Capital markets news | Thu 13 Aug 2026
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eFishery scandal
In the eFishery case, groupthink showed up in how KWAP and other investors allowed social proof to substitute for deep independent scepticism: the presence of marquee co‑investors like Temasek, SoftBank, Sequoia / Peak XV and Northstar, plus clean opinions from big audit firms, created an “aura of safety” that led later‑round investors to assume earlier players had done the heavy lifting and thus lighten their own due diligence, focusing on securing allocation in a hot unicorn rather than re‑building the company’s financial picture from first principles.
Equity
- Evocom gets NewParadigm to underwrite ACE Market IPO, eyes 3Q listing Edge Star
- Pioneer Heat prices ACE Market IPO at 25 sen apiece Edge Star
- Jadi’s RM35m warrant proceeds hang in balance as shares lag exercise price NST
- Singapore Exchange eyes single-stock ETFs, tie-ups for growth Edge
- JPMorgan boosts target for Singapore stocks as economic growth holds Edge
- Indonesian tech firm GoTo faces MSCI index removal in review Edge
- Hong Kong says tax break plans won’t include proprietary trading firms Edge
- Activist fund loses Korea suit on treasury stocks Edge
- South Korea to require mock trading for single-stock leveraged ETFs Edge
- Milky Mist’s USD163m IPO fully subscribed on second day of bidding Edge NST
Debt
- Aeon’s AA2, P1 sukuk ratings affirmed RAM
- Great Eastern Labuan assigned first-time AAA rating RAM
- Guide to analytical adjustments for corporates updated RAM
- RE players need more flexible risk assessment Star
- SME financing remains supportive, but businesses must adapt Mail
- Viable SMEs still falling through financing cracks, says Bank Negara NST
- Industronics says alleged breach in USD4.6m loan dispute still unclear NST
- China revives free-trade zone bond market after 2023 crackdown Edge Star
- Japan bond yields rise on faster BOJ rate hike bets, inflation concerns NST
- Korea’s 30-year bond yield hits record on oil, rate hike bets Edge
- A yen for the dollar: Intervention and the debt loop trap Edge
- Trump reopens Fed battle at critical time for bond markets Edge
- US yield curve twists expose Trump and Bessent’s rate dilemma Edge Star
- US auto loans hit record high in 2Q, New York Fed says Edge
- Nvidia’s show of financial force soothes jittery credit markets Edge
- AI cloud provider Lambda prices loan for Nvidia-tied chip deal Yahoo
- BofA to plow USD250b into critical infrastructure projects Edge
Commodities
- OPEC+ countries produced oil below target in Jul – IEA NST
- New attacks on shipping as Iran war talks hit fresh impasse Edge NST
- Iran takes more aggressive military stance with US talks frozen Yahoo
- Trump officials say Strait of Hormuz stats doubting US in control is wrong Yahoo
- US natural gas output, demand to hit record high Star
- Gas prices have never been this high in mid-Aug Yahoo
- Ship pays USD4m to skip line to cross Panama Canal Edge
- Global oil supply shortfall deepens as Hormuz reopening remains elusive Edge NST Star
- IEA and OPEC split on global oil demand estimates as Strait of Hormuz closure drags Yahoo
Digital assets
- Crypto boss eyes second act for Malaysia’s USD100b Forest City Edge
- Anchorpoint launches Hong Kong dollar stablecoin Coindesk Cointelegraph
- Inside the fake crypto startup that fooled North Korean IT workers Cointelegraph
- Overlooked group added USD1.78b of selling pressure to bitcoin market Coindesk
- Wintermute plans USD1b AI push beyond crypto Coindesk Cointelegraph
- Zerohash rebuffed in pitch to be US trust bank Coindesk
- When capital can’t move fast enough, markets pay the price Coindesk
- Arizona crypto ATM law helps 35 scam victims recover USD171k Cointelegraph
- Hawaii crypto ATM ban to take effect on 1 Oct Cointelegraph
- Bank of England tests digital currency for cross-border finance Coindesk Cointelegraph
- Slovenia joins EU’s MiCA stablecoin register with first issuer Cointelegraph
- Russia moves to restrict retail crypto trading to bitcoin, ether and USDT Coindesk
M&A
- K-One plans RM75m special payout post-disposal of cloud business Edge
- Binasat terminates RM73m deal to buy hotel suits in Empire City Edge NST Star
- Lakers sold to Josh Kushner and Bob Iger for record-breaking USD12.5b Yahoo
- Goldman Sachs buys ETF manager NEOS for USD2.25b Coindesk Cointelegraph
- NYSE parent ICE raises USD3b for takeover of MarketAxess Star
- California calls Paramount’s threat to leave state ‘blackmail’ Edge
- Paramount puts CNN sale on table to settle 12-state antitrust suit Yahoo
- Paramount-Warner merger lawsuit urged to be settled Star
Malaysia
- Services activity expands 5.9% in 2Q NST Star
- Industrial production index growth to stay firm: HLIB NST
- Economists turn bullish on industrial output despite Jun miss Edge
- Employment market resilient, says HLIB NST
- Labour market holds firm in 2H2026 Star
- Consumers spend in Jun as wholesale, retail and vehicle sales see uptick Edge NST Star
- Energy transition sparks new investment themes Star
- Nasdaq-listed NXP expands assembly, test capacity with new plant Edge
- CAB Cakaran plans RM105m poultry farm Star
- Selangor Rail Line development, financing model still under study, says state exco Edge
- SC gets court’s order for contempt proceedings against Supermax shareholder Edge NST
- Tabung Haji inquiry report to go to authorities for full investigation Edge
- 1MDB lawsuit against UK law firm set aside; appellate court says London is proper Edge
- Najib objects to 80% of ex-1MDB CEO’s witness statement on grounds of hearsay Edge
Other markets
- Indonesia to take share of state company dividends for budget Edge
- Slide in sentiment flags downside risk to growth Star
- Four heirs of Indonesia’s richest family inherit USD3b each Edge
- Top Philippine conglomerate to create nation’s largest miner Edge
- Bessent’s whatever-it-takes yen pledge masks limited firepower Edge
- Odds of Sep rate hike plunged, but Federal Reserve’s job became more challenging Yahoo
- US core inflation comes in subdued, easing pressure on Fed Edge Yahoo
- Inflation came as forecast, but wages struggle to keep up Yahoo
- Trump administration finalises ownership reporting exemption for US firms Edge
- UK PM Burnham promises business help within ‘difficult’ financial outlook Edge
- Recruiters see thousands of lawyers, bankers leaving London Edge
- China taps Deutsche Bank as first foreign yuan clearer in Europe Edge
- Norway wealth fund posts record USD184b profit in 1H Edge
- Global youth unemployment rises amid sluggish job creation and looming AI risk Edge Star
- Tokenomics is not a pricing problem – it’s an architecture problem Yahoo