Stricter rules key to scam-proof IPOs
Peter Yuen, a partner at law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, talks about new moves to improve oversight of listings in Hong Kong. Home/Business/Markets…
Poor showing in Q4 for mainland mutual funds
The mainland’s mutual funds lost 123.5 billion yuan (HK$ 151.9 billion) in the fourth quarter of last year, a poor showing that could further dampen investor interest in new equity…
Flaws in new SFC rules on financing
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) is set to enact new guidelines to counter money laundering and terrorist financing on April 1, but analysts say significant loopholes have yet to…
China shares fall 1.5pc, financials drag
China shares fell 1.5 per cent on Monday, with banks among the top drags after an expected cut in reserve requirement ratio by Beijing failed to materialise last week. Home/Business/Markets…
China a fit for fast fashion retailers
With an eye on the rising spending power of China’s middle class, international fast-fashion retailers are rushing to open stores there, particularly in second-tier cities. Home/Business/Markets…
Soaring Chinese demand for clean energy tipped to ease solar panel glut
China may double its installations of solar panels this year, absorbing excess production that depressed prices and margins in 2011, chief executive officers from two of the industry’s top five…
Hints of US profit anxiety over cooling in China
Slowing growth in China is emerging as a concern in some of this quarter’s earnings reports from US multinationals that have long relied on strong growth in China and other…
Official media to take on portals
Official media organisations on the mainland are struggling to compete with commercial websites, according to an expert in the sector in Beijing. Commenting on the announcement, earlier this month, that…
Little Sheep dressed for Yum! takeover
Yum! Brands, the world’s biggest operator of fast food restaurants, will complete its takeover and privatisation of Little Sheep Group next week after getting the go-ahead to withdraw the Chinese…
Now is the time to buy, says investment chief
Despite renewed market jitters about the euro-zone sovereign debt crisis, US-based investment firm Principal Global Investors says it is a great buying opportunity. Jim McCaughan, the company’s CEO, estimated that…
