Capital markets news | Wed 4 Mar 2026
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Equity
- Sunway Healthcare IPO poised to raise RM2.86b Edge
- Jentayu says 27 Feb EGM did not take place, MD withdraws lawsuit Edge
- Indonesia regulator expects 3/4 of listed firms to meet 15% free-float rule Edge
- China’s AI listings boom leaves investors flying blind Edge
- UAE markets to resume trading on 4 Mar after Iran crisis closure Edge
- Is Polymarket likely to IPO in 2026? Yahoo
- SpaceX USD1.75t valuation is ‘justifiable’, says PitchBook Edge
- Flink raises funds at higher valuation following delivery slump Edge
- Ex-Macquarie quant plans second shot at European hedge fund Star
Debt
- Country Garden Real Estate upgraded to B1, outlook revised to stable RAM
- GBS Green’s AA2-rated RM180m Tranche 1 sukuk updated rationale published RAM
- MARCWatch Developing on KFH Malaysia extended MARC
- Banking sector steadies in Jan, but analysts flag slowdown in loans Edge
- IILM anchors USD1.29b auction during volatile geopolitical period Edge
- China’s cheap money is shaking USD9.5t global loan market Edge
- Japan bonds slip despite firm demand Star
- Japan Post Insurance to shift to high-yield bonds, says CEO Edge
- Asian banks’ billions in Gulf loans at risk amid Mideast turmoil Edge
- Treasuries sink as oil jump stokes inflation fears Edge
- Paramount’s debt downgraded to BB- by Fitch following Warner Bros deal Yahoo
- Private credit is sickly – Banks aren’t the cure Star
Digital assets
- BOJ to experiment with blockchain settlement for reserves Edge Coindesk Yahoo
- Ondo Finance tokenised stocks platform wins Abu Dhabi approval Coindesk
- Trump urges Clarity Act passage, attacks banks for undercutting GENIUS Coindesk
- Jamie Dimon says stablecoin issuers paying interest should be regulated Coindesk
- Public miners going all-in on AI, signalling more bitcoin selling Coindesk
- Bitcoin could slide further on liquidity squeeze, long-term bull case intact Coindesk
- MARA exec pushes back on bitcoin treasury sell-off narrative Cointelegraph
- Stablecoins could weaken Europe lending, monetary policy Cointelegraph Yahoo
- Crypto’s real test isn’t price hype; it’s daily use as a habit Cointelegraph
- AI agents will be primary users of blockchain Coindesk
- FATF warns stablecoins used in sanctions evasion and money laundering Coindesk
- Visa, Bridge plan stablecoin-linked card expansion to over 100 countries Coindesk
M&A
- Seni Jaya approves Unilink Outdoor, Vision OOH buy Star
- HLIB reaffirms ‘Accept’ on Sunway’s sweetened IJM takeover offer NST
- BHIC to present Boustead’s 48 sen cash offer to minorities Edge Star
- Pemandu’s investment arm acquires majority of personal care maker Edge NST
- MNRB gets BNM nod to start talks on sale of Islamic insurer Takaful Ikhlas Edge Star
- Gadang to acquire Johor Bahru land from Ekovest for RM75.5m Edge NST Star
- Cepatwawasan sells renewable business to ASX-listed subsidiary Edge NST Star
- BlackRock-backed group to close CK Hutchison ports deal without Panama Edge
- Elliott set for USD500m gain from Toyota Industries fight Edge
- BlackRock, EQT-led group seals USD33.4b AES deal NST Star
- Thoma Bravo nears deal for WWEX to create USD12b shipping tech firm NST Yahoo
- Banijay, All3Media to merge entertainment businesses Yahoo
- RFG acquires USD200m RIA Yahoo
- JRI Hospitality expands Freddy’s footprint with HCI acquisition Yahoo
- Declining solar, storage valuations drive increased M&A Yahoo
- Hudbay Minerals agrees to acquire Arizona Sonoran for USD1.48b Yahoo
- TotalEnergies to sell 50% of 11 German battery projects to AllianzGI Yahoo
- Zurich seals the deal to buy London-listed insurer Beazley for USD10.86b NST
- Orsted faces fresh exit calls ahead of Denmark’s election Edge
Malaysia
- SC to tighten regulations on cash trusts Edge
- RM452m in deferred funds held in trust as of end-2025 Edge
- Khazanah portfolio safe from conflict Star
- After a strong 4Q GDP performance, what lies ahead? Edge
- Economy resilient, headwinds weigh on upside RAM Edge NST Star
- Moderate growth likely for factory-gate activity Star
- Exports to CPTPP member countries hit RM486.8b in 2025 Edge Star
- Exposure to US-Iran conflict moderate, manageable Star
- Shahrol: ‘I have nothing to hide’ Edge
- Property sector recorded RM240b transactions in 2025, highest in over a decade Edge
- LRT3 contractor to be accountable for delays, may face RM475m penalties Edge
- Telekom can’t call off 5G access agreement, says Digital Nasional Edge Mail NST Star
Other markets
- Singapore taps JPMorgan, UBS to push regional gold hub ambition Edge
- Asean manufacturing PMI hits record 53.8 in Feb Edge Star
- Xi eyes consumers to lead new era for China’s unbalanced economy Edge
- Japan quarterly capex rises 6.5% as government seeks to spur investment NST
- Saudi Aramco seeks to reroute crude away from Strait of Hormuz Edge
- How Dubai’s safe-haven status is being put to the test Edge
- Insurers pull war cover as Iran says it will strike any vessel Mail
- Australia’s top central banker says Mar rate hike possible NST
- Australia current account deficit widens to AUD21.1b in 4Q NST
- Yellen sees Fed ‘even more on hold’ given Iran conflict risk Edge
- Fed’s Kashkari says Iran war obscures monetary policy outlook Yahoo
- Upcoming Fed chair Warsh’s path to rate cuts is getting tougher Yahoo
- Bowman says Fed should look at how effective are the liquidity rules Edge
- Trump to cut all trade with Spain over military bases, defence spending Yahoo
- Bank of Canada warns of supply restraint Star
- UK food prices and shop price inflation slow in Feb NST
- Eurozone inflation jumps, faces quick hit from surging oil price Edge
- The currency market is pricing in a supply-side inflation shock Yahoo
- Taking a critical view of AI Edge
- IEA ready to stabilise oil market hit by Iran war, document says Edge
- Global inflation expected to pick up from Iran war, survey shows Edge