Capital markets news | Fri 22 Aug 2025
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- In the smaller upcoming hyperscale data centres (100 MW), 50,000 NVIDIA GB200 GPUs may be deployed. That capacity is powerful enough to host up to 195 full, independent ChatGPT-5 replicas concurrently.
Equity
- MN Holdings plans RM96m placement to fund working capital Edge Star
- REDtone plans 1-for-2 bonus issue of warrants Edge
- PN17 Ivory Properties faces suspension, de-listing Edge NST
- Taiwan’s USD235b pension avoids Hong Kong firms for mandates Edge Star
- Foreigners buy most Japanese shares in 11 years as more demand seen Edge
- India becomes rare hub for green IPOs with USD4b of deals Edge Star
- Australian shares cross 9,000 level for first time Edge NST Star
- Strong market debuts raise questions over cautious IPO pricing Edge Yahoo
- The UK is back in business, someone forgot to tell British investors NST
- 65% of dual-asset investors see crypto outpacing stocks Coindesk
Debt
- Solarvest’s sukuk upgraded to AA3 RAM
- Avaland’s ratings affirmed RAM
- Eco World’s RM2b perpetual sukuk assigned A(cg) final rating MARC
- Yinson’s programme ratings affirmed MARC
- UOB arranges FMM House’s RM3b MTN for Pulau Indah logistics hubs Edge Star
- Maybank extends RM635.6m facility for MBW Innexus Industrial City in JS-SEZ Star
- Japan 20-year govt bond yield rises to highest since 1999 Edge
- Corporate bitcoin treasuries could raise credit risks Coindesk
- UK borrowing in line with forecasts but challenges await Reeves NST
Digital assets
- DBS to tokenise structured notes on ethereum blockchain Edge
- Asia’s wealthy investors seek more crypto in portfolios Edge Star
- Victim loses USD91m in bitcoin in social engineering scam Coindesk
- Ether outpaces bitcoin as ETF inflows, corporate buying accelerate Coindesk
- Stablecoin market could hit USD1.2t by 2028 Coindesk
- Stablecoins, tokenisation put pressure on money market funds Coindesk
- Hyperliquid now dominates DeFi derivatives, processing USD30b a day Coindesk
- State Street expands custody to tokenised debt on JPMorgan’s blockchain Coindesk
- Global payments network SWIFT launched blockchain trials using Hedera Coindesk
- US banking regulator lifts money-laundering order from Anchorage Coindesk
- Crypto exchange Gemini secures MiCA license in Malta Coindesk Cointelegraph
M&A
- NCT Alliance buys industrial park developer for RM490m Edge NST Star
- Hextar Technologies cancels RM31m Nilai land sale to Widad Edge
- MMM to acquire outdoor advertising firm for RM16m in PN17 plan NST
- KKR is a front runner in Nissan’s USD610m headquarters sale Edge
- Taiwan’s Yageo sweetens offer for Japan’s Shibaura Edge
- Lowe’s USD8.8b acquisition aims to strengthen pro business Yahoo
- Sequoia Financial to buy wealth manager The Martin Worley Group Yahoo
- Fifth Third buys cash management software firm DTS Connex Yahoo
- Nabors to sell drill pipe rental unit for USD600m Yahoo
- Mediobanca’s shareholders reject Banca Generali deal Yahoo
Malaysian
- Khazanah flags risk of icon-driven businesses after FashionValet failure Edge
- PAC says Khazanah should report investment performance, not just finances Edge
- Audit oversight board enforcement cases halve to 8% in 2024 Edge NST Star
- Paynet, Ant partner to enable global acceptance of DuitNow QR Edge NST Star
- Works Ministry open to study fund to maintain industrial roads Edge
- Global demand to lift Malaysia’s FDI NST
- Tenaga, YTL, Malakoff among 20 plus bidders for grid-scale battery projects Edge
Other markets
- Singapore to launch insolvency arbitration protocol next week Edge
- Indonesia’s 2Q current account deficit widens to 0.8% of GDP NST
- Vietnam’s next big task is all about money Star
- Japan’s factory activity extends declines in Aug Star
- Korea’s early export lifted by chips despite US tariffs toll Yahoo
- India business activity fastest in at least 2 decades, price rises sharp Edge
- Fed’s Bostic still sees one 2025 rate cut, but monitoring labour Edge Yahoo
- Fed’s Schmid says modestly restrictive policy still appropriate Edge
- Cleveland Fed president does not see a case for Sep rate Yahoo
- Fed chair contender Bullard backs 1% of 2025 cuts Edge
- Fed dissenter appeared alone in favouring rate cut at Jul meeting Edge
- Fed officials lukewarm on Sep rate cut as markets await Powell speech Yahoo
- Monetary policy is not about interest rates, it’s about the money supply Yahoo
- US existing home sales tick up unexpectedly in Jul Edge
- US business activity picks up in Aug, factories lead the way Edge
- US jobless claims rise, adding to signs of slowing labour market Edge
- US tech giants prepare to challenge state AI regulations Edge
- Stronger UK tax receipts push Jul deficit to 3-year low Edge
- Eurozone business activity at 15-month high despite tariffs Edge