Capital markets news | Fri 14 Aug 2026

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Venture capital in Malaysia
The venture capital landscape is heavily anchored by public institutions, sovereign wealth funds and pension giants like Khazanah Nasional, EPF and KWAP, which act as major Limited Partners (LP). To streamline state resources, the government centralised its funding strategy under Jelawang Capital, a national fund-of-funds vehicle created to systematically deploy capital into local and regional venture managers. This public-led funding is increasingly complemented by corporate venture capital (CVC) arms from major conglomerates like Petronas, alongside private wealth networks, family offices and organised angel networks that step in to provide critical early-stage seed capital.

Equity

ZUS Coffee said to explore IPO to raise at least RM1b Edge Star
Guocoland to be delisted from Bursa Malaysia on 18 Aug Edge NST Star
Chuan Huat Resources to raise RM5.5m via private placement for capacity expansion Edge
VentureTECH invests RM28m in 3 Bumiputera tech companies Edge
GoTo’s fall from grace deepens with removal from MSCI indices Edge Star
Thai hotel giant Minor International puts off plan for USD1b REIT Edge
Shein said to consider 28 Aug for Hong Kong trading debut Edge
China chip designer Kiwimoore plans Hong Kong IPO at USD2b valuation Edge
Temasek-backed Shiprocket’s India IPO fully subscribed on retail investor demand Edge
Why India’s Tata Sons is facing pressure to list Edge
Kalshi in talks to raise USD750m at USD40b valuation Coindesk
Selena Gomez accused of fraud by mental-health startup investors Yahoo
Big Short investor says Anthropic and OpenAI are Achilles’ heel of the AI trade Yahoo

Debt

TRIplc Medical’s senior sukuk at AA1 affirmed RAM
SHC Capital’s rating upgraded to AA MARC
Data centre operator STT GDC secures RM5.6b green financing for Johor campus Mail Star
25 companies seek financing under Penang climate mitigation fund NST
Bitcoin treasury company Metaplanet unveils USD1.3m private debt sale Coindesk
ANZ says home loan applications fall 12% Edge
Tech: AI, circular financing and off-balance sheet debts Edge
US mortgage rates edge lower for first time in 6 weeks Edge
US set to pay most for 30-year debt in quarter of a century Edge
Billionaire issues major US debt warning Yahoo

Commodities

Bank of Korea makes first gold-linked investment in 13 years Edge
Central banks spearhead renewed gold rush Edge
Iran says no progress on reviving interim peace deal with US Edge
Trump ‘low-key’ bets on economic pressure against Iran NST
Oil drops on lower demand forecasts despite deadlock in US-Iran talks NST Star
Hormuz stalemate raises risk of USD120 oil Yahoo
UAE released Iran’s frozen assets worth billions of dollars Yahoo
Are global oil stocks enough for another 6 months of US-Iran war? Yahoo

Digital assets

Halogen Capital rolls out multi-asset portfolios via B2B2C model Edge
MUFG tests blockchain settlement for Japanese govt bond trades Coindesk Cointelegraph
Crypto platform operator gets 15-year prison due to USD50m scam Coindesk Cointelegraph
Strategy, Metaplanet unrealised bitcoin losses highlight concentration risk Coindesk
Public bitcoin miners cut hashrate 13.4% as AI infrastructure revenue grows Cointelegraph
DeFi doesn’t exist anymore, just onchain finance Cointelegraph
Tether completed audit of USD180b USDT stablecoin Coindesk Cointelegraph
SEC allows Franklin Templeton funds to invest in onchain money fund Cointelegraph
US SEC delays innovation exemption for tokenisation amid concerns Coindesk
CFTC to join SEC in exploring crypto regulations without Clarity bill Cointelegraph

M&A

Parent Ajinomoto defends RM20 a share offer for Ajinomoto Malaysia Edge
China’s biggest broker said to mull more consolidation in Hong Kong Edge
SK Shipping to become largest Asian LNG carrier operator in H-Line asset swap Edge NST
Anthropic said in talks to buy AI startup Decart for USD6b Edge
GO Residential, Blackstone lead USD4.8b H&R REIT breakup Yahoo

Malaysia

Bank Negara, SC-led panel calls for accelerated climate actions NST
GDP growth in focus Star
2Q growth set to beat expectations at 5.9%, says HLIB NST Star
Construction work value up 8.8% to RM47.8b in 2Q2026 – DOSM Star
Consumer spending expected to stay resilient in 2H2026 despite rising living costs Edge
Labour demand grows 1.7% to 9.25m jobs in 2Q NST
Malaysia emerges as AI tech upcycle winner, but chip ambitions face talent hurdle Edge
Selangor’s next economic challenge: Turning state assets into productive capital Edge
KWAP probe: No evidence of criminal wrongdoing found so far, says MACC Edge
1MDB drops another defendant from USD5.64b civil suit against Najib and others Edge
MACC considering foreign forensic experts for probe into Tabung Haji RCI report Edge
Former auditor general defends 2017 audit decision on Tabung Haji Edge

Other markets

Singapore studies USD500m fund to climate-proof food system Edge
Indonesia’s Prabowo picks insiders for top central bank posts Edge
Thai consumer confidence rises in Jul, survey shows Edge
Dollar-yuan becomes Hong Kong’s most-traded currency pair for first time Edge
Japan’s wholesale inflation stays hot, bolstering odds of Sep BOJ hike NST Star
Japan’s govt said to support faster central bank rate hike Edge
South Korea fundamentals hold steady Star
India’s Tamil Nadu signs pacts for USD1.58b in new projects by overseas investors Edge
Australia commits USD1.76b to keep Rio Tinto aluminium smelter open Edge Star
Fed’s Goolsbee says latest inflation data is better Yahoo
US producer prices unchanged in Jul Edge Yahoo
US weekly jobless claims increase moderately, point to stable labour market Edge
White House claims over 40 US trading partners are helping China evade tariffs Yahoo
Court lets Trump halt tariff exemption for low-cost goods Yahoo
AI boom is starting to show in UK economy’s performance Edge
UK GDP bounced in Jun, helped by Gulf ceasefire, World Cup and sunshine Edge Star
Spain inflation picks up in Jul on energy costs Edge
Global tax reform is the key to a fair AI economy Edge