Capital markets news | Tue 10 Mar 2026
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Iran war and global oil supply
By threatening rhetoric alone, Iran can trigger war risk insurance spikes of 1,000%, making transit costs so expensive that shippers pre-emptively halt traffic, creating a “virtual blockade” without fighting.
Equity
- ACE Market-bound Adnex’s IPO oversubscribed by 3.23 times Edge NST Star
- MTT Shipping inks IPO underwriting, targets 2Q Main Market listing Edge NST
- Sunway Healthcare sets price for RM2.8b IPO, largest in 9 years Edge NST Star
- Aircraft repair firm GTA Holdings eyes ACE Market listing Edge Star
- SC to launch pre-IPO programme to build pipeline of Bumiputera listings Edge
- Calls for more public-listed-ready companies to boost capital market Edge
- SC eyes RM110b foreign underlying assets by 2030, regional champions Edge NST
- ‘MY Value Up’ to bolster value creation, raise visibility of PLCs Edge
- SC mulls institutionalising ‘angel syndicates’ to boost start-up funding Edge
- SC mulling ETF access for private retirement scheme contributors Edge
- SC chairman cites secrecy law, declines comment on ‘corporate mafia’ Edge
- Foreign investors turned net buyers with RM411.4m inflow last week Edge NST
- Navigating taxation in global investing Edge
- China’s ‘smart economy’ push spurs hunt for new stock winners Edge
- Victory Giant mulls USD2b listing in Hong Kong as soon as next month Edge
- GIC-backed Greenko Energies said to be mulling USD1b India IPO Edge
- Madison Air Solutions discloses revenue surge in filing for US IPO Yahoo
- Nasdaq and Kraken are teaming up to let you trade tokenised stocks Coindesk
- Nvidia-backed Nscale valued at USD14.6b in fresh funding round Edge
- Zcash Open Development Lab raises USD25m in seed funding Coindesk
- Stablecoin payment company KAST raises USD80m at USD600m valuation Coindesk
Debt
- Velesto’s RM1b sukuk programmes assigned AA2(s), P1(s) ratings RAM Edge NST Star
- Abu Sahid, Maju counterclaim to get CIMB IB to cover MEX II sukuk liability Edge
- Malaysia’s expanded RM2.2t bond market signals strength NST
- SC aims to broaden participation in corporate bond and sukuk market Edge
- Malaysia still tops global sukuk market NST
- SC targets RM100b sustainability financing by 2030 Edge NST
- SC considering framework, pilot programmes for private credit market Edge
- Consumer Credit Commission launched NST
- Banking shake-up to see leadership changes Star
- Chinese sovereign bonds slump as oil surge fans inflation worry Edge
- From Tokyo to Sydney, bond selloff takes hold as oil breaches USD100 NST Star
- Goldman pitches hedge funds product to bet against corporate loans Yahoo
- Soaring credit risk pushes borrowers to keep delaying bond sales Edge
- Global bond rout grows as oil jump upends interest-rate outlook Edge
Digital assets
- China shows off a new chip that boosts blockchain speed 50x Cointelegraph
- Bithumb faces 6-month partial ban over South Korea AML breaches Coindesk
- Bitcoin could be the big winner if the US-Iran conflict drags on Coindesk
- Stock market volatility hits 1-year high, possibly marking bitcoin bottom Coindesk
- Crypto and stocks add to gains as Trump says Iran war could be over soon Coindesk
- AI agent attempts unauthorised crypto mining during training Cointelegraph
- Crypto doesn’t belong in AI portfolio as it’s a different animal Coindesk
- Privacy by design beats regulation by reaction Cointelegraph
- US Treasury acknowledges legitimate privacy uses of crypto Coindesk
- Banks will run RWAs on 2 blockchain rails Cointelegraph
- Insurance broker Aon tests stablecoin payments with Coinbase, Paxos Coindesk
M&A
- Timberwell’s independent adviser recommends accepting takeover offer Edge NST
- Adviser recommends accepting DKSH’s ‘not fair but reasonable’ offer Edge Star
- New guidelines on property disposal pose challenges for GLICs and GLCs Edge
- China’s Tencent could invest in Paramount takeover of Warner Bros Edge
- Pan African Resources to acquire Emmerson in GBP163m all-share deal Yahoo
- Tilray Brands acquires BrewDog’s Australia assets Yahoo
- Agilent Technologies to acquire Biocare Medical in USD950m deal Yahoo
- Lisata Therapeutics shares up 20% as Kuva Labs acquisition advances Yahoo
- Henkel is to acquire Not Your Mother’s brand Yahoo
- Zurich to pay EUR337m cash for Irish unit of Generali Edge
Malaysia
- SC charts ambitious vision for Malaysia’s capital market NST Star Get CMP4 here
- Malaysia’s capital market hits RM4.3t NST
- Capital markets could reach RM6.3t by 2030, RM20t by 2045 Edge NST Star
- SC to broaden market access as younger investors reshape investment demand Edge
- SC to expand Islamic capital market towards greater societal impact Edge NST
- AI-based digital screening for shariah, ESG compliance, cross-border visibility Edge
- Malaysia cushioned as oil tops USD100, but risks to subsidies, ringgit loom Edge
- Malaysia should seize chance to renegotiate ART amid US tariff uncertainty NST
- PPB, MFM secure leave for judicial review of dismissed MyCC fine appeals Edge
- Melaka notches RM14.7b investments in 2025, highest in 22 years Edge
Other markets
- Singapore bank DBS paid CEO Tan USD7.5m last year Edge
- China’s inflation takes off after holiday boost as oil shock looms Edge Star
- Japan’s stagflation risk mounts with USD100 oil and sagging yen Edge
- Japan’s real wages advance for first time in 13 months Edge
- Former Google AI researcher sets up AI robotics startup in Tokyo Yahoo
- Pakistan keeps rates at 10.5% as oil surge clouds outlook Edge
- Asia’s rich having second thoughts on Dubai as war rages Edge
- Iran oil price shock scrambles Fed outlook, rate discussions Yahoo
- Fed’s Powell held 13 calls with US lawmakers after DOJ probe disclosure Yahoo
- Trump says US is waiving certain oil-related sanctions to ensure supply Yahoo
- Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill Act talks limit options to fight oil price increases Yahoo
- Oil prices fall 25% as Trump says war is ‘very complete’ Yahoo
- G7 to discuss joint release of emergency oil reserves Edge
- German industrial production unexpectedly drops in Jan, orders fall Edge
- IMF urges preparation for ‘unthinkable’ amid Mideast conflict Edge
- Iran war fuels central bank rate hike bets on inflation fears Edge Yahoo
- Oil prices hit highest since 2022 at more than USD119 a barrel on Iran war Edge