Capital markets news | Thu 30 Jul 2026
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eFishery scandal
eFishery’s alleged fraud started around its 2018 Series A fundraise, when then‑CEO Gibran Huzaifah is said to have set up shell / nominee companies posing as customers to fabricate sales. These entities produced fake documents that fed into the company’s financials, while Gibran reportedly kept two sets of books—one reflecting actual losses and another showing inflated performance to banks and investors—so that all subsequent fundraising and valuation increases were built on already distorted numbers.
Equity
- 5 questions for the Securities Commission on My Value Up Edge
- My Value Up needs a scoreboard, not just good storytelling Edge
- Silver Ridge’s largest shareholder loses substantial shareholder status after forced sale Edge
- China’s Moonshot AI passes funding goal to hit USD35b value Edge
- South Korea’s USD2t stock rout breaks records as SK Hynix results disappoint Edge Mail
- JPMorgan just sent stock market investors a signal worth watching Yahoo
- Ionic Digital jumps 26% in Nasdaq debut Coindesk
- Mark Cuban and Michal Burry warn the AI boom is dangerously reliant on Nvidia Yahoo
- AI startup Safe Superintelligence is worth USD32b Yahoo
- Africa’s richest man secures record USD2.5b investment ahead of refinery IPO Yahoo
Debt
- Air Selangor issues RM200m blue sukuk to finance water infrastructure Edge Star
- AirTrunk gets USD2.3b green loan for Malaysia data centre Edge
- Bina Puri proposes RM250m capital reduction in RM343.98m debt restructuring Star
- BNM, CGC roll out targeted loan facilities Star
- Malaysian banks urged to move beyond collateral-based lending Edge
- Malaysia told to reinvent Islamic finance to stay ahead NST
- Digital experience key to Islamic banking’s relevance, says Bank Islam CEO NST
- ADS enters P2P financing space with focus on mid-tier companies Edge
- India to push tax bill for global bond funds amid parliament din Edge
- Treasuries jolted as Fed hold trims Sep hike bets Yahoo
Commodities
Digital assets
- The inside story of how a hike in Hong Kong changed crypto trading forever Coindesk
- The traditional 9-to-5 banking day is officially dying, says Morgan Stanley execs Coindesk
- BNY targets USD8.6t transfer agency market on blockchain rails Coindesk
- UK policy sprint finds cross-border payments are stablecoins’ top use case Cointelegraph
- Hungary repeals crypto checks as first MiCA license is granted Cointelegraph
M&A
- Bank Rakyat emerges as lead bidder for Takaful Ikhlas Edge
- Vantage said to mull USD2b data centre sale in Malaysia Edge Star
- Sunway Healthcare buys Iskandar Puteri land for RM45m in RPT Edge Star
- Singapore’s GIC among bidders vying for stake in Bridge Data Centres Edge
- Crypto entering biggest consolidation phase in history, says ARK analyst Cointelegraph
- PetroChina mulls LNG Canada stake sale to fund growth Edge
- Fifa’s plans to sell USD4.2b stake in its tournaments widely criticised Edge
Malaysia
- PNB tops GSR Scoreboard in Malaysia, ranks 4th globally Star
- Malaysia well-positioned to capture rising passive investment flows Star
- Nominal GDP at RM2.03t in 2025, employees’ compensation up 33.9% Edge Mail Star
- Alliance Bank expects Malaysia GDP growth near 5% NST
- Capability, not size, will define Malaysia’s next generation of SMEs Star
- Higher input costs likely to add pressure on PPI Star
- Top earners make 6 times more NST
- Deputy minister sees National Trust Fund’s net assets doubling within 10 years Edge
- BNM fines Pacific Insurance RM336k over 16-month CEO vacancy Edge
- Over 200 investors secure judgement in default against Allan Goh and his companies Edge
- Grid, storage key to unlocking Malaysia’s clean energy, says Citi NST
- Ranhill SAJ gets SPAN nod to explore water asset ownership in Johor Edge
- German life sciences firm Eppendorf to invest RM186m to build Penang plant Edge Mail
- Nicky Liow discharged in Sosma, AMLA cases – lawyer Edge
- Muhyiddin among authorised signatories for Bersatu’s CIMB Bank account Edge
- RCI recommends forensic audits into 14 troubled Tabung Haji investments Edge
- TH RCI: Police, MACC reports filed; managers faced dismissal but stayed after appeals Edge
- RCI uncovers tens of millions of ringgit in excessive bonuses provision in Tabung Haji Edge
- Urusharta Jamaah the least disruptive option for Tabung Haji, but risks remain Edge
- ‘Creative accounting’ propped up Tabung Haji’s high hibah payouts – RCI Edge
- Politics shaped key decisions at Tabung Haji Edge
Other markets
- OCBC turns to AI agents to speed up account opening for the rich Edge
- Bank Indonesia committed to strengthening efforts to stabilise rupiah Edge
- Asean needs massive capital, stronger partnerships to accelerate energy transition Edge
- Japan PM’s political doom loop worsens her fight with markets Edge
- Australia inflation undershoots forecasts, markets pare RBA hike bets Edge NST Star
- Fed holds rates steady, markets await Kevin Warsh’s policy roadmap Coindesk Yahoo
- Federal Reserve won’t raise rates for one fundamental reason Yahoo
- Trump stands by his ‘brilliant’ Fed pick despite no rate cuts Yahoo
- Chile holds key rate at 4.5% and doubles down on cautious strategy Star
- Eurozone wage growth set to quicken into next year, ECB says Edge
- US says ex-Goldman banker Berko paid a ‘holy rain’ of bribes Edge