Capital markets news | Thu 15 Jan 2026
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Equity
- Guan Huat Seng’s ACE Market IPO oversubscribed by 4.78 times Edge Star
- IT firm OGX, UOB Kay Hian sign underwriting for ACE Market IPO Edge NST Star
- Sunview plans RM19m private placement to fund EPCC projects Edge Star
- Maybank GWM financial assets hit RM565b on Islamic wealth momentum Star
- Vietnam’s venture capital falls for fifth straight year in 2025 Star
- Chip designer Montage ropes in Alibaba, JPMorgan in Hong Kong listing Edge
- Baidu is said to explore upgrading Hong Kong listing to primary status Edge
- Singapore brokerage Longbridge eyes Japan foray amid retail boom Edge Star
- Honeywell plans to carve out quantum computing unit Quantinuum via IPO Yahoo
- Jollibee CFO says growth supports listing of international arm in US next year Edge
- Temporal in talks to double valuation to USD5b Yahoo
- Crypto exchange Bitpanda weighs Frankfurt IPO in 1H Yahoo
- Czech ammunition-maker CSG plans Amsterdam IPO Star
Debt
- Bermaz’s AA3, P1 sukuk programme ratings affirmed RAM
- HLAP’s LECA2+ rating affirmed RAM
- Maybank launches new fund targeting 7% annual return Edge NST Star
- Malaysia boosts global sukuk issuance growth NST
- S&P expects strong growth for Malaysia’s Islamic banking sector Star
- Japan 5-year bond sale weakest since Aug on election risk Edge
- US banking giants reap bigger profits as borrowers seek more loans Edge
- Trump’s mortgage foray at odds with aggravating Treasuries Edge
- US mortgage rates drop to one of lowest levels since 2022 Edge
- Will Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac buying more bonds lower mortgage rates? Yahoo
- Trump’s credit-card interest rate idea is bad for consumers and business Yahoo
- Saks’ bankruptcy filing reveals its assets, creditors, financing Edge Mail Star
- HSBC plans risk transfer linked to EUR2b of corporate loans Edge
- EU’s EUR90b Ukraine loan to mostly support European firms Edge
Digital assets
- Pakistan, affiliate of Trump family’s crypto firm partner on USD stablecoin Mail
- Here’s why crypto is moving to Dubai and Abu Dhabi Cointelegraph
- Bitcoin rallies past USD97k as investors seek haven Coindesk Cointelegraph Yahoo
- Bitcoin and ether’s sharp breakouts liquidate USD700m short positions Coindesk
- Efforts to bulletproof Ethereum are paying off in user metrics Cointelegraph
- Figure joins stock tokenisation race with new trading platform Coindesk
- Coinbase pulls support from crypto market structure bill Coindesk
- Chainalysis says impersonation, AI crypto scams stole USD17b last year Coindesk
- Bybit Pay links with Yape, Plin to offer crypto payments in Peru Coindesk
- Germany’s DZ Bank secures retail crypto trading MiCA license Coindesk
M&A
- WTK seeks nod for RM555m plantation acquisitions Star
- HSBC is said to consider selling Singapore insurance business Edge
- Toyota Industries buyout offer raised after investor pushback Edge Yahoo
- Coca‑Cola scraps Costa Coffee sale Edge
- Asset manager MPearlRock buys US snacks maker The Good Crisp Company Yahoo
- Hispanic-foods firm Tropical Cheese enters meat with Cibao purchase Yahoo
- CleanSpark to acquire 447-acre Texas land for 600MW AI data centre Yahoo
Malaysia
- CIMB IB sees 4Q2025 GDP growth at 5.3%, full year at 4.8% Edge NST
- WEF flags economic downturn, inflation, asset bubbles as key risks Edge Star
- Malaysia Competition Commission proposes fines on 2 firms over bid rigging Edge
- HRD Corp approved RM2.62b in financial assistance last year Edge
- Tenaga inks Phase 2 for Laos–Singapore electricity transmission Edge Mail NST Star
Other markets
- Indonesia central bank in market as rupiah nears record low Edge
- Vietnam’s industrial production maintains growth momentum Star
- China’s 2025 trade surplus hit USD1.2t as exports soar Edge Mail NST Star
- Ant handled over 2b cross-border transactions in emerging markets in 2025 NST
- Won nears 17-year low, testing Korea’s intervention resolve Edge
- South Korea jobless rate jumps to near 5-year high in Dec NST
- South Korean manufacturers brace for slowdown amid volatility Star
- Australia’s job vacancies mostly steady in 3 months to Nov NST
- Fresh readings on inflation provide first signals for 2026 interest rate path Yahoo
- Fed’s Miran adds deregulation to his argument for rate cuts Edge
- Donald Trump vs Federal Reserve puts central bank independence to the test Mail
- US inflation is stronger than it looks Edge
- Prices paid to US producers rise on jump in energy costs Edge
- US home resales climb to strongest pace since 2023 Edge
- Supreme Court doesn’t rule on Trump’s tariffs on Wed Edge
- US transmission system is biggest challenge for connecting data centres Yahoo
- UK business confidence drops to 3-year low, survey shows NST
- UK commits to new rail project Star
- Europe’s own trade barriers are worse than Trump’s, ECB finds Edge