Optimism running high for Chinese shares next year
Chinese shares may be poised to become an unlikely star of Asian emerging markets next year, outshining India, thanks to cheap valuations and optimism about reforms. Markets & Investing feed…
Hong Kong asset manager targets A shares
Fund manager Value Partners plans to launch a pure equity fund to invest offshore yuan in the mainland’s A-share market next quarter, as part of its response to Beijing’s efforts…
Acquisitions and refinancing top the agenda
China is going through a boom in offshore acquisitions. CNOOC’s US$ 15.1 billion purchase of Calgary-based Nexen, which does oil drilling and tar sand extraction, defined the trend. This was…
Investors switch to unloved stocks after market surge
With the stock market in the United States on pace to end the year with a gain of almost 30 per cent, including dividend payouts, fund managers are finding themselves…
Don’t taper your expectations
Hong Kong investors were at the mercy of powerful forces this year: the slowdown in mainland economic growth and the uncertainty over the United States Federal Reserve’s bond-buying programme. Markets…
World markets rise on easing fears over China credit
Global stocks posted further gains on Tuesday as concerns over a cash crunch in China eased. Trading volumes were light in shortened Christmas Eve sessions. Markets & Investing feed…
Chan softens line on reform of IPO rules
Any change to rules governing Hong Kong’s financial system must enshrine appropriate checks and balances that safeguard the interests of all market participants, Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury…
US leads the way in IPO renaissance
Twitter and Hilton Worldwide helped lead the best year for United States initial public offerings (IPOs) since the financial crisis, with strong trading debuts likely to stoke investor demand for…
Speculation very much alive in death service provider
The US$ 215 million initial public offering by Fu Shou Yuan, a Shanghai-based death service provider, captured much attention from investors, and the shares traded well above their offer price…
IPO revival primes Hong Kong for another busy year
Hong Kong is expected to finish a close second to New York in money raised through initial public offerings this year and may do even better next year, bankers and…
