HONG KONG (Reuters/IFR) - Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi is planning to raise up to $6.1 billion from a Hong Kong initial public offering, sources with knowledge of the matter said. Xiaomi plans to sell about 2.18 billion shares at a price range of HK$17 ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong, China in Danger of Financial Crisis Within 3 Years: Nomura
Emerging markets are in far greater danger of a financial crisis than their developed peers, and Hong Kong has the most to fear, according to an update of Nomura Singapore Limited’s collection of early-warning indicators. Hong Kong and China are the only ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong: HANG SENG INDEX (.HSI) Stocks Slide, Bonds Rally as Trade Fears Build
The Hong Kong Hang Seng Index HSI, -2.78% closed down 2.8%, led by a 5.7% drop for Hong Kong-listed Chinese pork producer WH Group 0288, -5.68% , which owns U.S.’s Smithfield Foods and is vulnerable to potential pork and soybean tariffs. Taiwan’s TAIEX ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC makes changes to PayMe e-wallet top-ups
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation announced that users of the e-payment app, PayMe, will be able to top up their e-wallets using their HSBC personal bank accounts starting later this week. The top-up limit will be HK$30,000 per month.PayMe users ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong may reclaim spot in top three global IPO markets in second half on a slew of expected mega tech offerings
Hong Kong has a high chance of reclaiming a spot in the top three global IPO league table in the second half of the year, with the total capital raised expected to reach as much as HK$140 billion (US$17.8 billion) from a flurry of new economy listings that ... ( read original story ...)
Xiaomi to Debut in Hong Kong First After Postponing Shanghai IPO
Xiaomi Corp. has decided on a Hong Kong initial public offering before listing in Shanghai, backtracking on a key portion of one of the year’s most anticipated stock market debuts. The smartphone maker aims to list in the former British colony before ... ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: China’s Xiaomi cuts valuation after pulling mainland offering: sources
... to between $55 billion and $70 billion following its decision to delay its mainland share offering until after its Hong Kong IPO, three sources with direct knowledge of the matter said. The delay was triggered by a dispute between the company and ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Xiaomi pulls mainland CDR offering until after HK IPO
Xiaomi Corp [IPO-XMGP.HK][XTC.UL], expected to raise around $10 billion in Hong Kong and mainland offerings, said it would apply to China’s securities regulator to postpone a review of its China depositary receipts (CDR) offering application. The maker ... ( read original story ...)
Xiaomi pulls mainland CDR offering until after Hong Kong IPO
Shanghai/Hong Kong: Chinese smartphone marker Xiaomi will postpone its application for a mainland share offering until after it completes a separate listing in Hong Kong, the firm said on Tuesday, casting a pall on Beijing’s drive to lure tech giants ... ( read original story ...)
China’s largest job site Liepin seeks US$400 million in Hong Kong float
Wise Talent Information Technology, which operates China’s largest job recruitment site Liepin, is seeking to raise as much as HK$3.12 billion (US$400 million) in Hong Kong – the second biggest IPO by a unicorn company this year after Ping An Good ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong: HANG SENG INDEX (.HSI) swing lower after Fed rate hike
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index HSI, -0.93% fell 0.9%. The Shanghai Composite SHCOMP, -0.18% lost 0.2% and the Shenzhen Composite 399106, -0.55% dropped 0.6%. The startup-heavy ChiNext dropped 0.8% to set another four-month closing low. It’s fallen 13 of ... ( read original story ...)
Xiaomi: What To Expect For The Upcoming IPO
Source: HNFC The confirmation of a Hong Kong IPO comes after listing approval, which was reported on Thursday June 7th. Xiaomi's IPO is making waves for a couple of reasons: size and content. The IPO is expected to raise $10 billion at a valuation up to $ ... ( read original story ...)
The seven best jobs at HSBC in Hong Kong, according to John Flint
HSBC chief executive John Flint was in no mood for modesty when he visited Hong Kong earlier this week to deliver a strategy update. “Hong Kong is our biggest market and we’re its biggest bank,” he told analysts. But while his message – for Hong ... ( read original story ...)
Hang Seng slammed for 375-point loss in afternoon trade as the higher cost of money rattles investors
The city’s biggest lenders such as HSBC, Bank of China (Hong Kong), and Hang Seng Bank have a prime rate of 5 per cent. Standard Chartered and Bank of East Asia set their prime rate of 5.25 per cent. How are Hong Kong’s mortgage rates priced? ( read original story ...)