Capital markets news | Tue 14 Oct 2025
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Budget 2026: Operating costs take up a huge slice with emoluments (public salaries) at over 25% of the total budget, debt servicing nearly 14%, pensions about 10.2%. These locked in expenses limit flexibility for new spending.
Equity
- Cloudpoint moves to Main Market, looks to capitalise on AI growth Edge Star
- THMY IPO oversubscribed 35.57 times ahead of ACE Market debut Edge Star
- Teamstar receives Bursa approval for ACE Market listing NST Star
- Likei Logistic Services plans ACE Market IPO Edge
- Computer infrastructure firm Pentech plans ACE Market listing Edge
- TNG Digital listing in the works, but company insists it’s in no hurry Edge
- Investment bank China Renaissance plans USD600m BNB treasury Coindesk
- Tata Capital debuts higher after India’s biggest IPO this year Edge
- Foreign investors extended net inflows across Asia to USD904.8m Edge NST Star
- Most US IPOs remain in limbo despite SEC’s shutdown fix Yahoo
- Brazilian mobile banking app PicPay plans to raise USD500m through US IPO Yahoo
- JPMorgan to invest USD10b in US companies critical to national security Edge Yahoo
- AI’s self-investment spree sets off bubble alarms on Wall Street Yahoo
- France’s Canal+ to list in South Africa in USD3b deal Edge
Debt
- MBSB Bank’s structured covered sukuk Tranche 4 rating upgraded to AAA MARC
- Malakoff Power’s ratings update issued MARC
- BNM to adopt MYOR-i as Islamic benchmark rate from Jul 2027 Edge NST Star
- SJPP unlocks nearly RM100b in SME financing through 80% risk guarantees Star
- Home loans worth RM21.5b approved for B40, M40 under guarantee scheme Edge
- BPMB group to give RM9b to high-impact sectors, SMEs and exports Edge NST Star
- 65% debt ceiling risks being breached as debt service costs soar Edge
- Redefining Islamic finance can shape more sustainable financial system Star
- Sultan Nazrin calls on Islamic FIs to balance profit with moral responsibility Edge
- Politics premium seen punishing bonds from Paris to Tokyo Edge
- Lloyds warns of additional GBP800m in motor provisions Edge
Digital assets
- Why crypto crashed when Trump renewed his trade war Yahoo
- Crypto bounces back from record wipeout on easing trade fears Edge
- Trader who shorted crypto crash bets against bitcoin Coindesk Cointelegraph
- Bitcoin may tank to USD100k as crash reinforced trendline resistance Coindesk
- Bitcoin retests golden cross, a break above could trigger major rally Cointelegraph
- 3 reasons why a bitcoin rally to USD125k could be delayed Cointelegraph
- Solana DEXs must focus on building resilient markets Cointelegraph
- Citi eyes 2026 crypto custody launch after years of quiet development Coindesk
- Hyperliquid’s HIP-3 upgrade to unlock permissionless perp Coindesk
- FSB warns on emerging threats from stablecoins, private finance Edge
M&A
- Genting offers to privatise Genting Malaysia for RM2.35 Edge Mail NST Star
- Paragon Globe buys Johor land for RM11m in cash from major shareholders Edge
- Colform buys RM25.2m industrial land in Pulau Indah NST
- Loke Yew family’s Changkat Kia Peng land up for sale Edge
- Goldman Sachs buys venture capital investor Industry Ventures for USD965m Yahoo
- Grindr’s owners may take it private after a financial squeeze Yahoo
- Merck completes USD10b acquisition of Verona Pharma Yahoo
- Strategic acquirers drive mega-deals to record in 3Q Yahoo
- Lowe’s completes USD8.8b acquisition of Foundation Building Materials Yahoo
- Caterpillar to acquire mining software solutions provider RPMGlobal Yahoo
- Fyffes offloads Sol Group melon unit to Martori Farms Yahoo
- Linamar seals USD300m deal to buy Aludyne’s North American assets Yahoo
- Blackstone swaps GBP1b portfolio for 9% Tritax stake Edge
- Operator of troubled National Lottery goes public in Greece Yahoo
Malaysian
- MACC stresses strategic cooperation with banks to fight financial corruption Edge
- World Bank calls for independent oversight for Fiscal Responsibility Act Edge
- World Bank positive on Malaysia’s fiscal consolidation strategy Star
- BNM governor sees ringgit appreciating to RM4 by year-end Edge NST Star
- IPI expected to grow moderately at 2% in 2025 NST Star
- Labour market to remain resilient Star
- MyPower fund signals Malaysia’s tangible push for nuclear energy Edge
- Govt ups HeiTech’s NIISe contract value by 18% to RM1.05b Edge NST Star
Other markets
- Singapore set to hold monetary policy on steady economic outlook Edge
- Indonesia weighs transforming Bali into a regional financial hub Edge
- China trade beats forecasts in Sep Mail
- China’s rare earth exports fall sharply in Sep NST
- Korea says US offered alternative in USD350b deal talks Edge
- Goldman Sachs loses senior bankers after reshuffle, dealmaking pause Edge
- Goldman sees US consumers paying more than half of Trump tariffs Edge
- How the US is eating Trump’s tariffs Edge NST Yahoo
- Economists mark up US growth forecasts, see tepid job gains Edge
- UK’s USD160b investment not yet coming to Starmer’s rescue Star
- German authorities nix 1,400 websites used for cybertrading fraud Edge
- Dutch take control of Chinese-owned chipmaker Nexperia Mail
- Women wielding USD365b lead boom in sideways succession Edge
- BofA hikes gold price forecast to USD5k/oz for 2026 Edge
- Airlines face USD11b supply chain hit in 2025 Edge