Capital markets news | Wed 21 Jan 2026
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Equity
- SBS Nexus struggles on ACE Market debut, failing to stay above water Edge Star
- Piping firm ISF Group’s IPO shares oversubscribed by 31.14 times Edge Star
- One Gasmaster IPO shares oversubscribed by 25.24 times Edge NST Star
- Manforce to shift to ACE Market NST Star
- World’s largest sovereign wealth fund backs SC’s Main Market reforms Edge
- AHAM Capital distributes RM1.39b across 84 funds for FY2025 NST Star
- MSCI rule shift may spur USD2b exit from Indonesian stocks Edge
- China deepens PDD probe after fistfights with regulators Edge
- CK Hutchison weighs London, Hong Kong listing of global telco assets Edge
- Sequoia, Accel-backed Ethos Technologies seeks USD1.3b valuation in US IPO Yahoo
- Mastercard weighs Zerohash investment after ending takeover talks Coindesk
- Brazilian digital bank PicPay targets USD2.5b valuation in US IPO Yahoo
- FTSE 100 owner said to eye easing entry rules for foreign firms Edge
- CSG’s owner seeks EUR2.55b in world’s largest defence IPO Edge
Debt
- Sunway Healthcare Treasury’s AA rating affirmed MARC
- Corporate bond financing to moderate after record high issuance in 2025 Edge Star
- RHB, Censof to drive financing access for SMEs in government projects NST
- Maybank targets RM300b sustainable finance, RM100b for new economy Edge NST
- Singapore Airlines prices USD390m 10-year notes at 2.70% Edge
- China unveils loan incentives to boost investment, consumption Edge
- Japan’s 20-year government bond sale has investors on edge Edge
- Buyers flee Japanese debt as Takaichi hits the ground spending Yahoo
- Japan bond meltdown sends yields to record high on fiscal fears Edge Yahoo
- Japan’s Katayama calls for market calm after bout of bond-selling Edge
- BlackRock gets nod to extend Asia credit fund by another year Edge
- Asian bonds draw strong foreign inflows in Dec Star
- US yields rise to multi-month highs on Trump’s tariff threats Star
- Treasuries slide as Japan bond rout, Danish sales sour sentiment Edge
- Banks losing health care debt to private lenders, Moody’s says Edge
- Citigroup CEO does not expect Congress to approve cap in credit card rates Edge
Digital assets
- Hong Kong crypto firms warn CARF tax rules could backfire Yahoo
- Bitcoin falls below USD89k amid new tariff war concerns, bond selloff Coindesk
- Bitcoin could crash to USD58k over restrictive Fed policy, trade tensions Coindesk
- Japan bond market panic spills into crypto, yields to keep rising Coindesk
- Crypto mortgages in US face valuation risks, regulatory uncertainty Cointelegraph
- Schwab maps where the money actually is in digital assets Coindesk
- Why digital asset treasuries that only hodl may fall short Cointelegraph
- Solayer unveils USD35m fund for real-time DeFi, AI and tokenisation apps Coindesk
- Chainlink launches 24/5 data streams to cover US stock market Coindesk
- Former FTX EU trading specialists unveil AI-powered derivatives platform Coindesk
M&A
- MyTech takeover offer by chairman turns unconditional Edge Star
- Probe sparks delay fears for Sunway-IJM deal Star
- China mulls M&A fund for tech innovation amid rivalry with US Edge
- China tourism group Duty Free buys DFS’ Greater China retail business Yahoo
- Sony to give up Control of Bravia TVs to China’s TCL Electronics Edge
- Airwallex buys South Korea’s Paynuri after fundraising at USD8b valuation Yahoo
- Wingify, ABTasty combines for digital experience optimisation platform Yahoo
- Netflix will now pay all cash for Warner Bros to keep Paramount at bay Edge Yahoo
- GSK to buy Rapt Therapeutics in deal worth USD2.2b Edge
- Why Serve Robotics is acquiring a hospital assistant robot company Yahoo
- Prime Capital Financial, Allworth acquire USD500m-plus RIAs Yahoo
- 3 takeaways from Boston Scientific’s USD14.5b Penumbra deal Yahoo
- B&G Foods buys Del Monte Foods’ broth brands for USD110m Yahoo
- R&R family of companies sells WLX, WLE units to CJK Group Yahoo
- Azimut to take majority stake in Brazilian wealth manager Unifinance Yahoo
- UK rewrites competition rules and puts GBP25m on Kraken in innovation push Mail
- France competition watchdog greenlights local food mergers Yahoo
- Henkel talking to acquire specialty-chemicals company Stahl Yahoo
- Musk asks if he should buy Ryanair as brawl with CEO runs on Edge
- Zurich turns up the heat with public bid Star Yahoo
- Global business leans on AI and M&A for growth in pre-Davos poll Edge
Malaysia
- Dec inflation rises 1.6% on higher personal care and education costs Edge NST Star
- Economists keep 2026 CPI forecasts after Dec surprise uptick Edge
- IMF raises real GDP growth forecast to 4.3% for 2026, 2027 Edge Star
- Standard Chartered sees 2026 GDP growth at 4.5% Star
- Dec exports hit record, powered by E&E, pushing trade past RM3t Edge NST Star
- Economists flag 2026 export slowdown despite 2025 trade performance Edge
- Malaysia-US reciprocal trade pact yet to take effect over written assurances Edge
- MACC quizzes nine in RM2.5b money laundering probe involving IJM Edge
- IJM rejects money-laundering, UK probe allegations amid MACC inquiry Edge
- ECERDC secures RM75b committed, RM55b realised investments Edge
- 84% of CEOs to expand beyond traditional industry boundaries NST Star
- To win in 2026, AI needs to be business-smart Edge
- Free gifts, digital tokens part of influencers’ taxable income Edge
Other markets
- Indonesia pledges central bank independence Edge NST Star
- Thailand lifts cap on forex repatriation to temper baht rally Edge
- Vietnam leader calls for new model to hit 10% growth goal Edge
- China plans new measures to spur consumption for next 5 years Edge
- China defends economic model at Davos, aims to be world’s market Edge
- BOJ to signal more rate hikes as yen, politics fuel inflation risks Yahoo
- Bessent says Fed chair pick could come as soon as next week Edge
- Dollar at week low as geopolitics revive sell America trade NST
- Trump govt to replace reciprocal tariffs if Supreme Court rules against it NST
- US still leads in global semiconductors Edge
- UK firms cut jobs at fastest pace in 5 years, wages cool Edge
- Franc is safe haven bet in Trump’s tariff flare-up Star
- Young workers most worried about AI affecting jobs, Randstad survey shows Edge