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The China Securities Regulatory Commission is weighing possible restrictions on reverse mergers, including capping valuation multiples for deals involving companies that previously traded overseas, according to the people. Another option being discussed is introducing a quota to limit the number of reverse mergers each year from companies formerly listed on a foreign bourse, the people […]

Cambridge Capital (old CAMB) Completes Combination with Ability Computer (new ABIL) KBS Fashion Group (new KBSF) Announces First Half 2015 Financial Results KBS Fashion Group (old AQU) Announces Launch of New Investor Relations Website  Akari Therapeutics (AKTX) Closes $75 Million Private Placement Celsus Therapeutics (AKTX) and Volution Immuno Announce Completion of Acquisition OncoSec Medical (ONCS) […]

AMEinfo interviews the London-based international sanctions lawyer Sarosh Zaiwalla, who has a number of high-profile Iranian clients including Bank Mellat, Bank Tejarat and Petropars, as Tehran and world powers clinch a nuclear deal in exchange for lifting sanctions against the nation. How do you view the deal? Any kind of settlement agreement is always welcome […]

However, the fact is that enormous amounts of liquid money held by Chinese individuals and companies have, for many years, been anxiously trying to leave China and the yuan as an asset, and instead park themselves in non-Chinese assets such as condominiums in Manhattan or Sydney, US stocks, Singapore bank accounts or luxury goods. That […]

So far this year, around two dozen US-listed Chinese companies have received offers for delisting and are planning to go hom to float on the domestic A-share market as they believe Wall Street investors have seriously underestimated their value and planned to buy back shares from US investors. Immono.com, which listed in the US market […]

ProAltIR™ Webinar Series George Raney’s proactive alternative investor relations (ProAltIR™) pay per view webinar series to foster 2016 corporate development strategies, is geared toward members of corporate development teams of US listed global SMEs and ADRs, as well as academics fostering domestic and global equity capital market development.  Tuesday  Corporate Development   Sept 14,  2015      […]

ProAltIR™ Webinar Series George Raney’s proactive alternative investor relations (ProAltIR™) pay per view webinar series to foster 2016 corporate development strategies, is geared toward members of corporate development teams of US listed global SMEs and ADRs, as well as academics fostering domestic and global equity capital market development.  Tuesday  Corporate Development   Sept 14,  2015      […]

  Japan has established a reputation as the home of some of the world’s most sophisticated technology and innovation. Even the nation’s SMEs are expected to invent and foster the newest tech and share it with the world. But at home, Japan has only just begun to emerge from a recession, meaning small businesses are in […]

Last week Sutor Technology Group announced that an independent valuation of the intellectual property owned by it and its subsidiaries had arrived at a figure of Rmb700 million (approximately US$113 million). The Chinese steel manufacturer and service provider is publicly traded on the NASDAQ exchange, and while a relatively small Chinese company putting a price […]

Hungary’s ability to attract capital has seemingly improved, but what we find if we look deeper into the available data is depressing. In fact, the inflow of working capital into Hungary is so slack that it evokes memories only from the darkest years of the crisis. The balance of inflow and outflow of capital (disregarding […]

While there has been much coverage of China’s slowing economy, as well as increased scrutiny of foreign companies and the country’s rising labor costs, a new report finds that joint ventures and strategic alliances remain attractive ways to do business in China for both Chinese and foreign companies. Seventy-six percent of foreign respondents and 70% […]

  MAKATI CITY, June 24 — The Philippines, through the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) sponsored workshops last June 8 and 9 in Atlanta, USA to develop small and medium enterprises (SMEs) through the Global Supply Chain Event. The workshop, which brought together 350 SMEs from 21 APEC-member economies, was the proponent in facilitating SMEs […]

  Technology startup incubator and accelerator IdeaSpace Foundation has observed a new investment trend in the Philippines — that of small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) becoming startup investors. “If you rate it at the core expertise, I think the white knight, the people that will be in our [portfolio’s] next round of funding is not even […]

The Securities and Exchange Commission today obtained an emergency court order to freeze the assets of a trader in China who profited by more than $1 million after trading in a U.S. brokerage account in advance of last week’s public announcement that China-based Qihoo 360 Technology Co. Ltd. had received a buyout offer at a […]

