Capital markets news | Tue 29 Sep 2026

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Blockchain
Validators are the network participants in proof‑of‑stake blockchains (like Ethereum) who secure the chain by proposing new blocks of transactions and attesting that other validators’ blocks are valid. To become a validator, a user locks up (stakes) a required amount of the native token as collateral; the protocol then randomly selects validators, weighted by stake, to create blocks and vote on them. Validators check that transactions follow the rules (e.g., no double‑spending), sign off on correct blocks, and help the network agree on a single canonical chain; in return they earn rewards in the native token, but can lose part of their stake (“slashing”) if they act maliciously or go offline.

Equity

Evocom falls over 28% in ACE Market trading debut Edge Reserve NST
Impact Capital moves closer to ACE Market listing NST Star
RedPlanet opens applications for ACE Market IPO at 19 sen apiece Edge NST Star
Power engineering firm PESB files for ACE Market IPO Edge
Mokhzani-linked restaurant operator Thong World files draft prospectus Edge Star
Energy, technology, transport, logistics attracted RM194m foreign inflows Edge Reserve Star
Singapore-listed Oiltek seeks secondary listing on Bursa Malaysia Star
Remisiers staging a comeback in city-state Star
GoTo shares plunge after Indonesia’s stock exchange removes price floor Edge
Hong Kong lists eight ETFs to tap Chinese insurer demand for overseas assets Edge
SK Hynix shares fall as subsidiary Solidigm’s potential US IPO sours mood Edge
NSE shares slip below IPO price after lacklustre India debut Edge
Tata Trusts propose restructuring of Tata Sons to avoid listing Edge
Anthropic’s path from AI startup to industry-defining IPO Yahoo Reuters
Anthropic’s IPO prospectus shows sweeping AI vision, surging costs Reuters
World’s biggest IPOs as Anthropic’s blockbuster listing looms Reuters
RedotPay completes financial audit as it presses ahead with US IPO plans Desk
Blockchain.com eyes USD500m IPO as crypto capital markets thaw Telegraph
Soaring yields lead traders to snap up options on BlackRock ETFs Yahoo
Economist says Magnificent 7’s extraordinariness is under threat Yahoo
Unusual Machines, US asset manager invest USD10m in Canada’s Draganfly Reuters
Seligman Ventures doubles capital to USD1b as AI boom revives hardware bets Reuters

Debt

CelcomDigi Telecommunications’ AAA sukuk rating affirmed RAM
Ranhill Solar Ventures’ sukuk AA3 rating affirmed RAM
Maybank completes RM2.5b AT1 sukuk mudharabah issuance NST Star
Era of cheap debt is over as corporates face tightening credits Edge Star
Malaysian bonds retreat as US yields, oil prices rise NST
Indonesia pays first bond claim from pandemic-era guarantee Edge
South Korea’s 3-year yield rises to highest level since 2022 Edge
India state firms pull USD688m of bond sales as yields rise Edge
Australian private lender suspends 3 ASX funds, cuts asset values after audit Reuters
Bond market is getting closer to sounding alarm on US economy Edge
Moody’s Zandi warns that higher interest rates are already damaging the economy Yahoo
Treasury sell-off resumes as oil rises after Iran offer spurned by Trump Edge
Bond yields push higher as investors digest global risks, Fed path Yahoo
El-Erian warns yield could stay around 5% over bond supply and demand imbalance Yahoo
Paramount puts USD44b bond sale for Warner deal in motion Edge
Bond veteran Jim Bianco turns bullish for first time since 2020 Yahoo
With Burry as adviser, a new short-focused fund takes aim at private credit risks Reuters
Financial stress spreads in Europe as leverage mounts, BCG says Star

Commodities

World’s top coal exporter strains to lift output as prices soar Edge
Saudi Arabia’s key oil pipeline starts exports after repairs Edge
Mideast oil exports rebound in Sep as Saudi Arabia boosts shipments Reuters
Oil gains over 3% as US-Iran peace talks in stalemate Edge Mail NST Star
Iran-linked diesel price spike makes electric trucks cheaper than diesel Edge
US strategic petroleum reserve falls to lowest level since 1982 Yahoo

