Capital markets news | Wed 15 Oct 2025
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Budget 2026: A staged carbon tax will be introduced, starting with iron, steel and energy sectors. Green asset investment tax allowance covers locally manufactured green tech under MyHIJAU, encouraging domestic sustainable production.
Equity
- ACE Market bound Powertechnic gets 20% valuation upside NST
- ACE Market listings lure in the money Star
- KIP REIT raises RM130.2m in second placement tranche NST Star
- Southern Cable eyes RM259m funding via private placement NST Star
- China’s WeRide taps banks for Hong Kong IPO Edge Yahoo
- Taiwan urges insurers to give local firms billions in mandates Edge
- LG Electronics India eclipses parent in blockbuster USD13b debut Edge Star
- Start-ups in Middle East defy gravity to hit fundraising record Edge
- PayPay valuation could exceed USD20b in planned Dec US IPO Yahoo
- Citi warns of frothy and overvalued sectors in equity markets Edge
- Most investors say AI stocks are in a bubble Edge Yahoo
Debt
- Glacier Assets’ water receivables-backed senior notes rating affirmed RAM
- Starbright Capital’s water receivables-backed notes rating affirmed RAM
- Swirl Assets’ water receivables-backed senior notes rating affirmed RAM
- FE Green PET secures RM150m financing from HSBC Malaysia Edge NST Star
- Debt downtrend, fiscal reforms support Malaysia’s sovereign rating Edge NST Star
- MBSB Bank allocates RM1b for solar financing Star
- Malaysia’s MSME financing outlook to remain broadly stable Star
- China’s defaulted developers put restructuring behind them Star
- New loans to help lift China’s property sector Star
- Auto sector bankruptcies spark fresh scrutiny of Wall Street credit risks Edge
- Data centre operator TeraWulf to issue USD3.2b senior secured notes Yahoo
- Goldman Sachs and BofA lead EUR1.215b Verisure loan after IPO Edge
- The great debasement debate is rippling across global markets Star
- Frontier debt risks going dark amid high costs and creative deals Star
Digital assets
- Cambodian chairman charged in USD15b crypto fraud Edge Coindesk Cointelegraph
- Crypto market sheds USD150b as China hits back at US Edge Star Yahoo
- DWS sees stablecoins emerging as core payments infrastructure Coindesk
- Stripe’s Bridge applies for national bank trust charter for stablecoin biz Coindesk
- Citigroup CEO backs tokenised deposits, too much focus on stablecoins Coindesk
- BlackRock CEO Larry Fink eyes bigger role in tokenisation Coindesk
- Real-world assets are sparking the next big crypto gold rush Yahoo
- Bhutan migrates its national ID system to Ethereum Cointelegraph
M&A
- CB Industrial sells Indonesian plantation to UK-listed AEP for RM38m Edge Star
- KNM’s RM100m working capital lifeline hinges on 30 Oct business sale Edge
- Go Innovate seeks to go private Star
- Genting Malaysia takeover splits analysts amid valuation debate, New York bid Edge
- Genting’s gearing impact manageable despite RM6.7b buyout NST
- Emirates NBD to buy majority stake in India’s RBL Bank Yahoo
- Canada’s IsoEnergy to acquire Australia’s uranium miner Toro Energy Yahoo
- J&J to spin off orthopaedics business, sees 2026 sales growth of over 5% Edge
- US lumber companies Rayonier, PotlatchDeltic to merge in USD7.1b deal Yahoo
- EasyJet becomes takeover target after share price slump Yahoo
- Serica Energy to acquire BP’s interest in Culzean field in North Sea Yahoo
- Sabadell says vast majority of its clients rejected BBVA bid Edge
- Bouygues Telecom, Free-iliad, Orange offer to buy Altice French assets Yahoo
- Fashionphile expands into UK, Europe with Luxe Collective acquisition Yahoo
Malaysian
- SC warns of costly inaction on climate adaptation NST
- RM2.4t investments needed to meet climate goals Edge NST
- SMI files fresh judicial review bid against SC over board appointments Edge
- RM20.7b recovered from financial institutions over 1MDB scandal Edge
- 4 convictions give insight into how Maju Holdings trial may run Edge
- Unravelling the ties between Turiya and cash trust firm UBB Amanah Edge
- Govt spending plan balanced but lacks clarity on investment priorities NST
- Budget 2026: Balancing welfare and fiscal discipline RAM
- Singapore-based companies commit SGD5.5b investments in Johor Edge
- Grab avoids RM86.77m fine as Federal Court rejects MyCC’s appeal bid Edge
Other markets
- Singapore keeps monetary policy unchanged as growth remains firm Edge NST
- Singapore’s 3Q GDP growth slows to 2.9% Edge NST
- Thai Cabinet approves USD49b investment budget for state enterprises Edge
- China puts export controls on Nexperia after Dutch takeover Edge
- South Korea says huge progress in US trade talks over investment package Edge
- Google plans USD15b data centre hub in biggest India bet Edge Mail Yahoo
- JPMorgan seeks to double Asia assets to USD600b by 2030 Edge
- Fed officials are divided about interest rates Yahoo
- Fed’s Collins says it’s prudent to ease a bit more in 2025 Yahoo
- Fed’s Bowman expects 2 more interest rate cuts this year Edge
- Goldman tells staff it will cut more jobs as AI saves costs Edge
- US small business sentiment ebbs in Sep, inflation back in focus Edge
- UK retail sales growth slows in Sep amid budget fears Edge
- UK unemployment rises and wages cool, spurring rate cut bets Edge
- EU mulls forced tech transfers for Chinese investments Edge
- IMF warns of dim outlook for world economy hit by rolling shocks Edge Yahoo