Capital markets news | Fri 21 Nov 2025
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Equity
- Wasco Greenergy unveils Main Market IPO at RM1 per share Edge NST Star
- Chip design firm SkyeChip files for Main Market listing Edge
- Pharmaceutical chain Big Caring said to explore IPO Edge Star
- Capital A finalising restructuring with AAX dividend-in-specie Edge Mail NST Star
- Bursa onboards Nomura Securities as second foreign Islamic broker Edge NST Star
- ByteDance’s valuation soars to USD480b in share auction Edge
- USD12b valuation and an ICE deal, is Polymarket about to go public? Yahoo
- Insurance IPOs hit 20-year high on Wall Street after tariff-driven chaos Yahoo
- Muddy Waters’ Carson Block says not the time to short big tech Edge
- Walmart’s move to Nasdaq marks coup over NYSE Edge
- Blackstone, Neuberger commit to Trilantic fund Star
- Regulated prediction market platform Kalshi raises USD1b Coindesk
Debt
- Amanat Lebuhraya Rakyat’s AAA rating affirmed MARC
- Pulau Indah Power Plant’s sukuk assigned AA+ final rating MARC
- TTM SPV’s RM600m sukuk rating withdrawn on full redemption MARC
- Kenanga Investment Bank’s ratings affirmed, outlook revised to stable MARC
- Fubon Reinsurance assigned “aa” initial LECA rating RAM
- Sime Darby Property comfortable to take on more debt Edge
- Foreign net purchases of bonds returned in Oct, demand to weaken in Nov RAM NST
- Malaysia Debt Ventures approves RM2.26b in greentech financing Edge NST
- ADB funds green energy push with massive loan to Indonesia’s PLN Star
- US consumers expected to use credit cards more for holiday shopping Edge
- AI borrowing binge prompts investors to back away from corporate bonds Edge
- Hedge against AI crash emerges as Oracle CDS market explodes Yahoo
- Brazil bank collapse spells turmoil for firms Star
Digital assets
- Ray Dalio warns traceability and quantum computing threaten bitcoin Coindesk
- Crypto world wipes out USD1t after latest bitcoin drop Edge Star
- Bitcoin’s Nvidia-Led gains short-lived, price slumps back to USD88k Coindesk
- Bitcoin bears dominate, odds of year-end price below USD90k rise Yahoo
- Bitcoin sell-off led by mid-cycle wallets, long-term whales hold firm Coindesk
- US won’t start bitcoin reserve until other countries do Cointelegraph
- Securitize leverages Plume to expand global real-world asset reach Coindesk
- SEC enforcement actions dropped 30% under Paul Atkins Cointelegraph
- WhatsApp worm targets Brazilian crypto wallets, bank accounts Cointelegraph
M&A
- Affin Bank to acquire Pheim Asset Management for RM50m Edge
- IGB REIT completed RM2.65b acquisition of The Mall, Mid Valley Southkey Star
- Chinese investment bank CICC to acquire 2 smaller rivals Edge Yahoo
- South Korea’s largest crypto exchange Upbit sold Yahoo
- Warner Bros suitors put final touches on bids Edge
- Lloyds to acquire Curve to enhance digital wallet platform Yahoo
Malaysian
- Foreign fund inflows likely to improve next year Star
- High Court sets 26 Dec for Najib’s main 1MDB trial verdict Edge
- Labour productivity per hour up 3.8% in 3Q NST
- A strategic pause, leveraging Budget 2026 for digital growth Edge
- Former tourism minister’s aide given 6 years’ jail, RM8.8m fine over graft Edge
- PPB’s Wilmar found liable for RM1.1b compensation in China Edge Star
Other markets
- Indonesia posts first current account surplus in 10 months NST
- Indonesia bars tycoon’s son from travel amid tax probe Edge
- Thousands protest against state takeover of oil palm plantations in Riau Edge
- China leaves benchmark lending rates unchanged for sixth straight month Edge
- China weighing new property stimulus package as crisis drags on Edge
- Foxconn to spend up to USD3b a year on AI, chair sees China EV shakeout Yahoo
- BOJ policymaker calls for raising interest rates Edge
- Japan set to unveil largest spending plan since pandemic era Edge NST
- Asia’s currency-defence war chest has swelled to USD8t Edge
- Fed minutes show many officials lean against Dec cut Edge Yahoo
- Fed’s Hammack warns more rate cuts court financial stability risks Yahoo
- White House’s Hassett says govt shutdown means Fed should cut rates in Dec Yahoo
- US posts solid job gains in Sep but unemployment rate rises to 4.4% Edge
- US weekly jobless claims fall, continuing claims increase Edge
- Walmart CFO warns affordability crisis is getting worse Yahoo
- Stable 2026 earnings for Asia Pacific firms as GDP growth holds at 3.4% NST
- G20 growth to be weakest since 2009 crisis Star
- World’s richest nations are pulling back from global development efforts Edge
- G20 billionaires could end world poverty with 1 year’s earnings NST