Capital markets news | Tue 28 Oct 2025
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Equity
- Insights Analytics more than doubles on ACE Market debut Edge NST Star
- IPO market rides highs and lows NST
- KNM chooses to delist to finalise EUR270m German unit sale Edge NST Star
- Foreign outflow from Bursa for third week, down to RM14.6m Edge NST Star
- Singapore’s GIC seeks to sell USD1b of stakes in PE funds Edge
- Chinese EV maker Seres seeks USD1.7b in Hong Kong listing Yahoo
- Nidec faces delisting risk as Tokyo exchange ramps up scrutiny Edge
- Softbank-Backed Lenskart to raise USD829m in India IPO Yahoo
- Foreign investors extend net selling with USD1.74b outflow from Asian markets Star
- WiseTech Global faces Australian police inquiry for alleged trading Yahoo
- Novo-backed MapLight raises USD258.9m in US IPO, placement Yahoo
- TZERO plans public listing as tokenisation push gains steam Coindesk
- David Beckham-backed Prenetics raises USD48m for bitcoin treasury Coindesk
- Keurig Dr Pepper raises USD7b to fund JDE Peet’s acquisition Yahoo
Debt
- Poseidon’s fourth tranche senior MTN assigned AA2 rating RAM
- Jimah East Power’s AA- rating affirmed MARC
- OCK upsizes RM700m sukuk programme to RM1b Edge
- China’s central bank to resume bond trading on open market Edge NST
- Meituan seeks to raise USD3b in dual-currency bond sale Edge
- Strategy is first bitcoin treasury company rated by major credit agency Coindesk
Digital assets
- Ant Group files Hong Kong trademarks for ANTCOIN and stablecoins Yahoo
- World’s first yen-pegged stablecoin debuts in Japan Edge Cointelegraph
- South Korean crypto exchanges see 1,400x flows linked to Cambodia Coindesk
- NYSE lists solana, hedera, litecoin spot crypto ETFs for trading Coindesk
- Bitcoin lender Ledn hits USD1b in loan origination Coindesk
- Citi, Coinbase partner to expand digital asset payments Coindesk
- IBM unveils digital asset platform Coindesk
- Retail must partner with fintechs or prepare to fail Cointelegraph
M&A
- Plans to privatise Yinson by year end being firmed up Edge
- IWCity seeks fifth extension to deliberate IWH merger Edge
- Mulpha sells entire stake in London hotel for RM190m Edge Star
- Burger King owner said to shortlist CPE, HSG for China stake Edge
- Tsingtao calls off planned purchase of Jimo Yahoo
- Trump says he might sign final TikTok deal on Thursday Star
- American Water Works, Essential Utilities to merge into USD40b entity Yahoo
- Paramount plans to keep a merged Warner Bros largely intact Yahoo
- Equitable buys Stifel’s USD9b independent adviser unit Yahoo
- Huntington Bancshares to buy Cadence Bank for USD7.4b Yahoo
- Great Northern Minerals acquires Catalyst Ridge project in California Yahoo
- Grindr receives buyout offer to take app company private Yahoo
- Tenor Health Foundation to acquire 3 CHS hospitals in US Yahoo
- WSP eyes Jacobs with multi-billion-dollar offer Yahoo
- ThinkBio.Ai announces acquisition of UK’s InfoHealth Solutions Yahoo
- CMA raises chilled sauces concerns in Greencore-Bakkavor merger Yahoo
- Trian offers to acquire Janus Henderson for USD7b Yahoo
- Germany’s SAP mulls new bid for software firm BlackLine Yahoo
Malaysian
- Shahrol switched between 2 masks to aid Jho Low in 1MDB scheme Edge
- Jun median wage up, growth slower than May Star
- Malaysia-US trade pact safeguards RM22b worth of exports to US Edge NST
- US to consider commitment to trade deal when setting semiconductor tariffs Edge
- Malaysia and South Korea complete talks on free trade agreement Edge
- Trade with Thailand grew 7% to USD18.68b in 8M2025 Mail
- Terengganu secures RM4.3b in committed investments Edge
Other markets
- Singapore power demand seen accelerating in next decade Edge
- 20 hectares set aside for Singapore’s largest data-centre park Edge Star
- Singapore govt courts mid-cap tech firms to anchor AI growth Star
- Thai exports beat forecasts in Sep as US shipments surge Edge Star
- US unveils trade deal with Thailand Star
- US unveils Vietnam trade framework after 20% tariff deal Edge
- Philippine central banker says it’s time to take profit on gold Edge
- Australia eyes AUD20b investment opportunities in Southeast Asia Edge NST
- Reducing non-tariff barriers can boost Asean GDP by 4.3% over long run Edge
- Asean aims to conclude AITIGA by year-end Edge
- Asean business entity can create more regional multinational companies NST
- China vows to keep financial markets stable Star
- China’s industrial profits surge as officials step up overcapacity crackdown Edge
- Barclays re-enters Saudi Arabia 11 years after exiting business Edge Star
- Citi opens Riyadh HQ as Wall Street CEOs forge deeper Saudi ties Edge
- Emerging markets need a far weaker US dollar to lure back foreign funds Edge
- Latest US-China trade truce leaves fundamental issues unresolved Edge
- Bringing it all back home – a global capital retreat? Edge
- UBS files application for US banking licence, eyeing growth Edge
- Most S&P 500 companies in 4 years are beating sales estimates Edge
- US firms avoid price hikes despite high cost Star
- Bank of Canada poised to cut rates to 2.25% amid economic slowdown Yahoo
- APAC growth to outpace other regions despite US tariffs NST
- UK manufacturers invest at slowest pace since 2017 NST
- UK retailers struggle again as budget fears weigh on consumers Edge
- ECB’s Escriva says current level of rates is appropriate Star
- ECB to hold interest rates steady with inflation subdued NST
- Eurozone firms optimistic but profits are falling Edge
- Italian PM Meloni says banks should not complain about EUR5b tax Edge