Capital markets news | Wed 1 Oct 2025
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Housing loans make up the largest portion of household debt (60%-61%), followed by vehicle loans (13%), and personal financing (12-13%). The median debt service ratio (DSR) is 34% for outstanding loans, and 41% for new loan approvals.
Equity
- Malaysia leads region in IPOs despite global headwinds NST Star
- China’s Zijin shines in Hong Kong debut as gold prices reach record high Edge
- China opens stock option market to foreign investors Edge
- Hong Kong’s huge year of IPOs continues, with annual crown all but assured Yahoo
- Toyota adds another USD1.5b to its bet on startups at every stage Yahoo
- Global investors are ditching Indian stocks faster than ever Edge
- LG Electronics seeks USD8.7b value for India unit in IPO Yahoo
- US equity raising tops USD255b as recovery hits third year Edge
- Fermi REIT raises USD682m in US IPO Yahoo
- University of Phoenix owner eyes USD1.2b valuation in US IPO Yahoo
- Actress Jennifer Garner’s baby food firm files for IPO as sales grow Edge Star
- A year after filing to IPO, still-private Cerebras Systems raises USD1.1b Yahoo
- CEO of Canada’s biggest pension blasts winner-take-all market Edge
- London drops out of top 20 IPO markets after falling behind Mexico Edge
Debt
- Pantai’s sukuk programmes assigned MARC-1, AAA final ratings MARC
- Sunway unit completes first issuance of RM230m sustainability MTN Edge NST Star
- Loan growth ticks up to 5.6% in Aug Edge
- Ringgit bonds outpace equities, returns may hit 6% NST
- Applying personal loan exceeding RM100k? Sit for a course first Edge
- Tycoons pledge to buy USD3b of Indonesian patriot bonds Edge
- Japanese rate trading surges 684% as BOJ hikes revive market Edge
- US auto bankruptcies show rising credit pain in low-income households Edge
- Bit Digital upsized convertible note from USD100m to USD135m Coindesk
Digital assets
- EU watchdog pushes multi-issuance crypto ban on crash fears Edge
- USDT and USDC dominate USD46b in quarterly stablecoin inflows Cointelegraph
- OKX Singapore launches stablecoin payments at local GrabPay merchants Edge NST
- Stripe unveils stablecoin issuance tool, expands into AI commerce Coindesk
- Visa bets on stablecoins to speed up cross-border payments Star
- Qatar bank taps JPMorgan’s blockchain for faster US dollar payments Cointelegraph
- US SEC expands universe of crypto custody to state trusts Coindesk
- SEC weighs plan to allow blockchain-based stock trading Cointelegraph
- Republic to tokenise Animoca Brands private equity on solana Coindesk
- Coinbase’s bitcoin-backed loans surpass USD1b Coindesk
- Bitcoin isn’t dying, it’s becoming domesticated Cointelegraph
- Chinese woman convicted in UK for leading USD6.9b bitcoin scam Coindesk
- SUI declines 3% as USD144m token unlock spurs selloff Coindesk
M&A
- Vestland’s second largest shareholder ups stake to 33%, MGO triggered Edge Star
- Tex Cycle completes acquisition of 60% of Safety & Environmental Laboratory Star
- Stationary maker Asia File seeks acquisitions amid mounting cash pile Edge
- KIP REIT’s trustee acquires RM28.7m industrial property in Sarawak Edge Star
- OSK acquires 3.3-acre land in Subang Jaya from Tropicana for RM44m Edge Star
- Freeport will divest 12% of local arm to Indonesia Edge
- Mandarin Oriental in talks to sell One Causeway Bay space to Alibaba Edge
- Australian media groups announce USD274m merger Edge
- Hastings signs binding agreement with Metal Bank to divest gold assets Yahoo
- US to take stake in Lithium Americas to boost Nevada project Yahoo
- TotalEnergies to buy 49% stake in Continental Resources’ gas assets Yahoo
- CoinRoutes buys risk management provider QIS Risk for USD5m Coindesk
- Paschall Truck Lines parent in talks to acquire J&R Schugel Yahoo
- BKV acquires Bedrock Production for USD370m Yahoo
- Javice gets 7 years for defrauding JPMorgan Star
- GCEX acquires GlobalBlockEU to enhance digital asset services Yahoo
Malaysian
- Capital market at RM4.2t, 62% Islamic Edge Mail NST Star
- Islamic finance tapped to lead climate action NST
- Official reserve assets at USD123b at end-Aug Star
- Nascent digital banks now grappling to hold onto deposits Edge
- Stamp duty reforms and their impact Star
- PPI slide persists, raising growth concerns Star
- China-Malaysia usher in ‘Golden 50 Years’ with trade, tourism surge Edge
- US chip tariffs could hit America, global supply NST Star
- RM3.35b Pulau Indah plant powers up national grid Edge NST
Other markets
- Philippines freezes nearly 1,600 bank accounts in graft probe Edge
- Vietnam considers exempting global minimum tax for coal projects Star
- China factory activity shrinks as firms await stimulus, US trade deal Edge NST Star
- ADB sees resilient growth in developing Asia, warns of tariff headwinds Edge
- Australia’s central bank holds rates steady, cautious on inflation Edge NST Star
- Fed’s Collins notes openness to cutting rates again depending on data Edge
- US family offices dominate pay race with USD1m CIO salaries Edge
- US job openings increase moderately in Aug; hiring declines Edge
- US consumer confidence falls to 5-month low on job concerns Edge
- Big Tech’s AI spending to cross USD2.8t by 2029 Edge Mail NST Yahoo
- UK economic growth slows in 2Q Edge
- UK households save more as threat of tax rises weighs on outlook Edge
- Swiss capital plan disproportionate, would weaken UBS and economy Edge
- Clear risk of recession if US hits Swiss pharma with 100% tariff Mail
- Lagarde says inflation risks quite contained in each direction Edge
- Global FX trading soars to USD9.6t amid tariffs Edge