MUMBAI:  ICICI Bank Ltd will partner with Alibaba.com to provide a single window facility for easier trade finance to small and medium enterprises in India, called as the Trade Facilitation Centre. SMEs that are members of Alibaba.com will get better access to integrated services from ICICI Bank such as loans, bank guarantees, cross border remittances, […]

  Robert Seiden has a tough job – pursuing Chinese companies on behalf of their U.S. shareholders who lost money. But a little-noticed court ruling in China a year ago may have made his daunting task a bit easier. As The Wall Street Journal reports Monday, Mr. Seiden, the court-appointed receiver for several Chinese companies […]

  In an effort to drive long-term growth and increase margins, the chocolate maker is also simplifying its structure and unlocking growth potential in its core confectionery and emerging snacks businesses. After initiating a voluntary separation for employees, Hershey will work to ease the burden of the layoffs by assisting all impacted employees during transitions […]

SEOUL, June 21 (Yonhap) — South Korea’s sovereign wealth fund has abandoned its plan to buy a stake in the Los Angeles Dodgers, a Major League Baseball club, as part of a broader move to diversify its investment portfolio, sources familiar with the matter said Sunday. The Korea Investment Corporation (KIC), which manages assets entrusted […]

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) should make more concerted efforts to support the development of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), a Chinese trade promotion representative urged Thursday.The China-proposed Belt and Road initiative has yielded initial results, and practical steps have been made toward the establishment of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, which has provided a […]

  MUSCAT: Abdullah Al Salmi, executive president of Capital Market Authority (CMA), signed a contract to engage the Taipei Exchange (also known as Gre Tai) as expert consultants. It was signed at the 40th annual meeting of the international securities market regulators (IOSCO) in Londoon on Tuesday. The contract covers consultancy assistance to be provided […]

  Singapore state fund Temasek Holdings and the country’s sovereign wealth fund GIC, alongside other sovereign funds, will be investing an additional S$739 million ($590.1 million) into Citic Securities, a broking firm, which is raising $3.495 billion in capital via a placement of new shares to 10 institutional investors. China’s largest brokerage by market value, Citic is planning to sell 1.1 […]

  Services such as banking, consultancy, law, education and retail make up around four-fifths of the UK economy. But output in these sectors is often invisible or intangible, and hard to measure. And the UK sells a lot of services overseas. Ranked only after the US, the UK is the second biggest exporter of services […]

  The Securities and Exchange Commission said on Monday it has temporarily suspended trading in Joymain International Development Group, a thinly traded China-based company that’s seen its market capitalization grow in excess of $7 billion despite having virtually no business operations.   In deciding to suspend the stock, the SEC cited unusual trading in Joymain’s stock, […]

  In the world of B2B innovation, Chile is most often mentioned in the context of e-invoicing. While it’s true that the nation is among the world’s leaders for successful digital procurement adoption, Chile has become an underdog success story for its embrace of Big Data and its flourishing B2B startup community. PYMNTS takes a […]

  The Small and Medium Business Administration (SMBA) and Small and Medium Business Corporation (SBC) announced that they hosted the “Meet the Global Companies 2015” on June 12 in the Conrad, Seoul. Being held for the first time in Oct. last year, the second event was attended by five global companies in the information communication […]

  LONDON, June 14 (Reuters) – For Rory Powe, running your own hedge fund wasn’t all it was cracked up to be. In 2014, after 12 years building his business, Powe, 52, moved with his Powe Capital Management fund to join Man Group, the world’s biggest listed hedge fund firm. Driven by rising costs and […]

Even Mayor de Blasio, who hasn’t announced any intentions to make a run at the White House in 2016, is lecturing people in other states about income inequality throughout America. Democratic politicians have become delusional, disingenuous or just flat-out dishonest with their Pinocchio-like tale: That an increase in taxes on hedge funds and private-equity firms […]

  China BAK Battery Inc. (NASDAQ:CBAK) 3.70 +0.07 1.93%‘s Chief Executive Officer Xiangqian Li sold 59,813 shares of the China-based company in sold via broker dated June 12, 2015. Xiangqian Li’s shares were sold at the avg market share price which was $3.7, for an aggregate sell of $223,193. And, It’s sure Xiangqian’s deal isn’t […]

