Capital markets news | Wed 17 Sep 2025
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Equity
- Aluminium trader AMS Advanced Material plans ACE Market listing Edge
- Cheeding seeks to raise RM75m in ACE Market IPO Edge Star
- MMC Port said to begin meeting IPO investors this week Edge Star
- Harnessing benefits of short-selling Star
- Lingering shadow of short-selling Star
- Singapore plans value unlock push to boost stock market Edge
- Singapore Exchange to launch new index that tracks companies beyond STI Edge
- Vietnam accelerates IPOs, enables higher foreign stock ownership Edge
- China’s USD19t stock market draws foreign investors again NST
- Lidar-sensor maker Hesai rises in Hong Kong share debut raising USD531m Yahoo
- Chery Automobile launches USD1.2b Hong Kong IPO, city’s largest in 2025 Edge Star
- Hong Kong equity deals boom as Chinese firms rush to market Edge
- Hedge fund Arrowpoint seeks new money by Mar Star
- South Korea makes U-turn on threshold for stock capital gains levy Edge Star
- India eases foreign investors’ entry, lowers minimum size of large IPOs Edge Star
- Construction firm ALEC Holdings to offer 20% stake in Dubai IPO NST
- Ticket reseller StubHub raises about USD800m in US IPO Yahoo
- Five Point-backed WaterBridge raises USD634m in US IPO Yahoo
- Cybersecurity firm Netskope lifts IPO price range, eyes USD7.3b valuation Yahoo
Debt
- Dynasty Harmony’s AA3 issue ratings affirmed RAM
- Berapit Mobility’s RM1.5b sukuk programme AA rating affirmed MARC
- Sunway unit starts RM2b bond programme for Johor township project Edge
- Bank Rakyat, IIUM propose sukuk waqf to power Islamic social finance NST
- Govt bond market steady as debt tops a trillion ringgit in a decade NST
- ALR aims to diversify revenue, ease congestion to accelerate sukuk repayment Star
- Genting’s New York high-yield municipal bond deal delayed again Edge
- Indonesia says banks must use govt liquidity boost for lending Edge
- China Aug bank loans pick up but well below forecast as economy struggles Edge
- Large Chinese lenders go all in on tech finance Star
- China says fiscal support to remain flexible, debt ratio reasonable Edge
- Tencent appoints banks for first bond sale in 4 years Edge Star
- Richard Li’s FWD plans buyback of USD900m bond via new debt Edge
- Ambani’s Reliance raises USD2.4b in asset-backed securities Edge
- JPMorgan to cut China, India share in EM bond index Star
- EMs dive into debt rally Star
- ANZ to pay USD160m over bond trading, customer violations Edge Mail NST Star
- US funding markets enter new era of volatility Star
- US short-term rate jumps to year high as funding strains grow Yahoo
- BOE gilts decision risks big hit for Reeves Star
- Fitch downgrades France from AA- to A+ Edge Star
- Bakery group Vandemoortele secures fresh financing Yahoo
Digital assets
- Google unveils open-source AI payment protocol, supports stablecoin Cointelegraph
- Bitcoin’s growth engine is running out of steam Cointelegraph
- London Stock Exchange launches private fund blockchain platform Cointelegraph
- Ethereum faces validator bottleneck with 2.5m ETH awaiting exit Coindesk
- Galaxy Digital said to plan its own tokenised money market fund Coindesk
- RWA specialists bring USD50m to Apollo’s tokenised credit fund Coindesk
- American Express offers NFT passport stamps for travellers Cointelegraph
M&A
- Kim Hin privatisation bid raises questions on fair value, shareholder rights Edge
- Sunway unit to acquire 40% stake in Engie-Sunway DCS for RM10.98m Star
- Maxim Global buys office tower on Jalan Klang Lama for RM29.5m Edge NST Star
- PBA’s unit gets approval to alienate Penang land for RM20m Star
- Scientex offers to privatise Scientex Packaging at RM1.50 per share Edge NST
- PT United Tractors to expand gold mining portfolio with PT ASA acquisition Yahoo
- Shareholders of USD1b PhilTower said to explore sale Edge Star
- Japan’s Seibu Prince to buy boutique hospitality brand Ace Hotel Edge
- Serentica signs binding agreement to acquire Statkraft’s Indian solar portfolio Yahoo
- Yatharth to acquire Shantived Hospital in Agra, India Yahoo
- GIC eyes biggest exit on USD10b Yes! deal to Brookfield Edge Star
- What hurdles lie ahead for US-China TikTok deal? Mail
- Trump extends deadline to get TikTok deal until 16 Dec Yahoo
- Trump says US has a buyer for TikTok Edge
- Apollo explores sale of internet pioneer AOL Yahoo
