Capital markets news | Wed 26 Nov 2025
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Capital Market Masterplan (CMP) 4: CMP4 places strong emphasis on sustainable finance, aiming to channel capital toward climate mitigation, energy transition, and long-term environmental resilience. It expands green investment frameworks and positions Malaysia’s capital market to support national sustainability goals.
Equity
- Polymer Link ends ACE Market debut flat Edge NST
- PSP Energy’s ACE Market IPO oversubscribed nearly 6 times Edge NST Star
- Branding firm SBS Nexus, M&A sign underwriting for ACE Market IPO Edge
- Loss-making Aizo plans private placement, capital reduction and rights issue Edge
- Khee San on track to exit PN17 status Star
- Malpac seeks more time to submit regularisation plan NST
- PNB to launch zakat al-mustaghallat via khultah method in mid-2026 Star
- Grab-backed Super Bank seeks up to USD186m in Jakarta IPO Edge
- Syngenta is said to mull Hong Kong IPO after pulling out of Shanghai plan Edge
- Ackman’s Pershing targets USD5b IPO for closed-end fund Yahoo
- Sword CEO calls IPO boring for now after USD4b valuation Edge
Debt
- Solarpack Suria Sungai Petani’s SRI sukuk AA2 rating affirmed RAM
- SME Bank’s ratings affirmed MARC
- MBSB’s ratings affirmed MARC
- MBSB Bank’s ratings affirmed MARC
- Ahmad Zaki Resources’ RM535m sukuk AA- rating affirmed MARC
- Al-Salam REIT maiden sukuk issuance done Star
- World Bank, Ditrolic, Johor partner to develop USD6b RE corridor Edge NST
- Developer Vanke’s yuan bonds plunge as debt concerns grow Edge
- JD weighs at least USD1b bond sale linked to health unit Edge
- Taiwan tycoon backs USD1.5b AI bet with private credit fund Edge
- Japan fiscal experiment is lab test for Treasuries Star
- Wall Street’s macro traders eye their biggest haul in 16 years Edge
- Traders push US 10-year yield to 4% as Hassett tops Fed field Yahoo
- Treasuries slip on risk US data will show return of inflation Yahoo
- Trump bought USD100m bonds, get on winning side of his big bet Yahoo
- How stablecoins back US debt with USD44b in T-bill buys Yahoo
- Julius Baer warns on profit after loan charge Star
Digital assets
- SGX’s bitcoin and ethereum perpetual futures debut with USD35m volume Coindesk
- Upbit considering appeal of USD25m fine by South Korea regulator Coindesk
- UAE’s new financial law pulls DeFi and Web3 into regulatory scope Cointelegraph
- US crypto regulator seeks names for CEO innovation council Coindesk
- Bitcoin traders see signs of sell-off easing as token steadies Edge
- Why bitcoin is underperforming equities despite bullish catalysts Coindesk
- Bitcoin could drop to USD60k if Fed holds rates steady in Dec Yahoo
- Crypto industry got everything it wanted, but still having a meltdown Yahoo
- Texas buys USD5m BTC ETF in move toward govt crypto reserve Coindesk
- US Bank tests custom stablecoin issuance on Stellar network Coindesk
- MoonPay secures New York trust charter, expands institutional services Coindesk
- Polymarket secures CFTC approval for regulated US return Coindesk Cointelegraph
- Digital bank Klarna’s stablecoin issued by Stripe’s Bridge to debut next year Coindesk
M&A
- LTAT to reduce exposure in Affin Bank to 9% of total assets Edge NST Star
- MRCB’s 80% buyout of Bukit Jalil developer from EPF fair and reasonable Edge Star
- Hektar REIT sees growth with asset enhancement, strategic acquisitions Star
- Apex Healthcare privatisation piques interest Edge
- Rate hikes drive Japan’s regional banks toward mergers to survive Edge
- Paxos acquires crypto wallet startup Fordefi to expand custody services Coindesk
- Why hold forever investors are snapping up venture capital zombies Yahoo
Malaysia
- Leading index rises 0.8% in Sep Star
- USD39b digital economy is Southeast Asia’s fastest growing Edge NST Star
- Malaysia, Asean+3 economics remain resilient amid global fragmentation NST Star
- Govt not planning to review expansion of SST scope, says MOF Edge
- Urusharta Jamaah’s investment assets value up 18% as at end-2024 NST
- Maju Holdings faces winding-up after court rejects judicial management Edge
- Wasiyyah Shoppe rolls out next-generation digital hibah system NST
Other markets
- US investment anchors Indonesia’s golden vision Star
- Thailand posts biggest trade deficit since 2023 as imports surge Edge NST
- Fed interest rate cut in Dec looks like it is very much back on the table Yahoo
- Fed’s Waller says Dec cut appropriate, but Jan action more uncertain NST Star
- Hassett emerges as frontrunner in Trump Fed chair audition Yahoo
- US Treasury secretary takes aim at Fed’s interest rate control system Yahoo
- Rising energy costs lift US producer prices in Sep Edge
- US consumer confidence deteriorates in Nov Edge
- US retail sales miss expectations in Sep Edge
- UK retailers’ confidence collapses to 17-year low before budget Edge
- Exports, household spending to blame for Germany’s stagnation Edge
- ECB reviews claims Deutsche Bank downplayed financial risks Edge NST
- Finland faces harsh economic challenges, but happiest nation spirit holds Mail Star
- Ageing populations a ticking time bomb for GDP growth, says EBRD Edge Mail
- Russia’s Sechin says the West could face economic crisis due to sanctions Edge