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Hong Kong-listed firms have been involved in US$4 billion worth of take-private deals already in 2024. Photo: Sun Yeung
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Hong Kong take-private deals jump as poor valuations dismay investors

14 Mar 2024 - 4:02PM

Hong Kong-listed firms have been involved in US$4 billion worth of take-private deals already in 2024, compared with US$1.2 billion for the whole of last year, with investors often dismayed by poor valuations.

Hong Kong-listed firms have been involved in US$4 billion worth of take-private deals already in 2024. Photo: Sun Yeung

Hong Kong take-private deals jump as poor valuations dismay investors

Hong Kong-listed firms have been involved in US$4 billion worth of take-private deals already in 2024, compared with US$1.2 billion for the whole of last year, with investors often dismayed by poor valuations.

14 Mar 2024 - 4:02PM

exclusive | JPMorgan’s faith in Hong Kong’s financial reputation unshaken 100 years on

The New York-based bank will continue to invest in Hong Kong, betting that the city where it has been doing business for a century can recover when the economic cycle turns, and live up to its potential as the financial centre of the world’s second largest economy.

14 Mar 2024 - 11:04AM

Hong Kong share buy-backs propel Hang Seng Index into the black

Hong Kong-listed stocks are witnessing a surge in share buy-backs as companies use their cash hoard to boost valuations, lift investor confidence.

13 Mar 2024 - 11:15AM
A sculpture of a water buffalo outside the Exchange Square complex, which houses the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Photo: Bloomberg

exclusive | JPMorgan’s faith in Hong Kong’s financial reputation unshaken 100 years on

The New York-based bank will continue to invest in Hong Kong, betting that the city where it has been doing business for a century can recover when the economic cycle turns, and live up to its potential as the financial centre of the world’s second largest economy.

14 Mar 2024 - 11:04AM
Hong Kong stock market

Hong Kong share buy-backs propel Hang Seng Index into the black

Hong Kong-listed stocks are witnessing a surge in share buy-backs as companies use their cash hoard to boost valuations, lift investor confidence.

Hong Kong-listed stocks are witnessing a surge in share buy-backs as companies use their cash hoard to boost valuations, lift investor confidence.

13 Mar 2024 - 11:15AM
Hong Kong stock market

China’s ‘gymnastics prince’ Li Ning mulls taking his sportswear firm private

The billionaire entrepreneur and Olympic champion is considering taking his namesake sportswear company private from the Hong Kong stock exchange, four people said, adding to a string of such potential deals in a faltering market.

The billionaire entrepreneur and Olympic champion is considering taking his namesake sportswear company private from the Hong Kong stock exchange, four people said, adding to a string of such potential deals in a faltering market.

12 Mar 2024 - 4:40PM

China Vanke debt cut to ‘junk’ by Moody’s as funding concerns mount

The international ratings agency has stripped state-backed property giant China Vanke of its investment-grade credit rating amid concerns over its liquidity and ability to access funding amid declining sales.

12 Mar 2024 - 12:36AM
China Vanke debt cut to ‘junk’ by Moody’s as funding concerns mount

Blockchain needs shrewd financial regulation: Franklin Templeton boss

Blockchain is shaking up the financial sector and, given the popularity of bitcoin exchange-traded funds, regulators will need to step up their game when it comes to consumer protection and oversight, says the president and chief executive of fund manager Franklin Templeton.

5 Mar 2024 - 7:15PM
Blockchain needs shrewd financial regulation: Franklin Templeton boss

China’s ‘gymnastics prince’ Li Ning mulls taking his sportswear firm private

The billionaire entrepreneur and Olympic champion is considering taking his namesake sportswear company private from the Hong Kong stock exchange, four people said, adding to a string of such potential deals in a faltering market.

12 Mar 2024 - 4:40PM

China Vanke debt cut to ‘junk’ by Moody’s as funding concerns mount

The international ratings agency has stripped state-backed property giant China Vanke of its investment-grade credit rating amid concerns over its liquidity and ability to access funding amid declining sales.

12 Mar 2024 - 12:36AM

Blockchain needs shrewd financial regulation: Franklin Templeton boss

Blockchain is shaking up the financial sector and, given the popularity of bitcoin exchange-traded funds, regulators will need to step up their game when it comes to consumer protection and oversight, says the president and chief executive of fund manager Franklin Templeton.

5 Mar 2024 - 7:15PM

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House buyers can be disappointed when they hastily sign the contract on their dream London house, only to have their mortgage application rejected. Photo: Shutterstock

Concrete Analysis | Mortgage pre-approval can help land that dream UK home

Homebuyers can be disappointed when they hastily sign the exchange contract on their dream London house, only to have their mortgage application rejected.

18 May 2021 - 7:07PM

Concrete Analysis | Property agents must adopt digital tools to thrive in post-Covid world

Agencies that fail to adopt new technologies and data-driven approaches risk lagging behind others and losing significant market share, warns CEO of Property Raptor.

Agencies that fail to adopt new technologies and data-driven approaches risk lagging behind others and losing significant market share, warns CEO of Property Raptor.

17 Nov 2020 - 7:33PM
Property agents must adopt digital tools to thrive in post-Covid world

Concrete Analysis | Do stock prices, unemployment presage a housing market crash?

Martin Wong of Knight Frank looks at data correlating major movements in the Hang Seng Index and unemployment rate with those in Hong Kong’s home prices.

Martin Wong of Knight Frank looks at data correlating major movements in the Hang Seng Index and unemployment rate with those in Hong Kong’s home prices.

3 Nov 2020 - 7:11PM
Do stock prices, unemployment presage a housing market crash?

Concrete Analysis | Time to upgrade your flat as work-at-home becomes new norm

Like employers waking up to the potential of more work-at-home staff, people are starting to see the importance of rooftops and terraces as they spend more time at home, writes Victoria Allan of Habitat Property.

Like employers waking up to the potential of more work-at-home staff, people are starting to see the importance of rooftops and terraces as they spend more time at home, writes Victoria Allan of Habitat Property.

18 Aug 2020 - 6:45PM
Time to upgrade your flat as work-at-home becomes new norm

Concrete Analysis | How the bay area plan will change Hong Kong’s property landscape

There is a growing importance for projects that leverage transport connectivity with critical areas in the bay area zone, in terms of flows of business, capital and talent, says Andrew Ness of Colliers International

There is a growing importance for projects that leverage transport connectivity with critical areas in the bay area zone, in terms of flows of business, capital and talent, says Andrew Ness of Colliers International

1 Oct 2019 - 7:34PM
How the bay area plan will change Hong Kong’s property landscape
Solid fundamentals will continue to stabilise Hong Kong’s home prices in the long run, says Raymond Chong, of StarPro Agency. Photo: Bloomberg

Concrete Analysis | Why Hibor-linked mortgage hikes won’t tame Hong Kong’s property market

Raising the mortgage cap from 2.375 per cent to 2.625 per cent will result in a HK$520 increase in monthly payments on average, which is unlikely to deter prospective buyers, says Raymond Chong of StarPro Agency

25 Sep 2019 - 2:19PM
Wildebeest crossing the Mara River in the Maasai Mara Game Reserve in Kenya on Tuesday, December 3, 2013. Photo: AP

Macroscope | Global markets are sleepwalking toward a cliff’s edge. Here’s why

The world’s financial markets are obeying the herd instinct ever more strongly – and could be herding toward a cliff’s edge

14 Apr 2019 - 10:10PM