Shirley Yam
Shirley Yam

Money MattersIs the baby step in Unicom’s mixed ownership worth cheering for?

Money MattersConfessions of a market maker in Hong Kong’s penny stocks fiasco

Small investors holding placards protest outside the Legislative Council on July 31, 2002 to express their discontent over a penny-stock crash. Photo: AP

Money MattersThree theories to explain Hong Kong’s penny stock crash

Floor traders are seen at the Hong Kong stock exchange in Central. Photo: Sam Tsang

Money MattersCapitalism with Chinese characteristics is here to stay

A flag of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) flying at Exchange Square. Photo: SCMP

Money MattersHong Kong’s start-up board is a dream come true for wrong reasons

A stack of crisp renminbi notes. Photo: Shutterstock

Money MattersHow the gravy train chugs along in China’s funding drought

A train runs through the Whistling Dune Bay in Dalad Qi in Ordos, in northern China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Located to the east of Kubuqi Desert, the Whistling Dune Bay was developed as a tourist destination since 1984. After years of improvement, it became a landmark for tourism industry of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Photo: Xinhua

Trust in an accountant speaks volumes of Beijing’s priorities

A display board shows the falling Hang Seng Index during morning trading on the first day of trading after Lunar New Year holidays at the Hong Kong Stocks Exchange in Hong Kong, China February 11, 2016. Photo: REUTERS

OpinionThe hammer and sickle in Hong Kong’s public companies

As many as 19 Chinese state companies listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange have established Communist Party committees. Whose rules do they hew to?

Money MattersWhy Henderson’s ‘Uncle Four’ spent US$3bn on Murray Road site

Money MattersThe identity of TVB’s true controller lays bare for all to see

Exterior of TVB City in Tseung Kwan O. Photo: SCMP

Money MattersAll you need to know about cheater’s stocks

It’s not too hard to net some innocent investors in Hong Kong. Photo: EPA

Money MattersOpinion: How a new accounting law will prop up Hong Kong home prices

The Common Reporting Standard will make it harder for the super-rich to hide their wealth offshore. Photo: Marc Stickler Photography

Money MattersXi is picking his battles, and letting old power brokers be, for now

Money MattersUnicom’ mixed ownership sets China’s reforms backward

Whoever ends up with a stake in China United Network will be operating in a tailor made straightjacket.

Money MattersHow a self-made Chinese tycoon becomes too big to fail

Loans beget shares, which beget more loans, and letters of credit, which beget more loans, and cash

Analysis The magic went out of Huishan’s wizardry

Holstein cows on a farm. Huishan Dairy is China’s largest operator of dairy farms, with as many as 200,000 dairy cattle.Photo: AFP

NewRoller coaster ride exposes weaknesses on Hong Kong’s GEM

The share price of Dadi Education Holdings fell then they traded for the first time in Hong Kong last month, seemingly breaking the long tradition of first-day bumper gains. The stock began a three-day surge last week in which it soared fivefold, and fell 31 per cent in two days. Photo: SCMP

Money MattersA guide to the menagerie lurking in China’s corridors of power

Compared to the deep bench that makes up the elite families’ consigliere, the list of candidates to enforce Xi Jinping’s vision of financial integrity is short

Money MattersIs Foresea the poster boy or scapegoat of Chinese insurance?

Foresea Life’s birth, rapid growth and current reprimand all took place on the insurance regulator’s watch, every step of the way.

Money MattersWho’s that 39-year-old paying HK$1.4 billion for three office floors?

Mystery surrounds the fortunes of Ye Jianming, his company structure, or why he pays triple the prevailing interest rate for loans to fund his acquisitions

Money MattersWhat’s in the short leash on China’s insurers – risk or politics?

China’s financial watchdog agencies and regulators are coming out strong in inveighing against corporate raiders that use their insurance units as war chests to fund their takeovers and stock market punts. Photo: Bloomberg.

NewThe cat prevails over the mice in China’s money mill, for now

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Money MattersShell company trading to remain ‘business as usual’

The Year of Rooster could be business as usual for owners of listed shell companies amid a soft approach on disclosure requirements by Hong Kong regulators. Photo: Xinhua

Money MattersHong Kong regulator just a chained lion in Hanergy civil action

FILE - In this file photo taken Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013, Li Hejun, chairman and CEO of Hanergy Group Ltd., gestures during a press conference at the company's headquarters in Beijing, China. In 2014, Hanergy was ranked No. 23 on the MIT Technology Review’s list of the world’s 50 “smartest companies.” (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan, File)

Money MattersLi Ka-shing looks abroad as mainland developers move in

Goldin Financial founder Pan Sutong resides in Hong Kong and has been an avid participant in the local horse racing scene since 2011. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Money MattersMainland developers are ‘money mills’ that fuel asset prices

To understand why HNA Group paid such an insane price for Kai Tak land, we need to take a closer look at its business model

Money MattersChina’s state-owned companies seek out listed shells

‘State companies compete for political and financial resources on the size of assets, not profitability’

Money MattersHere’s a HK$100 bet that HNA wins third bid for Kai Tak land

Artist impression pics of the latest Kai Tak development plan. Photo: SCMP

NewHere’s why Evergrande’s pursuit of Vanke failed: politics

An Evergrande-Vanke merger, backed by Baoneng, will create a mega developer that’s too big for Beijing to ignore, or trust

Money MattersShell farming is now a part-time job for novices

Floor traders are seen at the Hong Kong stock exchange in Central. Photo: Dickson Lee
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