Hong Kong’s market regulator will soon begin inspection of investment banks to assess their roles as sponsors of listing candidates, in its latest effort to uphold the quality of new listings amid a booming market. The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) said the inspection would focus on whether banks had complied with its January circular,…
(Bloomberg) — The People’s Bank of China is boosting the supply of money available to banks to ensure they can meet the surge in demand for cash during the Lunar New Year holidays. The central bank injected a total of 600 billion yuan ($86.4 billion) via a 14-day repurchase agreements late last week, ending a…
Hong Kong’s booming fundraising market is set for another busy week, with four companies scheduled to debut this week and a string of billion-dollar listings – including Chinese luxury electric vehicle maker Avatr Technology – lining up behind them. Among this week’s newcomers, chip materials supplier Guangdong Tianyu Semiconductor plans to raise the highest sum,…
Hong Kong note-issuing banks HSBC and Standard Chartered on Monday completed trades at the launch of the city’s cross-boundary bond repurchase (repo) scheme, according to the two lenders. The cross-boundary bond repo business was launched by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and the People’s Bank of China, alongside other mainland authorities, as the latest…
SHANGHAI/HONG KONG (Reuters) -China’s stock market is on a tear supported by state money and big institutions, and analysts say the absence of retail investor euphoria suggests the rally has legs even as the economic recovery struggles to gather pace. The benchmark Shanghai Composite (000888.SS) Index is up by a quarter since April and at…
Hong Kong’s move to legalise stablecoins – cryptocurrencies that maintain a fixed value by being pegged to a reference asset – is grabbing the attention of mainland institutions, as a leading Chinese brokerage predicts a boom in tokenised real-world assets (RWA) in the city. While Beijing has remained largely quiet on Hong Kong’s new stablecoin…
Hong Kong’s move to legalise stablecoins – cryptocurrencies that maintain a fixed value by being pegged to a reference asset – is grabbing the attention of mainland institutions, as a leading Chinese brokerage predicts a boom in tokenised real-world assets (RWA) in the city. While Beijing has remained largely quiet on Hong Kong’s new stablecoin…