Capital markets news | Tue 24 Feb 2026
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Practice Note (PN) 17: A company listed on the Main Market or a listed business trust is classified as PN17 if there is a default in payment by the company or trust, its major subsidiary or major associate announced under paragraph 9.19A, although for a business trust, the default is specific to loans or credit facilities. In either case, the issuer or trustee‑manager cannot provide a solvency declaration to the Exchange.
Equity
- AIA, EPF cornerstone investors for Sunway Healthcare’s USD772m IPO NST
- AutoCount Dotcom to transfer to Main Market on Wed Edge Star
- GDB shareholders pitch share scheme promising 20% annual return Edge
- Jentayu wins court battle over 4 Dec EGM, but boardroom tussle far from over Edge
- Bursa to reclassify investor types after calls for transparency Edge Star
- Foreign net selling returns with RM65.7m outflow last week Edge NST Star
- Dozens of govt-linked firms did not pay out dividends despite being profitable Edge
- Indonesia Stock Exchange set for USD11b share release NST
- Carlsberg said to begin USD700m IPO process to list India unit Edge
- Saudi firms advance IPO plans in boost for flagging local bourse Edge
- Is Kalshi Likely to IPO in 2026? Yahoo
- Private equity’s dry spell worse than 2008 crisis, Bain says Edge
Debt
- RM1.32b in Teraju financing offered to 878 Bumiputera companies NST
- High Court strikes out BPMB’s lawsuit over RM400m loan to Aries Telecoms Edge
- Telco director charged with bribing ex-BPMB MD over RM400m loan Edge
- Software companies face higher borrowing costs as AI threatens businesses Edge
- Blue Owl anxiety rattles the USD1.8t private credit market Edge
- Scott Bessent says Treasury is keeping a close eye on the private credit market Yahoo
- More T-bill issuance as stablecoins eye USD2t market cap Coindesk Cointelegraph
Digital assets
- Binance’s Zhao touts US growth bid at Trump family crypto bash Edge
- Bitcoin falls below USD65k in latest bout of tariff uncertainty Star
- Bitcoin’s true message is not decentralisation, it’s emancipation Cointelegraph
- Crypto suffers deeper declines as AI fears send IBM plunging 11% Coindesk
- ‘Investable universe’ of crypto is narrowing: NYDIG Cointelegraph
- IoTeX offers hackers 10% bounty if they return USD4.4m within 48 hours Coindesk
- Solana Co starts building high-speed infrastructure for SOL’s super cycle Coindesk
- Crypto.com wins initial approval for crypto custodian bank Coindesk
- US SEC allows intraday trading of tokenised WisdomTree money market fund Yahoo
- Elliptic flags Russia-linked crypto platforms’ ongoing sanctions evasion Coindesk
M&A
- BHIC appoints DWA Advisory as adviser for parent’s bid to privatise company Edge
- Maxis-U Mobile merger talks said to have hit brick wall Edge
- IJM takeover offer: Crossroads moment for shareholders NST
- Prime land in Teluk Bahang up for sale Edge
- Paramount ups offer for Warner Bros Discovery in bid to block Netflix Yahoo
- Foreign state ownership of media companies is bad idea Yahoo
- Gilead to buy US biotech Arcellx for up to USD7.8b Edge
- Veris Residential sold for USD3.4b in all-cash deal Yahoo
- Enel to acquire US wind and solar portfolio totalling 830MW of capacity Yahoo
- Could AI disruption fears trigger a software M&A boom? Yahoo
- Honeywell slashes price in deal for Johnson Matthey’s catalyst Edge
- Renault to take full ownership of electric van joint venture Flexis Edge
Malaysia
- Tan Sri Mohd Daud Bakar charged with unlicensed securities dealing Edge Star
- Ringgit has potential to climb further to 3.78 level vs US dollar Star
- Stronger ringgit to have limited impact on exports, trade balance Edge
- Semiconductor boom, E&E exports to cushion slower trade growth NST
- Trade momentum to sustain in 2026 Star
- Labour productivity per hour worked grew 4.9% in 4Q2025 NST Star
- Economic Census 2026 expands to include informal sector Edge NST
- Open market value tax won’t burden B40, M40 car buyers Edge
- Mydin MD among 5 new HRD Corp directors appointed amid internal probe Edge
- Appellate court dismisses stay by UK firm White & Case over 1MDB Edge
- NCER records RM78.95b in realised investments in 2025 Edge Star
- Govt reviewing proposal to complete beleaguered MEX II highway project Edge
- Edra Power achieved COD of gas-powered plants under 4-year extension Edge
Other markets
- Singapore’s core inflation at 1.0% in Jan, lower than expected Edge
- Indonesia posts Jan budget deficit as spending jumps 26% Edge
- Thai exports jump most in 4 years on AI-led electronics boom Edge Star
- BofA sees more Filipino firms hedging risks Star
- BOJ may raise rates in Mar if yen resumes slide, says ex-policymaker Edge Star
- Australia is in ‘difficult position’ on interest rates, RBNZ’s Silk says Star
- New Zealand retail spending beats estimates amid recovery Star
- Fed’s Waller says Mar rate call depends on labour market Edge
- New York Fed inflation measure heats up in Dec Edge Yahoo
- Trump warns countries that toying with US trade deals will face higher tariffs Edge
- Supreme Court sparks fresh chaos in US trade policy Mail Star
- US customs to halt certain tariff collection from today NST
- AbbVie to invest USD380m to expand US manufacturing in Illinois Yahoo
- Morgan Stanley hails rare reindustrialisation renaissance of AI economy Yahoo
- Mexico’s economy barely grew in 2025 as Sheinbaum chases more investment Edge
- EU halts US trade deal as tariff turmoil creates uncertainty Edge
- Romania about to break ground on biggest solar farm in Europe Yahoo