Capital markets news | Wed 8 Oct 2025
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Equity
- Cheeding doubles on ACE Market debut Edge NST Star
- Critical Holdings on Main Market effective 9 Oct Edge Star
- MMC Port delays IPO to 2026 to incorporate full-year results Edge Mail NST Star
- Water systems firm Insights Analytics launches IPO to raise RM53m Edge NST Star
- MM Computer Systems files for ACE Market IPO Edge NST Star
- Crane builder Liftech seeks funds from ACE Market IPO Edge Star
- GDB plans placing out 10% of its shares to raise RM39m for working capital Edge
- Distressed Indonesian airline Garuda to tap state fund for USD1.4b Edge NST
- IPOs in South Korea rise 19% in 9M Star
- LG Electronics India’s USD1.3b IPO fully subscribed Edge Yahoo
- Lenskart and Wakefit secure SEBI approval for IPO Yahoo
- Hedge funds and crypto lure Gulf heirs set to inherit USD1t Edge
- Cboe gets nod to list firms in Australia in threat to ASX Edge Star
- Government shutdown threatens to stall the recovery in the IPO market Yahoo
- Big banks woo Trump for roles on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac IPO Yahoo
- MapLight uses workaround to tee up IPO during government shutdown Yahoo
- NYSE owner to invest USD2b in betting platform Polymarket Edge
- Resolution Investors launch climate focused equity fund targeting USD1b Edge
- JPMorgan sees end of private-for-longer mantra for startups Edge
- Ørsted raises USD9.4b to offset hit from US wind u-turn Edge
Debt
- Evyap Malaysia’s AA rating affirmed MARC
- NewParadigm Securities completes Asia’s first RM231m pawn loan bond Edge
- Malaysia’s maturing debt not a worry, but falling development spending is Edge
- UK funds adaptation initiatives in Malaysia Edge
- Indonesia might move govt funds to regional banks Edge
- Japan faces high-stakes bond sale as Takaichi win rattles market Edge
- Saudi wealth fund sells first euro bond amid borrowing push Edge
- At USD1.2t, more high-grade debt now tied to AI than banks Edge
- High-performance computing firm IREN’s to issue USD875m convertibles Coindesk
- KindlyMD, Antalpha to create USD250m secured convertible debt facility Coindesk
- BlackRock says Europe among its most compelling credit bets Edge
Digital assets
- S&P’s Digital Markets 50 Index tracks cryptos, blockchain stocks Cointelegraph
- BlackRock’s most profitable ETF is a nearly USD100b bitcoin giant Edge
- Global crypto ETFs attract record USD5.95b as bitcoin scales new highs Edge NST
- Bitcoin dips to USD122k as crypto rally gets overheated Coindesk
- Bitcoin risks sliding to USD118k as dollar and bonds signal caution Coindesk
- Aster delisting exposes DeFi’s growing integrity crisis Cointelegraph
- BNY Mellon trials blockchain deposits to overhaul payments processing Coindesk
- SEC aims to formalise innovation exemption by end of year Coindesk
- EU eyes crypto oversight under ESMA to end fragmented supervision Cointelegraph
- North Korean hackers have stolen over USD2b this year Coindesk
M&A
- Propel Global sells 70% of Propel Maxflo to Reservoir Link Edge Star
- MAA calls for KNM EGM to vote on German unit sale Edge NST Star
- Scientex moves closer to privatisation of Scipack Edge
- Warburg venture sells Singapore assets to REIT after a year Edge
- 2 Australian pensions confirm merger to form USD156b fund Edge
- Predictive Discovery and Robex sign definitive merger agreement Yahoo
- Chart shareholders approve USD13.6b acquisition by Baker Hughes Yahoo
- JPMorgan pays Charlie Javice’s legal tab Edge
- Ikea buys US logistics tech firm Locus in online growth push Edge Yahoo
- Spend-management platform Coupa buys supplier-discovery firm Scoutbee Yahoo
- Dreamscape wraps up LifeSecure Insurance acquisition Yahoo
- SiriusPoint to offload 49% stake in Arcadian Risk for USD139m Yahoo
- BBVA reserves EUR8b to fund mandatory offer for Sabadell Yahoo
- BNP Paribas closes acquisition of HSBC’s operations in Germany Yahoo
Malaysian
- Global Islamic Finance Forum on 13‑15 Oct, industry targets USD7.5t assets NST
- BNM launches Rentas+ to enable 24-hour interbank settlement Edge NST Star
- Foreign reserves expand to 11-year high as gold holdings grow Edge Star
- Mid-term review of NAP 2020 by end-2025, no plan to abolish vehicle tax Edge
- World Bank sees 2026 Budget focusing on fiscal stability, key sectors NST
- World Bank lifts 2025 growth forecast to 4.1% on strong exports Edge NST Star
- Malaysia risks losing US export market share, E&E sector in uphill battle Edge
- Worker productivity up 2.4% in 2024 Star
- Development model for KL–Singapore High-Speed Rail not decided Edge
Other markets
- World Bank lifts China 2025 GDP growth to 4.8% Edge Mail NST Star
- Adviser to Japan’s Takaichi says Oct too early for central bank rate hike Edge
- Asia’s youth struggling to find good jobs Edge
- East Asia, Pacific lead global growth but face reform test NST
- RBNZ poised to slash cash rate as bets on 50-point move climb Star
- Fed’s Schmid says rates are appropriately calibrated Edge
- US DOE proposes cutting billions in grants for GM, Ford and many startups Yahoo
- Trump administration eyes USD12b in new energy project cuts Yahoo
- WTO downgrades global trade growth forecast to 0.5% for next year Edge