A series of Hong Kong listings of mainland Chinese education companies has given foreign investors access to one of the country’s fastest-growing and most tightly restricted consumer sectors. Last month’s $153m initial public offering of vocational ... ( read original story ...)
Ping An healthcare unit maps out plan for $1.1 billion Hong Kong IPO
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Ping An Healthcare and Technology Co Ltd, a unit of Ping An Insurance (Group) Co of China Ltd (2318.HK) (601318.SS), plans to raise up to HK$8.77 billion (797.8 million pounds) in a Hong Kong initial public offering to help expand its ... ( read original story ...)
WSJ: Hong Kong Could Lure 2 Landmark IPOs From US
The U.S. reportedly could lose two massive initial public offerings to Hong Kong as China intends to lure more new listings. The chief executive of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd. (HKEX), Charles Li, said Saudi Arabia’s state-owned oil giant, Saudi ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong exchange hopes Xiaomi leads army of blockbuster IPOs
Chinese technology giant Xiaomi is readying flotation plans as Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) unveils major changes to its listings rules with the aim of winning a string of blockbuster initial public offerings with multibillion-dollar valuations. ( read original story ...)
Tears and fear in Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s 1997 currency war against hedge funds
As Asian currencies started plunging one after another, starting with the Thai baht in July 1997, the attention soon turned to Hong Kong, the financial hub of Asia, barely months after sovereignty had been handed by the British colonial government back to ... ( read original story ...)
Financial institution backing out of new tar sands, fossil fuel projects
Europe’s largest international financial institution, HSBC (Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Company) has made a major announcement today. The worlds seventh largest lender said it will no longer finance any new developments dealing with Canada’s tar ... ( read original story ...)
HK retail investors have dwindling trust in financial advisers
Hong Kong’s retail investors trust their financial advisers the least among 12 global financial markets surveyed, which the head of the CFA Institute in Asia Pacific describes as a “wake up call” for the city. The finding was based on a poll of 3,127 ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong budget philosophy offers very little change
Among these are: Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau bridge (26 per cent), Kai Tak district ... According to a previous study by the same Legco unit, for much of his tenure, former finance chief John Tsang Chun-wah’s budget giveaways and handouts mostly benefited ... ( read original story ...)
Nirav Modi fraud: PNB moves Hong Kong court, plans legal action in others countries
NEW DELHI: After moving the insolvency authority in the US, Punjab National Bank (PNB) has raised heat by approaching Hong Kong Court against billionaire jeweller Nirav Modi, who is accused of a Rs 13,000-crore fraud. The bank plans to approach other ... ( read original story ...)
Fear, tears and laughter in Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s 1997 currency war against hedge funds
As Asian currencies started plunging one after another, starting with the Thai baht in July 1997, the attention soon turned to Hong Kong, the financial hub of Asia, barely months after sovereignty had been handed by the British colonial government back to ... ( read original story ...)
Financial institutions backing out of tar sands, fossil fuels
Europe’s largest financial institution, HSBC (Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Company) has made a major announcement today. The worlds seventh largest lender said it will no longer finance projects dealing with coal in developed countries, Arctic drilling ... ( read original story ...)
China Unicom Hong Kong : Key Financial and Performance Indicators for the First Quarter of 2018
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, make no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Monetary Authority bought HK$51 billion during 13 interventions to stabilise currency against US dollar
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority, the city’s de facto central bank, has since Thursday bought HK$51 billion of its own currency by selling US$6.54 billion worth of US dollars to defend the Hong Kong dollar, a move that its deputy chief executive said was ... ( read original story ...)
Why Hong Kong’s Central Bank Intervened and Should We Worry?
Hong Kong’s central bank is buying Hong Kong dollars for the first time since 2005. And lots of them, too. It follows a long slide in the local currency that took it to the lower end of its trading band against the U.S. dollar. In the first week alone of ... ( read original story ...