- Fiserv acquires remaining 49.9% of AIB Merchant Services Yahoo
- California Resources to merge with Berry in USD717m deal Yahoo
- Keurig Dr Pepper to acquire JDE Peet’s Yahoo
- BWT Logistics acquires contract logistics peer RAZR Logistics Yahoo
- Marsh & McLennan acquires Robins Insurance Yahoo
- Creative Planning in talks to acquire USD239b SageView Advisory Group Yahoo
- Fresh off USD30b blockbuster, MAI acquires California-based RIA Yahoo
- MoonPay buys crypto payments firm Meso Yahoo
- Schnucks’ owner to buy 51 stores with purchase of 2 Wisconsin grocers Yahoo
- Blackstone to pay USD1b for 620MW Pennsylvania natural gas plant Yahoo
- Chord Energy to acquire XTO Energy’s Williston Basin assets for USD550m Yahoo
- Blackstone Energy to acquire Hill Top Energy Center for nearly USD1b Yahoo
- Canadian anti-trust regulator to review Anglo American-Teck merger Yahoo
- Fuerte Metals to acquire Newmont’s Coffee Gold Project for USD150m Yahoo
- UK’s Sainsbury’s ends talks to sell Argos to China’s JD.com Edge Star
- Crypto trading firm Keyrock buys Luxembourg’s Turing Capital Coindesk
- Azeri state oil firm Socar set to buy Italian refiner Yahoo
- Acquisitive Olvi snaps up Estonian water business Värska Originaal Yahoo
- Alamos sells Turkyish unit, ending dispute Star
Malaysian
- Robust reserves lift investor confidence Star
- Bursa reprimands Fitters Diversified, fines directors Edge Star
- Bursa reprimands Ecobuilt, fines ex-directors Edge NST Star
- Economy flexes strength with 5.3% Jul growth NST
- Jul wholesale, retail trade sales up 5% to RM156.4b Star
- Job exits rise but unemployment holds steady NST
- Malaysia reins in data centre growth, complicating China’s AI chip access Star
- A tax sustainability framework Star
- Carbon tax, credit framework set to transform industry NST
- Germany’s X-Fab expands Sarawak plant with RM3b investment Edge NST Star
- Sakura Ferroalloys invests RM487.5m in sinter plant, project Salamander Star
Other markets
- Singapore home sales surge to 9-month high in renewed frenzy Edge
- Indonesian bill will emphasise central bank’s role supporting growth Edge
- Indonesia unveils economic stimulus package worth almost USD1b NST
- Thailand records 7.1% drop in foreign visitors so far in 2025 NST
- Vietnam investigating cyberattack on credit card data Edge NST
- China’s economy slumps in Aug, casts doubt on growth target Edge Mail NST Star
- China’s Aug factory output, retail sales miss expectations Star
- China unveils measures to boost services consumption and spur growth Edge
- Hong Kong bans ex-Citi head trader Heyes for 5 years Edge
- US hedge fund firm Capstone to shutter Hong Kong office Edge
- Seoul and US in talks to minimise forex impact from US-bound investment Edge
- South Korea finance minister says up to US to review FX swap NST
- Emerging-market inflows set to be a 2026 story Star
- US, Japan reaffirm FX commitments, leave room for interventions NST
- RBA is pretty close to inflation and jobs targets Star
- Wall Street braces for quarter-end liquidity stress in money markets Edge
- US Fed poised for first rate cut of 2025 Mail NST Star Yahoo
- Why the US Fed’s expected rate cut comes with dangerous strings Mail
- Trump expects a big cut from Federal Reserve this week Edge
- BofA says investors back Fed’s credibility with rate-cut timing Edge
- Fed’s fear meter may be pointing to stagnation, rather than stagflation Edge
- US appeals court rejects Trump’s bid to oust Fed’s Lisa Cook Edge Star
- US consumer sentiment falls to lowest since May on job worries Edge
- GSK plans USD30b US investment as pharma tariff threat looms Yahoo
- US urges G7 sanctions on Russian oil as Trump loses patience Edge
- Microsoft plans USD30b investment for UK ahead of Trump state visit Yahoo
- Google sets out USD6.8b UK investment ahead of Trump’s state visit Edge NST Star
- Nvidia announces massive UK investment Yahoo
- US financial firms pledge USD1.7b to UK ahead of Trump’s visit NST
- BlackRock unveils GBP500m bet on overlooked UK data centres Edge Star
- AstraZeneca pauses RM1.1b expansion amid UK investment concerns Mail
- Warning signs flash as UK economy flatlines amid tax hikes and political unrest Mail
- UK house prices fall while rents rise by least in 4 years Edge
- ECB should not alter policy on small deviations from inflation target NST
- World must spend USD540b a year looking for oil and gas Edge