Investment

MONEY TALKS

The way ahead is asset spread

19 Nov 2012

Sell Thailand, the Philippines and Indonesia to invest in China, finance guru Marc Faber tells Martin Merz.

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Blue blood banks

30 Apr 2012

Jasper Moiseiwitsch offers a guide to private banking in Hong Kong.

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Markets the new racetrack for gambling addicts

20 May 2013

John Brown is a part-time trader. He manages the habit alongside an interest in legalised gambling through the Jockey Club, although lately it is hard to distinguish between what he does in the...

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Time is still on the side of the Thai bull run

20 May 2013

Timothy Teo runs a Thai equity fund that is one of the five best performing equity funds sold in Hong Kong. Indeed, four of the top five equity funds sold in Hong Kong are focused on Thai stocks,...

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Buffettising friends is part of the star investor's brand

20 May 2013

Given his cult-like following, critiquing Warren Buffett's investment approach takes a pinch of courage and a pound of stupidity. But that has never stopped me before … and it is a good time to...

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For once it may not be wise to sell in May

20 May 2013

"Sell in May and go away." Will this be the year that the old investment adage, arising from a long-run statistical underperformance of stocks from May to October versus the period from November...

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Opinion

Howard Winn

Ferry companies shouldn't be subsidised while they burn dirty fuel

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Shirley Yam

What were our top officials doing to let HKMEx fail?

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Investors bullish about US, Japan markets: Bloomberg poll

More than half of those contacted said the US will be among the markets offering the best returns over the next year, a 15-point jump from the last poll in January and the highest rating for any...

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Galaxy Securities IPO raises HK$8.3b

The state-owned brokerage firm sold 1.57 billion shares at HK$5.30 per share, near the bottom of its range between HK$4.99 and HK$6.77, after investor concern over its profitability and growth...

3:53AM

Great Eagle begins public offering of units in Langham Hospitality trust

The sale is expected to raise HK$3.96 billion to HK$4.57 billion. Great Eagle will control and own at least 51 per cent of the managers of the trust after the spin-off.

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REGULATION

SFC reforms aim to boost safeguards for investors

Under the proposals released yesterday for a three-month consultation, banks and brokers would be required to carry out suitability tests to assess if certain complex products are too risky for...

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Double stamp duty on non-residential premises will hit businesses hard

With limited supply and rife speculation, the cost of property in Hong Kong is notoriously high, which seriously challenges the city's economic development and the public's standard of living.

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TRADE

Nansha team nets 235b yuan in deals

An official delegation from Nansha district signed 17 co-operative agreements with deep-pocketed Hong Kong enterprises, universities and other entities yesterday.

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