Capital markets news | Thu 8 Oct 2026

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Budget 2027 considerations
Capital gains tax (CGT) applies to profits realised when an asset is sold, such as shares, businesses, land or investment funds, rather than to the full sale proceeds. CGT already applies in specific circumstances, including certain disposals of unlisted shares and foreign capital assets remitted into Malaysia, while real-property gains generally remain under RPGT. The coverage could be broadened to selected gains on listed shares, private-company interests, high-value financial assets or second homes, with an exemption for principal residences and a threshold for small investors. This could improve neutrality between salary income and investment income and raise revenue from wealthier asset owners, but it could discourage investment, encourage tax deferral or relocation, increase compliance complexity and tax gains that are partly caused by inflation.

Equity

Interior fit-out firm EGH International IPO oversubscribed 2.6 times Edge NST Star
NWE Resources targets RM29m IPO on ACE Market Reserve
Bee Same Group gets Bursa’s green light for ACE Market listing Star
IT solutions provider Ancile Tech files draft prospectus for ACE Market listing Edge
Speedy Best plans ACE Market IPO to raise funds for capacity expansion Edge
Salutica eyes RM16.2m placement to fund property expansion NST Star
Axteria proposes private placement to raise RM7.4m Star
PJBumi gets Bursa’s nod for proposed 1-into-5 share split Edge Star
MMM Group to be delisted on 12 Oct as Bursa Malaysia dismisses appeal Edge
RM1m IP fund could help 50 Malaysian SMEs and start-ups access financing Mail
Maersk owner seeks investments in Asia startups with new office Edge
FTSE affirms Indonesia’s emerging status on ongoing reforms Reserve Star
Vietnam’s banks tap investors for USD7b as economy runs red hot Edge Star Reuters
Korean investors suffer USD1.7b losses from leveraged ETFs Edge
AustralianSuper eyes India and Japan for private equity Star
Medical device maker Centinel Spine discloses revenue rise in US IPO filing Reuters
Ray Dalio says we’re nearing point where AI bubble may burst Edge Yahoo
LS Power raises USD6b for flagship fund amid AI boom Star
Brazil regulator approves American Airlines’ investment in Azul Reuters

Debt

Besraya’s AA2 sukuk rating affirmed RAM
BNP Paribas Malaysia’s AA1 rating affirmed RAM
Starbright Capital’s water receivables-backed notes AAA rating affirmed RAM
Glacier Assets’ water receivables-backed senior notes AAA rating affirmed RAM
Yinson unit prices largest FPSO project bond at USD1.46b Edge Reserve NST Star
MOF: Govt loan arrears at RM8.084b as of Dec 2025 Edge Star
Blackstone-backed AirTrunk to invest USD1b in Japan data centre campus Reuters
Asia’s US dollar bond market grinds to a halt Star
For Trump’s Treasury, the sting is in the auction ‘tail’: McGeever Edge
US 30-year yields return to 2002 high with crude back above USD100 Edge
US bonds selloff eases, yields off highs, after strong 10-year note auction Yahoo Reuters
Lower US Treasury yield view persists despite biggest quarterly surge Yahoo Reuters
SpaceX seeks USD40b financing led by Apollo to buy Nvidia chips Edge Reuters
AI borrowing binge rattles US markets NST
Wolfspeed secures USD1.5b loan commitment from US defence department Reuters
Deeply distressed US loans rise to highest level since pandemic, JPMorgan says Edge
US 30-year mortgage rate hits highest in nearly 3 years Edge NST Star Yahoo Reuters
US consumer borrowing moderates on drop in revolving credit Yahoo
Former US bond manager fined by SEC, following guilty plea in ‘cherry-picking’ case Reuters
UK 30-year gilt yields hit 28-year high in global sell-off Edge Yahoo
Hedge funds warn BoE repo reforms could backfire Reuters

Commodities

Iranian official says ‘illegal Hormuz routes’ to soon be blocked Edge
Oil rises as investors weigh supply threats Edge NST Star Yahoo
Oil slips as IEA speeds up stock release Star Reuters
IEA says member countries ready to release more oil reserves if necessary Edge
World running out of oil shock absorbers Star
Iran war ends? IMF boss says the energy price pain may not Mail

