IPO

Municipal bank IPOs beckon for local bourse

4 Mar 2013

In 2001, Bank of China listed its Hong Kong operations on the local exchange, and it was good. Regulators then gave their blessing for the Hong Kong listings of Bank of Communications, China...

How tycoons' IPO 'losses' may hide profits at herd's expense

2 Mar 2013

Tycoons are supposed to be smart. Yet, over 80 per cent of their investment in public offerings in the past four years is way below the offering price. How could they be that dumb?

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Xinchen China on funding quest to ramp up output

28 Feb 2013

Xinchen China Power, a manufacturer of light-duty petrol and diesel engines, plans to raise US$113 million through a Hong Kong initial public offering to expand its production capacity.

IPO by pawnshop chain designed to grow mortgage loans

28 Feb 2013

Oi Wah Pawnshop Credit started its mortgage business in 2009, with mortgage loans surging to HK$67 million in November last year from HK$4 million in February 2010.

Pawnshop launches IPO in bid to raise some cash of its own

27 Feb 2013

A pawnshop operator that has been providing quick cash to Hongkongers since 1975 plans to raise up to HK$98 million to expand its footprint in the mortgage-loan business, targeting households and...

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HKEx expected to see earnings fall up to 20pc

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing, which operates the local stock and futures markets, is expected to report a decline of up to 20 per cent in net profit last year as a result of lower market...

Bank of Shanghai, China Everbright plan to go public in Hong Kong

Boosted by a recovery in valuations among listed mainland banks since early September, the share offers could go ahead as soon as the second quarter, say people familiar with the plans.

Tighter profit rules dim hopes of China IPO candidates

Renewed measures by mainland regulators to ease fund-raising pressure on the stock market are expected to force hundreds of initial public offerings to be called off if they fail to meet more...

E-COMMERCE

Jingdong Mall raises funds as IPO looms

China's second largest e-commerce site Jingdong Mall may not be good at making profits, but its latest round of mega fund-raising shows it's become quite adept at convincing wealthy investors of...

LISTINGS

Mapletree trust seeks to raise S$1.6b from offer

Mapletree Greater China Commercial Trust has unveiled details of an initial public offering (IPO) of up to S$1.6 billion (HK$10 billion), the largest-ever for a real-estate investment trust in...

RUSSIA

Moscow stock exchange float raises US$498m

The bourse, which runs Russia's 50-stock Micex and dollar-denominated RTS indexes, said on February 4 that it wanted to raise at least 15 billion rubles selling shares on its own platform. The...