Capital markets news | Thu 11 Dec 2025
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Equity
- LAC Med sees marginal gain on Main Market debut Edge NST Star
- ISF, Alliance Islamic sign underwriting for ACE Market IPO Edge Star
- BMS founders step in to support share price after dismal ACE Market debut Edge
- MyNews public shareholding spread slips below 25% Edge
- ¾ of votes at South Malaysia Industries’ adjourned AGM deemed disqualified Edge
- Hong Kong’s IPO juggernaut projected to raise up to USD45b in 2026 Yahoo
- Meesho surges 54% in debut after USD603m India IPO Edge Yahoo
- Temasek, top funds bid in Swiggy’s USD1.1b share sale Edge
- Some Indian IPOs being mispriced, says Barclays India chief Edge
- AI memory chipmaker SK Hynix weighs New York stock listing Edge NST
- Strategy pushes back on MSCI’s digital asset exclusion Coindesk Cointelegraph
- Surf raises USD15m to build AI model tailored to crypto research Coindesk
- Norway’s USD2t sovereign fund cautious on volatile data centres Edge
Debt
- Kapar Energy Ventures’ AA+ sukuk rating affirmed MARC
- Ho Hup seeks fresh court order to formulate scheme of arrangement Edge
- Temasek-backed SeaTown secures USD900m for private credit fund Edge NST Star
- Hong Kong builder Parkview secures USD940m loan refinancing Edge
- Fed says will start reserve management Treasury bill buying Yahoo
- The great income squeeze begins as Fed spells end to easy yields Edge
- Oracle earnings may not be enough to allay fears of debt, AI deal Edge
- First Brands rushes to contain panic as loan plunges to 63 US cents Edge
- Global bond yields hit 16-year high on fading rate-cut bets Yahoo
Digital assets
- Japan plans crypto shift from payments to securities law Cointelegraph
- Bitcoin swings as Fed straddles labour market, inflation Coindesk Cointelegraph
- SpaceX’s USD300m bitcoin puts crypto in world’s biggest planned IPO Coindesk
- State Street, Galaxy to launch tokenised liquidity fund on Solana in 2026 Coindesk
- Paxful pleads guilty to aiding crime, ignoring AML laws Coindesk
- US banking regulator warns Wall Street on unlawful practice of debanking Coindesk
- Consumer groups join unions in derailing crypto market structure bill Coindesk
- Teachers’ retirement funds at risk in crypto market structure Cointelegraph
M&A
- Sunsuria raises stake in developer of Kampung Sungai Baru project to 61% Edge Star
- Analyst calls DKSH’s RM6.15 a share privatisation offer fair and timely Edge Star
- Chinese supercomputer maker Sugon, chip developer Hygon call off merger Yahoo
- Trump says Warner Bros deal should include sale of CNN Yahoo
- The c-store mergers and acquisitions that defined 2025 Yahoo
- LS Power acquires bp’s onshore wind business in US Yahoo
- ABG Sundal Collier to acquire Denmark’s FIH Partners Yahoo
Malaysia
- How AI is transforming financial institutions in Malaysia Edge
- Govt bullish about hitting 4.8% growth target for 2025 Edge Star
- Steady consumption remains growth anchor Star
- National semicon strategy draws RM54.9b investments in 1H2025 Edge
- Unemployment rate held steady at 3.0% in Oct Edge
- Labour market in a tough neighbourhood Edge
- Bersatu’s Adam Radlan to be quizzed on return from the UK in MEX II probe Edge
- Sabah GLCs, statutory bodies ordered to submit quarterly performance reports Edge
Other markets
- How China Inc is marching into Vietnam amid US tariffs Edge NST
- Philippines vows to dismantle graft syndicate, fire up spending Edge
- China’s consumer prices rebounded without easing deflation fears Edge NST Star
- IMF urges China to take the brave choice: curb exports, boost consumption Edge
- China to sharpen domestic demand push Star
- EU Chamber warns China’s trade surplus could prompt stronger measures Mail
- Japan firms say strained Sino-Japan ties top concerns for 2026 Yahoo
- South Korea considers USD3.1b foundry to grow local chip sector Edge NST
- Amazon raises India investment pledge to USD35b by 2030 Edge Mail NST
- Oil-rich UAE turns to AI to grease economy NST
- Fed cuts rates 25 basis points with 2 voting for steady policy Coindesk Yahoo
- Hassett says room for Fed to cut more than 25 basis points Edge Star
- Trump supporters say prices too high, but president has cure NST
- US labour costs growth slows in third quarter Edge
- US bank executives say AI will boost productivity, cut jobs NST
- Citi CFO expects investment banking fees to go up in 4Q Star
- US can replicate revenues if Supreme Court rules against IEEPA tariffs Yahoo
- Bank of Canada holds at 2.25%, economy resilient overall Edge
- Mexico inflation surges ahead of Banxico’s cut Star
- Senior HSBC executives hid behind co-head roles Star
- ECB may lift growth outlook again Edge
- Germany’s chemical plants operate at lowest level in 20 years Edge
- Russian prosecutors ask court to seize NCH Capital assets Edge