Digital assets

Hong Kong regulators expand financial reporting oversight to crypto firms Telegraph
South Korea weighs crypto market makers after JPYC trades at 4 times peg Telegraph
AI is killing small digital asset exchanges Star
Goldman Sachs brings USD100b Treasury fund into crypto’s institutional plumbing Desk
Franklin Templeton brings its tokenised collateral service to Bybit Desk Telegraph
AI agents could drain cheap bank deposits, Apollo’s Torsten Slok warns Desk
Bitget CEO says USD388m hack exploited third-party security vulnerability Telegraph
THORChain rejects Bitget request to block hacker as USD6m moves to bitcoin Desk
Canadian ‘crypto king’ set to represent himself at fraud trial Telegraph
MiCA focus shifts from rulemaking to supervision, ESMA chair says Telegraph

M&A

Kinergy Advancement founder buys 20% of Avangaad from Sindora, Kulim Edge
Ajinomoto Japan was proven right, after all Edge
AMMB and MetLife said to be weighing options for insurance JV Edge
Sunsuria to sell Sepang land to Amazon’s local unit for RM316.84m cash Edge Star
Ayer Holdings to acquire Jalan Kuchai Lama land for RM138m cash Edge Reserve Star
Paragon’s land sale to DayOne to see technical buyer name change Star
GUH receives final payment for Suzhou land transfer Edge Star
India Supreme Court allows forensic audit of IHH’s Fortis to proceed Edge
IHH says Fortis stake acquired via transparent, widely public competitive bidding NST Star
Hap Seng Consolidated to sell Singapore listed unit Hafary for SGD140m Edge Reserve Star
Geely to buy 30% stake in Rival Nio’s battery-swapping unit Edge NST
Temasek buys 9% stake in Italy’s FSI, commits to future funds Edge Star
Northern Star rejects Gold Fields’ USD27b bid Edge Reuters
AMD just spent USD8.2b to enlist the ‘Godmother of AI’ Yahoo Reuters
Germany’s Evonik rejects BASF’s USD11.7b bid Reuters

Malaysia

ASNB declares RM1.01b income distribution for ASM 3 Reserve Mail NST Star
Corporate resilience and climate adaptation lead SC priorities Star
Solid fundamentals keep financial markets stable amid global headwinds Edge NST Star
Mining lifts PPI local production by 10.7% in Aug Edge NST Star
Build nuclear capabilities before investment decision Reserve
Penang, Johor, Selangor dominate Malaysia’s RM354b Aug trade NST
Aumas Resources CEO on administrative leave pending graft case outcome Edge Star
Ex-Felda Investment Corp CEO to be charged over KL Vertical City project on Tue Edge
7 Jan hearing, decision on 1MDB’s bid to freeze Rosmah’s assets Edge

Asian markets

Vietnam and Panama to be removed from EU’s tax haven blacklist Edge
Global funds end underweight position on China after 4 years Edge
China’s industrial profit growth slows further Edge Star Reuters
China, US agree tariff cuts on USD60b of goods Edge NST Star Reuters
Japan’s corporate services inflation hits 2-year high Reuters
Bank of Japan debated need for faster rate hikes, Jul minutes show Edge Reuters
Japan top FX diplomat urges markets to heed ‘very clear’ warning on yen Edge
HSBC makes big push for affluent clients in India to fuel growth Edge
Rupee pressured by Iran talks impasse; RBI intervention a ‘reliable’ buffer Edge
Where will Fed tightening hit hardest in Asia? Edge

Other markets

Canberra unveils narrower deficit Star
Fed’s Cook warns AI and oil prices will continue to push up inflation Yahoo Reuters
Trump to unveil planned USD15b Iowa steel project Edge Reuters
Big Short’s Michael Burry says Trump cannot afford to let AI boom fall Yahoo
China’s Gotion invests USD1.25b in Volkswagen battery plant in Spain Reuters