  Hugh Hendry, the Scottish hedge-fund manager who made a fortune for his clients during the depths of the financial crisis, has re-established his Eclectica Asset Management as one of the world’s top performing hedge funds after making a winning bet on the dollar. Hendry’s Eclectica Fund, which posted losses in 2012 and 2013, last […]

This month’s Private Equity Spotlight investigates the varying performance of sector-specific buyout funds and buyout funds that maintain a diversified approach to investments, covering: Returns offered by the private equity asset class are often a hot topic for discussion in the investment industry. With yields varying between fund types, sectors and managers, Jessica Duong investigates […]

  Vietnamese and foreign experts have been concerned that local enterprises may face numerous challenges when further integrating into the regional and international economy, with many trade deals with foreign partners already signed or about to be clinched, local media reported. The realization of those trade pacts can be considered a key moment for Vietnamese […]

  Amazon, for instance, takes care of the infrastructure and shipping needs, and ensures the products meet the stricter regulations in selling in developed markets. Two months ago, Amazon offered the Pune-based seller an opportunity to list her products on the company’s US and UK sites. Now, Lokhande nets 30% of her sales from overseas. […]

BEIJING, June 10, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — China Biologic Products, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBPO) (“China Biologic” or the “Company”), a leading plasma-based biopharmaceutical company in China, today announced the pricing of a follow-on offering of 3,000,000 shares of common stock at a public offering price of $105 per share. The Company will be offering 700,000 shares and […]

  Marketers in Asian countries with the highest smartphone penetration and use in the world are still lacking the confidence to move more dollars away from traditional media to where their consumers are, the chief marketing officer of Google Asia Pacific said yesterday as the internet giant released the results from its annual Consumer Barometer report. The gap between where […]

Investors and the financial commentariat often call time of death on fund of funds for one reason or another. They cite fees, a limited edge in manager selection, or outmoded structures but still fund of funds persist. For the fund of funds firms that have been able to show success since the crisis, principals say […]

MYPACCO, a Mumbai based one-stop end-to-end logistics solutions provider has tied up with the Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba as part of its TFC (Trade Facilitation Centre) initiative. TFC is a leading B2B brand under Alibaba and its Indian branch in tie-up with MYPACCO will aim to improve trade ecosystem in the country by offering SMEs […]

Trade between Singaporean businesses and consumers around the world via online marketplaces is experiencing solid growth on the back of a revitalised US dollar. Singapore’s retail exporters sell to an average 41 international markets – ranked 2nd in South East Asia behind Thailand and five destinations higher than US retail exporters. Retail exporters are defined […]

Baidu (NASDAQ: BIDU  )  is the dominant Internet search company in China and has done a wonderful job of fighting off competitors both domestic and international on the way to becoming a $71 billion company by market cap. In China, Baidu must fend off local competitors such as Qihoo and Sohu. It’s also expanding its reach […]

The country’s foreign direct investments (FDI), listed as some of the worst performing around the world, fell by more than 50 percent in the first three months to only $851 million, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipi-nas (BSP) said on Wednesday. According to the BSP, FDI for the period, the kind encouraged by the government because they […]

  I’m a staff writer on Forbes’ investing team, where I cover banks, asset managers and corporate mergers. I’m on the lookout for the next big thing being pitched on Wall Street and I like to delve into the stories and stocks that investors missed. I’m a graduate of Middlebury College and the Columbia University […]

  SEOUL, South Korea — A U.S. hedge fund is challenging a takeover deal between Samsung companies designed to ensure control of the conglomerate passes to the grandson of its founder. Elliott Associates L.P., a U.S. hedge fund that is the third-largest shareholder in a Samsung group company Samsung C&T, said Tuesday it filed an […]

  Vale SA’s (ADR) (NYSE:VALE) recent deals in China have panned out well for the company’s bond holders, as its long-term debt instruments offer attractive yields. Last month, Vale announced it had reached a deal with Chinese firms to sell four of its iron ore ships for $445 million. The Brazilian mining company also signed […]

  In this March 6, 2015 file photo, specialist Michael Pistillo watches his screens at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. As the stock market climbs ever higher, professional investors are warning that companies are presenting misleading versions of their results that ignore a wide variety of normal costs of […]

