Capital markets news | Wed 20 Aug 2025
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- Most Malaysian data centres are Tier III, offering high reliability and concurrent maintainability. Tier I and II are growing for cost-sensitive workloads, while Tier IV remains rare, serving mission-critical operations in sectors like banking, government and large-scale cloud services.
Equity
- Uni Wall proposes transfer of listing to ACE Market in a year’s time Edge
- KNM proposes regularisation plan to exit PN17 status after nearly 3 years Edge
- Pestec triggers PN17 criteria, seeks waiver Edge NST Star
- Vietnam market in the midst of transformation Star
- Funds with USD617b turn less bearish on China Edge
- GoviEx secures ASX listing through reverse takeover deal with Tombador Yahoo
- Intel gets USD2b equity investment from SoftBank Edge Mail NST
- Schroders sees private equity exit strategies reshaping industry Edge
- Trump eyes stakes in other chip makers that received CHIPS Act funds Yahoo
- SPAC King Palihapitiya makes a comeback with new blank-check IPO Yahoo
Debt
- US tariff deal, Fed rate cut prospects to arrest foreign funds outflow RAM
- Cypark gets RM1.3b from MBSB Bank to refinance RE assets Edge Star
- AEON Credit tightens loan approvals Edge
- Thai lending slump for 4 straight quarters flags growth risks Edge
- Japan 20-year bond auction highlights lingering fiscal concerns Edge
- Trump tariffs get seal of approval as S&P affirms credit rating Edge NST
- TeraWulf rally cools on USD850m convertible note sale Yahoo
- UK 30-year inflation-linked yields hit highest since 1998 Edge
- European banks overcome bad loans concerns as economy weakens Edge
Digital assets
- Bitcoin drops below USD114k, ether loses USD4.2k over hawkish Fed Coindesk
- Bitcoin sell pressure palpable as bid support stacks at USD105k Cointelegraph
- Japan start-up to issue first yen-pegged stablecoin Edge
- It’s been the summer of stablecoins, Goldman says Yahoo
- Wyoming becomes the first to launch a state-issued stablecoin Edge
- Skybridge to tokenise USD300m assets on Avalanche Coindesk Cointelegraph
- Crypto investment ideas according to Franklin Templeton’s CEO Coindesk
- 4 best practices for digital asset custody Coindesk
- US Fed’s new supervision chief sold on bringing crypto to finance Coindesk Yahoo
- Smart contract companies, dumb insurance coverage Cointelegraph
- Finance industry seeks overhaul of global crypto rules for banks Edge
M&A
- KPS acquires Pulau Indah industrial land, factory for RM30m Edge Star
- Taiwan’s Mercuries Life said to weigh options including sale Edge
- Santos flags delay in USD18.7b takeover bid by ADNOC-led consortium Yahoo
- Emeren to go private in USD103m merger with Shurya Vitra Yahoo
- Will Google be broken up? What’s at stake in the coming antitrust ruling Edge
- Salesforce brokers deal to buy Regrello Yahoo
- Accenture acquires The Highlands Consulting Group Yahoo
- Arthur J. Gallagher concludes USD13.45b purchase of AssuredPartners Yahoo
- Utility firms Black Hills, NorthWestern Energy to merge Yahoo
- Soho House USD2.7b buyout to end club’s market pain Star
- Virginia’s TowneBank to buy NC’s Dogwood in USD476.2m deal Yahoo
- Array Technologies acquires APA Solar to boost solar solutions Yahoo
- Valantis acquires stHYPE, expanding liquid staking reach on Hyperliquid Coindesk
- Turkish billionaire strikes USD465m BHP Brazil mine deal Edge
- Global Eggs acquires Spain’s El Granjero to expand European footprint Yahoo
- Mediobanca receives ECB approval for Banca Generali takeover Yahoo
- Azets acquires KPMG Sweden’s audit and advisory services Yahoo
- Ahold Delhaize agrees to sell 87 Romanian stores to Annabella Yahoo
- NIU Invest acquires majority stake in Critical Metals Yahoo
Malaysian
- Jul exports rebound sharply driven by record electronics shipments Edge NST
- Tariffs temper trade outlook despite Jul’s export rebound Edge
- Economy shows resilience amid global shocks, but challenges loom NST
- Shariah-compliant gold investing gains traction Edge
- Unresolved issues cloud Gig Workers Bill NST
- Ideas recommends RM200 carbon pricing to decarbonise steel sector Edge
Other markets
- Thai industrial sentiment falls to lowest level in 3 years Edge
- Vietnam touts USD48b in project investments to spur growth Edge
- China expected to keep benchmark lending rates unchanged Star Yahoo
- China youth jobless rate rises to 17.8% in Jul NST
- Powell’s Jackson Hole speech could set up a long-lasting policy tweak Yahoo
- Multi-family construction led US housing starts rise to 5-month high in Jul Edge
- Americans fear AI permanently displacing workers Edge
- Can the rich continue to prop up US consumer spending? NST Star
- UK wealth tax would spur millionaire exits to US Edge
- UK economy was a bit bigger than thought at end of 2023 NST
- Central banks eye more gold reserves Edge