Hong Kong IPOs give foreigners access to China education

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 ...)

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 ...)

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 ...)

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 ...)

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 ...