  France is often discussed in the context of the European Union, which is in the midst of major overhauls of the business and finance community. While France is directly impacted by the array of new regulations in the works among EU authorities – including cross-border lending and payments regulation, bank industry overhauls and SME […]

  International trade is a key ingredient of fast growth, as IoD members know – 56 per cent export compared with a national average of 19 per cent for small and mid-sized firms. Santander helps SMEs to market their products and services abroad through its innovative Breakthrough programme. Here’s how… Small and mid-sized companies have […]

Qatar Development Bank (QDB) recently took part in the 11th annual international network of small and medium enterprises forum (INSME 2015) in Cape Town, South Africa.These meetings, which were hosted in South Africa for the first time, focused on the theme “Technology and Innovation for Inclusive Growth”, where they discussed ways to develop local institutions […]

  There are major national variations in how the public perceives the same companies and brands, with respondents in China and India rating them far more favorably than people in North America or Europe, according to a new global study. Findings from MSL Group’s Reputation Impact Indicator report show that respondents in India provided an […]

TriLinc Global Impact Fund (“TriLinc” or the “Company”) announced today that it has recently approved $6.0 million in trade finance transactions to companies in South Africa, Zambia and Argentina. The transaction details are summarized below. TriLinc is an impact investing fund that provides growth-stage loans and trade finance to established small and medium enterprises (“SMEs”) […]

  The free trade agreement (FTA) between China and South Korea is expected to be implemented in late 2015 or early 2016. The agreement is China’s largest FTA so far, and is expected to stimulate economic growth in both countries, benefiting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in South Korea and offering opportunities for China to […]

  In January alone, deals totaled $232.9 billion, marking the busiest start to the year for M&A since 2011 (only twice has U.S.-based M&A activity gotten off to such a quick pace). With favorable market conditions, including cash on corporate balance sheets and private equity dry powder at record levels, record stock indices and improving […]

  SHANGHAI May 21 Shengjing, a Chinese investment advisor and manager, has launched the country’s first investment fund dedicated to helping overseas-listed Chinese firms to delist and list instead on domestic stock markets, the official China Securities Journal reported on Thursday. The 2 billion yuan ($322.50 million) fund of funds (FoF) aims to bring home […]

  Website visibility is critical to any online enterprise. It’s an absolute given, and this applies as much to local language export – e-export – websites as it does to any domiciled web presence you may have. Because, without that vital visibility any e-export website and associated marketing communications will almost certainly be rendered ineffective, […]

  Korean businesses facing a period of low growth need better strategies for restructuring to improve their performances, which requires a greater role for private equity firms, says Joseph H. Marshall, head of strategy, marketing and business development activities at Dallas-based AlixPartners. “Companies need to take advantage of the current low growth, utilizing cheap financing […]

Chinese hedge funds are helping drive a commodity-derivatives trading boom in the world’s biggest energy, grains and metals consumer that’s defying the worst economic growth in 25 years. Trading volumes across the Shanghai Futures Exchange, China’s biggest commodities bourse, surged 31 percent last year while activity on exchanges in Zhengzhou and Dalian grew by 29 […]

  SHANGHAI/HONG KONG Russell Investment Management and China’s Ping An Insurance Group said they have terminated their investment joint venture after four years, the latest sign of friction between foreign fund managers and their Chinese partners. The joint venture, launched in March 2011, was managing $1.7 billion of investments on behalf of Chinese and foreign […]

This is no time to get all worked up over China’s currency manipulation. To use it as an excuse to resist the Obama administration’s pro-trade posture is perverse. This opposition weakens America’s competitive position. All of Asia – the fastest growing part of the world economy – is watching the debate over the Trans-Pacific Partnership. […]

  It’s scary stock-market ratio day! Bloomberg’s Lu Wang and Jennifer Kaplan point out that economist James Tobin’s Q ratio — companies’ market value divided by the replacement cost of their assets — is higher for U.S. companies “than any time other than the Internet bubble and the 1929 peak.” Meanwhile, FT Alphaville tells of a Macquarie report […]

