Capital markets news | Wed 20 Nov 2024
Equity
- Supreme’s ACE Market IPO oversubscribed 349 times Edge Star
- StashAway surpasses RM1b in assets under management Edge
- Malaysia’s IPO market leads Southeast Asia Edge
- Robust Malaysian IPO pipeline likely next year Star
- Singapore stocks to benefit from MAS reforms next year Edge Star
- China ETF outflows increase as traders flee on Trump tariff risk Edge
- Dubai ruler’s firm considers 2 real estate listings in 2025 Edge
Digital assets
- Bitcoin gets a boost from growing US embrace Star
- Trump considering crypto lawyer to lead SEC Coindesk
- Tether’s Wall Street banker is Trump’s pick for commerce chief Coindesk
- Stablecoin issuer Paxos buys Finland’s Membrane for EU access Coindesk
- El Salvador gets first tokenised US Treasuries offering Coindesk
- Bitcoin hits USD94k as ETF options go live Coindesk
- Crypto airdrop and how it works Cointelegraph
- Multichain self-custody is the future Cointelegraph
M&A and property
- Datuk Ricky Wong sells 17.78% of Bright Packaging to Lye Jun Fei Edge
- MAHB privatisation to succeed at RM11 offer price NST
- Keppel DC REIT buys Singapore’s Genting Lane data centres for SGD1b Edge
- Sony in talks to buy media powerhouse behind Elden Ring Edge Star
- India to sell minority stakes in state banks Star
- Google’s Chrome to fetch USD20b if judge okays sale Edge Mail NST
- Regulators scrutinise USD14b HP-Juniper deal Star
Malaysian financial market news
- BIS partners BNM, 4 central banks on Project Nexus Edge Star
- BNM exploring wholesale central bank digital currency NST
- BNM committed to support use of physical cash Star
- No more pharmaceutical procurement through 1 company Edge
- PAC flags RM5b risk amid LTAT-Boustead restructuring halt Edge NST
- 620k people risk losing jobs across 10 sectors Edge
- Innovation, collaboration key to drive market resilience Star
- A survey of Malaysia’s digital economy Edge
- Malaysia bought RM150m Vietnamese rubber Mail
- Malaysia raises Dec crude palm oil export duty to 10% NST Star
- Trump’s economic policies can add RM19.7b to Malaysia’s GDP Star
- Exports grow 1.6% in Oct on high demand Star
Other financial market news
- Prudential launches global AI Lab in Singapore Edge
- FTA between Indonesia and US unlikely Star
- Philippines likely to miss 2024 growth target Star
- Beijing pledges to open up markets, support Hong Kong Edge Mail Star
- China expected to leave benchmark lending rates unchanged today Star
- Bank of Japan to bid farewell to stimulus era with review Star
- India fines WhatsApp USD25.4m, bans data-sharing Mail
- IMF warns retaliatory tariffs risk derailing Asia’s growth Mail
- Australian regulator orders Bunnings to destroy facial recognition data Mail
- Reserve Bank of Australia views cash rate as appropriate Star
- US industrial production falls 0.3% on strike disruptions Star
- UK retail warns of inflation and job losses from budget Edge Mail
- UK fund managers pay more to hedge in 2024 NST
- Swiss prosecutors accuse Trafigura of paying bribes Edge
- Shadow banks to face reins on leverage following watchdog probe Edge
- Global employers boost hiring towards year end Edge
