Capital markets news | Fri 16 Oct 2026
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Malaysian venture capital (VC)
VCs target fintech, software and e-commerce because these sectors offer the combination of large markets, technology-enabled scalability and the potential for high-growth returns. Fintech benefits from underserved consumers and SMEs, high transaction volumes and recurring fee income; software and SaaS companies can scale with low marginal costs while generating predictable subscription revenue; and e-commerce platforms can expand through more merchants, products, delivery coverage and adjacent services such as payments and logistics. Together, these characteristics allow venture capital to accelerate growth in businesses that may become regionally scalable platforms, although each sector also carries distinct risks, including regulation and credit risk in fintech, churn and customer-acquisition costs in software, and thin margins and logistics costs in e-commerce.
Equity
- JAKS Resources plans RM40.71m placement to raise funds Edge
- PJBumi moots RM31m private placement a week after share-split nod Edge
- Where did Excel Force’s RM26.6m go? Edge
- Citaglobal proposes RM255m capital reduction and share buyback Edge Star
- Driving growth in an unconventional way Edge
- IDX bets on quality over quantity in IPO shakeup Star
- Ambani’s Jio set for listing pop, analysts say ahead of record IPO Edge NST
- Anthropic stands alone as rest of US IPO market slows to a crawl Yahoo
- Investors lower Anthropic IPO valuation over revenue growth slowdown Reuters
- New York City pension fund asks Anthropic to delay IPO Yahoo Reuters
- Binance.US seeks USD1b valuation in potential USD100m funding round Telegraph
- Nasdaq-listed Tron sets up USD200m ATM share offering to fuel TRX acquisitions Telegraph
- Wall St banks caught in capital markets lull after a strong first half of 2026 Reuters
Debt
- Economy stays resilient Star
- Malaysian Life Re’s AA3, P1 ratings affirmed RAM
- Cenergi’s AA3, P1 ratings affirmed RAM
- Mid-week bond market update RAM
- Japanese insurers are poised to bring money back home – gradually Reuters
- Australian private credit hit by big-banks retreat Star
- US 10-year Treasury yield levels not unprecedented, BNY CEO says Reuters
- Wall Street on alert for Bessent to act on bond yields again Yahoo
- Ray Dalio warns US debt crisis deepens with USD2.1t new Treasury supply Yahoo
- Why CoreWeave stock panic matters to Nvidia Yahoo Reuters
- CoreWeave’s AI contracts and the lenders financing its build-out Reuters
- Is the AI rout making bonds safe again? Star Reuters
- AI credit worries send default insurance to record high Reuters
- Why are credit default swaps unnerving AI investors? Reuters
- Private credit faces deployment squeeze as fundraising hits record Reuters
- Bessent calls for World Bank reforms, including upstream oil and gas financing Reuters
- Govts turn to non-dollar bonds amid AI-driven liquidity crunch, Citi banker says Reuters
Digital assets
- Thailand crypto ETFs may see slow start despite new rules Telegraph
- Australia’s financial watchdog seeks stiffer rules for crypto exchanges Desk
- Mastercard brings stablecoin balances into traditional banking and card payments Telegraph
- Sweden revisits digital krona as ECB advances digital euro plans Telegraph
- Russia to ban direct peer-to-peer crypto trades starting Jul 2027 Telegraph
M&A
- United Malacca takeover offer undervalues landbank Star
- IOI Properties Group eyes USD760m property deals in Singapore Edge Reserve Star
- Cohere moves to buy AI cybersecurity startup Aisle Reuters
- Italy’s UniCredit wins ECB approval to control Germany’s Commerzbank Reuters
- Cartier-owner Richemont in talks to join De Beers bid Edge Reuters
Malaysia
- BNM governor signals room to act as inflation risks rise Edge Star
- Bank Negara to replace old reporting system with API-based data collection Edge
- KWAP’s RM750m campus project a planned investment for long-term returns Edge
- IMF forecasts Malaysia’s GDP growth at 5.2% in 2026, moderating to 4.7% in 2027 Star
- ICT industry, e-commerce contribute RM476.8b to GDP in 2025 — DOSM Edge NST Star
- Malaysia should broaden tax base, improve subsidy targeting — IMF Edge Reserve
- Malaysia needs stronger fiscal buffers against ‘black swan’ shocks, says MARC Ratings Edge
- Malaysia may see bigger budget after general election, says MARC Ratings Edge
- Exporter dollar sales bolster Malaysian ringgit, analysts say Star
- Govt plans ‘user-pays’ electricity pricing for data centres, energy-intensive industries Edge
- Malaysia’s live births down 4.5%, fertility rate at 1.5 children per woman in 2025 Edge
- Selangor records 88% implementation rate for approved manufacturing projects NST
- Maybank Indonesia eyes ringgit for remittance ops Star
- Appellate court rules commissioned partner considered partner, liable for firm’s debt Edge
- Penang development authority chairman charged with 15 counts of graft Edge
Other markets
- South Korea plans cybersecurity overhaul after attacks hit banks, crypto firms Telegraph
- India expected to overtake Japan as world’s fourth largest economy in 2027 — IMF Edge
- IMF projects Saudi economy to shrink 3.3% Mail
- IMF sees Asia’s growth slowing despite AI-fuelled resilience Edge Star Reuters
- Australian employment falls in Sep, quashing rate hike risk Star
- Fed officials say they’re troubled by hot inflation data Yahoo
- Fed’s Hammack warns inflation expectations deterioration could require response Yahoo
- Interest rate hike would be a Fed mistake despite hot CPI report Yahoo
- Bank of America sees another interest-rate surprise Yahoo
- UBS now expects a third Fed rate hike after hot Sep inflation print Yahoo Reuters
- Major brokerages expect next Fed rate hike in Dec Reuters
- The Fed still has little control over the 2 biggest inflation drivers Yahoo
- Wall Street banks see strong pipeline amid volatility Star
- Wall Street is worried that US economy is more ‘vulnerable’ than it looks Yahoo
- The dollar-gold standard’s lingering demise Edge
- BlackRock’s Fink names recession trigger, sounds alarm over national debt Desk Yahoo
- US producer prices post largest increase in 4-1/2 years in Sep Edge Yahoo Reuters
- US weekly jobless claims rise marginally amid low layoffs Edge Star Reuters
- BoE’s Pill says a rate hike need not be start of long series Yahoo
- UK economy unexpectedly grew in Aug ahead of budget Edge
- ECB in no rush to act amid opposing economic forces, Kazaks says Edge
- ECB may not have to do as much if markets tighten, Dolenc says Edge
- UBS could move headquarters from Switzerland if capital rules tighten Edge Reuters
- Norway may let wealth fund invest in nuclear weapon makers Edge Reuters