Why you should avoid corporate bonds
As a father I am fortunate to have some insight into the latest jargon and this includes “this is the way we roll”. In the investment area there is no…
Developers push ahead
Concern the US Federal Reserve will wind down its bond buying program and the International Monetary Fund’s latest warning about mainland government debt are not helping market participants looking to…
Wuzhou opens retail pitch in HK$1.7b offering
Wuzhou International, which focuses on development and the operation of wholesale markets and commercial complexes in the Yangtze River Delta and Jiangsu province, begins the public offering today. It will…
China launches its biggest OTC board to aid SME financing
China has launched its biggest over-the-counter equity trading platform in Shenzhen, aimed at increasing access to finance for small and medium-sized enterprises and offering much looser listing requirements than the…
Shenzhen SME share market starts with 1,200 firms
The mainland launched its biggest over-the-counter equity trading platform in Shenzhen this week. The Qianhai Equity Exchange is aimed at increasing access to finance for small and medium-sized enterprises and…
Ex-SAC Hong Kong trader readies hedge fund to bet on price swings
Miaodan Wu, a former portfolio manager at billionaire Steven A. Cohen’s hedge fund SAC Capital Advisors, is preparing to launch his own hedge fund in Hong Kong to bet on…
Langham shares drop 9pc on debut
Langham Hospitality Investments, which operates three luxury hotels in Kowloon, started trading in a gloomy market weighed down by another heavy sell-off in Japan. The Nikkei 225 Index dropped 5.2…
Nasdaq to pay US$10m to settle SEC charges from Facebook snafu
Nasdaq OMX has agreed to pay US$ 10 million, the largest penalty ever levied against a stock exchange, to settle civil charges stemming from mistakes made during Facebook’s initial public…
Inner Mongolia lures Hong Kong investors
Inner Mongolia is promoting 200 projects at the Inner Mongolia-Hong Kong Economic and Trade Co-operation Week, said Zhang Lei, a deputy director of the Inner Mongolia branch of the National…
