AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoPublic Support: Malaysia’s Finance Ministry said it has made no commitment to provide AirAsia with guarantees, loans or public funds, citing fiscal safeguards and the need to protect public money. Capital Markets: Dubai Investments plans to sell 20% of Dubai Investments Park Holding in a Dubai Financial Market IPO; the company itself will receive no proceeds. Banking: DFCU Financial intends to acquire Sarasota-based Gulfside Bank, extending its Florida presence. Abu Dhabi’s ADGM says 14 global financial institutions managing more than $5 trillion plan to establish a presence there. Digital Finance: JPMorgan expanded its deposit token, JPM Coin, to Ethereum, enabling institutional transfers across Ethereum and Base. The EU’s EBA will take direct oversight of USDC reserves and redemption safeguards from November 12. Earnings and Funding: Piramal Finance reported a 67% annual jump in second-quarter net profit to 545 crore rupees. Indian healthcare platform Even Healthcare raised $50 million, while AI startup Hunar.AI secured 40 crore rupees. Markets: US futures were mixed after the S&P 500 and Nasdaq posted their worst weekly declines since June, as inflation worries, rising energy prices and an AI-stock pullback weighed on sentiment.
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