Enoch Yiu
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Analysis: HKEX readies ‘game-changer’ IPO rules that promise to open funding taps for Hong Kong technology start-ups
Funding taps are set to open for technology start-ups as Hong Kong’s bourse operator slashes valuation prerequisites and opens the IPO door for more kinds of Big Tech companies. → Read More
Hong Kong brokerage Bright Smart suspends mainland Chinese clients’ accounts ahead of new CSRC regulation
Bright Smart Securities, one of Hong Kong’s largest stock brokerages, will suspend the accounts of all mainland Chinese customers set up in China from Thursday, it said in a stock exchange filing on Monday. → Read More
Hong Kong ends 2022 with five listings, ending a tough year with a bang as IPOs trickle back
The HK$394 million raised by three of the five companies are a much-needed boost for Hong Kong as it clings to fourth place behind Shanghai, Shenzhen and Seoul among the world’s top IPO destinations. → Read More
Is HSBC’s Canada sale to RBC enough to placate critics like Ping An as it doubles down on Asia?
HSBC’s sale of its Canadian business to Royal Bank of Canada for US$10 billion jettisons a business that has been profitable for a decade. What comes next for the UK-based lender as top shareholder Ping An piles on pressure to spin off its Asian operations? → Read More
Hong Kong a family office haven thanks to deep pool of liquidity and diversified asset offerings, SCMP panel hears
Hong Kong continues to be an ideal investment market in the Asia-Pacific region for family offices because of its deep liquidity, diversified asset classes and investible products. → Read More
Prudential eyes Greater Bay Area and Insurance Connect opportunities: CFO James Turner
Prudential CFO James Turner said he believes Greater Bay Area and a proposed Insurance Connect programme are set to bring in more opportunities for the of UK-based company, which is among the… → Read More
Mirae Asset Hong Kong head believes on-shore RMB bond market to be big investment opportunities
Mirae Asset Global Investments (HK) CEO Rhee Jung-ho believes on-shore RMB bond market and green finance to be the biggest investment opportunities next year. The leading ETF provider eyes on the… → Read More
Exclusive: Hong Kong central banker Eddie Yue says domestic consumption can drive economic growth, counter high borrowing costs
A rebound in domestic consumption can help Hong Kong’s economy counter the impact of rising borrowing costs, the city’s central banker says. → Read More
Zombie apocalypse: 1 in 5 Hong Kong-listed companies not earning enough to pay the soaring interest on their debts
A total of 462 Hong Kong-listed companies are not earning enough to pay the soaring interest on their loans. These ‘zombie’ companies must find white knights, sell assets or risk bankruptcy. → Read More
Hong Kong confronted by bleak outlook, with banks’ record high borrowing costs set to hit property market, economy
The interest rates Hong Kong’s banks charge each other for borrowing money have hit new highs and are expected to drive up their funding costs. → Read More
What was the secret that helped the bauhinia supplant The Queen on Hong Kong’s coins and notes?
The look of Hong Kong’s post-1997 coins and notes was shrouded in secrecy and the top agenda item in the Sino-British Confidential Financial Dialogue from 1987 to 1997. → Read More
Hong Kong’s Insurance Authority faces talent shortage amid fierce competition during travel restrictions, emigration
Hong Kong’s Insurance Authority is the latest financial regulator grappling with staff shortages as companies poach talent in a tight labour market exacerbated by increased emigration and travel restrictions. → Read More
HKEX to set up two overseas offices in US, Europe to attract more global IPOs, investment, CEO Aguzin says
HKEX’s move to set up two new international offices will help to better serve clients, CEO Nicolas Aguzin tells the Post in an exclusive interview from Davos, where he will kick off the bourse operator’s international outreach programme. → Read More
SPACs likely to give Hong Kong deal bankers a shot in the arm after M&As slump 37 per cent in first quarter
Hong Kong’s top investment bankers will be hoping the proliferation of SPACs can inject life into the moribund market for M&As after a two-quarter slump. → Read More
Hong Kong SPACs are backed by star promoters that include an Olympian, former central banker
The 10 SPACs that have applied to list in Hong Kong cover a wide range of industries and professions, and are backed by star names that include an Olympic champion and former central banker, among others. → Read More
How lack of insurance for SPAC directors threatens to derail M&A deals under Hong Kong’s new listing regime
Sponsors of blank-cheque companies have highlighted the risks arising from a lack of legal liability insurance covering their directors, as insurers struggle to price SPAC risks. → Read More
Didi in talks for a second-quarter IPO in Hong Kong on its way to delisting from New York, sources say
Didi, China’s largest ride-hailing company, is likely to list in Hong Kong in the second quarter as its bankers have started discussion with the bourse operator Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing, according to two sources familiar with the situation. → Read More
China-backed AIIB offers vaccine loans to help partners tackle Covid-19 as it expects pandemic to linger
With the Covid-19 pandemic unlikely to end soon, Beijing-backed AIIB will continue to provide loans to partner countries to improve their health care systems and fight the pandemic. → Read More
Hong Kong’s banks including HSBC, Standard Chartered ask staff to work from home in A-B teams as Omicron tears through Covid-19 defence with threat of a fifth wave of infections
Banks such as HSBC, Standard Chartered and UBS have reimposed strict office rules to minimise number of staff working in the office. → Read More
Hong Kong bourse counts on listing reforms to boost market in coming year after decline in IPO fundraising in 2021
Under reforms initiated by its new CEO, bourse operator Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) is expecting a stronger performance in the coming year, after experiencing a decline of IPO activity this year. → Read More