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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.
APAC IPO value crashed 21% in the first half of 2018
21 Jun 18
Overall initial public offering (IPO) value in the Asia Pacific region fell 21% to US$31.9b in the first half of 2018.
Google to invest US$550m in Chinese e-commerce firm
18 Jun 18
JD.com will put up product sale through Google shopping.
China next to US as largest foreign investment hub in 2017
11 Jun 18
Hongkong, Brazil, and Singapore came next with US$104b, US$63b, and US$62b worth of FDI, respectively.
Trading quota between Hong Kong and Mainland expanded fourfold from $13b to $52.54
12 Apr 18
This will kick into effect on May 1.
Hong Kong dollar plunges to record low at $7.85
12 Apr 18
This marks the first breach since the range was imposed in 2005.
Hong Kong's richest woman loses US$6b as casino firm crashes
20 Mar 18
The losses began after authorities warned that the shares were concentrated amongst a small stockholder group.
HKEX ties up with MSCI to launch new Asian futures offerings
14 Mar 18
The move aims to boost its derivative business which accounts for 18% of HKEX revenue in 2017.
Tech giants challenge HKEX reform provisions
5 Mar 18
The listing proposal is seen clashing with draft rules in the Mainland.
Small brokerages wield large influence over Hong Kong's markets
23 Feb 18
They’re even gunning for a permanent seat at the HKEX board.
HKEX may appoint its first female chairperson in April
22 Feb 18
Laura Cha sits as a non-executive director at HSBC.
Asia Pacific's M&A deals to grow 14% in 1H2018
16 Feb 18
Growth will be driven by the energy, power, industrial and materials sector.
HKEX unveils stock futures incentives programme
16 Feb 18
This includes a six-month trading fee waiver.
Hong Kong stocks close Year of Rooster with strong finish
16 Feb 18
The gains from its three-day advance is at 5.6%.
SFC slaps Interactive Brokers Hong Kong with $4.5m penalty
15 Feb 18
Its trading systems caused market disruptions in 2015 and 2016.
Hong Kong stocks recover from selloff loss to close at 2.3%
15 Feb 18
A late night rally drove stocks to their largest daily gain since May 2016.
HKEX unveils long-dated futures and options to equity benchmarks
14 Feb 18
It aims to give market participants in the HSI and HSCEI more investment choices.
Fintech investments in Asia fell to US$3.85b in 2017
13 Feb 18
This was dragged by lower fintech deals in China.
Hong Kong stocks rally 2.1% following massive selloff loss
13 Feb 18
Technology and property companies led the charge.
Are old economy stocks making a comeback in 2018?
12 Feb 18
The coal and cement industries are faring better following decapacity processes.
Can the Year of the Dog lift struggling Hong Kong stocks?
12 Feb 18
The HSI has moved at least 30% up or down during the canine Chinese zodiac.
China's private consumption to grow 7.5% in 2018
9 Feb 18
This is due to the rising e-commerce market.
Onshore selloff leaves Hong Kong markets in shambles with $475m loss
9 Feb 18
The two major equity indexes HSCEI and HSI plunged 9.9% and 13% respectively.
HKEX approves plan to include equity index options in after-hours derivatives trading
8 Feb 18
Over 96% of exchange participants who trade their equity index futures after-hours do it between 11:45pm to 1 am.
Mainland investors are jumping ship as Hong Kong stock losses grow
8 Feb 18
Investors sold $1.08m (869m yuan) in equities via the Shanghai and Shenzen exchange links on Wednesday.
Steady southbound inflows buffer HSI from market shocks and global bearishness
6 Feb 18
Stock purchases from Mainland investors were able to offset bourse losses following a US slump.
Asia's VC investment rose to $15.6b in 4Q2017
5 Feb 18
This was highly driven by two massive $4b investments in China.
Imminent slowdown for Hang Seng Index looms despite present bull run
31 Jan 18
Morgan Stanley is eyeing a dip in the HSI within weeks.
Tencent-backed video sharing startup reportedly planning Hong Kong listing
26 Jan 18
Kuaisho is currently valued at about US$18b.
Number of GEM stock debuts slashed following small-cap crackdown
26 Jan 18
New stocks rose 23% on the first trading day, down from 605% for the year through January 2017.
HKEX unveils plans to boost bourse's market infrastructure
25 Jan 18
The new securities trading system, which will launch in February, can support 60,000 transactions per second.
No way but up: HSI flies past 2007 record
18 Jan 18
The Hang Seng Index climbed 1.8% to 31,904.75.
Israel proposes to ease dual-listing with Hong Kong and Singapore
15 Jan 18
It facilitates the dual listing of Israeli companies in SGX and HKEX.
Chinese investors pivot to Asia amidst tighter Western scrutiny
12 Jan 18
However, deal sizes may shrink as investors opt for minority stakes and joint ventures.
HKEX unveils plan to expand listing regime
18 Dec 17
Pre-profit biotech companies are amongst those who will benefit from the expansion.
New tech listings failed to buoy Hong Kong's IPO market to top spot
11 Dec 17
Total proceeds are forecasted at $130b, its lowest since 2012.
Hong Kong boosts IP regime in bid to become Asia's IP trading hub
8 Dec 17
An original grant patent system is in the pipeline to support novel IT ideas.
HKEX unveils ID model for investors in northbound trading
4 Dec 17
It plans to identify orders at the client level for market monitoring purposes.
HKEX opens office in Singapore
30 Nov 17
It will be its first overseas office.

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