Capital markets news | Fri 27 Feb 2026
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3 hours of e-learning vs 6 hours of classroom: why should both offer 10 CPE points
Active engagement (frequent interactions and assessments mandate participation) (1) Requires response or click to progress, preventing “passive listening,” (2) quizzes provide instant correction, reinforcing memory in real-time, and (3) points are awarded based on passing assessments, not just “seat time.”
Equity
- Financial planning firm Whitman makes its debut on LEAP Market Edge NST Star
- Interior fit-out firm Adnex launches ACE Market IPO at 20 sen Edge Star
- YTL Hospitality REIT eyes RM99m private placement for debt repayment Edge
- Citaglobal plans RM42m private placement funding exercise Star
- Gagasan Nadi Cergas plans 1-for-2 bonus warrants Edge
- Bintai Kinden out of PN17 today Edge NST Star
- Toyota plans around USD19b share sale by financial institutions Edge NST
- Amazon’s USD50b OpenAI investment may depend on IPO or AGI Edge NST
- A divided tech giant reveals the perils of AI Star
- Norway wealth fund says AI caught risks that others missed Edge
Debt
- Leader Energy’s sukuk programme rating upgraded from AA- to AA MARC
- Pos Malaysia plans RM1b perpetual sukuk to fund capex, refinance debt Edge Star
- Technofit’s RM5m Tranche 2 Investment Notes RAM
- Maybank aims for 4%-5% loan growth after muted FY2025 Edge NST
- S&P flags risks to Indonesia’s rating, weeks after Moody’s warning Edge
- Global funds seek refuge in Australian bonds as AI boom wobbles Star
- Private credit’s great divide: imminent crisis or ‘no big deal’ Yahoo
- Mortgage rates fall below 6% for first time in over 3 years Yahoo
- Fed’s top banking cop to unveil new regulations, focus on mortgage lending Yahoo
- Renewable Properties, Pathward, BridgePeak close USD280m for clean energy Yahoo
Digital assets
- Kenanga launches tokenised money market funds on Stellar blockchain Edge Star
- Bitcoin’s upcoming USD10.5b options expiry may end bear market Cointelegraph
- Bitcoin bear market not over as price rejects at USD68k trend line Cointelegraph
- Grant Cardone plans to tokenise his firm’s USD5b real estate portfolio Coindesk
- DeFi needs shock absorbers, not sacred pegs Cointelegraph
- US regulator proposes rules limiting stablecoin rewards Coindesk
- Ethereum roadmap to counter quantum computing threat unveiled Coindesk
- Binance cannot arbitrate customer claims over crypto losses, US judge rules Yahoo
- Florida man charged with running USD328m crypto Ponzi scheme Coindesk
M&A
- HSBC kicks off Singapore insurance business sale, eyes over USD1b value Edge Star
- Asia’s biggest banks including CIMB to bid for HSBC assets in Indonesia Edge
- Shell in talks with Adnoc, others over Australian LNG stake sale Edge
- Netflix drops Warner Bros bid, leaving Paramount the winner Yahoo
- Brinks to acquire NCR Atleos in USD6.6b deal Yahoo
- OneDigital acquires USD1.73b San Francisco, North Carolina RIAs Yahoo
- Major public waste companies spent nearly USD3.3b on M&A in 2025 Yahoo
- Li Ka-shing sheds key UK power asset in makeover for new era Edge Star
Malaysia
- AUF MBZ Consortium charged with unlicensed securities trading Edge
- Bank Negara imposes penalties on 13 money services business licensees Edge
- Malaysia competitive despite US tariff uncertainty due to China+1, AI Edge
- PayNet records 58.7m digital transactions across 44 universities in 2025 Edge NST
- CIMB, Ant explore cross-border payments, digital treasury Edge NST Star
- Producer price index down 2.9% in Jan Edge Star
- Property sector posts record RM241.9b in 2025, biggest year in a decade Mail
- Diverging fortunes of domestic exports and re-exports Edge
- Google’s USD2b project exceeding expectations, on track Edge
Other markets
- Singapore’s fertility rate falls to fresh low as population ages Edge
- Indonesia jails Pertamina unit ex-chief, 2 ex-officials in major graft case Edge
- Hong Kong suddenly flush with cash as budget returns to surplus Edge
- Hong Kong finance chief tips up to 3.5% growth this year Mail
- South Korea central bank holds rates, signals extended pause Edge
- India revamps mutual fund rulebook, more room for gold, silver exposure Edge
- Apple in talks with banks to start payment service in India Edge
- New Zealand business confidence falls in Feb NST
- US weekly jobless claims increase slightly as labour market steadies Edge
- IMF urges US to work with global partners to ease trade restrictions Mail NST