Stock Exchange

6 Feb 2013

According to the state-owned Securities Daily, 70 per cent of the 100 "special treatment" firms that have published their forecast performances for last year said they would turn to profits.

Moves afoot to list China media outlets on stock exchange

5 Oct 2012

Beijing is honing an ambitious strategy that will clear a path for the media industry to list on the stock market.

HKEx chief defends offer of £1.39b to buy London Metal Exchange

16 Aug 2012

Hong Kong stock exchange chief executive Charles Li Xiaojia has rejected claims that the the offer it made for the London Metal Exchange was too high and said the deal was needed for the bourse to...

Focus Media gets US$3.5b buyout offer

14 Aug 2012

Chinese display-advertising provider Focus Media Holding plans to go private, making it the biggest Chinese company to delist itself on a US stock market.

Meilan plans dual-currency IPO in Hong Kong

14 Aug 2012

Meilan International Holdings, a mainland chemical producer, may become the first company to raise both yuan and Hong Kong dollars with a planned dual-currency initial public offering in the city...

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Computer hackers strike again as HKEx breached

A computer-hacking attack on a printing company has led to mix-ups with four company announcements released on the stock exchange's website on Sunday.

HKEx cites tough times for listed firms' troubles

The Hong Kong stock exchange has blamed a recent spate of profit warnings by newly listed companies on turbulent market conditions rather than on any failure of the exchange's listing requirements...

Catching small fry while the big fish dives

The Eastern Magistracy today sentenced broker Mr Chan Yuk Hing and his client, Mr Paul Frederic Chane Yin, after they were found guilty of manipulating the share price of Multifield International...

Calling for a minimum slice of the pie

The city's seven stockbrokerage bodies have called for the government to bring back a minimum brokerage commission to help them survive in an increasingly hostile market. But their push is likely...

It's nothing personal

The independent brokerage firm is dying. Big consumer banks are taking over the business, partly because they have better customer traffic. But this is happening mainly because big banks have...

Short shrift for Chinese firms

For mainland businesses seeking to raise capital on overseas stock exchanges, it's increasingly become a case of 'seller beware'.