  Beer, retailing, food and beverages. There are stranger combinations but this one hadn’t been working for Snow Beer brewer China Resources Enterprise Ltd., whose share price had limped along as investors fretted about what it would take to turn around the performance of its ailing supermarkets. That was until 52% shareholder China Resources (Holdings) […]

Leaders of SMEs that the EBRD sees as the “engines of growth” have voiced fears that obstacles such as lack of capital and opaque policies will stymie the bank’s vision for a highly profitable sector The small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) that EBRD president Sir Suma Chakrabarti has identified as “the engines of an […]

Debt has become a cause for concern in every one of Asia’s biggest nations: one that has to be addressed before it metastasizes, spilling into the wider region and undermining the global economy. Of greatest concern is, of course, China. When the klaxons sounded in late 2008, many in the West looked wistfully east, to […]

  (Reuters) – China has put in place rules to protect private investors and expand opportunities in infrastructure and utility projects, the country’s top planning agency said on Tuesday, as the government seeks help revitalizing a stuttering economy. To encourage private investors the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) has opened up a number of […]

  “Almost 30% of respondents said that their integration fell short of success,” the researchers report, with 18% indicating the transaction is not achieving the targeted synergies So far this year, the world’s companies have completed 9,478 M&A deals valued at US$887.1 billion – up 23% from the first quarter of 2014 and the highest […]

Shifting opportunities in emerging markets and alternative assets were key themes at the 18th annual Milken Institute Global Conference held April 27-29 in Beverly Hills, Calif.   Several panels also were devoted to increasing diversity among money managers and boards. Africa replaced the BRIC countries as the hottest trend in emerging markets investing at this […]

  What does it mean to invest in a 10-year private equity fund? The fund buys a business at some point during its investment period, and at some point between then and the end of the fund’s 10-year life cycle, it sells that business on. But what if it bought a business in 2004 and […]

  Axis Bank has decided to take the sponsored route to issuing level 1 American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which will throw open the doors for US investors to pick up the bank’s shares without coming to India. The level 1 ADR lets an Indian company create an ADR from existing shares without going through the […]

Taikang Asset Management (Taikang AM) has become the first fund management subsidiary of a mainland Chinese insurance firm to expand into the mutual fund space. Taikang AM is the asset management arm of Beijing-based Taikang Life Insurance, which was established in 1996. According to the insurer’s website, Taikang has gained a licence from the regulator […]

  The youngest private bank in India has received a go-ahead from its board to raise up to $1 billion via sale of American depository receipts or through a qualified institutional placement. The permission follows a proposal to raise investment by foreign investors to 74% of the bank’s paid-up share capital, from the existing 49%. […]

  On the sidelines of a Russian-Chinese forum titled “Big Opportunities for Small and Medium Business” that was held in Beijing, an RBTH correspondent interviewed Deputy Secretary-General of the China Overseas Development Association He Zhenwei about prospects for developing Russian-Chinese cooperation in this sector and obstacles that may hinder it. As far as Russian-Chinese business […]

  HONG KONG, April 29 (Reuters) – Boutique Chinese financial advisers are stealing a march on global investment banks as deals pick up speed in the country’s red-hot Internet industry, turning deep ties to entrepreneurs, venture capital and private equity firms into mounting fees. Small shops like China Renaissance, Hina Group and Kilometre Capital Management […]

  There are 4 million British SMEs that have an overwhelmingly positive effect on the health of the UK economy, job creation and the nation’s ability to innovate. We all need to care about what happens to these saviours of our future. Many of the initiatives introduced by the last Government to support entrepreneurs and […]

  Fund managers who applauded what they thought was the first default of a Chinese state-owned enterprise (SOE) were left dismayed by reports of a last-minute bailout. Fund managers such as Teresa Kong of Matthews Asia applauded the apparent default, saying it would help instil greater market discipline and better capital allocation in future. However, […]

  ET Net News Agency, 28 April 2015] Moody’s Investors Service said that securitization of small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) and micro loans (collectively, small loans) –a sector traditionally underserved by Chinese banks — is credit positive, because it will diversify funding channels to SME and micro enterprises and pave the way for internet finance providers to grow […]

  Tokyo cemented its lead as the top destination in the APAC region for market entries by international retailers, as cities in Asia Pacific saw 464 new retail entrants in 2014. According to CBRE, Asian investment in European hotels will reach US$22.7 billion in 2015, fueled by the liberalization of domestic controls governing outbound investment. […]

