Capital markets news | Wed 24 Dec 2025
Do you know?
Repurchase agreement (repo): In practice, repo transactions are operationalised through tri‑party or central‑counterparty platforms. Dealers deliver government bonds or other high‑quality collateral against cash, legal title temporarily shifts, margining manages risk, and overnight trades are routinely rolled day after day.
Equity
- SBS Nexus to list on ACE Market at 25 sen, seeks to raise over RM43m Edge Star
- Cleanroom system developer Stratus Global files for Main Market listing Edge Star
- China’s LandSpace completes tutoring process ahead of Shanghai IPO Yahoo
- JPMorgan takes top spot in India Star
- Fleet management firm Motive Technologies files for US IPO Yahoo
- 2025 IPO market largest since 2021, thanks to these unicorns Investors
- Digital bank Erebor raised USD350m at USD4.35b valuation Cointelegraph
- Aegea moves towards IPO, possibly Brazil’s first in over 4 years NST
- Brazil’s Azul launches share offering to raise USD1.33b NST
- Croatian bakery Mlinar parent bags EUR50m equity financing from EBRD Yahoo
Debt
- SMBC Malaysia’s AA1, P1 ratings affirmed RAM
- Maybank Ageas’ AA1, P1 corporate, AA2 subordinated bond ratings affirmed RAM
- China trapped in investment slump as infrastructure bonds dry up Edge
- Vanke reprieve still leaves USD1.3b debt at risk Edge Star
- US set to garnish wages for student debt collection in 2026 Yahoo
Digital assets
- Luno Malaysia plans more Shariah-compliant staking NST
- JPMorgan’s institutional crypto push could boost rivals Coindesk
- Crypto exchanges brace for pressure as banks enter spot trading Coindesk
- Fed teases new account model that could rewrite crypto’s banking access Yahoo
- Bitcoin will be top performer in 2026 after getting crushed this year Coindesk
- Recent bitcoin miner capitulation may signal bottom is near Cointelegraph
- Tensions over El Salvador’s bitcoin holdings ease with IMF’s praises Coindesk
- IMF says El Salvador in talks to sell state-run Chivo Bitcoin wallet Cointelegraph
- ECB gains backing from Council of EU for caps on digital euro holdings Coindesk
- EU council greenlights digital euro with offline mode Yahoo
- Russia’s central bank unveils new crypto rules to be adopted in 2026 Coindesk
M&A
- Japan’s Amova acquires control of AHAM Asset Management Edge NST Star
- Solarvest buys 22% of Solar District Cooling for RM41.96m Edge Star
- Johor Plantations to acquire remaining 45% of JPG Greenergy Ventures Edge Star
- Hextar Global to acquire fertiliser businesses in related-party deal Edge NST Star
- Jasa Kita proposes land acquisition from chairman’s spouse Edge Star
- UOA REIT unitholders adjourn meeting on related-party property deal Edge
- Goldman to ramp up investment in Japan’s firms Star
- Pakistan’s PIA privatisation moves forward following stake bidding war Edge
- UK’s MHA signs agreement to acquire MS UAE for USD9.8m Yahoo
- Electronic Arts shareholders approve USD55b sale to Saudis Edge
- ServiceNow to buy Armis for USD7.75b as AI-fuelled cyber risks surge Yahoo
- An inside look into Wall Street’s lucrative data centre deals Coindesk
- Paramount’s new offer for Warner Bros is not sufficient, major investor says Yahoo
- Harbour Energy to acquire LLOG Exploration for USD3.2b Yahoo
- United Capital snags USD240m Kansas-based RIA Yahoo
- Cadence Bank, Huntington Bancshares get regulatory approval for merger Yahoo
- Comerica-Fifth Third deal’s speed attacked by investor HoldCo Yahoo
- Deal to sell 120 J.C. Penney stores for USD950m falls through Yahoo
- India’s HCLSoftware to buy Jaspersoft and Wobby for Actian division growth Yahoo
- Billionaire Cheng family put London Rosewood Hotel up for sale Edge
- Samsung buys ZF’s driver assistance arm for USD1.8b Edge NST Yahoo
- Nutriment enters Poland with Zoo Factory takeover Yahoo
Malaysia
- Benign Nov inflation to keep BNM monetary policy unchanged Edge Star
- Inflation to edge up to 1.8% in 2026 Edge
- GDP growth to moderate to 4.2% in 2026 Edge NST Star
- Leading index rises 3.6% in Oct NST Star
- Ringgit could hit strongest level in 7 years in 2026 Edge
- FIMM reprimands 5 consultants for misconduct in unit trust schemes Edge NST
- Moody’s sees stronger financial crime controls in Malaysia NST
- MACC gets extension of USD340m prohibitory order against Tarek, PetroSaudi Edge
- Reliance on administrative remedies a risk Edge
- Ukraine invites Malaysian firms into USD500b reconstruction NST
- Citaglobal consortium, Tenaga sign PPA for 200MW Pahang solar Edge NST Star
Other markets
- Thailand eyes measures on huge gold trading amid baht surge Edge
- China’s yuan climbs to 15-month high, overcoming weak PBOC fixing Edge
- China pledges to step up urban renewal, stabilise housing market in 2026 Edge
- China overtakes OPEC+ as the main oil price maker NST
- Taiwan Nov export orders log fastest growth in 5 years on robust AI demand Edge
- Lenders ask India’s central bank to rein in surging hedging costs Edge
- RBA prepares for potential policy reversal Star
- Dollar’s worst slide since 2017 has further to go, options show Edge
- Bessent sees room for a future revamp of the Fed’s 2% target Yahoo
- Fed should lower rates if the market does well Yahoo
- US economy grows at fastest pace in years with 4.3% GDP gain Edge Yahoo
- US consumer confidence deteriorates in Dec Edge Yahoo
- US delays announcement of China chip tariffs until 2027 Edge
- UK business confidence in post-budget recovery Edge Star
- Hedge fund founder Alan Howard takes up Swiss residence after leaving UK Edge
- Finland stuck in doom loop with highest jobless rate in decades Edge
- Major central banks deliver biggest easing push in over a decade in 2025 Yahoo