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Small caps plunging as much as 93% spark share pledge fears
16 Nov 18
Reports abound that a large holder liquidated shares after a loan soured.
Thriving IPO scene shows signs of pressure as stock markets slump
14 Nov 18
An Alibaba-backed share sale has already delayed its IPO plans.
Chinese steel website Zhaogang.com scraps dual-class share IPO plan
13 Nov 18
It is pursuing a regular IPO instead.
Hong Kong bourse profits surged 20% to $2.4b in Q3
12 Nov 18
Stock listing fees surged 29%.
Director 'overboarding' spark calls for reforms
12 Nov 18
There are 113 firms where a director serves on more than six boards.
Equities rout wiped out 7.38% from MPF in January-October
7 Nov 18
Citizens lost an average of $19,661 in the first ten months of 2018.
Office rents to fall 3.8% in 2019 as stock markets slump
7 Nov 18
The slowdown will break a four-year streak.
Hong Kong unveils rules in bid to tame crypto assets
2 Nov 18
Fund managers will need to meet licensing conditions.
Goldman Sachs unveils funds for retail investors
31 Oct 18
It will tap on machine learning and data to analyse stocks.
Hong Kong bourse turns to blockchain to boost Chinese share trading
31 Oct 18
It aims to boost information sharing on northbound trades.
Chinese biotech firm Innovent Biologics raises $3.3b in IPO
26 Oct 18
It sold 236.5 million shares at $13.98 apiece.
Retail investors cash in on Hong Kong's severe market rout
18 Oct 18
Investors trading callable bull/bear contracts made about $480m in profits.
Asian healthtech deals surged 56.8% to US$4.97b in Q3
10 Oct 18
The highest deal worth US$146m was closed in China.
Hong Kong nine-month IPO proceeds balloon 174% as pipeline looks fit to burst
3 Oct 18
The proceeds from share sales hit $240b as of Q3.
Chinese developer Midea Real Estate seeks up to US$493m in Hong Kong float
27 Sep 18
It is offering 180 million shares priced at $17 to $21.50 apiece.
Hong Kong set to vault to the top of global IPO league with $300b haul
26 Sep 18
A strong Q3 performance has boosted expectations of the SAR taking the top spot.
Rattled consumers beef up savings amidst growing uncertainties
25 Sep 18
The number of residents pledging to save spare cash rose from 68% to 72% in Q2.
Metal producer Shandong Gold raises $4.82b in IPO priced at low end
25 Sep 18
The firm sold 327.7 million shares priced at $14.70 apiece.
HKEX eyes tech acquisitions in growth strategy shift mimicking Nasdaq
24 Sep 18
Takeovers in data, analytics and blockchain rank high in the agenda.
Hot pot chain Haidilao defies market slump after raising nearly US$1b in IPO
19 Sep 18
The firm sold around 8% of equity capital at $17.80 per share.
The Asian Export Awards 2018 welcomes MICCI as partner
18 Sep 18
MICCI intends to be the premier advocate for the business community in Malaysia.
Meituan Dianping raises US$4.2b in IPO priced at high end
14 Sep 18
The Chinese food review firm sold 480.27 million shares at $69 apiece.
Hot pot chain Haidilao seeks ambitious US$10b valuation that towers over its peers
11 Sep 18
It’s aiming for a market cap greater than all Hong Kong-listed restaurant operators combined.
Meituan Dianping's January-April losses nearly triples ahead of mega IPO
6 Sep 18
The company booked $26.2b loss in the first four months of 2018.
Chinese movie ticketing platform seeks up to US$1b in Hong Kong IPO
5 Sep 18
Maoyan Weiying is planning to use the proceeds for R&D and product enhancements.
Has Meituan lured Tencent to its mega US$4b IPO?
29 Aug 18
The Chinese tech titan is said to be buying US$400m of stock.
Crypto mining firms test their sustainability in Hong Kong IPOs
27 Aug 18
Bitmain, Canaan and Ebang’s flotations will determine the sustainability of their tech.
Alibaba-backed e-parenting firm eyes $1b Hong Kong IPO
17 Aug 18
Babytree is targeting a valuation of up to US$5b.
Goldman-backed heart valve startup eyes Hong Kong IPO
16 Aug 18
Venus MedTech is said to be aiming to raise up to US$500m.
Hong Kong's first pre-profit biotech float Ascletis closes flat on debut
2 Aug 18
It sold 224 million shares with an IPO priced at the middle end.
China Tower raises US$6.9b in another lacklustre debut
2 Aug 18
It sold 43.1 billion shares after pricing its IPO at the low end.
Cancer drug developer seeks $7b in secondary Hong Kong listing
31 Jul 18
BeiGene is offering 65.6 million shares at $94.9 to $111.6 apiece.
Hong Kong Exchange delays WVR plans
26 Jul 18
The bourse isn't pushing through with a planned stakeholder consultation.
Hong Kong's thriving IPO scene threatened as retail investors pull out
25 Jul 18
Retail-book ratio plunged to a two-year low.
Shanghai-based heart implant maker mulls Hong Kong IPO
24 Jul 18
Microport Scientific Corp could raise about US$200m in a share sale.
Has China Tower lured Alibaba and Hillhouse Capital to its mega IPO?
23 Jul 18
Reports claim they are investing around US$500m in the firm.
HKEX and Chinese stock exchanges reach agreement to include WVR companies
19 Jul 18
A joint working group will be established to achieve this goal.
China Tower eyes US$8.8b in IPO that would put Xiaomi to shame
19 Jul 18
Xiaomi only raised US$5.4b in its earlier listing.
SEA investment deals ballooned to US$21.9b
10 Jul 18
Majority of investments were pumped into real estate, energy, and technology.
APAC IPO proceeds ballooned 80% to US$3.1b
5 Jul 18
Vietnam led the growth with a real estate developer listing of US$3.1b.

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