AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoMalaysia Finance Reform: Malaysia passed the National Trust Fund Bill 2026, setting up KWAN (as a statutory body) to manage and invest intergenerational savings, with Bank Negara Malaysia handling the transition; Corporate & Banking: Padini shares jumped after MACC confirmed all frozen bank accounts were fully unfrozen, while Malaysia’s MOF defended the use of Asset Recovery Trust Account funds as governed for 1MDB/SRC debt repayments; Markets & Tech Sentiment: Asian equities slid as the tech selloff accelerated, with leveraged ETF mechanics in South Korea adding retail volatility; Crypto Derivatives: 102,332 crypto traders were liquidated in 24 hours amid leverage unwinds, while Kraken launched cash-settled BTC/ETH options; Regulation & Risk Controls: RBI barred Indian banks/financial firms from selling certain acquired non-financial assets back to defaulting borrowers/related parties; EU Carbon Policy: Brussels unveiled reforms to the Emissions Trading System to ease pressure on industry; Earnings Watch: Netflix shares fell after its Q3 forecast missed and it plans to cut viewing-hours reporting frequency; Trading Infrastructure & Politics: Trump Media’s Truth API will sell faster access to market-moving Truth Social posts, drawing insider-trading concerns.
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