Capital markets news | Wed 9 Sep 2026
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Employees Provident Fund (EPF)
Norway’s Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG) was roughly 6.2 times larger than EPF in 1H2026, at RM9.61 trillion equivalent value compared to EPF’s RM1.54 trillion. GPFG achieved a 19.7% annualised portfolio return with 72.1% equity allocation and 25.8% debt. In contrast, EPF achieved a 7.5% annualised portfolio return via 47.5% equities and 48.1% fixed income.
Equity
- GTA ends debut day of trading 1.5 sen below IPO price Edge NST
- Pioneer Heat’s ACE Market IPO oversubscribed 48 times Edge Reserve Star
- EGH signs ACE Market IPO underwriting with Berjaya Securities Edge Reserve
- SCA Solutions targets ACE Market listing before 2026 ends Edge NST Star
- Bursa expansion unlikely to trigger major flow shift Star
- Thai bourse operator to list 28 foreign depository receipts Edge
- Longsys opens flat in Hong Kong debut after USD903m listing Edge
- Cognition AI raises USD2b at USD48b valuation Reuters
- Holtec Nuclear targets USD10.2b valuation in US IPO as fall window kicks off Reuters
- Stoke Space plans more powerful rocket, raises USD1b Reuters
- Amazon offered right to buy USD4b in Qualcomm stock in AI chip deal Edge Reuters
- Nike shareholders reject climate proposal backed by Norway wealth fund Reuters
- Mistral AI raises at EUR21b valuation in Samsung-led round Edge Mail
Debt
- Sunway Berhad assigned AA1, P1 corporate credit ratings RAM
- Pelaburan Hartanah’s AAA rating affirmed RAM
- INTI fully redeems outstanding MTN; AAA(fg) ratings withdrawn RAM
- Maybank raises USD700m in dual-tranche dollar bond sale, term sheet shows Edge
- CapitaLand targets USD500m for third Asian credit fund Edge Star
- Thailand’s Kasikornbank launches USD800m US dollar bond sale, term sheet shows Edge
- Japanese government bonds yield curve flattens as BOJ tightening remains in focus Edge
- India’s Reliance plans first local debt sale after 3 years with USD1.32b fundraise Edge NST
- Global bond rush kicks off in Asia with banks leading the charge Edge
- Stopgap funding for Bathla as crisis lingers Star
- Bessent: We can grow our way out of debt with 3% GDP growth Yahoo
- Bessent’s fever-quelling debt buybacks put Wall Street on edge Yahoo
- There’s a simple way the Fed could help calm the bond market Yahoo
- 5 spots to watch as the bond market creeps up on 5% Reuters
- Google’s revived nuclear power plant gets USD1.9b loan from US government Yahoo
- UK set to pay most since 1998 for borrowing after gilt sell-off Edge
- Amazon hires banks for first ever sterling bond sale Reuters
- Moody’s sees ongoing surge in Africa’s private credit market NST
Commodities
- Oil surges near USD100 as Saudi energy sites attacked Edge NST Star Yahoo Reuters
- Why isn’t oil above USD100 despite supply disruptions? Reuters
- Goldman Sachs says oil could hit USD120 as Trump dismisses diplomacy with Iran Yahoo
- Oil jumps USD1 in early trade after Iran launches missiles at Jordan Reuters
- In Australia’s shale patch, Americans bring money, tech and lessons learned Reuters
- Asia is poised to take up 70% of Canadian oil exports, pipeline executive says NST
- Elliott launches new legal action against LME over nickel trades Edge
- Suez Canal revival gathers pace as Hormuz crisis reroutes ships Edge
- Uganda to become world’s newest oil exporter with Pearl Sweet Edge
- Vitol flags dwindling oil-product stockpiles as wars drag on Edge
- Global diesel supply to stay tight through winter, industry execs say Edge
- Tracking cocoa just the beginning for PwC, Merck, Hashgraph system Desk
- Kalshi’s USD400m monthly commodity trade volume outpaces crypto growth Reuters
Digital assets
- Stablecoins could save South Korean merchants up to USD3.8b a year Desk
- Uzbekistan begins government bond-backed stablecoin payment pilot Telegraph
- Australia removed 45 crypto, remittance registrations over the past year Telegraph
- Bitcoin’s golden cross is here Desk
- Bybit launches 24/7 perpetuals for major currency pairs Telegraph
