Capital markets news | Thu 4 Sep 2025
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Equity
- KJTS plans special issue to Bumiputera investors to meet equity condition Edge
- Hong Kong probes alleged insider trading by staff at HKEX, SFC Edge Star
- US trading firm Jane Street files case against India markets regulator Edge
- Bankers prep for the busiest week of the year in US IPO rush Edge
- The next Circle could be one of these upcoming fintech IPOs Yahoo
- American Bitcoin soars 60%, targets USD2.1b share sale after Nasdaq debut Coindesk
- Transit tech firm Via Transportation targets USD3.5b valuation in US IPO Yahoo
- Etherealize raises USD40m to bring ethereum to Wall Street Coindesk
- HSBC’s asset management launches private equity fund targeting wealthy Edge
- French AI firm Mistral reportedly nearing USD14b valuation Yahoo
- BlackRock loses USD17b mandate at Dutch pension fund PFZW Edge
- Winklevoss twins back USD147m raise for Treasury’s Amsterdam listing Coindesk
Debt
- KFH’s developing status maintained amid planned withdrawal MARC
- China Construction Bank Malaysia AA+, MARC-1 ratings affirmed MARC
- Tropicana redeems RM100m sukuk, continues debt-cutting drive Edge
- Boost Bank rolls out fully digital motorbike loans Star
- Hyflux’s Tuaspring bid undermined by financing shortfall Star
- San Miguel seeks USD1.5b in largest Philippine loan of 2025 Edge
- US Treasuries join global bond sell-off Star
- Global bond selloff is extending with longer debt leading losses Edge Star
Digital assets
- Bitcoin bulls still in control as price passes USD112k Cointelegraph
- Solana outperforms bitcoin, poised to follow ether’s rally Coindesk
- Who owns the most ether in 2025? Cointelegraph
- Trump Inc’s USD5.4b digital coin hit by turbulence Yahoo
- Crypto’s real economy moment Coindesk
- Ondo Finance rolls out tokenised US stocks, ETFs Coindesk
- Yield products keep disappointing investors Cointelegraph
- US CFTC gives go-ahead for Polymarket’s new exchange Coindesk Cointelegraph
- Clarity Act defines mature blockchains Coindesk
- London’s USD900b gold market could be set for digital overhaul Coindesk
- Crypto thefts hit USD163m in Aug as hackers shift strategy Cointelegraph
M&A
- Hextar Global sells Raub durian plantation land for RM13.75m Edge Star
- Cash-rich Luxchem buys Klang land for future development Edge NST Star
- Singapore’s CDL completes South Beach stake sale to IOI Properties Edge
- Platina Resources to acquire Mt McKenna Gold Project in Western Australia Yahoo
- Madison Dearborn buys Aon’s Wealthspire, wealth business for USD2.7b Yahoo
- Kansas bank to broach Nebraska in USD122.8m deal Yahoo
- Canada’s Telus to buy remaining digital unit stake for USD539m Yahoo
- Trimac expands flat deck services with latest acquisition Yahoo
- Corient agrees to buy UK’s Stonehage Fleming and Stanhope Capital Yahoo
- Azets concludes acquisition of UK chartered accountancy practice Ensors Yahoo
- Shawbrook signs deal to acquire ThinCats Group Yahoo
- Blackstone buys USD819m trophy Paris office Edge
- UniCredit won’t take over Commerzbank Edge
- Monte dei Paschi strengthens Mediobanca offer with cash incentive Yahoo
- EU approves Saudi firm SALIC’s Olam Agri purchase Yahoo
Malaysian
- No change expected for OPR Star
- Hi-tech investments eyed as 1H approved investments hit RM190b Edge Star
- 7 listed firms revealed as shortlisted bidders for LSS5+ solar projects Edge
- Cypark-Sunview shortlisted for 99.99MW Port Dickson solar plant NST Star
- Samaiden-led consortium bags 99.99MW large solar project in Johor NST Star
- Malakoff, Solarvest win 470MW solar project in Perak NST Star
Other markets
- Singapore central bank’s survey shows economists lift GDP forecast Edge NST
- Bank of Thailand governor sees economic risks in political drift Edge
- China’s services expansion fastest in a year Edge NST Star
- Japan’s budget demands hit record USD831b as political uncertainty increases Edge
- India service sector growth hit 15-year high in Aug but inflation intensifies Edge
- Australia’s economy accelerates driven by household spending Edge
- US job openings decline in Jul, hiring lacklustre Edge Yahoo
- Fed report spotlights strains felt by US businesses, households Edge
- BOE’s Taylor says UK economy getting closer to soft landing Edge
- German chemical plants are running at lowest level since 1991 Edge
- German industry lobby says energy transition risks EUR5.4t burden by 2049 Edge
- Eurozone economic growth remains sluggish in Aug Edge
- Central banks urged to pool dollar reserves as Fed help questioned NST