Equities at the ready in Hong Kong
Giulia Liu, a retiree in her late 50s, got burned trading stocks last year. She put HK$ 1.6 million into the local market, trading individual shares with a focus on…
Stock Watch: New World Development
Despite doubling in price this year, it looks like there might still be more value to be found in New World Development shares. The group is a large property player…
Chart of the Week
Billionaires investing in a luxury London home would have had higher returns from gold in the fixtures and fittings than the property itself in the past decade, according to Knight…
Ralls lawsuit against Obama a ‘lesson’ for China investors
A lawsuit by Chinese-linked Ralls Corp against US President Barack Obama, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) has been called a…
Lower China FDI puts cloud over outlook
Foreign direct investment in China fell in September, marking the eighth fall in nine months and counterbalancing other more upbeat economic news. The Ministry of Commerce also cautioned that faster…
Man Group fails to staunch outflow of client funds
Hedge fund manager Man Group has suffered a net withdrawal of client funds for a fifth straight quarter as its struggle to revive its fortunes is hit by poor returns…
Man Group fails to staunch outflow of client funds
Hedge fund manager Man Group has suffered a net withdrawal of client funds for a fifth straight quarter as its struggle to revive its fortunes is hit by poor returns…
Price cutting on new homes lowers market
Price cutting on new homes in the mainland’s second-tier and third-tier cities has resulted in more cities recording falls in property prices last month. Figures from the National Bureau of…
Chinese investment in US grows despite rhetoric
Despite calls for curbs on Chinese firms in the United States as the presidential election campaign heats up, mainland and Hong Kong investments in the US have nearly doubled this…
Funds: Investors urged to avoid bonds
Paul Smith, a retired attorney in Virginia, lost 30 per cent of his US$ 401,000 retirement savings during the financial crisis. He shifted to bond funds from stocks and now…