- VisaNet data, onchain lending power stablecoin card working capital Desk Telegraph
- How Curve’s soft liquidation model lets borrowers survive market drawdowns Desk
- Ethereum makes quantum resistance a top priority with a 2029 deadline Desk
- Cronos executes controversial blockchain rollback to recover crypto worth USD111m Desk
- Bit2Me sets up specialised unit to help law enforcement track down crypto assets Desk
- Liquid ‘white hats’ return USD270m in Bitcoin as network prepares restart Telegraph
M&A
- Maybank gets BNM nod for RM4.83b buyout of Etiqa Edge Reserve Star
- A mega FPSO merger in the pipeline? Edge
- Navis completes sale of Village Grocer operator to Thai conglomerate Edge
- QES Group to buy 2 office units in Singapore for RM17.48m Edge Star
- Genting completes sale of 5% in Indonesian floating LNG project Edge Reserve NST Star
- Public Bank to privatise Hong Kong unit at HKD2.50 a share Edge Reserve NST Star
- Rio buys Australian bauxite mine from Glencore, Mitsubishi Edge
- GE Aerospace buys Consolidated Precision Products for USD11.75b Yahoo Reuters
- Chime to buy nationally chartered Stride Bank for USD590m, shares jump Reuters
- Blackstone explores sale of ZO Skin Health Reuters
- Buyout firm CVC explores USD2b sale of Dr Teal’s parent company Reuters
- US DOJ widens probe into Fox’s Roku deal Reuters
- Circle agrees to buy cross-border payments firm Tazapay for USD400m Desk Telegraph
- Anthropic said to walk away from USD6b Decart acquisition Edge NST
- Paramount says California AG contradicted bond arguments in TV interviews Reuters
Malaysia
- Peak in capital market net inflows Star
- Homegrown global champions needed to unlock next growth phase Reserve
- Budget 2027 should prioritise high-quality jobs to boost disposable income NST
- Govt eyes higher Bumiputera economic contribution in PuTERA35 review Reserve NST
- 9GW of gas-fired power capacity expected by 2032 to meet rising demand Edge Star
- A tenth of electricity consumption is from data centres Edge Star
- The next test for the data centre surge Reserve
- Nvidia-backed Firmus signs deal with OpenAI for data centre capacity Reuters
- Greater transparency sought on power capacity planning Edge
- Malaysia ranks joint third in Asean for European business expansion Star
- Selangor to record more than RM100b investment value in 2026 Edge Reserve NST
- Trade rises 24.7% to RM2.16t in 7M2026 Star
- Johor MACC detains housing committee chairman over alleged RM1.6m bribery Edge
- Showdown over Genneva’s unfrozen RM21.8m assets Edge
- MACC to charge former Tabung Haji chairman Abdul Azeez today Edge
- Tabung Haji RCI: Former minister released after remand Edge
Other markets
- Singapore defends flag carrier’s Air India bet, cites need to expand overseas Edge NST
- Jefferies fund accuses Radiant World of fraud over fake invoices Edge
- Indonesia’s richest family moves more than USD1b offshore Edge
- Jakarta sets ambitious new 2027 jobs target Star
- Asean stays top pick as preferred region for economic opportunities NST
- China’s exports surge over demand for high-tech, AI Edge Mail Reuters
- Japan’s wages grow most since 1997, keeping BOJ on rate hike path Edge
- Why the BOJ will bet small on rate hikes now to avoid a bigger shock later Reuters
- Japan, US remain aligned on FX policy to foster stable markets, Katayama says Edge NST
- Japan upgrades 2Q GDP on slight capex improvement Edge Reuters
- Australia’s consumer confidence slumps on rates, fuel costs Edge
- Trump’s baffling Fed threat could be gift to Warsh Edge
- Consumers more worried about personal finances and jobs Reuters
- Trump plans to cut Canadian products out of government contracts Yahoo
- US to ban Canadian motorcycle, dairy, alcohol imports as trade war sizzles Reuters
- Canada hits US imports with tariffs, intensifying trade war Edge Mail Yahoo Reuters
- German exports unexpectedly fall in Jul Edge
- Ex-Swiss banking boss guilty of USD101m kickback scheme Edge
- Hormuz disruptions hitting small businesses hardest, UN trade agency warns Reuters