Capital markets news | Tue 25 Aug 2026
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Hedge funds
Hedge funds are defined more by their flexible toolkit than by what they hold. They can go long and short, use leverage, trade derivatives, and arbitrage pricing dislocations across virtually any asset class—equities, credit, FX, commodities, even crypto. This flexibility lets them pursue “absolute return” objectives (positive returns in up or down markets) rather than benchmark-relative goals typical of mutual funds.
Equity
- NWE Resources gets KAF Investment to underwrite ACE Market IPO Edge Star
- YTL Power’s potential data centre IPO could unlock value Reserve
- Sorento Capital to transfer to Main Market on 28 Aug Edge Star
- Utilities, transportation, healthcare draw RM230.2m net inflows last week Edge Star
- Khazanah deploys RM15b under GEAR-uP initiative, says MD Edge Star
- Khazanah seeks more startups to scale via Dana Impak after SkyeChip success Reserve Star
- Tracking 37 GLCs tasked with generating 7.5% returns under GEAR-uP Edge
- Sidec’s Selangor Triple Accelerator Programme showcases 90 startups Star
- A breach is a breach, regardless of size Edge
- SGX dispels ‘boring’ myth to draw young investors Star
- FTSE’s reshuffle may give Vietnam stocks a USD3b boost Edge
- Xpeng robot unit to raise USD900m from likes of Alibaba Edge
- Alibaba shares slide after USD10.2b AI share sale offered at sharp discount Edge Reuters
- Shein targets up to USD27b valuation in long-awaited HK IPO Edge Mail NST Star Reuters
- Shein to pay USD3.5b to select pre-IPO investors around Hong Kong listing NST Reuters
- Shein to pay nearly USD40m fees to expanded roster of Hong Kong IPO banks Reuters
- Shein’s stock market listing will not mask sustainability challenges Reuters
- Avaada said to plan public filing for USD800m India IPO Edge
- India’s USD10b equity rush puts August on track for record Edge
- Nvidia discusses Perplexity investment at USD30b-plus valuation Edge Reuters
- Stablecoin bank Fasset raised USD68m in SBI-led round at USD1b valuation Desk Telegraph
- US SEC investigating Situational Awareness trades that led to Jul meltdown Reuters
Debt
- UMW’s sukuk programme ratings affirmed MARC
- West Ipoh Span Expressway in implementation stage after RM5.55b sukuk Edge
- WCE Holdings to assess Southern Link proposal within policy, funding framework NST
- Financing the next semiconductor breakthrough Edge
- Indonesia bonds draw highest inflows since 2019 on rupiah gains Edge
- China’s USD119b policy financing tool begins project applications, faces roll-out lag Edge
- Chinese builder Logan wins court approval for debt plan Edge
- ‘It’s a carry world’: EM trade posts longest run since 2008 Edge
- Japan bond auctions pose another threat to US debt yields Edge
- SoftBank plans record USD6.3b retail bond sale in Japan Edge
- US bonds risk sell-off without Fed guidance Star
- Goldman, Wells say Treasury buybacks unlikely to cut long rates Yahoo
- The treasury bond mess: is this the demise of the US as a safe haven? Yahoo
- The Treasury’s bond-market intervention isn’t working. So what comes next? Yahoo
- Treasury may tap USD1t cash account for bond buybacks Yahoo
- US Treasury to stick to debt auction schedule despite bigger buybacks Yahoo Reuters
- Treasuries gain with Bessent and Warsh due to set direction Yahoo
- Judge rejects First Brands’ plan to pay down debts by pursuing lawsuits Reuters
- US SEC subpoenas Wall Street lenders over Situational Awareness meltdown Reuters
- Partners Group exits bubble-tea brand Gong cha after Bain buyout Edge
Commodities
- BIMB sees oil retesting USD100 as US carrier arrival raises Iran conflict risk Edge
- Indonesia to build trustworthy commodity exchange, chief supervisor candidate says Edge
- Thailand to discuss proposed taxes with gold association this week Edge
- Iran warns vessels violating Hormuz transit rules of fines, detention Edge
- Iran’s latest Hormuz threat meets a bond market already near breaking point Yahoo
- Oil falls as US prepares to unveil new Iran sanctions Edge Mail NST Star Yahoo
- US announces expansion of sanctions in ‘economic onslaught’ on Iran Edge
- US refiners face historic stress test as global crisis looms Edge
- 6 countries want EU talks in Sep on taxing windfall profits of oil companies Edge
- Goldman says Europe may need EUR100 gas to build winter inventory Edge
- IEA chief says not discussing second release of strategic oil reserves Edge
Digital assets
- The case for tokenising collateral assets on our terms Star
- Standard Chartered is first bank to distribute Hong Kong dollar stablecoin Desk
- Pakistan kicks off crypto licensing regime with 5 Sep registration deadline Desk Telegraph
- Coinbase debuts tokenised stocks on Base network Desk Telegraph
- Bitcoin nears USD80k, but analysts say the next pullback will be key Desk Telegraph
- Strategy sets up reserve that can be used to buy bitcoin Edge Desk Telegraph
- Bitcoin ETFs see biggest weekly inflow in 10 months during rally Edge Star Telegraph
- Crypto advocacy groups oppose Illinois digital asset tax in court Telegraph
- Lending app Term Finance loses USD8.5m after attacker buys voting power Desk Telegraph
- ECB defends digital euro privacy as CBDCs face global scrutiny Telegraph
- Germany widens MiCA lead as latest EU register update adds 6 banks Telegraph
- Banks, regulators join quantum-resistant crypto transfer pilot Telegraph
M&A
- Asteel gets mandatory takeover offer of 7.5 sen per share Edge Reserve NST Star
- MNRB a step closer to acquiring Labuan Re as BNM approves deal Edge Reserve NST
- Sunzen shareholders approve changes to Ecolite, Yanming acquisition terms Star
- Rare 37.6-acre plot near Penang Hill’s mid-station on sale for RM33m Edge
- Genting privatisation hinges on Resorts World New York turnaround NST
- Japan eyes tax breaks for non-core business sales in governance reform push Edge
- India’s TCS to buy Porsche’s IT unit, bags five-year deal worth USD1.46b Edge
- Shein’s purchase of Everlane faces US national security review Edge NST
- California cancels talks with Paramount over Warner Bros merger Edge Reuters
- California expected to seek TV channel sales from Paramount-Warner Edge Reuters
- Exxon, Lyondell among suitors for Shell’s US chemical assets, could fetch USD8b Edge Star
Malaysia
- The long shadow of Malaysia’s civil service hiring boom Edge
- Nation’s leading index rises 1.3% to 114.8 points in June NST Star
- Bank Negara ready but 5.7% 1H2026 GDP growth may not warrant OPR hike Edge
- Melaka GDP rose to RM50.3b in 2025 Edge
- Remand extended for govt agency chairman, company director in land disposal case Edge
- In the public interest, names should not be hidden Edge
Other markets
- Singapore’s core inflation surges to near 2-year high Edge
- BoK poised to lift 2026 growth outlook above 3% Star
- Adani rival GMR plans USD2b expansion at 2 India airports Edge
- Australia to enforce power, water standards for data centres Edge
- Bond market anxiety raises stakes for Warsh’s debut Jackson Hole speech Reuters
- Hedge funds ramp up dollar shorts into Bessent’s fiscal plan Star
- Trump threatens 50% tariffs on all cars and trucks from Canada Edge Yahoo Reuters
- UK productivity registers sustained improvement Star