Capital markets news | Tue 13 Jan 2026
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PM’s 5 Jan Announcements > Digitalisation of public services: A major rollout of digital systems has been directed to boost public service delivery, cut bureaucratic delays, and ensure infrastructure and development projects are implemented more efficiently.
Equity
- TeamStar, TA Securities sign ACE Market IPO underwriting Edge Star
- One Gasmaster sets IPO price at 25 sen to raise RM23m from ACE Market Edge Star
- Sarawak tech firm Impact Capital files for ACE Market listing Edge Star
- MN Holdings eyes transfer to Main Market by 2Q Edge Star
- Highly competitive bubble tea market makes Loob IPO challenging Edge
- Foreign investors turned net buyers with RM42.5m inflow last week Edge NST Star
- Bursa rolls out Quality 50 indices spotlighting financially strong firms NST Star
- Affin Hwang IB rolls out VIX futures for hedge against market volatility Edge NST
- After debut buzz, half of 2024 new listings are above IPO price Edge
- Why Malaysia’s stock market won’t rebound without real change Edge
- China onshore stock turnover jumps to a record USD516b Edge
- Hangzhou Six tech startup BrainCo is said to file for Hong Kong IPO Edge
- Xpeng said to hire banks for flying car unit IPO in Hong Kong Edge
- Crypto custodian BitGo raising USD201m in NYSE IPO Coindesk Yahoo
- Nvidia to invest USD1b in AI drug lab with Eli Lilly Edge Yahoo
- Dassault invests in French dronemaker at USD1.4b valuation Edge
Debt
- UDA’s MARC-1, AA- programme ratings affirmed MARC
- Indonesia plans to sell first Asia sovereign dollar bond of 2026 Edge
- Singapore Exchange proposes bond futures for India, Southeast Asia Edge
- Vanke dollar bondholders asked to call default by advisory firm Edge
- Trump says credit card firms would break law if rates not capped at 10% a year Edge
- Data centres will need USD3t through 2030, says Moody’s Edge
Digital assets
- Bitcoin stalls below USD92k as privacy coins rally Coindesk
- Bitcoin’s price hasn’t peaked yet, just a mid-cycle correction Coindesk
- Powell investigation may introduce risk premia for bitcoin Cointelegraph
- Ether to hit USD40k by 2030 beating bitcoin, Standard Chartered says Coindesk
- Vitalik Buterin lays out walkaway test for a quantum safe Ethereum Coindesk
- Crypto enters round 2 of institutional adoption led by Morgan Stanley Cointelegraph
- Trump-linked World Liberty opens USD3.4b token for loan bet Edge
- Staking goes mainstream: what 2026 could look like for ether investors Coindesk
- Tether freezes USD182m USDT across 5 Tron blockchain wallets Coindesk
M&A
- Sunway launches IJM takeover with RM11b cash-and-share offer Edge Mail NST Star
- IJM shareholders not entitled to Sunway healthcare unit’s dividend-in-specie Edge
- Jaks sells 50MW Penang solar plant to Sunview for RM55m Edge
- Independent adviser says MyTech chairman’s offer not fair, not reasonable Edge
- Vantris Energy exits L&T-Sapura Shipping JV for RM123.5m Edge NST Star
- IGB sells St Giles Hotel London, Ravencroft shares for GBP220m Edge
- Favelle Favco buys France’s Seram Industries Edge Star
- Deutsche Bank’s USD2.5b India retail assets draw final bids Edge
- Paramount sues Warner Bros, aims to nominate directors to board Edge Yahoo
- QXO is raising another USD1.8b for its M&A war chest Yahoo
- Warburg Pincus to buy 41% stake in Lemon Tree Hotels unit Fleur Hotels Yahoo
- Crypto services company Bakkt to acquire Distributed Technologies Research Yahoo
- Abivax pares gains as speculation over a takeover whipsaws Edge
- IDAK Food Group buys French baker Onoré Yahoo
Malaysia
- BNM expected to stay pat on OPR at 22 Jan meeting NST
- BNM seen keeping monetary policy flexible, potential rate cut in 2026 NST
- Fiscal policy to stay targeted in 2026, supporting monetary flexibility NST
- Ringgit seen strengthening toward 3.95 by year end, says MBSB Research NST
- 2026 growth to moderate amid slower global trade, OCBC says NST
- Export outlook points to moderate growth amid global trade shifts Edge NST
- Jobs outlook remains steady amid growth, tourism boost NST
Other markets
- Singapore defends GIC, Temasek returns as reasonable Edge NST Star
- Politburo seeks to reposition Vietnam’s state economy Star
- Yuan’s rally does not signal revaluation, former regulator says NST
- HSBC opens asset management branch in United Arab Emirates Edge
- Fed’s Williams says monetary policy well positioned amid a favourable outlook Yahoo
- Powell pulls no punches Edge Mail NST
- Trump turning US into banana republic with criminal probe against Fed chief Yahoo
- Sell America: Investors dump US assets over Fed independence fears Yahoo
- Federal Reserve has historically been independent of the White House Yahoo
- Goldman sees strong US growth, tame inflation with 2 Fed cuts Edge
- UK hiring dropped at fastest rate since Nov budget Edge
- UBS warns on Swiss capital plans as government loses support Edge
- Gold breaches USD4,600 as Powell-Trump rift stokes safe-haven demand NST Star