Capital markets news | Tue 30 Sep 2025
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Household debt in Malaysia is RM1.65 trillion or 84% of GDP. Financial assets held by households are about 2.1 times total debt, giving a buffer that helps reduce risk.
Equity
- THMY to raise up to RM44.6m from ACE Market IPO Edge NST Star
- Solar panel installer Verdant Solar launches 31 sen ACE Market IPO Edge NST Star
- Sarawak Energy mulls IPO, seeks proposals from investment banks Edge NST Star
- Foreign funds stage RM451m walkout, locals snap up the deals NST Star
- China’s markets shed uninvestable tag as global funds return Edge
- JingDong Industrials aims to raise USD500m in Hong Kong IPO Yahoo
- Sony Financial soars in spinoff listing in Tokyo trade debut Edge NST
- Tata Capital IPO seeks USD1.7b in India’s biggest listing in 2025 Edge
- Foreign investors turned net sellers with USD2.29b outflows in Asia last week Edge
- Blue Owl, xAI bets boost Qatar fund’s USD500b US pledge Edge
- Electric aircraft maker Beta Technologies files for US IPO Edge
- Robo-adviser Wealthfront files for IPO showing profit decline Yahoo
- Insurtech company Ethos Technologies files for IPO with US SEC Yahoo
- Revolut eyes dual London-New York IPO at USD75b valuation Yahoo
- Fermi upsizes US IPO, aims to raise USD715m Yahoo
- Etsy to move stock listing to NYSE from Nasdaq Yahoo
- AstraZeneca to switch to direct US listing, retain UK base Edge Yahoo
- Ottobock targets USD5b valuation in Frankfurt IPO Yahoo
- KKR invests in Sweden-based software firm Infobric Edge
- Verisure seeks up to EUR13.9b valuation in Sweden IPO Edge Yahoo
- Angola’s Sonangol prepares for landmark IPO Yahoo
Debt
- Malaysian insurance and takaful sector: Stable outlook amid challenges RAM Edge
- Aeon, MUFG launch RM500m social loan to support underserved groups Edge NST
- China unveils USD70b financing tools to bolster investment Edge Star
- Air India raises USD215m from StanChart, Bank of India Edge
- JPMorgan’s USD20b EA deal marks win over private credit Yahoo
- First Brands files for bankruptcy after weeks of lender scrutiny Edge
- Jaguar Land Rover to resume some production after UK loan pledge Edge
Digital assets
- Swift, top global banks working on blockchain-based overhaul Edge NST
- Chainlink teams with major FIs to fix USD58b corporate actions problem Coindesk
- Leveraged bitcoin longs are back in force Coindesk
- Bitcoin surges above USD114k as traders look ahead to uptober Coindesk
- Bitcoin now just one of many ways for retail to onboard to crypto Cointelegraph
- Cipher is the latest bitcoin miner to pivot to AI Coindesk
- DL spends USD41m to become Hong Kong’s top listed bitcoin miner Coindesk
- Notabene introduces stablecoin payments platform Coindesk
- The internet of value needs global stablecoin alignment Coindesk
- Stablecoins across the G7: How these nations shape regulation Cointelegraph
- SEC tells issuers to pull 19b-4s, ETFs could be approved absurdly fast Coindesk
- Tokenised gold market nears USD3b Coindesk
M&A
- Azmil the front runner to bag PNB’s highway assets Edge
- Ekovest, Lim Kang Hoo extend Credence Resources acquisition deadline Edge Star
- Capital A extends deadline for airline unit disposals to 31 Oct NST Star
- Indonesia fines TikTok for late reporting of Tokopedia deal Edge
- Gold Road Resources set to be acquired by Gold Fields Yahoo
- EA agrees to USD55b sale in largest leveraged buyout on record Edge Yahoo
- Occidental Petroleum in talks to sell OxyChem unit Star
- Verizon in talks to buy EchoStar wireless spectrum Yahoo
- Mid Penn to buy NJ bank, Florida investment firm Yahoo
- Dealmakers defy stubborn M&A market with rare USD1t haul Edge
- TotalEnergies’ USD950m US solar sale aims to calm debt concerns Edge NST Star
Malaysian
- Fiscal deficit narrows 12% in 7M2025, on track for 3.8% target NST
- Producer price index down 2.8% in Aug Edge
- Govt mulls green fund for steel players, backed by carbon tax Edge
- 1MDB ex-CFO admits not informing board about charged bank officers Edge
- MACC freezes bank accounts of Mayu Global’s unit Edge Star
Other markets
- Singapore beats UK, Switzerland for entrepreneurial wealth top destination Edge
- Singapore to ease requirements for family office tax benefits Edge
- BOJ board’s hawkish flex lowers bar for an Oct rate hike NST
- JPMorgan trip pitches Mideast energy pivot to clients Edge
- US needs to maintain restrictive policy amid inflationary pressures Edge Yahoo
- Taiwan must help US to make half its chips Edge
- US to see USD350b nuclear boom to power AI Edge
- UK’s Reeves leaves door open for more tax rises at budget Edge
- UK job postings fall, firms downbeat about outlook Star
- ECB’s Lane says inflation outlook is reasonably benign Edge