Eat Just, maker of plant-based JUST Egg and the company behind GOOD Meat, could be shooting for a US$3 billion IPO as early as this year. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Exile Asks Why HSBC Is Still Freezing His Accounts
A former Hong Kong lawmaker who fled abroad is questioning why HSBC Holdings Plc continues to freeze his bank accounts in a case that continues to embroil the London-based lender in the contentious ... ( read original story ...)
China tech IPO lemons sour investor appetite
Once-hot upstarts from the People’s Republic are getting the cold shoulder from investors in New York. SoftBank-backed (9984.T) Dingdong Maicai (DDL.N) slashed its planned initial public offering by ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC Loses Four Bond Bankers as Beijing Tensions Hurt Dealmaking
HSBC Holdings Plc has lost about a third of its debt capital markets team covering Chinese state-owned enterprises, a sign the bank is still struggling to win back favor in Beijing three years after ... ( read original story ...)
RPT-SPECIAL REPORT-How Beijing humbled Britain’s mighty HSBC
On a rainy day last November, China Baowu Steel Group, the world's largest steel maker, gathered its finance department for a training session on the outskirts of Shanghai. One highlight was a ... ( read original story ...)
China stocks fall as financial, consumer firms weigh; Hong Kong down
China stocks fell on Tuesday as investors booked profit after a rally, with financial and consumer firms leading the retreat. ** The CSI300 index fell 1.3% to 5,185.65 by the end of the morning ... ( read original story ...)
‘Unstoppable storm’: rights take back seat under Hong Kong security law
China's national security law for Hong Kong has shaken the city's legal foundations in the year since it was imposed, lawyers say, with court decisions and sweeping new powers for prosecution fuelling ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s IPO market sees solid investor demand and reaches record high in total proceeds for H1 2021, finds KPMG analysis
Supported by strong liquidity, homecoming listings and sizeable deals, Hong Kong’s IPO market was buoyed by solid investor demand and market sentiment, and reached a historic high in terms of total ... ( read original story ...)
IPO market expected to see pre-July 4 rush of 17 deals as issuers jump in ahead of traditional lull
The U.S. initial public offering market is expected to see 17 deals come to market this week, as issuers rush to get in ahead of the July 4 weekend which is typically followed by a lull as bankers and ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese tech IPOs fuel Hong Kong stock exchange’s best first-half ever
The initial public offerings of mainland Chinese technology firms propelled Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing to its strongest-ever first half in terms of IPO proceeds, according to new data from KPMG. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Brokers Warned by Watchdog Over Inadequate Controls
Hong Kong’s securities watchdog warned the city’s brokers after finding examples of inadequate controls, as it escalates efforts to monitor unauthorized trading and cash movements. ( read original story ...)
How Beijing humbled Britain’s mighty HSBC
China legal clash. In the past two years, Chinese state-owned firms have ended or cut back business with HSBC. ( read original story ...)
HSBC’s weak investment bank softens China backlash
Asian bank bosses have long feared HSBC (HSBA.L), (0005.HK) would get serious about building up its investment bank in the region. The lender is now making another push, moving one of the unit’s ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong financial market trading starts after ‘black rainstorm’ delay
The storm delayed a flight carrying Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam and her delegation to Beijing for the Chinese Communist Party's 100th anniversary celebrations. ( read original story ...)