Labour hardens stance to apply imports ban if hardline proposals go ahead in face of mounting international opposition ... ( read original story ...)
Consumer brand-focused SPAC D8 Holdings files for a $250 million IPO
The article Consumer brand-focused SPAC D8 Holdings files for a $250 million IPO originally appeared on IPO investment manager Renaissance Capital's web site renaissancecapital.com. Investment ... ( read original story ...)
Exchanges take shape in Macau, Guangzhou to turbocharge southern China’s Greater Bay into Asia’s largest financial market
Two new financial markets are taking shape on the drawing boards in southern China, with the potential to turbocharge the Greater Bay Area (GBA)'s economic growth engine. This is the making of Asia's ... ( read original story ...)
National security law: could Japan or South Korea take Hong Kong’s finance crown?
Details of the law, and the offences that constitute crimes, are still unclear and it has raised fears that Hong Kong’s autonomy and freedoms, which have been crucial to its success as a financial hub ... ( read original story ...)
Asia-Pacific Markets: Hong Kong Down Ahead of New US Sanctions on China; Australia’s Quantas Plunges Over 9%
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index finished at ... The U.S. Federal Reserve on Thursday placed new restrictions on the banking industry after its annual stress test found that several banks could ... ( read original story ...)
Market update: Sensex rallies over 300 pts in opening session; IndusInd Bank , Infosys, RIL, TCS, HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank gain
IndusInd Bank was the top gainer in the Sensex pack ... Bourses in Japan and Seoul were trading with significant gains, while those Hong Kong were in the red. Markets in Shanghai were closed for a ... ( read original story ...)
US restricts visas for Chinese officials over Hong Kong crackdown
China’s actions came after raucous pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong paralyzed parts of the semi-autonomous financial hub last November. Pompeo called on China to honor its commitment to ... ( read original story ...)
Stocks falter as bank shares, Nike decline
Stocks dropped Monday, as investors weighed the Federal Reserve’s move to temporarily suspend shareholder payouts by big banks ahead of a potentially damaging recession. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong and Shanghai locked in tight race to be 2020’s top IPO venue for Chinese issuers
China geopolitical tension has played into the hands of the Hong Kong stock exchange as an increasing number of US-listed Chinese companies seek backstop listings closer to home. Still, the city faces ... ( read original story ...)
Record number of Chinese property management companies expected to flock to Hong Kong for IPOs this year
More Chinese property management companies are expected to go public in Hong Kong this year, even hit a record high, as the coronavirus has revealed the segment’s importance. ( read original story ...)
Chinese Firms Are Pricing Their U.S. IPOs Above Range
Investors seem to be brushing off the headwinds for Chinese companies looking to list in the U.S. Rising tensions between the U.S. and China as well as the spectacular downfall of a high-profile ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong shares slide as pandemic, U.S. sanction pressures weigh
Hong Kong shares ended lower on Friday, after U.S. lawmakers moved closer to sanctioning people and companies they consider China’s accomplices in curbing the city’s autonomy, while new coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)
Kirkland Hong Kong Banking Star Returns to Linklaters in London
Irvine is set to rejoin Linklaters in London after a five-year stint in Kirkland’s Hong Kong debt team. He first joined Linklaters as a banking associate in 2001 and spent seven years with the London ... ( read original story ...)
Asian Shares Rise After US Bank Rule Change
Asian stocks rose on Friday after U.S. regulators eased bank rules that will free up billions of capital. The news helped offset worries about a continued surge in coronavirus cases in the United ... ( read original story ...)