SAN FRANCISCO — Since its inception, TPG has been best known for the leveraged buyouts of prominent companies including Continental Airlines, Neiman Marcus and a now-bankrupt Texas utility that was a big player in the energy sector. But perhaps the brightest spot in its ever-growing constellation of investment vehicles is a relatively low-profile fund that […]

“THIS is one of the most advanced and sustainable car factories in the world.” So declares Karsten Engel, chief executive of BMW China, as he greets visitors to his firm’s newish manufacturing facility in the grim north-eastern city of Shenyang. The plant, run by a joint venture with a local firm called Brilliance, is indeed […]

Fosun Group chairman and chief executive Guo Guangchang, interviewed in New York, said he is not concerned about the slowing economy in China.Photo: Bloomberg Chinese billionaire Guo Guangchang, who calls himself a student of Warren Buffett, says the stronger US dollar and his nation’s slowing economy are not deterring him from investing in the United […]

Shanghai Jinfeng Investment shares opened up by the daily limit of 10 per cent in Shanghai on Friday and remained there for the rest of the day after regulatory approval for it be a back-door listing vehicle for China’s biggest developer, Greenland Group. State-owned Greenland will inject assets worth 65.5 billion yuan into Jinfeng in exchange for […]

  In a big move for Sino-Russian economic relations, the Skolkovo Foundation outside Moscow and China’s Cybernaut Investment Group have signed a $200 million agreement to create a joint Russian-Chinese business incubator, robotics center and venture fund. The 1,500-square-meter R&D center will be at the Skolkovo Center and will house at least 15 Skolkovo resident […]

Johnson Controls is forming a strategic alliance with Zhejiang Jianke Building Energy Conservation Technology Co., Ltd (Zhejiang Jianke) that will help the province of Zhejiang achieve its “green” goals and ensure the sustainable development of the province. Under the agreement, Johnson Controls, a global multi industrial company, will leverage its wide range of products and […]

  MANILA, PHIILPPINES – Member economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) must enhance the participation of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the automotive industry to spur regional growth, a Philippine trade official has said. In his keynote speech on Wednesday, Trade Assistant Secretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo said globalization makes a good driver of […]

You have heard of small start-ups like Facebook and Google making it big. The story usually goes like this, belief, passionate entrepreneurship and abracadabra, but none talks about the secret ingredients. Well one of these secret ingredients is a level-playing field. What this essentially means is that your neighbourhood tea seller could become the Prime […]

There’s growing pessimism among insurers about investment opportunities and an increasing interest in allocating to less liquid private assets, frequently with the assistance of third-party asset managers, according to the just-released Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) annual insurance survey. “Insurers are concentrating on finding new investment opportunities, which are sparse because yields still remain at […]

  The industry report said it will be difficult for PE investors in China to maintain the momentum for the rest of the year due to various factors, including fierce competition and economic slowdown. The number of deals surged to 350, exceeding the market’s five-year average by 30 percent, the report said. The value of […]

  The Silk Road Fund’s first overseas investment project is expected to demonstrate a new financing model that supports infrastructure construction and improves connectivity across the regions involved in the “Belt and Road Initiative”, experts said on Tuesday. The $40-billion (S$54 billion) Silk Road Fund, set up in December 2014, will inject capital in China […]

  U.S. alternative investment firm Lexington Partners has reached a final closing of its eighth global secondaries fund at US$10.1 billion, according to a company announcement. Lexington Capital Partners VIII, L.P. and its associated funds reached their hard cap, and is the largest dedicated secondary acquisition fund ever raised. The new funds will acquire global […]

  A larger-than-expected cut of 100 basis points in China’s reserve requirement ratio this weekend is just the latest in what will be a long stimulus drive, say fund managers. According to Craig Botham, emerging markets economist at Schroders, Chinese authorities are likely to make interest rate cuts this quarter and a further cut in […]

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The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the US-based World Bank, recently announced that it will devote up to USD 200 million to the IFC Financial Institutions Growth Fund (FIG Fund), an investment vehicle that will make equity investments that aim to increase access to capital for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in developing […]

