Anette Jönsson

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Website Editor, FinanceAsia

Anette Jönsson has been with FinanceAsia since January 2006 and is responsible for the editing of its website and daily newsletter. She also covers equity capital markets news. She started her financial journalism career with Dow Jones Newswires in London in late 1994, and spent a total of eight years as a correspondent with that company, also working in Stockholm and Hong Kong. Before joining FA she spent a year in Taiwan studying Mandarin and worked as the markets editor for the South China Morning Post in Hong Kong. A Swedish national, Anette studied journalism at Mid-Sweden University and English at Stockholm University.



Recent articles by Anette Jönsson

Business Moves
Samsung Securities says HK headcount to be more than halved
The Korean brokerage firm confirms layoffs, but refers to the exercise as a realignment of its business rather than a reversal of its Asian strategy.
2 February 2012
Equities
Carlyle cuts stake in HDFC through $270 million block
The tightly priced transaction is well received and is expected to encourage other financial sponsors to take profits as the Indian stock market recovers.
2 February 2012
Business Moves
Samsung Securities pulls plug on international expansion
Little more than two years after launching an ambitious expansion plan outside Korea, Samsung Securities told employees yesterday that it will refocus its attention on its home ...
1 February 2012
Equities
Pegatron raises $300 million from upsized CB
The zero coupon deal is priced with a 12% premium, but comes on the back of a share price rally that has pushed the stock to an 11-month high.
31 January 2012
Equities
Shun Tak opts for rights issue to raise $212 million
Rights offerings could become a trend this year as depressed share prices make companies shy away from share placements.
27 January 2012
Equities
Gap between issuers and investors makes new CBs a challenge
Investors have cash to invest but prefer convertibles and exchangeables from high-quality names like Temasek. Other issuers need to offer investor-friendly terms and asset ...
26 January 2012
Equities
Shin Corp's free-float is increased and Luk Fook raises $175 million
A Temasek entity reduces its stake in Thailand's Shin Corp for the second time in five months through a $254 million sale, while Luk Fook issues new shares to fund its expansion.
20 January 2012
Equities
Petron block puts Philippine oil refiner on international radar
Petron's pension fund sells $175 million worth of shares at a fixed discount of 17.3% one day before a Temasek entity was aiming to reduce its stake in Thailand's Shin Corp by ...
19 January 2012
Macro & Markets
Year of the Dragon suggests stock market gains in 2012
Viewed as a major game-changer, the dragon should support the market once it emerges from the water in August, according to CLSA's tongue-in-cheek feng shui index.
19 January 2012
People Moves
J.P. Morgan names new head of Asia-Pacific ECDM
Zajkowski becomes the sole head of equity capital and derivatives markets in the region, while Ng and Howland refocus their attention on China and Japan.
18 January 2012
Equities
Wistron raises $180 million from long-awaited CB
The Taiwan laptop and LCD TV maker beats rival Pegatron to the market after downsizing the deal to ensure there are enough asset swaps to cover the entire base deal.
13 January 2012
Conference Highlights
Slowdown in RMB appreciation to benefit dim sum market
Panellists at an AsianInvestor/FinanceAsia conference see rising focus on credit quality and expect more issuers to seek credit ratings before launching offshore RMB bonds.
13 January 2012
Corporate
China approves Citi's securities JV with Orient Securities
Citi will become the ninth international firm to gain direct access to China's domestic capital markets once Citi Orient Securities receives its operating licence.
11 January 2012
Equities
Ping An hires Goldman and two others for domestic CB
The Chinese insurer is seeking to raise up to $4.1 billion from the sale of bonds convertible into A-shares.
10 January 2012
Equities
Indika seeks to boost free-float in Petrosea to 18%
Pre-marketing starts for a follow-on share sale in Indonesian contract mining and equipment rental company Petrosea that could raise about $100 million.
10 January 2012
Corporate
China Forestry's auditor resigns amid accounting irregularities
KPMG gives up on the Chinese forestry company more than 12 months after it first brought the irregularities to light.
9 January 2012
Macro & Markets
Historically cheap valuations will support Asian equities
RBS argues that while the upside will be capped by the debt overhang in Europe, the potential rewards for buying Asian equities now outweigh the risks.
6 January 2012
Magazine Highlights
Investor Dialogue: Suchad Chiaranussati
Suchad Chiaranussati, the managing director and founder of private equity firm Real Estate Capital Asia Partners, discusses investment strategies.
5 January 2012
Equities
Year opens on positive note, but ECM activity seen as thin
A few block trades and follow-ons, and possibly one or two convertible bonds, could add some life to what is expected to be a very quiet January in the Asian equity capital ...
4 January 2012
Equities
Welspun chooses not to proceed with CB tender
The Indian company receives bids for about 50% of the $150 million convertible bond issue, but rejects them all as a falling rupee adds to the buy-back cost.
19 December 2011
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