Capital markets news | Fri 28 Aug 2026
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Hedge funds
Hedge funds typically charge a “2 and 20” style fee (management fee plus performance fee) and operate with limited regulatory disclosure compared to mutual funds. This opacity can hide concentration, leverage or liquidity mismatches. Historically, a large share of hedge fund failures stemmed from operational risk (fraud, controls and valuation issues) rather than pure investment losses. About half of failures between 1983 and 2003 were operational. Case studies include Archegos, Melvin and 3AC.
Equity
- Apparel retailer EMPG gets Bursa nod for ACE Market listing Edge NST
- IJM starts work on construction arm’s spin-off, listing targeted for 3Q2027 Edge Mail
- IJM’s toll monetisation still up in the air NST
- LYC Healthcare’s auditor raises business continuity concerns Edge NST
- Boustead Heavy Industries to be delisted from Main Market on 2 Sep Edge
- Shein’s Hong Kong IPO pricing values company at USD26.5b Edge NST Reuters
- Singapore opposition lawmaker opposes use of Temasek funds to shore up Air India Edge
- Anthropic plans to publicly unveil IPO prospectus after Labor Day Reuters
- SoftBank in talks to buy stake in 1X at USD6b valuation Edge NST
- Clearing firm RQD* raises USD74m as Wall Street prepares for tokenised markets Desk
- New York Stock Exchange opens Texas headquarters in latest nod to Y’all Street Reuters
Debt
- ST Dynamo’s green finance framework assigned “Gold” impact assessment MARC
- Moody’s lifts SD Guthrie’s outlook to positive as it affirms Baa2 rating Edge
- CIMB completes pilot tokenised sukuk settlement with tokenised deposit Edge NST Star
- Maybank says Middle East conflict impact on asset quality less severe than expected Edge
- Hong Leong Bank turns cautious on FY2027 despite beating loan growth target Edge NST
- OSK, Affin Hwang Investment Bank launch venture debt fund Edge Star
- Danantara bets USD1b on private credit with Partners Group Edge
- Goldman Sachs expresses doubts about Scott Bessent’s plan Yahoo
- Bond yields are surging: Here’s why that could spell trouble Yahoo
Digital assets
- Kansas City Fed’s Schmid warns payment innovation will be ‘very disruptive’ Yahoo
- Gold, bitcoin up as investors buy scarcity hedges Star
- Tokenised deposits could raise US credit costs: Dallas Fed economists Telegraph
- Core Lightning confirms multiple vulnerabilities, prepares security update Telegraph
- Virtu, Tradeweb complete onchain repo using Marshall Islands digital bond Telegraph
- Britain plans new Bank of England objective for stablecoins Desk Telegraph
- 240 UK taxpayers made more than USD1.3m each from crypto Desk Telegraph
- Bitfinex Securities raises USD50m in push to offer tokenised nickel trading Desk Telegraph
- Polish Olympic chief arrested as prosecutors probe suspected crypto-linked bribe Desk
M&A
- Lim family in talks with EPF, Petronas to take Yinson private Edge NST Star
- Dissecting the RM19.9b bailout of Tabung Haji Edge
- What shares did Tabung Haji transfer to UJSB for RM16.87b? Edge
- Crescendo says Kota Tinggi land sale at risk on buyer’s failure to pay Edge
- Mah Sing poised for more land acquisitions Star
- Li Ka-shing keeps USD23b ask for ports despite Panama loss Edge
- Nvidia agrees to buy Hugging Face for USD12.9b Edge Mail NST Reuters
- Rupert Murdoch’s wish to re-merge Fox Corp and News Corp could happen in future Reuters
- Anthropic planned, then abandoned USD7b purchase of MatX Reuters
- KKR settles US antitrust case accusing it of merger filing violations for USD250m Reuters
- Delivery Hero lifts 2026 outlook on strong growth amid Uber takeover bid Edge
Malaysia
- Malaysia must strengthen market foundations to stay competitive Edge Mail NST
- Standard Chartered says sanctions breach was isolated, accepts BNM’s decision Edge
- Setel has taken remediation measures following BNM findings Edge Mail Star
- Malaysia business confidence rebounds in 3Q — DOSM Edge Mail NST Star
- Potential super El Niño could weigh on Malaysia growth into 3Q2027 Edge
- Cabinet approves in principle Bandar Malaysia-Seri Kembangan expressway Edge NST
- Visa maps out six-pronged defence against AI-driven scams in Malaysia NST
- Former TH chairman and former Treasury sec-gen slapped with 7-day remand Edge
- MACC extends remand of former Tabung Haji CEO until 31 Aug Edge
- Tabung Haji’s link to Putrajaya Perdana, Jho Low, SRC and 1MDB Edge
- Some of the bad TH investments Edge
- Early PMO communication led me to believe JV signing would take place Edge
- Defence questions timeline shifts in prosecution witness’ statement Edge
Other markets
- Singapore police raid Radiant World office as probe widens Edge
- HSBC mulls restructuring Singapore units to simplify operations Edge
- Philippines hikes rate a third time as inflation runs hot Edge
- China’s industrial profit growth cools as AI-linked sectors outpace Edge
- Low-altitude economy nears commercial horizon Star
- BOJ deputy governor Himino calls for ‘timely’ rate hike Star
- Japan’s yen rescue has echoes of Asian financial crisis, ex-FX diplomat says Edge
- BOK delivers back-to-back rate hikes, remains hawkish Edge NST
- SK Hynix sees memory shortage through 2030 Reuters
- Australia’s hot inflation triggers fresh bets Star
- As Jackson Hole conference kicks off, 3 Fed officials issue inflation warnings Reuters
- Fed’s Collins says latest US inflation readings are ‘mixed’ Yahoo Reuters
- Kansas City Fed’s Schmid says inflation is too hot, rates too accommodative Yahoo
- Fed’s Hammack calls for rate hikes, second Fed official today Yahoo Reuters
- Fed’s Warsh faces challenge whether inflation is a problem or not Reuters
- Kevin Warsh has a plan for the Fed. Scott Bessent is getting in the way Yahoo
- Cryptic Fed chair Warsh faces make-or-break Jackson Hole speech Mail Yahoo
- Bessent vs the bond market: US Treasury push puts Fed boss Warsh in a bind Mail
- Bessent, Warsh diverge on who should set the price of money Yahoo Reuters
- Monetarist resurrection, or timely inflation rethink? Star
- US bank regulators finalise rules defining ‘unsafe’ bank practices Reuters
- Wall St banks turn on each other as capital fight nears endgame Reuters
- US jobless claims dip in latest week; goods trade deficit widens in Jul Edge Yahoo Reuters
- Bill Gates issues stark warning about AI’s impact on American jobs Yahoo
- US weighing new round of tariffs on semiconductors Edge Reuters
- When the elephant twitches, small economies get crushed Edge