Capital markets news | Thu 4 Dec 2025
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Bursa Malaysia Derivatives (BMD): A trader must open an account with a trading participant (broker). Orders are entered electronically into CME Globex. The electronic order book matches buy and sell orders using price–time priority. Once matched, the clearinghouse becomes the counterparty to both buyer and seller, and Both sides’ margin accounts are adjusted based on the daily settlement price. Profits are added to the account (variation margin). Losses must be topped up (margin call).
Equity
- Malaysia can retain top spot in Asean for IPOs in 2026 Star
- Aizo rolls out 65.13m new share options NST
- Jentayu shareholder files suit to halt 4 Dec EGM NST
- Malaysian REITs’ appeal to take a hit if withholding tax relief lapses Edge Star
- Consumer staples lead growth in 3Q Star
- Bina Puri hit with sixth winding-up petition of 2025, third filed by IRB Edge
- Large foreign fund outflow temporary situation Star
- UltraGreen.ai’s Singapore IPO 13.6 times subscribed, opens at USD1.51 Edge
- Indonesia mulls 20% free float for IPO of market cap below USD301m Edge
- JD.com’s JDi launches Hong Kong IPO seeking up to USD420m Edge Star Yahoo
- Private equity circles Big Oil’s pipelines as majors hunt for cash Yahoo
- Anthropic plans an IPO as early as 2026 Star Yahoo
- We might finally get some big AI IPOs, which means a look at their financials Yahoo
- Wall Street says AI is not a bubble, but maybe an air pocket Yahoo
- Anthropic CEO says some AI companies pulling the risk dial too far Yahoo
- Ostium raises USD20m Series A led by General Catalyst Coindesk
- SEC halts leveraged ETF plans over risks Star Cointelegraph
- Market maker Virtu to pay USD2.5m SEC fine over client trading data Yahoo
Debt
- Yinson Holdings’ IMTN programme assigned A+ final rating MARC
- MARCWatch Developing on KFH extended amid planned withdrawal MARC
- TM Tech’s ICP programme ratings withdrawn RAM
- Banking sector to navigate tighter liquidity in 2026 after strong finish this year Edge
- Malaysian households owe RM54.9b in credit card and BNPL as of end-Sep Edge Star
- Opportunities aplenty for digital banks but no threat to incumbent banks Edge
- GXBank to ramp up lending, pursue early graduation Edge
- High debt, weak cash flow put Genting, GenM at downgrade risk Edge Mail Star
- Wanda faces USD700m of bond deadlines as China woes flare Edge
- China Vanke short bets hit decade high as bond delay fuels angst Edge
- Several Vanke bondholders signal they’ll oppose extension plan Edge
- Asian banks likely to delay capital raising in anticipation of Fed rate cut Edge
- Bankers bet big on 2026 after underwriting USD65b in deals Edge
- US mortgage rates slide to 6.32%, boosting purchase activity Edge
- Thames Water’s debt piles up as restructuring talks drag on Edge
- BMW, VW supplier’s surging debt costs a warning to industry Edge
- Vulcan raises USD2.5b to fund lithium project in Germany Edge
- ECB says EU use of Russian assets for Ukraine loans is a stretch Edge
Digital assets
- Japan’s new crypto tax could wake sleeping giant of retail investors Cointelegraph
- Crypto industry files complaint against Australia’s ABC over bitcoin article Yahoo
- Bitcoin hovers near production cost as bull / bear line tightens Coindesk
- Bitcoin hits 2-week high but crypto sentiment remains fragile Edge Yahoo
- Larry Fink softens crypto stance as BlackRock boasts biggest US bitcoin ETF Yahoo
- US debt growth will drive crypto’s gains, BlackRock says in report on AI Coindesk
- Coinbase CEO says banks that don’t adapt stablecoin will be left behind Coindesk
- Fusaka upgrade cements Ethereum’s on-chain finance settlement layer role Coindesk
- Poland’s president vetoes strict crypto bill for threatening freedom Cointelegraph
M&A
- Plan in place for BNM to pare down shareholding in PayNet Edge
- Axis REIT’s deal underscores confidence in northern industrial properties Edge
- Tafi sells Muar factory land to Dominant for RM23.5m Edge Star
- Muar Ban Lee buys RM9.5m industrial lands, buildings in Muar Edge Star
- Boeing ordered by FTC to divest Spirit assets ahead of merger Yahoo
- Exxon in talks with Iraq about buying Lukoil stake in West Qurna 2 oilfield Yahoo
- Netflix, Warner Bros Discovery combo seen lowering costs for consumers Edge NST
- AI tuck-in deals to drive M&A acceleration in 2026 Yahoo
- ETHZilla buys 20% of AI lending platform Karus in USD10m deal Coindesk
- FrieslandCampina buys US ingredients firm Wisconsin Whey Protein Yahoo
- Acquisition through growth, the shift in logistics growth strategies Yahoo
- Wall Street activist blocks merger to escalate war with UK fund giant Yahoo
- French group LDC takes majority stake in UK’s Gressingham Foods Yahoo
- Austrian businessman interested in Lukoil assets Edge
- Olvi buys majority of importer Brewery International Yahoo
- Prudential mulls exiting South African financial services firm Alexforbes Edge
- Verity completes purchase of Botswana copper-silver assets Yahoo
- Barrick completes Tongon gold mine divestiture in Côte d’Ivoire Yahoo
Malaysia
- RM16b deployed under GEAR-uP programme as of 3Q Edge
- PAC urges Khazanah to boost non-financial risk analysis Edge
- Front-loaded spending expected in early 2026 NST
- Growth in 2026 expected to outpace govt forecasts Star
- Improved GDP growth forecast for this year, delayed tariff impact next year RAM
- Battery storage required in next bidding round for large-scale solar projects Edge
- Sarawak has invested RM21.8b to speed up infrastructure development Edge Star
Other markets
- Most Singapore employers plan to freeze headcount Star
- Thailand’s deflation streak and deadly floods pile pressure on rate cut Edge NST
- China services activity slows again in sign of frail economy Edge NST Star
- Top China economist says now is time to allow stronger yuan Edge
- China likely to chase 5% GDP growth in 2026 in bid to end deflation Edge
- Japan’s services sector sustains solid growth in Nov Edge
- Adani Group plans USD15b India airports expansion by 2030 Edge NST
- Saudi Arabia not afraid to cancel costly Vision 2030 projects Edge
- Australia economic growth disappoints, easing rate-hike bets Edge Star Yahoo
- Trump sees Fed chair pick early next year, praises Hassett Edge
- Fed data suggests central bank has stopped losing money Yahoo
- Cracks appear in entrenched weak dollar outlook Edge
- Indices advance as data keeps Fed rate-cut hopes high Star
- US industrial production barely up in Sep Edge
- US private payrolls decline in Nov as small businesses shed jobs Edge
- TikTok to invest more than USD37b in Brazil data centre Edge
- Eurozone business activity expands at fastest pace in 30 months in Nov Edge