Capital markets news | Fri 7 Aug 2026
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eFishery scandal
The fraud hinged on shell / nominee entities secretly controlled by Gibran that were passed off as independent customers and partners, and a more robust due‑diligence approach with systematic beneficial‑ownership checks and related‑party scrutiny could have exposed common ownership and addresses, suggesting that KWAP’s reviews of counterparties were either superficial or overly reliant on the company and its auditors rather than independently challenged.
Equity
- EcoSys to raise RM39m from ACE Market IPO, M&A Securities is underwriter Edge Star
- Carlo Rino shelves plan for Main Market transfer Edge
- Perak Transit announces share buy-back to complement dividend Edge Star
- Handal Energy pushes back annual report release again Edge
- Foreign investors return to Malaysian equities in Jul with RM301m net inflows NST Star
- JPYC raises USD38m Series B led by AZ-COM Maruwa Coindesk Cointelegraph
- Foreign banks caution South Korea about rushing into T+1 shift Star
- SK Hynix hit by another 30% pre-market flash crash on Nextrade Edge
- Asia multi-strategy hedge funds see big monthly drawdowns Edge NST
- Glencore eyes Australia listing within months to tap pension pot Edge Star
- Bitcoin miners’ AI pivot loses Wall Street’s wow factor Cointelegraph
- Jamie Dimon warns record margin debt could trigger market disruption Yahoo
Debt
- IGB REIT AAA, P1 ratings and funding vehicle AAA(s) issue ratings affirmed RAM
- IGB REIT Capital’s RM1.2b second tranche MTN AAA rating affirmed RAM
- Air Selangor’s sukuk AAA, P1 ratings affirmed RAM
- Eco World’s sukuk and perpetual sukuk ratings affirmed MARC
- Banks urged to back early-stage firms to build regional champions NST
- Strong capital buffers to offset pressure on Malaysian banks’ margins — Fitch Edge Star
- PUNB allocates RM80m to support 220 Bumiputera entrepreneurs Star
- Deutsche Bank freezes Radiant World funds in Singapore as miners move to cut ties Edge
- Japan 30-year bond sale brings relief amid fiscal concerns Edge
- Fed credibility spooks fresh demand for bonds Star
- Alphabet is seeking up to USD25b from latest bond sale Edge Yahoo
- Jamie Dimon says AI build-out could help unleash ‘skunk at the party’ Yahoo
- Bessent and Warsh called double whammy as 30-year Treasury yields soar Yahoo
- Bitcoin-backed loan refinances PowerCompute’s USD18m debt at 2% Cointelegraph
Digital assets
- Tether expands tokenisation business into Saudi Arabia, starting with real estate Coindesk
- Bitcoin’s low volatility doesn’t necessarily mean low risk Coindesk
- Bitcoin developers flag 85 critical bugs Coindesk Cointelegraph
- Bitcoin ETF inflows surge after Coldcard hack, but link is unclear Cointelegraph
- Coldcard hackers transfer 64 BTC and 200 ETH to cryptocurrency mixers Cointelegraph
- XRP whales keep buying the dip, but ether shows deeper capitulation Coindesk
- Crypto market maker Wintermute launches US broker-dealer Cointelegraph
- Hyperliquid RWA contracts grow to 32% of trading activity in Q2 Cointelegraph
- RWAs buck DeFi slowdown as tokenised assets gain traction: CoinShares Cointelegraph
- 10 weirdest things ever tokenised Cointelegraph
- NFT startup founder charged with misusing funds from USD10m fundraising Coindesk
- Crypto wrench attacks steal more than USD30m so far in 2026: Chainalysis Cointelegraph
- Here are the possible outcomes for Clarity right now Coindesk
- US Senate will vote on Clarity bill ‘without any question’ this week Cointelegraph
- Trump could net big tax windfall in crypto bill divestiture plan Yahoo
- Blockchain.com wins Cayman custody license after MiCA and FCA approvals Cointelegraph
- EU watchdogs warn of impersonation scams amid MiCA licensing shakeout Cointelegraph
- Russian president signs crypto law, core rules take effect in 2026 Cointelegraph
M&A
- Tsai family proposes to privatise Tong Herr at RM2.55 per share Edge NST Star
- Batu Kawan unit’s takeover bid for MKH turns unconditional Edge Star
- Desmond Lim and wife transfer all their units in Pavilion REIT to vehicle Edge
- Hextar Technologies sells 13.89 acres of industrial land for RM38m Edge
- BMS plans to buy Cheras land for RM23.8m, in line with expansion Edge Star
- Bain to buy bubble tea chain Gong cha from TA Associates and others Edge Star
- IOVA buyout buzz builds after blowout 2Q Yahoo
- Britain clears Paramount’s USD110b takeover of Warner Bros Edge NST
- easyJet agrees USD7.7b Apollo deal as Castlelake walks away Edge
Malaysia
- Overnight policy rate is limited in function Edge
- Govt to provide certainty, private sector to drive investment Edge Star
- KL20 2026 expands focus to 8 sectors to accelerate startup growth Mail NST
- Regulators to focus on auditors’ tech risks amid rising AI use Edge Star
- 2Q growth ‘should be okay’ Edge NST Star
- Services producer price index up 2.9% in 2Q2026 Star
- Only 4.2% of exports face new US tariffs as key tech sector spared Edge
- Poisoned vault: The multibillion-ringgit blind spot in the sovereign AI race Edge
- MACC continues grilling former CFO of statutory body over Tabung Haji RCI findings Edge
Other markets
- Maybank joins MAS’ BLOOM Initiative to modernise cross-border payments Edge Star
- DBS’s wealth AUM crosses SGD500b mark Edge Star
- Singapore says exports worth USD7.4b affected by new US tariffs Edge NST Star
- Rising demand for RMB trade settlement Star
- Prabowo’s radical commodity export plan faces duelling visions Edge
- US-Japan action undercuts G7’s historic FX role Edge
- South Korea says the chance of 3% economic growth has risen sharply NST
- Google’s USD15b India data centre project battles water, wildlife concerns NST
- Trump held multiple undisclosed calls with Fed Chair Warsh Yahoo
- Fed’s Daly says central bank was right to hold rates steady at Jul policy meeting Edge
- Fed’s Cook says she’d support rate hike if disinflation stalls Cointelegraph
- Jamie Dimon says Warsh’s Fed makes tremendous sense Yahoo
- Heavy interest in US swap futures signals worry about higher rates for longer Edge
- US productivity rises faster than expected in second quarter Edge
- US weekly jobless claims edge up; planned layoffs decline in Jul Edge Star
- Trump announces tariffs on key component for solar panels and semiconductors Yahoo
- German Jun factory orders jump more than economists predict Edge