Capital markets news | Fri 21 Aug 2026
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Venture capital in Malaysia
Non-financial infrastructure, network building and strategic mentorship are driven by a robust network of state-led and private ecosystem enablers. Government development agencies like MDEC and Cradle Fund act as foundational pillars, managing national tech talent initiatives, cross-border soft-landing programs and early startup grants. They work in tandem with structured accelerators, private tech hubs and alternative funding platforms like equity crowdfunding (ECF) and peer-to-peer (P2P) lending, which collectively bridge the operational and financial gaps for startups before they meet strict venture capital criteria.
Equity
- M&A Securities to underwrite ACE Market-bound SLGC’s IPO Edge Reserve Star
- Syed Mokhtar’s MMC tells bankers to drop port listing Edge NST
- Omesti plans name change to Tegra, 5-to-1 share consolidation Edge
- Hua Yang reprimanded by Bursa Malaysia over share buyback breach Edge Star
- TXCD gets 6-month extension to submit revised regularisation plan Edge
- IJM raises RM385m from treasury share resale Edge Star
- Public Bank’s Hong Kong unit plans corporate exercise Edge
- Asian school chain founder seeks USD300m for PE buyout fund Edge
- Indonesian stock exchange to remove minimum share price to improve price discovery Edge
- Shein postpones Hong Kong debut to Sep Edge Reuters
- Samsung planning shareholder return of USD72b Edge Reuters
- SK Hynix may add another USD130b to returns Edge
- JPMorgan entity among 2 firms barred in India over closing auction manipulation Edge NST
- Anthropic expects to match SpaceX’s record IPO size or top it Yahoo
Debt
- UEM’s issue rating upgraded to AAA(s) RAM
- Cahya Mata Sarawak’s AA3, P1 rating outlook raised to positive RAM
- FGV’s sukuk rating upgraded to AAA MARC
- Sports Toto subscribes for RM17m sukuk in related-party transaction Edge Reserve Star
- AMMB expects asset quality stable, flags risks amid West Asia conflict Edge NST Star
- NCT Group partners RHB Bank, SJPP to support SME growth Star
- US yields resume rising despite Treasury’s liquidity support Edge Yahoo
- Bessent ready to boost Treasury buybacks to push down long-term yields Yahoo Reuters
- Why Bessent’s moves to calm the bond market haven’t worked Yahoo Reuters
- Fed officials tread carefully after Treasury’s bond market intervention Reuters
- Broadcom seeks more than USD60b in latest AI debt deal Yahoo Reuters
- Mortgage rates dropped last week despite heightened bond market volatility Yahoo
- How the US govt pushed the national debt to USD40t in less than a generation Yahoo
- The debasement trade returns Yahoo
- Paul Krugman dismisses bond market panic Yahoo
- Prudential’s asset management arm strikes deal for USD3b of GreenSky loans Reuters
- Tracking the pain in G7 government debt Reuters
Commodities
- Malaysia not affected by Hormuz issue as severely as countries without oil and gas Edge Star
- Coal India plans Singapore trading hub in hunt for critical mineral assets Edge
- Iran’s central bank says oil exports have fallen to zero amid war and sanctions Mail
- Has Iranian crude become irrelevant to global oil supply? Yahoo
- US Treasury Secretary Bessent to hold press conference on Iran on Mon Edge
- Trump threatens to isolate Iran. Who are its trading partners? Edge
- Trump is squeezing Iran’s economy and oil sales, but Iran has the upper hand Yahoo
- Trump warns of economic consequences for any country that supports Iran Edge NST
- Oil settles over 2% higher on Trump Iran threat Star Yahoo Reuters
Digital assets
- Maybank completes RM1m pilot tokenised supply chain financing transaction Reserve
- BitGo secures South Korea virtual asset license Desk Telegraph
- 2 Binance employees were detained in UAE in recent weeks Yahoo
- Bitcoin’s jump above USD72k sets up bullish golden cross pattern Desk
- Bitcoin breaks above 200-day moving average for first time since Nov Telegraph
- Crypto short liquidations pass USD3b mark as bitcoin price nears USD72k Telegraph
- Bitcoin miners pour billions into AI as capex outpaces revenue 15-to-1 Telegraph
- Trader who made USD49m shorting crypto lost USD24m on ether in 12 seconds Desk
- What are tokenised deposits? Desk
- X is exploring stablecoins to pay influencers and content providers Desk
- Binance opens crypto trading to AI agents with user-set controls Telegraph
- MiCA cracks down on USDT in Europe but no one else cares Telegraph
M&A
- NexG says govt exploring buyout of MyKad, passport unit Edge Reserve NST Star
- Mah Sing sells Sepang land to data centre developer for RM617.9m Edge Reserve NST Star
- CapitaLand, IOI near deal for Singapore USD1.9b office Edge
- Fidelity International plans to pull out of wholly owned China fund unit Reuters
- T. Rowe Price agrees to acquire fixed income asset manager F/m Investments Reuters
- Li Ka-shing’s CK Hutchison seeks USD1.5b for loss of Panama assets Edge NST Reuters
- Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com offers EU remedies in Ceconomy takeover probe Reuters
Malaysia
- Malaysia to review investment applicants to ensure domestic economy benefits Edge
- Firms’ AI spending yet to see major boost to productivity, says govt agency Edge
- Govt will not consider core GST principle, open to adjusting SST Edge
- ACCCIM backs hybrid tax model, urges GST features NST
- Exports growth eases in Jul but still rising at solid 38% clip Edge Reserve NST Star
- Export growth seen moderating in 2H amid trade risks, AI concerns and high base Edge
- Malaysia’s AI boom moving beyond data centres NST
- Bitdeer signs USD400m AI cloud computing deal for Malaysia facility Telegraph
- How digital infrastructure can strengthen Malaysia’s clean energy future Edge
- JS-SEZ draws 1,436 investment inquiries, Johor eyes high-value spillovers NST
- Penang hopes to get federal govt approval for International Financial Centre Edge
- Court orders Tey Por Yee, 4 others to pay RM104m in fraud case Edge Reserve NST Star
- Probe ordered into Khazanah subsidiary over financial irregularities Edge Star
- Muhyiddin’s graft trial: Defence questions support letter in witness statement Edge
Other markets
- Vietnam to address US transshipment concerns constructively, foreign ministry says Edge
- China leaves loan rates steady for 15th consecutive month in Aug NST
- China’s next growth cycle may be a capital formation story, not just an AI boom Edge
- China sentences Evergrande’s Hui to life for ‘heinous’ crime Edge Star Reuters
- Japan’s exports jump 23% to monthly record in Jul NST Reuters
- Australia jobless rate hits near 5-year high of 4.5% in Jul NST Star
- Trump calls for lower interest rates as Fed officials watch inflation Yahoo
- Treasury’s upsized buybacks may complicate Fed’s monetary policy work Reuters
- Dollar may become biggest loser from US bond buyback, say experts Edge Star
- US unemployment claims dipped last week, showing stability in job market Edge Reuters
- US set to cut tariffs on Canada metals and autos Star Reuters
- StanChart turns to hedge fund strategies to shield wealth clients from volatility Reuters