Capital markets news | Fri 14 Mar 2025
Equity
- Saliran ends ACE Market debut below IPO price Edge NST
- Wawasan Dengkil’s ACE Market IPO oversubscribed 7 times Edge Star
- SumiSaujana prices ACE Market IPO at 24 sen Edge NST
- LEAP Market-listed Manforce plans transfer to ACE Market Edge
- Capital A revisits US listing plans for brand management arm Edge
- HLIB unveils ESG share margin financing NST Star
- Biggest Thai meat producer to speed up IPO of offshore unit Edge
- China’s ICBC launches USD11b technology innovation fund Edge
- US-blacklisted Zhipu AI gets fresh funding from Chinese state firm Edge
- AI drug startup Insilico mulls Hong Kong IPO again after funding Edge
- JPMorgan sees worst of US equity correction likely over Edge
- Terabase gets USD130m to expand solar technology deployment Yahoo
- Multi-strategy hedge funds’ haven appeal tested amid trade war Star
- Gold may rise as high as USD3,500 in 3Q Edge Yahoo
Debt and money markets
- Cagamas MBS fully redeems CMBS 2005-2 ahead of maturity RAM
- Parkson Credit raises RM333m in maiden sukuk issuance Edge NST
- Austria’s AT&S gets USD250m World Bank loan for Malaysia plant Edge NST
- India’s biggest bank to set up AI, fintech project finance unit Yahoo
- Stock turmoil spreads as fear hits the world of corporate bonds Yahoo
- US releases USD5b loan to TotalEnergies for Mozambique gas project Yahoo
- Over 1,600 financial firms tap Fed’s emergency lending tool Star
- Global corporate credit quality rebounds 5 years after pandemic Edge
Digital assets
- Lone bitcoin miner wins block using tiny, cheap rig Cointelegraph
- Tokenised Treasuries hit record USD4.2b market cap Coindesk
- BlackRock’s BUIDL fund tops USD1b with Ethena’s USD200m allocation Coindesk
- US Senate takes first big step to advance stablecoin bill Coindesk
- Banks push to block stablecoin legislation over market share fears Cointelegraph
- Starknet to settle on bitcoin and ethereum to unify the chains Cointelegraph
- Ripple bags Dubai license to offer crypto payments in UAE Coindesk
M&A and property
- TMK Chemical acquires industrial property in Singapore for expansion Edge Star
- Avangaad buys marine consultancy and tugboats for RM49m Edge Star
- Capital A to sell majority stake in Big Pay to undisclosed regional bank Edge
- Vietnam incentivises bank acquirers Star
- Couche-Tard rules out hostile takeover on Japan’s Seven & i Edge NST
- Trump family held talks to buy stake in Binance Coindesk
- Compass in talks to buy Buffett’s real-estate brokerage unit Yahoo
- UBS considers sale of some real estate assets in asset management unit Yahoo
Malaysian financial market news
- InvestKL targets RM50b in investments by 2030 NST Star
- Can Malaysia unlock potential of its rare earth deposits? Edge
- Almost 80% of palm oil smallholders comply with EUDR Edge
- Malaysia’s natural rubber output drops 20.8% in Jan Mail
- Malaysians risk losing RM3.3b a year to hidden forex fees by 2029 Mail NST Star
- DHL to hire hundreds if shipping loophole nixed Edge Star
Asian financial market news
- Singapore server fraud case involves USD390m of transactions Edge Yahoo
- Thailand approves Sunwoda’s USD1b EV battery plant investment Edge NST
- AI expected to accelerate self-driving tech in China Star
- SoftBank, OpenAI to build AI data centre in Japan Yahoo
- At US request, India arrests crypto administrator over money laundering Edge
Other financial market news
- Anglo American plans fresh job cuts at corporate office under restructuring Edge
- New Zealand pitches itself as haven in global storm Star
- Tariffs might tie US Fed’s hands if growth slumps Star
- Trump and Senate Republicans fail to solve US debt ceiling problem Yahoo
- Trump’s 200% tariff on EU to eliminate its products from the US Yahoo
- US industry group asks for tariff relief on imports Star
- US tariffs to drive up energy costs Star
- US Treasury confirms expiration of Russian energy financing license Yahoo
- Trump mounts sweeping attack on pollution and climate rules Star
- Canada likely to cut interest rates due to trade war Star
- UK corporate distress at highest since Covid Edge
- EU targets iconic US products in response to Trump’s steel tariffs Mail Yahoo
- AI leading to faster, cheaper oil production Yahoo