Capital markets news | Mon 13 Jul 2026
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EPF 1Q2026 performance
International investments were very important: EPF said 36% of total assets were invested globally, and overseas investments generated RM15.36 billion, or 55% of quarterly income. The fund is still in growth mode: total assets reached RM1.44 trillion, membership exceeded 18.3 million, and total contributions rose 13.3% to RM38.01 billion in the quarter.
Equity
- Pawnbroker Evergreen Max Cash plans transfer from ACE Market to Main Market Edge Star
- Bursa rejects MMM Group’s PN17 exit plan; delisting looms if Aug appeal fails Edge
- 4 headwinds threaten Malaysia’s market recovery in 2H NST
- JD.com-backed group close to Singapore REIT IPO filing Edge
- Clearer skies for S-REITs Star
- MiniMax joins China AI fundraising rush with USD2b deal Edge
- China chip firm Nexchip rises in HK after USD891m listing Edge
- Shein wins Chinese approval for Hong Kong IPO Edge Mail NST
- JPMorgan, Citi bankers to join Hong Kong Exchange listing panel Edge
- South Korea, Taiwan lead USD46b emerging market equity exodus in Jun Edge
- SK Hynix climbs 13% after record USD26.5b US offering Edge Mail NST Star
- Nuclear energy services firm Holtec joins sector’s IPO rush Edge
- Crypto IPO market stalls as capital rotates to AI and macro uncertainty weighs Coindesk
- Coinbase, Lyft, and Axon prove there’s more going on than the ‘Magnificent 7’ Yahoo
- Polymarket seeks approval to bring margin trading to US customers Coindesk
- US activist investors must disclose clients in filings, SEC says Star
- ETFs: Tip of the leverage iceberg Star
Debt
- Sabah Energy Corporation’s proposed sukuk assigned AAA final rating RAM
- Cypark Ref’s AA3 sukuk rating affirmed RAM
- Ideal Water Resources’ Tranche 2 AA1 sukuk rating affirmed RAM
- TRIplc Ventures’ AAA(bg) issue rating affirmed RAM
- Paradigm Capital’s 2025-Issue 1 MTN ratings affirmed RAM
- Aeon Bank expands Shariah-compliant financing for businesses NST Star
- Pan Malaysia unit grants RM5.5m loan facility to parent MUI Star
- Banks’ record bond short sparks quest for answers Edge
- Peter Schiff says the biggest market crash will start here Yahoo
- Cracks emerge in private credit Star
- Unesco urges wider use of debt-for-education swaps Edge
Commodities
- Traffic slows through Strait of Hormuz as Iran tensions flare Edge
- US strikes Iran, Tehran hits Gulf states, says Strait of Hormuz closed Edge Yahoo
- Oil jumps 3% after US, Iran escalate strikes in Mideast Yahoo
- Hormuz route open despite Iran declaration, maritime group says Yahoo
- OPEC+ countries produced oil 7.5m bpd below target in Jun – IEA NST
- Russia’s diesel export ban deepens supply crunch Star
- US-Iran escalation could threaten 2027 oil market surplus, IEA says Edge NST Star
- Global energy market deteriorating due to higher competition – Eni chief NST
Digital assets
- Hyundai introduces internal stablecoin transfers Coindesk
- Pakistan scholar rules against crypto payments Cointelegraph
- Bitcoin treasury company Empery Digital sold half its stack Coindesk Cointelegraph
- Bitcoin nearing late stages of bear market: Jamie Coutts, Real Vision Cointelegraph
- Bitcoin analysts predict USD300k-USD500k price in 2029. The math says no Coindesk
- Stablecoin market cap has shrunk by USD10b since May, but no reason to panic Coindesk
- Meta’s Chief Data Officer says agentic commerce is the next tier of business Coindesk
- Robinhood says its AI agent feature will ‘soon’ be assisting crypto traders Cointelegraph
- US govt digital dollar to be banned tonight under housing law’s CBDC limit Coindesk
M&A
- LSH signs RM197.9m land deal with Railway Assets Corporation Edge NST Star
- Hong Kong’s Wharf seeking sale of USD1b Singapore malls Edge
- Tencent in talks to become largest holder of Manus Edge Star
- SoftBank said to consider buying stake in retailer Seven & I Edge NST
- India’s Tata Consultancy Services seeks AI acquisitions NST Yahoo
- JP Morgan called SpaceX-Tesla merger strategically coherent Yahoo
- Paramount-WBD deal faces legal hurdle, delays Yahoo
- MGM resorts engaged in deal talks with Diller Edge
- Hedge fund Elliott builds stake in software firm CCC Edge
- French tycoon Niel becomes Vodafone’s top shareholder in USD6b deal Edge NST
- easyJet backs USD7.7b Apollo takeover bid over Castlelake offer Edge Mail
- easyJet has private equity firms going out of their comfort zone Edge
Malaysia
- Research firms expect Bank Negara to hold OPR at 2.75% till year-end NST Star
- Adjustments to the OPR will be data-dependent, says governor NST
- Ringgit to close the year at 3.90 as external factors trump election jitters Edge
- HRD Corp faces uphill task Edge
- Growth could be in upper half of 4%-5% range – BNM governor Edge NST Star
- Southeast Asia’s next growth cycle to be driven by ‘Fabulous Five’ – Economist NST
- Wholesale and retail trade sales hit RM171.3b in May, up 11% Mail NST
- Business sentiment sinks deeper into pessimism in 2Q2026 RAM NST
- Latest production data lifts 2Q outlook, yet analysts stay cautious Edge Star
- IPI and the data centre effect Star
- May jobless rate steady, labour market to stay resilient Edge NST
- Consumer splurge at slower pace in May as wholesale, retail trade moderate Edge
- Consumer spending seen slowing before year-end rebound: CIMB Securities NST
- Socso CEO: No staff snagged by MACC’s probe into Daya Kerjaya 2.0 fraud Edge NST
Other markets
- Thai inflation likely below 2.8% this year, policy to remain accommodative Edge NST Star
- AI could affect millions in Asean but ILO sees no big job cuts yet Edge
- China’s economy likely cooled in 2Q Edge NST
- China omits job goal for first time in decades as AI spreads Edge
- Japan’s wholesale inflation hits 3-year high as fuel costs, weak yen bite Edge NST
- BOJ may raise growth forecast, maintain vigilance to inflation risk, sources say Yahoo
- Japan signals massive pension shift to domestic assets Edge NST
- Korean FX authority warns won still misaligned with fundamentals NST
- Warsh and US inflation will set tone for Jul Fed decision Edge Star
- Nvidia supplier King Yuan Electronics to invest up to USD1.4b in US facility NST
- Nissan CEO on why building in America is ‘the strategy that’s working’ Yahoo
- Something has gone completely wrong with OpenAI and Anthropic Yahoo
- ECB is back to square one as US-Iran war resumes Edge
- EU warns push to diversify away from China will need funding Edge Star
- Carry trades face best conditions since 2000, Goldman says Edge
- Memory chip crunch to last beyond 2030, SK Hynix warns Edge