Forgive my little bemusement over all the recent fuss in Hong Kong about building our links into the Greater Bay Area. Don’t get me wrong: I think it is a great idea. But I need to ask a simple question: what do people think we in Hong Kong have been ... ( read original story ...
Sky Post’s Banking & Finance awards 2017 revealed industry excellence
Senior representatives from winning banks, financial institutions, as well as banking and finance associations, and professionals from the industry joined the award ceremony on 6 November 2017 at JW Marriott Hotel Hong Kong. The award recognises excellence ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks flat as car makers gain, financials slide
Hong Kong stocks swung between gains and losses on Wednesday as increases in automobiles and technology shares were offset by declines in financials and the property sector. The Hang Seng Index had eased 0.08 per cent by mid-morning to 28,971.70, as shares ... ( read original story ...)
Grads who could “build a start-up in their bedroom” wanted at BNP Paribas Hong Kong
BNP Paribas is hiring in one of the hottest job functions in Hong Kong banking. https://news.efinancialcareers.com/hk-en/296427/ocbc-digital-banking-hiring/ Banks in Hong Kong and Singapore are ramping up their hiring of technologists with artificial ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s hottest IPO in 10 years just turned supernova
China Literature, the country’s largest online publishing and e-book website, has priced its initial public offering at the top end of a price range, as investors overbought its shares by more than 600 times in the hope of getting in early on what could ... ( read original story ...)
Razer raises $528M in Hong Kong IPO
Razer has reportedly raised HK$4.12 billion (US$528.2 million) from its initial public offering (IPO) in Hong Kong, priced at HK$3.88 per share. The games hardware maker, which is based in Singapore and San Francisco, saw an oversubscription from Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)
Breakingviews – Hong Kong tech fervour defies Western IPO wobbles
HONG KONG (Reuters Breakingviews) - Tech fervour is buoying Hong Kong’s new-issue market. Investors have snapped up shares in Razer, a maker of keyboards and mice for gamers, and China Literature, the electronic publishing arm of locally listed ... ( read original story ...)
China online car sales platform Yixin seeks up to US$870m in Hong Kong share offer
Yixin Group, China’s largest car retailing platform, opened its initial public share offering in Hong Kong on Monday, seeking to raise as much as HK$6.77 billion (US$870 million) in what could be the third-largest internet business IPO in the city this year. ( read original story ...)
Auto Financier Yixin Launches $900 Million IPO
Yixin Group Ltd., an online car financing company backed by three of China’s top internet companies, is hurtling ahead with a Hong Kong IPO to raise up to nearly $900 million, as enthusiasm on a new generation of financial technology (fintech ... ( read original story ...)
China Literature adds $1.1bn to Tencent’s IPO returns
The response eclipsed the $1.5 billion IPO in September of China's first and largest insurance technology company, ZhongAn Online P&C Insurance, in which Tencent also has a 10% stake. Funding commitments to China Literature totaled 520 billion Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)
Tencent’s Online Book Unit Raises $1.07 Billion in Hong Kong Offering
from an initial public offering (IPO) in Hong Kong, after selling its shares at the top end of an indicative price range. China Literature Ltd., the largest online publisher and electronic book seller in China, is selling 151.37 million shares at HK$55 ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong tech fervour defies Western IPO wobbles
Investors have snapped up shares in Razer, a maker of keyboards for gamers, and China Literature, an electronic publisher backed by Tencent. That contrasts with signs of IPO fatigue in New York and London. Limited supply, particularly in tech, has helped ... ( read original story ...)
BRIEF-BOC Hong Kong enters agreement with Bank of China
* Consideration for proposed transfer of Philippines business is 4.4026 billion pesos * Consideration for proposed transfer of Vietnam business is USD152 million Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage: Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters ... ( read original story ...)
BOC Hong Kong to Buy Vietnam and Philippines Businesses From Parent for About CNY1.59 Billion
BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Ltd. (2388.HK) said Monday it plans to buy parent Bank of China Ltd's (3988.HK) Vietnam and Philippines businesses for about 1.59 billion yuan (US$240 million), as part of a restructuring in the Asean region. Continue Reading Below ... ( read original story ...)