They used to say you know it’s a stock market bubble when taxi drivers start offering stock tips. In the ongoing Chinese equities bull market, we’ve got livelier signs than that. We have got, for instance, folk trying to limp across the Lo Wu border with suspiciously robotic gaits – the effects of having cash […]

  HONG KONG, April 21 (Reuters) – A sharp rally in Hong Kong stocks has spawned 11 block trades worth $3.4 billion in April alone and bankers say a raft of similar deals is waiting in the wings, including Spanish lender BBVA’s stake in China’s CITIC Bank Corp. In a welcome fee windfall for investment […]

HONG KONG, April 21 (Reuters) – A sharp rally in Hong Kong stocks has spawned 11 block trades worth $3.4 billion in April alone and bankers say a raft of similar deals is waiting in the wings, including Spanish lender BBVA’s stake in China’s CITIC Bank Corp. In a welcome fee windfall for investment banks […]

  A curious survey released today by financial advisory service provider Greenwich Associates found that investors often go to what might seem like an unlikely source when determining where to invest their money: social media. You’ll have to endure a call from “a sales representative” to download the whole thing, UGH, but we do have […]

  A curious survey released today by financial advisory service provider Greenwich Associates found that investors often go to what might seem like an unlikely source when determining where to invest their money: social media. You’ll have to endure a call from “a sales representative” to download the whole thing, UGH, but we do have […]

  China International Capital Corp. was once known as China’s answer to Goldman Sachs. Run by Levin Zhu —the son of then-Premier Zhu Rongji—it helped take some of the country’s biggest companies public, including China Construction Bank and China Petroleum & Chemical. The era of mega-IPOs is gone, and so is CICC’s dominance. It hasn’t […]

  China is headed for a banking crisis and a credit crunch caused by excessive bad debt and the government is not doing enough to address the problem, says a leading China strategist. “A banking crisis where we have to write off equity in the banks is almost certain,” said Cui. “Most likely we will […]

  Naveed Sultan, global head of treasury and trade solutions (TTS) at Citi, explains the importance of developing SME and MME financing options, as the clout of transaction services to Citi’s business strategy grows. Citi made a strong statement about its commitment to the TTS business last year when CEO of institutional clients group (ICG) […]

After a two-year slump, Asia Pacific’s private equity (PE) sector registered its best-ever performance in 2014, with both deal values and the exit activity not only rebounding, but soaring to a new record of $81 billion and $111 billion, respectively, Bain & Company said in a report. According to the report from the rom management consulting firm, the […]

  Friday’s settlement resolves charges that New York-based Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc approved marketing materials for the $108 million offering in December 2010 despite knowing it falsely represented that Puda owned 90 percent of a Chinese coal miner.   The SEC said Macquarie did not act on a due diligence report that showed Puda Chairman […]

  BEIJING Ford Motor Co’s (F.N) joint venture with Chongqing Changan Automobile Co Ltd (000625.SZ) will takeover and upgrade a factory in northeast China in a 6.6 billion yuan ($1.1 billion) deal, a company spokeswoman said. The factory will increase Changan Ford’s production in China by 200,000 vehicles annually to help meet the country’s growing […]

SMALL and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) reportedly contribute to more than half of Singapore’s economic output and employ seven in 10 workers, so it is no wonder that this pillar of the economy has been receiving heightened attention from the government in recent times. Given their value and dynamism, human capital and management consultants Aon Hewitt […]

As a crucial source of financing for SMEs, private equity (PE) fund managers can help develop a sound culture of corporate governance within an organisation, according to the African Private Equity and Venture Capital association (AVCA). This leads to more sustainable organisations in the long run. ‘Private equity in its simplest form is an investment in a company, which allows […]

On May 20, 2015, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced a $25 million settlement with Australian mining company BHP Billiton (the “Company”) to resolve Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) charges arising from the Company’s sponsorship of the 2008 Summer Olympics. The allegations concern a hospitality program offered to hundreds of guests worldwide—most of […]

The parts maker has inked the deal as it seeks to expand its presence into the world’s largest auto market and the ties with Dongfeng are now natural since the supplier is majority-owned by PSA Peugeot Citroen. The company announced Tuesday the new joint-venture would seek deliveries worth 2 billion euros ($2.2 billion) to Dongfeng […]