Capital markets news | Wed 7 Jan 2026
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2026 surprises > Wild‑card systemic shifts: A “global VaR shock” could break similar AI‑driven risk models simultaneously, forcing synchronised de‑risking and a 2008‑style volatility spike centred in market‑based finance. Alternatively, a rapid G7/G20 wholesale stablecoin/CBDC corridor or a post‑disaster “financial climate treaty” could non‑linearly reprice FX, rates, coastal real estate, cat bonds and vulnerable EM credits.
Equity
- Toys distributor Semico’s ACE Market IPO oversubscribed 28 times Edge NST Star
- Waste management firm 5E Resources gets Bursa nod for ACE Market listing Edge
- REIT listings, M&A the highlights of property sector in 2026 Edge
- IPO boom amid privatisation trend Edge
- IGB plans 1-for-2 bonus issue Edge
- Bursa rejects AAX share distribution extension, grants placement delay Edge Star
- Iskandar Waterfront City obtains Bursa’s approval for regularisation plan NST Star
- Bursa to pay SC fixed annual fee, absorb derivatives levy effective 2026 Edge Star
- Malaysia is an alpha market hiding in plain sight Edge
- McDonald’s rival Jollibee soars on plan to list global unit Edge
- Corporate fundamentals lay the ground for A-share bull market Star
- India’s Captain Fresh withdraws IPO papers Yahoo
- Saudi Arabia opens capital market to all foreign investors Edge
- Aktis Oncology kicks 2026 IPO cycle off with USD210m target Yahoo
- Chat platform Discord to confidentially file for US IPO Yahoo
- Crystal Ball: How IPOs and dealmaking will shake out in 2026 Yahoo
- Strategy surges 6% on MSCI decision not to exclude DATs from indexes Coindesk
Debt
- BNM adds RM2.5b SME financing, introduces RM10b guarantee Edge Mail NST Star
- Supportive environment seen for fixed income investments Edge
- Foreign demand for ringgit bonds remains strong on currency and Fed outlook NST
- HSS Engineers’s associate sued for duty breach over MEX II sukuk default Edge NST
- China Vanke fallout seen as smaller builder talks state support Edge
- Japan’s 10-year bond sale draws investor demand on high yields Edge
- Credit markets rev up after USD61b of deals in one day Edge
- Creditors allege kickbacks on First Brands deals Star
Digital assets
- Crypto bill markup expected next week as pressure mounts Coindesk
- US crypto market structure bill could be delayed until 2027 Cointelegraph
- Asset manager Bitwise sees 3 tests for crypto’s 2026 rally Coindesk
- Bitcoin faces big boy sell wall at USD95k as it struggles vs gold Cointelegraph
- Bitcoin and broader crypto markets have bottomed, Bernstein analysts say Yahoo
- Morgan Stanley files for bitcoin, solana ETFs in digital assets push Edge
- Grayscale declares first Ethereum staking payout for US-listed ETF Cointelegraph
- Ethereum ready to solve blockchain trilemma Cointelegraph
- Is Venezuela hiding a 600k bitcoin reserve? Analysts remain unsure Cointelegraph
M&A
- Tabung Haji exits Theta Edge at premium Edge NST
- AME REIT to sell 3 industrial properties for RM14.5m Edge Star
- Grab acquires AI robotics firm Infermove to boost delivery capabilities NST
- CEO of Salonpas maker seeks to take the USD2.9b drug firm private Edge
- Australian media tycoon, US steel firm make USD9b bid for BlueScope Edge NST
- MinRex to acquire Electrum shares in gold-copper merger Yahoo
- Hg Capital to buy OneStream in USD6.4b take private deal Yahoo
- Vistra to buy Cogentrix Energy’s 5.5GW of gas plants in USD4b deal Yahoo
- Mariner, Apella Wealth announce USD1.7b deals Yahoo
- Cerity Partners, Carson Group announce first deals of 2026 Yahoo
- PNC completes USD4.1b purchase of FirstBank Yahoo
- Howden to buy US transaction liability broker Atlantic Global Risk Yahoo
- Fifth Third-Comerica deal easily wins shareholder approval Yahoo
- CRC Group moves into transactional risk market with Euclid purchase Yahoo
- Gold.com closes Monex acquisition, acquires additional interest in Atkinsons Yahoo
- Marvell to buy networking equipment firm XConn in USD540m deal Yahoo
- Alamo expands industrial equipment portfolio with Petersen acquisition Yahoo
- Ventyx stock jumps after report of Eli Lilly takeover talks Yahoo
- Cactus secures majority stake in Baker Hughes’ SPC unit Yahoo
- Mobileye acquires humanoid robot startup Mentee Robotics for USD900m Yahoo
- SupplyOne expands Midwest footprint with acquisition of Wertheimer Box Yahoo
Malaysia
- Ringgit hits 4.044 as US dollar loses safe-haven premium Mail NST
- SC appoints Johan Raslan as Audit Oversight Board chairman Edge NST Star
- Economic growth set to strengthen in 2026 on policy and fiscal measures NST
- Digital exports hit RM6.8b, signalling rising global competitiveness NST
- FMM urges review of manufacturing SME definition to reflect modern realities Edge
- Legal actions against global FIs involved in 1MDB to be stepped up Edge
- MACC quizzes Bersatu’s Adam Radlan over MEX II highway project probe NST
- MACC: 17 company directors remanded over army procurement probe Edge
- Police add 10 scam-linked companies into Semakmule database Edge
- Details of southern WCE being finalised, to be submitted to federal govt in Apr Edge
Other markets
- Vietnam’s 2025 CPI rises 3.31%, within national target Star
- Philippine annual inflation at 1.8% in Dec, above forecast Edge
- Japan’s cash in circulation falls for first time in 18 years in 2025 Edge NST
- Government panel member urges BOJ to anchor inflation expectations at 2% Yahoo
- Kazakhstan’s GDP surpasses USD300b in 2025 NST
- Fed’s Miran says more than full point of cuts needed in 2026 Edge
- Trump’s Venezuela oil grab revives petrodollar debate Edge
- Rhode Island eyes tax on rich to counter Trump policies Yahoo
- Eni, Repsol struggle to recover USD6b in gas payments from Venezuela Edge
- Merz says parts of German economy in very critical condition Edge
- Eurozone growth slows in Dec but strongest quarter since 2023, PMI shows Edge
- Stability without symmetry Edge