When the price isn’t right – Sound Economies with Mel & Peter, 15 October 2026

We dive into two exciting IPO stories from the Philippines and Australia, where we take some lessons from the GCash and Firmus Grid listings. Getting the timing right is one big issue, but another point of sensitivity is price. This episode also looks at upcoming EU import quotas on China-made hybrid cars and JPMorgan turning bullish on alternative investments in Europe. Timestamp:(00:00) - Episode rundown(00:22) - Intro(00:50) - Quick updates(02:05) - Philippine mobile wallet GCash raising USD 1.5 billion in listing debut(07:46) - Learnings from the cancelled IPO of Firmus Grid, an Australian data centre developer (13:27) - EU limits China-made car imports(18:46) - JP Morgan upbeat on EU, UK alternative investments(21:09) - Our global outlook(24:19) - Lundgreen's Invest - High-Tech Defence Fund secures quadruple exit