Digital assets

Tether, Kazakhstan’s central bank explore stablecoin and tokenisation Desk Telegraph
Wells Fargo in talks with Kraken parent Payward for crypto trading liquidity Desk
Crypto trading giant GSR’s new vault business is a USD100m bet on onchain credit Desk
Rain is seeking a national trust bank charter to bypass third-party banks Desk
Cardano gives token issuers power to freeze, seize and restrict assets Desk
AI could break wallet security within months Telegraph
Coinbase brings global crypto derivatives liquidity to US with Deribit integration Telegraph
Polygon taps TRON’s USD94b stablecoin supply for seamless cross-border transfers Desk
Quantum computers threaten exposed private keys, Europol warns Desk
Swift blockchain ledger requires key internal layers, Taurus co-founder warns Desk
Russia clears first crypto exchanges, custodians under new law Telegraph

M&A

Japanese seafood giant Umios buys 51% of Pet World Mail
Landmarks to take control of Natra Bintan Hotel with RM4.48m share deal Reserve Star
New York’s famed Chrysler Building finally finds a buyer Yahoo
Canada’s Weston family buys UK pharmacy chain Boots for USD8.9b Edge
Apollo submits non-binding bid for German energy firm Uniper Reuters

Malaysia

MOF finalising proposed law to strengthen governance of govt-owned companies Edge
Budget 2027 to strengthen economy, translate growth into better life Edge Reserve
Anwar set to boost budget spending as election speculation grows Edge Reserve Star
Development spending in Budget 2027 may beat expectations, says Macquarie Edge
Higher corporate tax, SST receipts lift first-half collection to RM129.6b Edge
Tax better before taxing more Edge
2O27 Budget: Fiscal deficit likely to narrow to 3.3% of GDP NST
Daily multimodal AI use in Malaysia projected to hit 43% by 2030 — Ericsson Star
China firm to invest over USD70m in Penang Edge Mail NST
Felda fraud suit: Witness admits rival bidders for land not owned by director Edge
Govt still has to bear RM20.1b 1MDB burden if no further funds recovered — MOF Edge
1MDB-Tanore: Appeal records not ready Edge

Asian markets

Temasek chief investment officer says AI, inflation pose biggest market risks Edge Star
Singapore set to miss 2035 green-power import target NST
US court allows fund to obtain documents in Radiant World case Edge Reuters
Hong Kong and Singapore pitch rival gold hubs to bullion market Edge
Singapore sees Southeast Asia thriving amid ‘breakdown’ of world order Edge Star
China’s forex reserves fall more than expected in Sep NST
BOJ’s dovish dissenter signals support for future rate hikes Edge Star
Japan’s real wages rise for eighth straight month in Aug NST
South Korea unveils USD747b energy transition plan through 2035 Edge
India joins global rate-tightening wave with first hike in nearly 4 years Edge Mail Star
Hawkish Fed triggers emerging market outflows in Sep Reuters

Other markets

Fed was unanimous about raising rates in Sep, but economic signals have changed Yahoo
Fed policymakers divided over rate-hike logic in Sep, minutes show Yahoo Reuters
Fed officials feared inflation pressures could spread, minutes show Yahoo
Fed Sep minutes show no plans for rapid rate hikes Yahoo
Fed minutes show some officials want to prepare for market stress Yahoo Reuters
NY Fed September survey finds public expecting more near-term inflation Reuters
Nobel Prize-winning economist says Scott Bessent won’t get interest rates down Yahoo
JPMorgan tops global AI banking index with jobs seen to grow Edge
Robert Rubin warns AI boom carries risks for US economy, markets Yahoo
UK unit job cuts: HSBC says ‘consultations’ underway amid AI adoption Edge NST
France does not need ECB’s help at present, says Bank of France head Edge
Wealthy investors view rates and yields as the biggest growth risk Reuters
IMF chief warns energy, debt and AI threaten global growth Edge NST Star Yahoo Reuters
IMF boss warns AI boom could widen global inequality Mail