Capital markets news | Tue 25 Nov 2025
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Equity
- Semico signs underwriting with Affin Hwang for ACE Market listing Edge NST Star
- Bursa reprimands FSBM over quarterly reports, orders audit review Edge NST Star
- Foreign investors turned net sellers, offloaded RM1.03b on Bursa last week Edge
- MACC urged to probe RM104.9m investment scam losses Edge
- JingDong Industrials to launch IPO seeking up to USD500m next week Yahoo
- Thailand’s Bitkub eyes USD200m Hong Kong IPO Yahoo
- Ex-HKEX employee charged for alleged bribes in insider case Edge
- Singaporean energy firm Sembcorp plans IPO of Indian unit Edge
- Prudential plans USD300m pre-IPO share sale Star
- Foreign investors pull USD6.73b from Asian markets last week Mail NST Star
- Korea’s Upbit reportedly mulls coming to America via Nasdaq IPO Yahoo
- Revolut notches USD75b valuation in long-running share sale Edge
- AI startup raises USD75m to take junior bankers’ grunt work Edge
Debt
- MOF reviewing Urusharta Jamaah assets as LTH sukuk nears maturity Edge
- Standard Chartered picks Serai for greening halal programme NST
- CGC unveils enhanced BizJamin schemes to spur MSME financing Star
- Rising personal bankruptcies signal growing household strain in Malaysia NST
- EU banks set to extend best rally since 97 Edge
Digital assets
- Malaysia’s Skyvast, Tykhe launch USD150m tokenised AI infra fund Yahoo
- Bitcoin mining in China rebounds, defying 2021 ban Edge Yahoo
- Hong Kong’s tokenisation drive set to boost treasury centres and investments Yahoo
- Bitcoin’s USD1t rout exposes fragile market structure, Deutsche Bank says Coindesk
- Citigroup warns of bitcoin halving-season chill as prices sink, ETF outflows Coindesk
- Bitcoin climb to continue as selling pressure eases Cointelegraph
- No major capitulation in sight for bitcoin Cointelegraph
- Bitcoin faces 3 big problems as it struggles to rebound Yahoo
- Franklin Templeton calls XRP foundational to global finance Coindesk
- Monad’s MON stumbles in trading debut after slow token sale Coindesk
- Blockchain is struggling to hold on to its original purpose Cointelegraph
- Stablecoins could siphon off eurozone bank deposits, ECB warns Edge Yahoo
M&A
- NexG says no notice of 25% share acquisition received Edge
- Vantage Data Centers finalises acquisition of Johor data centre Edge
- Titijaya buys Sabah assets for RM105m to revive UMS hostel project Edge
- DBS said to still be in pursuit of Alliance Bank stake Edge
- DBS said to revise Alliance Bank offer proposal to 30% stake Edge Star
- GoTo taps new CEO in step towards game-changing Grab takeover Edge NST
- Surging property prices draw bidders for derelict Vietnam towers Edge
- Qube, Macquarie enter exclusivity in USD7.50b deal Edge NST
- Solventum acquires wound care company Acera Surgical in USD850m deal Yahoo
- Crypto wallet firm Exodus buys Baanx and Monavate for USD175m Coindesk
- Ashford Hospitality Trust to sell 3 hotels in US for USD69.5m Yahoo
- Broadcast giant Sinclair makes bid to buy out EW Scripps for USD7 per share Yahoo
- Schneider National’s acquisition pipeline preps for dedicated growth Yahoo
- Bayridge to acquire 51% interest in Baker Lake uranium project Yahoo
- BHP walks away from Anglo again after new approach founders Edge Star
- Only 3 large airlines interested in Portugal’s TAP Star
Malaysia
- BNM orders vetting of over 100 people, entities in money flow probe Edge
- S&P raises 2026 GDP forecasts to 4.3% for Asia-Pacific, 4.5% for Malaysia Edge Star
- Core principles of high-value goods tax retained in updated tax framework Edge
- Malaysia set on top 20 global AI rankings as corporates join the race NST
- ECRL at 89% completion as of Oct Edge Star
- Production of first electric trains for ECRL completed Star
Other markets
- Singapore’s core inflation up 1.2% in Oct Edge Star
- Standard Chartered fails to get USD2.7b 1MDB case tossed out Edge
- Indonesia to roll out trustee rules next year to draw capital Edge
- Bank of Thailand sees room for rate cut Star
- Thailand hurries USD15b in stalled projects to spur growth Edge
- UBS China property optimist now foresees an extended slump Edge
- Rupee gains as RBI returns to defend currency after slump Edge
- India’s top court agrees to USD570m settlement by fugitive billionaire brothers Edge
- Fed’s Waller calls for Dec cut, then meeting-by-meeting Edge
- US monetary policy currently in right place Star
- Economists see slightly faster US growth, sticky inflation in 2026 Edge
- Banco Master CEO denies USD2.4b fraud Star
- How the UK economy has fared since Reeves’ first budget Edge
- UK tax moves have caused wealthy to leave, minister acknowledges Edge
- Norway’s wealth tax trades millionaires for equality Edge
- Private assets to be half of industry revenues by 2030, PwC says Edge
- Gold glitters and ETFs are basking in its lustre Edge