Capital markets news | Mon 22 Dec 2025
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Equity
- Sunway Healthcare to gauge interest for IPO in Jan Edge Star
- Lack of large-cap firms makes Bursa less attractive to foreign investors Edge NST
- Carlo Rino plans 2-to-1 share consolidation to reduce share price volatility Edge
- China A500 ETF inflows surge to record high towards year end Edge
- Singapore’s GLP said to pick investment banks for 2026 Hong Kong IPO Edge
- Asia in USD200b complex investment revival Star
- ICICI Prudential AMC debuts in India as global investors pile in Edge
- World’s calmest stock market challenges options traders in India Edge
- MUFG bets USD4.4b on Shriram Finance in Japan-India push Edge
- Adani Airport unit to invest USD11b, seeks partner pre-IPO Edge
- Nvidia rival Cerebras Systems may finally IPO Yahoo
- SoftBank racing to close USD22.5b funding commitment to OpenAI by year end Edge
- Telecom Italia board said to meet on saving shares conversion Edge
Debt
- Pengurusan Air SPV’s AAA, P1 sukuk ratings affirmed RAM
- Manjung Island Energy’s Series 1 and Series 2 sukuk ratings affirmed RAM
- Maybank, core banking units AAA, P1 financial institution ratings affirmed RAM
- MTS Fibromat’s investment notes R3 rating affirmed RAM
- A boost for bonds? Star
- Bigger bond issuances seen next year NST
- Pacific & Orient secures USD67m loan for Florida property project Edge
- Debt boom signals yuan’s arrival as a funding currency Edge
- Grab to acquire Chinese firm Infermove to expand in AI robotics Edge
- Japan bond yields jump after BOJ hike, Wall Street poised for gains Edge
- Pakistan targets Jan for inaugural panda bond tranche Edge
- Investor buys USD6b of Colombian peso bonds Star
- Digital bank rush Star
- Uganda National Oil secures USD2b loan from Vitol Britain Edge
- Nigeria’s Heirs Energies gets USD750m loan to boost output Edge
Digital assets
- The stablecoin boom fuels 24/7 dollar banking without borders Edge
- US plan seeks tax safe harbour for stablecoins Star
- Crypto investors shift to new strategies Star
- Crypto user loses USD50m in address poisoning scam Coindesk
- Tokenised private credit is main growth engine Coindesk
- Tokenisation will disrupt finance faster than digital disrupted media Cointelegraph
- Fundstrat’s 2026 crypto outlook warns of pullback Cointelegraph
- BlackRock’s bitcoin ETF racks up USD25b inflows despite price slump Coindesk
- Bitcoin gets base case price target of USD143k at Citigroup Coindesk
- Bitcoin battles USD89k price ceiling as bulls try to break US sell pattern Coindesk
- Bitcoin traders split between USD70k crash and price rebound Cointelegraph
- Bitcoin’s outlook is so uncertain in 2026 Coindesk
- Bitcoin’s apparent demand shrinks, signals new bear market Cointelegraph
- Bitcoin’s quantum debate is resurfacing Coindesk Cointelegraph
- Migrating bitcoin to post-quantum may easily take 5-10 years Cointelegraph
- Brazil’s Gen Z drives crypto boom as stablecoins, income tokens surge Coindesk
M&A
- M&A activity set to soar in 2026 Star
- Taking control of mergers Star
- IHH’s Fortis to acquire Bengaluru hospital for INR4.3b Edge
- Record boom in deals fuels upbeat M&A outlook Star
- Holt said to leave New Mountain, pursue USD30b deal Edge
- BioMarin Pharmaceutical in USD5b merger with Amicus Yahoo
- S&P Global acquires With Intelligence for USD1.8b Yahoo
- Union Pacific, Norfolk say merger will take nearly 2m truckloads off US roads Edge
- Coty sells remaining 25.8% stake in haircare brand Wella to KKR Edge
- Mexican airlines Volaris and Viva Aerobus strike merger agreement Edge
- British Airways owner sees challenge with minority stake in TAP Edge
- Sweden’s Hilbert buys Enigma Nordic in USD32m deal Coindesk Yahoo
Malaysia
- SC, IRB to strengthen inter-agency cooperation Edge NST Star
- What headline-generating FDI tells us Star
- IMF lauds Malaysia’s strong growth despite global uncertainty Mail NST Star
- Trade surplus contracted sharply in Nov Edge NST Star
- Malaysia expected to see higher export growth NST
- Police identify 10 companies linked to fraud Edge
- Malakoff-Solarvest JV inks 21-year PPA for Perak solar farm Edge NST Star
- Sunview, Nestcon ink PPAs with TNB for solar projects NST Star
- Samaiden unit enters solar power purchase deal with TNB Edge Star
Other markets
- Singapore arrests former captain of alleged scam kingpin Chen Zhi’s yacht Edge
- Indonesia revenue slump pushes fiscal deficit wider Star
- Taiwan relaxes exporter dollar sales to halt currency depreciation, traders say Edge
- Japan’s central bank hikes interest rate to highest in 30 years Edge NST Star
- Japan to spend USD19b building its own national AI Mail
- Bank of Korea announces measures to boost dollar supply in FX market Edge
- RBI cuts key rate on growth concern, low inflation Star
- India’s big-bang financial reforms target wave of foreign money Edge
- Fed’s Hammack signals holding rates steady for months Edge Yahoo
- Fed’s Williams says no urgency to further adjust interest rates Edge
- Is AI really killing finance and banking jobs? Yahoo
- US consumer sentiment ticks up while budget concerns linger Edge
- Colombia ministers sign emergency tax decree, reports say Edge
- ECB policymakers not yet ready to take rate cut off the table Edge
- Bank of France lifts growth forecasts as economy defies upheaval Edge
- France is in danger if 2026 deficit not contained, says Villeroy Edge