Financial Services
Hong Kong and China IPO markets closing first half of 2014 differently
Hong Kong and China IPO markets closing first half of 2014 differently
So far, Hong Kong's looking pretty good.
Hong Kong ECM listing posts 9.3% increase in first half of 2014
IPO in stock exchange also surged.
Follow-on offerings in Asia Pacific ECM listings down by 12.2 percent in first half of 2014
It’s the lowest start since 2011.
Goldman Sachs sits atop of Asia Pacific-listed ECM League Table
Guess who followed closely.
ECM listing in Asia Pacific drops 2 percent in first half of 2014
The lowest first half period since 2012.
Announced M&A deals involving Asia Pacific firms generate US $378.0 billion in first half of 2014
A 67.4% jump from last year.
Chinese firms capture 47.4% of of Asia Pacific-target M&A activity in first half of 2014
China is still the favorite.
Hong Kong real interest rates may evolve
It may be time to re-think them.
More challenging environment for HK economy and banks anticipated: Moody's
Due to rising interest rates in 2015.
Hang Seng Bank raises RMB1 billion in Hong Kong RMB bond market debut
The bonds received positive responses from investors.
Asia-Pacific leads global IPO activity by deal volume in first half of 2014
Four of largest IPOs on Asian exchanges.
Renminbi second most-used for cross border payments with China, HK
Its growth in international markets is also seen.
Asia real credit growth feared to tread downhill: Fitch Ratings
Global real lending growth may slow in 2014.
Former investment banker launched HK's first financial comparison site
The startup raised $3m funding in just one year.
Credit card circulation crept up a measly 0.1%
But card transactions edged down.
SEA cross-border outbound M&A volume hit record high
It's a whopping 73% spike.
3-month HIBOR hits 0.4%
It is expected to remain low.
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