Capital markets news | Wed 21 Oct 2026
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Malaysian venture capital (VC)
Jelawang matters because it aims to address Malaysia’s key VC constraints: limited private institutional capital, a relatively small pool of experienced local fund managers, and insufficient early-stage financing. By anchoring credible local GPs and bringing in international investors, it is intended to crowd in private and regional capital, improve access to funding for startups, and support Malaysia’s ambition to grow its VC ecosystem through 2030.
Equity
- SKA Capital aims to raise over RM100m from ACE Market IPO Edge Reserve NST Star
- Elevator firm Shinyou Holdings seeks ACE Market listing Edge Star
- Big Caring to launch Main Market IPO by end-Oct to raise some RM2.45b Edge
- LYC Healthcare delisting deferred pending Bursa appeal Edge NST Star
- Singapore’s Sea starts enterprise cloud foray while eyeing fintech arm IPO Edge
- Indonesia stems market rout ignited by MSCI expulsion threat Edge Star
- Indonesia bourse further tightens stock selling restrictions Edge
- GCash owner erases gains in debut after record Philippines IPO Edge Star
- Neolix raises USD400m to drive expansion Star
- Daiwa, Mizuho clear final hurdles to launch China securities units Reuters
- AI fears return with data centre firm Elice’s 33% debut flop in Seoul Edge Star Desk
- Strive closes USD630m SATS IPO, leaves bitcoin allocation unspecified Telegraph
- Anthropic will be the last AI IPO of 2026, as industry collapses Yahoo
- Ahead of massive IPOs, AI companies are sketching plans to share their wealth Yahoo
- Hilton to move stock listing to Nasdaq Edge Reuters
- AI startup ASI valued at USD3b in latest funding round Reuters
- JPMorgan wealth advisers create firm overseeing USD18.6b Edge
Debt
- Sunview unit secures RM5m banking facility Star
- SME Bank to channel RM2.8b under 2027 Budget to boost businesses NST Star
- MBSB Bank strengthens SME support with RM1b financing initiatives NST
- Malaysia seeks to lead Islamic finance transition, boost investment Edge Star
- BNM to issue shariah contract framework strategy paper, exposure draft Edge NST Star
- Registration renewed for 10 credit reporting agencies — MOF Edge NST
- COA upholds summary judgment on Ismail Sabri’s former son-in-law Jovian Mandagie Edge
- Japan’s 20-year bond sale sees strongest demand on record Edge Star
- Takaichi reaffirms no deficit bonds to fund food sales tax cut Edge
- SoftBank credit risk hits 4-year high on AI funding strain Edge
- Otter.ai raises USD320m in non-equity financing to expand enterprise business Reuters
- 1% Fed rate hike costs the Treasury an extra USD95b a year in national debt interest Yahoo
- CoreWeave debt sell-off poses limited risk to global banks, JPMorgan says Edge Reuters
- The new global economy: A global debt crisis is looming Edge
Digital assets
- BNM launches tokenised bond, sukuk platform Edge NST Star
- Injective, BDACS plan Korean won stablecoin settlement for tokenised assets Telegraph
- Kazakhstan court bars Coinbase, others from unlicensed crypto services Desk
- Wall Street brings blockchain into the fold Yahoo
- Stablecoin transfers quadruple to USD891b as US banks expand adoption Telegraph
- Microsoft, Alphabet, Goldman Sachs object to OKX-ICE tokenised stock Desk Telegraph
- OKX-ICE co-chair calls objections natural response to tokenised stock plans Desk
- Webull to debut crypto-linked perpetual futures in Nov Reuters
- US CFTC sets agenda for AI forum, exploring trading and agentic finance Desk
- France’s parliament approves vote to hit stablecoin trades with 31% capital gains tax Desk
- FINMA approves Switzerland’s first bitcoin ETF for retail investors Telegraph
M&A
- SC extends deadline for Yinson privatisation Edge Reserve NST Star
- Bitget plans Thai crypto exchange acquisition weeks after USD388m hack Telegraph
- Asean M&A surge puts Citi in growth gear NST
- Natixis buys Japan adviser to tap M&A boom Star
- OpenAI has acquired Orchestra Bio Yahoo
- Salesforce to buy marketing platform Braze for USD5.7b Yahoo Reuters
- Blackstone, Warburg explore IntraFi sale at over USD10b Reuters
- Virginia wants 6-year rate freeze in NextEra-Dominion deal Star
- Musk says he backs SpaceX-Tesla merger as rocket firm turns profit NST Reuters
- Prudential sheds Brazil, Mexico units to CNP for USD4b Edge Reuters
Malaysia
- HLIB, PublicInvest project 2026 inflation at 1.9%, Apex at 1.8% NST
- CIMB now expects OPR hike to 3% in Mar 2027 as spending boost fuels inflation Reserve
- State-owned enterprises bill targeted for tabling and approval this year Edge
- Funding support today while safeguarding the nation’s fiscal future Edge
- Household income adequacy: Basic expenditure of decent living a vital reference Edge
- Fastest ageing states as Malaysians grow older Edge
- Data centre industry’s peak electricity demand to hit 8.39GW by 2030 Edge
- Malaysia needs up to 2,000 MW additional RE capacity to achieve 2030 target NST Star
- Iskandar Malaysia records RM525.26b in investments Edge
- South Malaysia Industries wins court battle to remove 6 directors approved by SC Edge
- Computer Forms seeks judicial review over Bursa public reprimand, fine Edge Reserve
- Serba Dinamik founder Abdul Karim on Interpol Red Notice Edge Star
Other markets
- Indonesia rate hike bets jump as MSCI threat hits rupiah Edge
- Maersk and Hateco plan USD3.5b Vietnam rail freight project Edge
- Investment readiness is key for Asean energy transition Star
- PBOC faces multi-month road to new rate anchor, analysts say Edge
- Chinese tycoons with USD140b overseas face wider tax net Edge
- Bank of Japan may raise inflation forecast, stand pat on rates Reuters
- India steps up overseas investment checks as rupee slides Edge
- NZ’s inflation surge points to more rate hikes Star
- Fed to skip Oct but raise rates again in Dec, nearly all economists say Reuters
- Chevron CEO disagrees with Scott Bessent’s take on the economy Yahoo
- UK jobs market shows some recovery signs as BOE mulls rate hike Edge
- German producer prices rise most in 3½ years in Sep Edge
- Amazon to invest over EUR16b in Germany next year Edge
- Ballooning global imbalances risk amplifying messy AI unwind NST
- Copper mines need USD332b new investment to ease shortfall Edge