China’s central bank can provide U.S. dollars to back Hong Kong’s currency peg should the Trump administration impose sanctions on the territory, according to the city’s financial chief. ( read original story ...)
Warner Music Delays IPO Pricing for Blackout Tuesday
Warner Music Group Inc. delayed the pricing of its initial public offering until Wednesday to avoid the shares being sold on a day the music industry set aside to support protests against police ... ( read original story ...)
Beijing’s bullying of Hong Kong is a big threat to Britain’s biggest bank
If there were a geopolitical seismometer in the boardroom of HSBC, the needle would be thrashing around like bamboo in a typhoon. The tremors have been coming thick and fast in the past few days for ... ( read original story ...)
NetEase Seeks Up to $2.8 Billion in Hong Kong Stock Offering
NetEase Inc. has started taking investor orders for a listing in Hong Kong that could raise as much as $2.8 billion, which could be the world’s second-largest initial share sale this year. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong security law: China weighs risk US will go for ‘nuclear option’ and cut Beijing from the dollar payment system
Beijing is weighing the risk of US financial sanctions, including being cut off from the dollar payment system, after pushing ahead with the Hong Kong security law. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to keep US dollar peg, capital flows amid US sanctions
Hong Kong will keep pegging its currency to the U.S. dollar and not impose foreign exchange controls even after the United States ... ( read original story ...)
IPO Launch: UCloudlink Finalizes U.S. IPO Plan
UCloudlink (UCL) has filed to raise $50 million in an IPO of its ADSs representing underlying Class A shares, per an amended registration statement. The company provides mobile data sharing options to ... ( read original story ...)
PAG-Backed Youran Seeks $300 Million in Pre-IPO Funding
China Youran Dairy Holding Ltd. is working with advisers to raise between $300 million and $400 million in a new funding round before its potential initial public offering, according to people ... ( read original story ...)
Semiconductor Manufacturing International plans China IPO – prospectus
Hong Kong-listed chip-maker Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp aims to raise about 20 billion yuan ($2.80 billion) selling shares in Shanghai, the company said in a prospectus on Monday. ( read original story ...)
NetEase Launches Hong Kong Initial Public Offering
NetEase, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTES) ("NetEase" or "the Company") today announced the launch of its Hong Kong Public Offering, which forms part of the Global Offering (the "Offering") of 171,480,000 new ordin ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Singapore’s private banking assets rise despite political turmoil, Hong Kong CEO says
A former Singapore police officer, Derrick Tan readily admits he is not a tech-savvy guy.The Bank of Singapore's Hong Kong chief executive previously relied on a gaggle of information technology staff ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong finance secretary says no plans to change U.S. dollar peg
Hong Kong's finance secretary Paul Chan added that capital will continue to flow freely in and out of Hong Kong. ( read original story ...)
China says U.S. action on Hong Kong ‘doomed to fail’
The mouthpiece of China's ruling Communist Party said U.S. moves to end some trading privileges for Hong Kong "grossly interfere" in China's internal affairs and are "doomed to fail." ... ( read original story ...)
Explainer: How Important Is Hong Kong to China as a Free Finance Hub?
Bankers and investors fear China's push to impose national security laws on Hong Kong threaten the city's future as an international financial centre. If it gets to that stage, Beijing's move will ... ( read original story ...)