Capital markets news | Fri 28 Nov 2025
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Capital Market Masterplan (CMP) 4: CMP4 prioritises broader access to market-based financing for SMEs and mid-tier companies. By enhancing equity crowdfunding, P2P financing, and alternative platforms, it aims to diversify fundraising options and reduce reliance on traditional bank lending.
Debt
- Bank Islam’s AA3, P1 ratings affirmed RAM
- Bakun Hydro’s AAA sukuk rating affirmed RAM
- Sarawak Energy’s AAA sukuk rating affirmed RAM
- SP Setia’s RM500m ICP programme assigned final rating MARC
- Pulau Indah Power Plant in RM2.8b sukuk issuance Star
- Malaysia still owes RM24.46b in 1MDB debt as of end-Sep Edge
- Malaysia’s 5G adoption to accelerate as U Mobile gets RM4.3b funding Edge NST Star
- Dual engine push of govt, private support urged to boost MSMEs Edge
- Vanke’s loan request rejected by at least 2 Chinese banks Edge
- China Vanke dollar bonds tumble to record lows Star
- Hong Kong developer New World gets bump in support for debt swap proposal Edge
- Japan to boost shorter debt to fund stimulus plan, Fitch warns on rating NST
- Credit market can handle tech’s debt deluge Yahoo
- Morgan Stanley warns Oracle credit protection nearing record high Yahoo
- Altice USA alleges illegal cartel among creditors Star
- SEC investigating Jefferies about First Brands disclosures Edge
- UK mulls expanding bill market to diversify investor base Edge
- UK tax hikes to placate bond markets likely to be costly for Reeves Star
- Investors welcome UK budget headroom, fret over long-term risks Star
- Magnum Ice Cream raises USD3.5b in bond issue, spinoff nears Edge NST
- IMF, Ukraine reach staff-level deal on over USD8b financing Mail
Digital assets
- Crypto-mining power theft costs Tenaga Nasional over RM5b Edge
- Philippine DAX eyes USD60b tokenisation opportunity with Project Bayani Coindesk
- Crypto exchange Upbit hit by exploit after USD10b deal Edge Coindesk
- Ripple’s RLUSD stablecoin wins key regulatory green light in UAE Coindesk
- Australia’s new digital assets bill seeks to prevent past crypto failures Coindesk
- Terraform Labs co-founder says 5 years in prison enough for crypto fraud Edge
- Bitcoin whales return to buying as price recovers above USD90k Coindesk
- Hash Ribbon flashes signal marking cyclical bottoms for bitcoin price Coindesk
- Bitcoin leads broad recovery as traders eye possible Santa rally Coindesk
- Bitcoin sees significant step forward as USD97k price targets return Cointelegraph
- Bitcoin’s ascent may hit a wall around mid-USD90k Coindesk
- Bitcoin’s path back to USD112k and higher depends on 4 key factors Cointelegraph
- UK proposes no gain, no loss tax rule for DeFi in major win for users Coindesk
- Spain’s junior ruling party proposes 47% crypto tax Cointelegraph
- Fiat inflation drives crypto adoption across the globe Cointelegraph
- When privacy and AML laws conflict Cointelegraph
M&A
- UEM Group said to take UEM Edgenta private Edge
- KNM’s sale of German unit delayed as buyer reviews legal issues Edge
- MUI Properties to buy RM605m Ijok land to rebuild development pipeline Edge Star
- Mercury Industries to acquire 9.31 acres of Melaka land for RM11.5m Star
- ByteDance in talks to sell Mobile Legends studio to Saudi-based Savvy Games Edge
- Aramco selects Citigroup for oil storage terminals stake sale Yahoo
- Quantum computing company IonQ’s USD2.5b warning can’t be ignored Yahoo
- Fortress buy of Wheeling & Lake Erie approved Yahoo
- MSC, BlackRock bid for Hutchison’s Barcelona terminal faces EU probe Edge
- China’s Anta Sports is said to weigh potential bid for Puma Edge Star
Malaysia
- FIMM reprimands 3 former unit trust, private retirement scheme consultants Edge
- Producer price index continues to ease 0.1% in Oct Edge NST
- Services account surplus marks stronger economic rebound NST
- Economy set for steady path into 2026 NST
- Economists rule out global recession but warn of rising risks Edge
- World Bank says Malaysia shows resilient economic growth in 2025 Mail NST
- World Bank economist urges tariff cut for all trading partners, not just US Edge
- No plans to renegotiate US trade deal Edge NST
- Palm oil exports to China down almost 29% through Oct Star
Other markets
- China’s industrial profits fall in Oct after 2 months of growth Edge NST Star
- China warns of bubble risk in booming humanoid robotics industry Edge
- China’s tech giants move AI model training overseas to access Nvidia chips Edge
- Hong Kong insurance sector braces for RM1.37b fire damage claims Mail Yahoo
- Taiwan raids former TSMC exec’s home in trade secrets probe Edge
- South Korea sanctions Prince Group and others over online crimes Edge
- India greenlights USD800m push to ramp up rare earth magnet production Mail
- RBNZ says economic recovery is picking up Star
- JPMorgan flips forecast, sees Fed cutting rates in Dec Edge
- Fed’s beige book shows K-shaped split deepens among consumers Edge
- UK’s Reeves rejects criticism that she raised taxes to fund welfare Edge
- Netherlands fines Morgan Stanley EUR101m over dividend tax evasion Edge