Capital markets news | Thu 27 Nov 2025
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Capital Market Masterplan (CMP) 4: A central pillar of CMP4 is deeper internationalisation. The plan seeks to attract global investors, expand cross-border participation, and strengthen Malaysia’s role as a regional capital-market hub, creating more liquidity and competitiveness for issuers and investors.
Equity
- BMS Holdings’ ACE Market IPO oversubscribed 1.4 times Edge Star
- Frozen, dried food trader Guan Huat Seng’s ACE Market listing approved Edge Star
- Aizo slumps 36% after fundraising plan fails to impress investors NST
- LTAT targets consistent 5-6% dividend payout under restructuring plan Edge
- Vietnam’s long-term story remains intact despite outflows Star
- Kioxia sinks after Bain-backed firm sells USD2b of shares Edge
- Indian retail investors dump stocks by most since 2023 Edge
- Enhanced Games to go public in USD1b US SPAC merger Edge
- Nvidia refutes circular financing claim, 2 famous short sellers disagree Yahoo
- Google is winning the AI race via vertical integration Yahoo
- NYC Comptroller urges re-bid of USD42.3b pension managed by BlackRock Edge
Debt
- RHB Bank Group entities AA1 ratings affirmed RAM
- Cenergi’s AA3, P1 ratings affirmed RAM
- TIME’s sukuk rating upgraded to AA1 RAM
- Northport’s RM1b sukuk programmes MARC-1, AA rating affirmed MARC NST
- Felda had RM8.9b sukuk, govt-guaranteed revolving credit at end-Sep Edge
- Zahid gives nod to phased write-off of Felcra’s less viable project debts Edge
- MUFG extends RM150m working capital to Carsome Edge
- Malaysia ranks second in Islamic banking market share growth Edge
- Thailand bond sale demand slides to lowest in at least 6 years Edge
- Evergrande liquidators win wider asset freeze against founder’s ex-wife Edge
- China property crisis thrust back into spotlight by Vanke plunge Edge
- Japan to issue over USD73.5b in new bonds to fund stimulus Edge
- SoftBank’s latest yen bond yield highest since 2010 Edge
- ECB warns stretched AI valuations, soaring sovereign debt threaten stability Mail
Digital assets
- KakaoBank pushes forward with Korean won-backed stablecoin plans Yahoo
- Bitcoin retakes USD90k, breaks from pre-Thanksgiving price action Coindesk Yahoo
- Bitcoin traders brace for Friday’s USD14b options expiry Cointelegraph
- Nasdaq ISE files to lift BlackRock IBIT option limits into top tier status Coindesk
- S&P downgrades USDT, citing falling bitcoin prices as risk Coindesk Cointelegraph
- Grayscale files to list first Zcash ETF in the US amid 1,000% rally Coindesk
- New project vowed to transform stablecoins, then its token crashed 90% Coindesk
- Coinbase reveals 9 crypto ideas it wants to bankroll in 2026 Cointelegraph
- DeFi’s USD55b plunge isn’t the disaster it looks like Coindesk
- Swiss bank Amina trials Google Cloud’s ledger for instant payments Coindesk
M&A
- Chin Hin buys 26-acre land in Seri Kembangan for housing project Edge Star
- Temasek-owned Seviora to integrate Pavilion, lifting assets to USD72b Edge
- Korea’s private equity debate in focus as Homeplus goes unbid Edge
- Naver to buy top Korea crypto exchange in USD10.3b deal Edge
- HD Hyundai, Lotte Chemical submit petrochemical businesses restructuring NST
- Brookfield, Singapore’s GIC bid USD2.6b for Sydney-listed National Storage Edge
- SoftBank completes acquisition of chipmaker Ampere Computing Edge Yahoo
- Blackstone nears USD4b deal for MacLean Power Systems Yahoo
- Warner Bros Discovery seeks improved bids by 1 Dec NST
- Robinhood, SIG buy 90% of CFTC-regulated derivatives exchange LedgerX Coindesk
- Airfreight wholesaler AWA acquires UAC USA Yahoo
- Proposed Teck-Anglo merger is subject to national security review Yahoo
- Swiss dairy major Emmi buys The English Cheesecake Company Yahoo
- Omnicom, Interpublic receive European Commission approval Yahoo
- Austrian dairy groups SalzburgMilch, Pinzgau Milch plan merger Yahoo
Malaysia
- SC selects 6 firms for inaugural capital market sandbox Star
- Can PRS bridge Malaysia’s retirement savings gap? Edge
- S&P’s higher GDP call reflects strengthening drivers, say economists NST
- E-commerce revenue rose 2% to RM937.5b in 9M2025 Edge NST Star
- Works Ministry to review issue of losses in 12 highway concessions Edge
- Caution urged on new highways, as one-third of concessionaires lost money Edge
- Johor tightens data centre approvals on water worries Star
Other markets
- Indonesia invites firms to explore 108 untapped oil and gas basins Yahoo
- Vietnam textile exports to hit USD46b Star
- Deadly storms, USD3b in losses test Vietnam’s climate defences Yahoo
- Foreign business circle bullish on China’s opening-up Star
- Pets, anime and toys are part of China’s latest effort to boost consumption Edge Star
- Japan FY2025 tax revenues to top JPY80t for first time NST
- Australia’s monthly inflation exceeds forecasts Star
- Australia’s stubbornly high inflation in Oct closes door for rate cuts Star
- Australia warns its pension industry to be more prepared for wave of retirees Edge
- New Zealand’s central bank cuts key rate, easing cycle near end Edge
- The 5 finalists to replace Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell Yahoo
- US budget deficit hits USD284b in Oct, report impacted by shutdown NST
- US weekly jobless claims fall amid steady labour market conditions Edge
- Low-hire labour market bites for Gen Z, lower-income group, JPMorgan finds Yahoo
- Warren Buffett warns ballooning healthcare costs eat the economy Yahoo
- US core capital goods orders and shipments soar in Sep Edge
- US homesellers pull stale listings off market Star
- US shale starts to crack under USD50-USD60 oil Yahoo
- Foxconn wins approval for new USD569m investment in Wisconsin NST
- HP to cut about 6k jobs by 2028, ramps up AI efforts Edge Mail NST
- Bank of Mexico cuts growth forecast as inflation optimism is questioned Yahoo
- Eni acquires 50% stake in offshore Block OFF-5 from YPF Yahoo
- New Bolivian government to propose massive spending cuts NST
- Reeves’ GBP26b tax hike calms markets after chaotic rollout Edge NST
- Trader accused by Trafigura says there was no deception Edge
- Germany risks growth undershoot without reforms, IMF warns Edge
- Allianz to cut up to 1,800 jobs due to AI advances Edge
- China’s CATL breaks ground on huge Spanish battery plant Edge
- World’s central banks are wary of AI and struggling to quit the dollar Yahoo
- AI boom hits a crossroads in 2026 NST
- Tech firms from Dell to HP warn of memory chip squeeze from AI Yahoo