoo
- Swedish police make insider trading arrests over Fortnox, Tethys Edge
- Only a matter of time before Russian crypto mining giants launch IPOs Yahoo
Debt
- WM Senibong’s RM1b sukuk AA- rating affirmed MARC
- AmBank marks over RM20b approved financing in Johor since 2022 Edge Star
- Petronas approved RM2.2b financing for vendors from 2018-2024 Edge NST Star
- Indonesia’s central bank to share bond coupon payments with govt NST
- Evergrande liquidators ask court to name receiver for Hui assets Edge
- Japan Inc nears USD100b milestone in global bond issuance Edge
- Saudi Arabia to sell more dollar debt as lower oil hits finances Edge
- UK borrowing costs hit highest since 1998, pound slides on fiscal worries Edge
- Swaps pioneered by Credit Suisse get recast in age of war Edge Star
- European bond yields at multi-year highs on fiscal jitters, stocks stumble Edge
- World’s long-dated bonds face a traditionally terrible month Edge
Digital assets
- Japan Post Bank to launch digital yen in 2026 NST
- US SEC, CFTC to clear registered firms’ trading of spot crypto Coindesk Yahoo
- Bitcoin retakes USD111k as risk assets reverse off worst levels Coindesk
- Crypto funds see USD2.5b inflows despite falling BTC, ETH prices Cointelegraph
- Bitcoin network hashrate returned to all-time highs in Aug Coindesk
- SmartGold, Chintai tokenise USD1.6b gold, add DeFi yield Coindesk
- Jack Ma-linked Yunfeng Financial to build ether treasury Coindesk
- SOL stakers vote to approve Solana Alpenglow upgrade Coindesk
- Somnia goes live with SOMI token after 10b testnet transactions Coindesk
- Kraken, Backed bring tokenised equities to ethereum Coindesk
- Сrypto can’t scale without AI-native compliance Cointelegraph
M&A
- APB Resources appoints new CEO after management buyout Edge NST Star
- OSK buys Rawang land, eyes RM1.26b development Edge NST Star
- DBS’ plan to buy Alliance Bank’s stake is said to have stalled Edge NST Star
- Federal judge won’t force Google to sell Chrome Yahoo
- Air Lease to be sold to Sumitomo-led group for USD7.4b Edge Yahoo
- OpenAI to buy product testing startup Statsig for USD1.1b Yahoo
- Kraft Heinz to separate into 2 publicly traded companies Edge
- MPLX finalises USD2.3b Northwind Midstream acquisition Yahoo
- Accenture to acquire NeuraFlash to boost Salesforce capabilities Yahoo
- STAAR Surgical’s largest shareholder opposes Alcon takeover Yahoo
- Radiant Logistics buys majority stake in Mexican transportation company Yahoo
- JTC dismisses Permira’s takeover offers Yahoo
- Bain Capital to buy insurance distribution platform Jensten Yahoo
- UK court approves Dundee Precious Metals’ acquisition of Adriatic Metals Yahoo
- Nasdaq-listed crypto exchange Coincheck buys French prime broker Aplo Yahoo
- CapVest to buy control of generics giant Stada in EUR10b deal Star Yahoo
- Lantmännen Unibake buys Dutch bakery group Boboli Benelux Yahoo
- Indosuez Wealth Management wraps up Banque Thaler acquisition Yahoo
Malaysian
- BNM likely to stand pat on policy rate after Jul surprise Edge NST
- Short-term rates to remain stable on BNM’s operations NST
- AMLA unit moves into RM10b Penang World City project Edge
- Economy to grow 4.3% in 2025 amid leading index decline, external risks NST
- Manufacturing PMI edges up to 49.9 in Aug, highest since Jun 2024 NST Star
- Manufacturing steadied in Aug amid weak confidence, employment Edge
- RM1.73t in trade recorded for first 7 months Edge NST
- 13 large-scale solar projects with 1,975MW capacity approved Star
Other markets
- Indonesia’s central bank wants rupiah to trade around 16,300 a dollar Edge
- Indonesia’s manufacturing returns to expansion after slump Star
- Reserves hit record high as BOT reins in baht Star
- China-led bloc agrees to set up development bank in win for Xi Edge
- BOJ should keep raising interest rates NST
- Asia to maintain edge in global chipmaking NST Star
- Australia government spending flat in 2Q, adds nothing to growth NST
- Higher core inflation unlikely to knock Fed off course for Sep rate cut Yahoo
- Trump says he will seek immediate hearing from Supreme Court Yahoo
- US manufacturing contracts for sixth straight month amid tariff drag Edge
- US construction spending dips in Jul Edge
- UK tycoon Surinder Arora, Changi team up on Heathrow expansion Mail NST
- Eurozone inflation quickens beyond 2%, backing ECB rate pause Edge Yahoo
- EU defence spending to hit record EUR380b in 2025 NST
- Gold hits record as central bank holdings top US Treasurys Yahoo