Capital markets news | Fri 10 Oct 2025
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Malaysia’s key stablecoin initiative is MYRC (BLOX), pegged 1:1 to the ringgit and fully backed by fiat reserves held in trustee accounts. Issued on Ethereum and Arbitrum, it is not yet BNM-regulated. Malaysia’s Digital Asset Innovation Hub (sandbox) provides a controlled environment for testing ringgit-backed stablecoins and other tokenised financial innovations under regulatory oversight.
Equity
- Cloudpoint to be traded on Main Market from 13 Oct Star
- Verdant Solar’s ACE Market IPO oversubscribed 40 times Edge Star
- Metal parts and furniture maker Wintech Metal files for ACE Market listing Edge
- HSS Holdings eyes ACE Market listing Star
- LEAP Market-listed Enest plans ACE Market transfer, public issue Edge
- ACE Market IPOs gather pace Star
- Ivory Properties to be delisted on 14 Oct after Bursa rejection Edge Star
- Equity crowdfunding investors win big as Sagtec Global debuts on Nasdaq Edge
- China’s top DRAM maker CXMT edges closer to mainland IPO Yahoo
- Foreign flow to Japanese cash equities jumped before ruling party vote Edge
- SoftBank’s PayPay invests in Binance Japan to expand in crypto Edge Yahoo
- LG Electronics’ India IPO attracts USD50b in bids, 2-decade record Edge
- Wall Street regulator eases IPO path during government shutdown Yahoo
- IPOs surge toward 4-year high despite persistent global risks Yahoo
- Speed Queen owner Alliance Laundry pops in IPO Yahoo
- High stock valuations sparking investor worries about market bubble Edge
- Reflection raises USD2b to be America’s open frontier AI lab Yahoo
Debt
- Maybank fully redeems RM2.3b subordinated sukuk Star
- Events closely monitored following fire at Tanjung Bin Energy plant RAM
- Felda unit still owes RM2.77b for Eagle High stake purchase Edge
- Govt undertakes not to claim Aerotree’s bank guarantee until hearing Edge
- BNM’s policy to lift market sentiment Star
- MUI secures USD20m term loan to support finance costs and expenses Edge Star
- Indonesia’s 10-year bond yield falls to lowest in almost 4 years Edge
- Asia bonds look vulnerable as Fed rate cuts deliver less support Edge
- US buys Argentine pesos, finalises USD20b currency swap Yahoo
Digital assets
- Senate Democrats’ leaked crypto position would strangle DeFi Coindesk
- Bitcoin slides below USD121k as gold, silver rallies take breathers Coindesk
- Precious metals trade overheated, investors to rotate into bitcoin Cointelegraph
- Bitcoin ETF inflows poised to smash records in 4Q Coindesk Cointelegraph
- Decentralised AI studio Yuma launches asset management arm Coindesk
- Majority of institutions expect to double digital asset exposure by 2028 Coindesk
- Europe’s digital asset rules have a transferability blind spot Cointelegraph
M&A
- IHH Healthcare keeps Fortis, Malar offer prices unchanged Edge
- NuEnergy takeover closes with Agrobulk’s stake rising to 58% Edge
- KNM rejects EGM request over PN17 concerns, MAA to proceed Edge NST
- CBH Engineering acquires Klang land for RM14m Star
- HSBC to buy out Hang Seng unit for USD14b in Hong Kong bet Edge NST Star
- Tokio Marine plans more than USD10b in global acquisitions Yahoo
- Dubai’s Shelf Drilling shareholders back merger with Saudi Arabia’s ADES Yahoo
- Novo to buy Akero for USD5.2b in new CEO’s revival push Yahoo
- Owens & Minor announces sale of P&HS segment for USD375m Yahoo
- Startup CoPilot acquires century-old 3PL Mallory Alexander Yahoo
- Merit Financial Advisors acquires Obsidian Planning Solutions Yahoo
- Sun Holdings affiliate acquires Bar Louie from bankruptcy Yahoo
- Anglo American CEO reaffirms merger with Teck Yahoo
- Cenovus Energy raises offer for Canada’s MEG Energy amid takeover battle Yahoo
- Coinbase, Mastercard in talks to buy UK stablecoin fintech BVNK Coindesk Yahoo
- Finland’s Apetit snaps up Swedish pea supplier Foodhills Yahoo
Malaysian
- Postal service fund established to strengthen sector resilience Edge
- RAM Forum 2025 tackles building resilience amid global uncertainty RAM
- SC charges ATS ex-MD under CMSA for causing wrongful loss NST Star
- Investors file complaint with MACC against Datuk over investment scam Edge
- COA affirms that independent director income is business income Edge
- Inequality shadows Malaysia’s growth story Star
- How tax policies can help meet national objectives Star
- 6 rounds of large-scale solar energy bidding completed as of 31 Aug Edge
Other markets
- Indonesia finance minister expects 6% growth after USD12b injection Edge
- Philippines eyes more rate cuts as graft scandal hits confidence Edge
- Taiwan Sep exports miss forecasts, AI demand remains strong Edge
- BOJ will find another rate hike this year difficult NST
- Asia defies slowdown fears as AMRO lifts economic growth outlook Edge NST Star
- Rice benchmark hits 10-year low, easing pressure on food prices Edge
- Fed’s Williams backs more rate cuts due to labour market slowdown Edge Yahoo
- Barr favours caution on rate cuts, reinforcing Fed divide on inflation risks Yahoo
- IMF chief sees potential for more Fed rate cuts, keeping close eye on inflation NST
- Fed officials are willing to cut rates, but inflation could derail plans Yahoo
- Big banks are walking a political tightrope in Trump’s Washington Yahoo
- Private data shows weakening job market even as stocks soar Yahoo
- US consumer goods prices rise in Sep Edge
- US container imports drop in Sep as Trump tariffs disrupt global trade Edge NST