Capital markets news | Thu 18 Sep 2025
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In October 2014, the Securities Commission (SC) published Waqf Assets: Development, Governance and the role of Islamic Capital Market. The SC proposed for waqf institutions to issue sukuk to raise funds for developing waqf projects. Income from the projects will subsequently be distributed to the sukukholders.
Equity
- Poultry firm Farmiera, Malacca Sec sign underwriting agreement Edge NST Star
- MDEC seeks to ready 30 tech firms for listings by 2028 NST
- Foreign investors turned net buyers on Bursa with RM223.9m net inflow Edge Star
- Singapore’s Carro raises USD60m to promote Japanese cars in Asia Edge
- Hong Kong property association calls for HKD20b support fund Edge
- India’s Urban Company soars 74% in debut, hits nearly USD3b valuation Edge Yahoo
- India’s Groww, backed by Satya Nadella, to go public Yahoo
- Asia’s family offices expect over 5% returns Star
- Ticketing platform StubHub falls 6.4% after USD800m IPO Yahoo
- Fitness tracking app Strava looks to hire banks for IPO Yahoo
- BlackRock’s USD185b model makers are amping up stock bets Edge
- AI chip startup Groq raises USD750m at USD6.9b valuation Edge
- Forward Industries launches USD4b ATM offering for solana treasury Coindesk
- Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley defeat Archegos insider trading appeals Edge
- Verisure IPO to take place in next few weeks, raising USD3.1b Yahoo
- Nordic Capital hits half of flagship fund’s EUR10b target Edge
Debt
- Sunsuria’s RM500m ICP assigned MARC-1 preliminary rating MARC Edge NST Star
- Celcom Networks’ AAA rating affirmed MARC
- MHB’s AA- sukuk rating affirmed MARC
- AmBank provides financing for Armani Hall KLCC residential project Edge NST Star
- China’s Tencent raises USD1.27b in dim sum bond deal Edge
- Evergrande liquidators seek receivership of ex-CEO Xia’s assets Edge
- Japan’s solid 20-year bond auction soothes political jitters Edge
- Traders boost bets on half-point Fed rate cuts by year end Edge Star
- US mortgage rates fall to 2024 levels, fuelling refinancing surge Edge
- Gen Z leads biggest drop in FICO scores since financial crisis Edge
Digital assets
- Analyst predicts uptober rally for bitcoin Coindesk
- Bitcoin slips below USD115k after Fed rate cut Cointelegraph
- Bitcoin mining industry going to be dead in 2 years Cointelegraph
- Why we need more stablecoins Coindesk
- MoneyGram makes stablecoins the backbone of its next-gen app Coindesk
- Curve Finance pitches USD60m plan to turn CRV into income asset Coindesk
- SEC makes spot crypto ETF listing process easier Coindesk
- First XRP ETF launches 18 Sep, CME to list XRP futures options 13 Oct Coindesk
- Bullish paves way for US launch with New York BitLicense Cointelegraph Yahoo
- Time for active management in digital assets Coindesk
- Swiss banks complete first blockchain-based legally binding payment Cointelegraph
- Institutional adoption faces blockchain bottleneck Cointelegraph
- Mavryk Network raises USD10m for UAE real-estate tokenisation plans Coindesk
M&A
- Formosa Prosonic MD buys 24.5% from Taiwan’s Wistron Edge
- Asian Pac to sell Semenyih land for RM87.7m Star
- YLI to sell Prai factory land for RM18m cash to pare borrowings Edge Star
- Rex to sell Malaysian ops for RM40m, shift focus to Indonesian unit Edge Star
- MKH to sell China furniture unit for RM49.5m Edge NST Star
- EWI Capital weighs UK land sales, eyes overseas buys and local projects NST
- Vitol and Glencore to make formal bids for Chevron’s Singapore refinery stake Edge
- Abu Dhabi’s XRG Group walks away from USD19b Santos bid Edge
- Japan’s Jera in advanced talks to buy USD1.7b of US shale gas assets Edge
- China says US TikTok deal a win-win, will review technology and IP transfers Star
- Qatar’s QIA takes USD500m stake in Canadian copper miner Ivanhoe Edge
- F5 to acquire enterprise AI security firm CalypsoAI for USD180m F5
- IonQ is acquiring 2 quantum computing start-ups Yahoo
Malaysian
- Fitters Diversified to challenge Bursa reprimand and fine via judicial review Edge
- FIMM reprimands 6 former consultants over fake certificates Edge NST Star
- Fiscal deficit seen narrowing under 2026 Budget NST
- Government spending to hit RM430b in 2026 NST
- Tourism, services and construction to create buffers against slower growth NST Star
- Large majority of manufacturers report hit to sales after US tariffs Edge
- Manufacturers brace for challenging 2H as outlook dims Edge NST Star
- Miti to commence FTA talks with Gulf Cooperation Council by year end Edge
- Govt eyes regulations to support growth of next-gen flying vehicle sector Edge
- Malaysian shoppers lead global AI retail trend NST
Other markets
- Singapore, Hong Kong boost cooperation on banking supervision Edge
- Singapore’s exports fall 11.3% in Aug, much weaker than forecast Star
- Indonesia’s central bank makes surprise 0.25% rate cut Edge Mail Yahoo
- China’s fiscal spending slowdown persists in risk for growth Edge
- China tells tech firms to stop buying Nvidia’s AI chips Edge Mail Yahoo
- US secures release of Wells Fargo banker barred from leaving China Edge Mail
- Hong Kong central bank cuts interest rate, tracking Fed move Edge
- Japan’s exports down in Aug as automakers grapple with higher US tariffs NST
- Australia promises USD735m to launch biofuel industry Edge NST Star
- New Zealand economy worse than feared, fuelling bets of steeper rate cuts Yahoo
- US Fed makes first rate cut of 2025 over employment risks NST Yahoo
- Fed’s Powell explains how central bank moderate rates mandate works Yahoo
- Fed Chair says that AI isn’t the main source of labour market woes Yahoo
- Real surprise is Fed’s opinion on the current state of the economy Yahoo
- Trump has a point about the Fed’s subpar inflation control Star
- Fed’s Powell said central bank is cutting 10% of its staff Edge
- US housing starts fall to lowest since May in broad decline Edge
- Bank of Canada cuts to 2.5%, moving carefully amid risks Edge
- Highest UK inflation since early 2024 to keep BOE cautious Edge
- Tax the rich or fall, French PM faces budget ultimatum Edge
- ECB keeping all options open on rates Edge