Lillian Liu

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Reporter - China and Equities, FinanceAsia

Lillian Liu is responsible for covering China's business and the region's equity markets for both the web site and the magazine. Before joining the FinanceAsia team, she was a senior reporter at China's official English-language newspaper, China Daily, covering a wide range of business news including listed companies, market trends, and regulatory reform. Prior to that Lillian was a lecturer at Tongji Medical University, a major Chinese university. Lillian graduated from Wuhan University.



Recent articles by Lillian Liu

Equities
Sofa maker seeks Hong Kong IPO after delisting from SGX
Man Wah, which was listed in Singapore until last year and generates almost half of its earnings from the US, is looking to China for its next growth driver.
12 March 2010
Equities
Zhongsheng resumes IPO, but halves the size
The Chinese car dealer decides to sell a smaller portion of its enlarged share capital at this time, believing that the stock will command a higher valuation in the long term, ...
10 March 2010
Macro & Markets
China sets ambitiously low inflation target
China's 3% inflation rate target comes as a surprise, as CPI is likely to exceed that level in the second quarter, economists warn.
8 March 2010
Equities
Toyota sales agent puts $1 billion IPO on hold
Bankers blame the current market conditions for Zhongsheng's decision to postpone the deal, but analysts say lofty price expectations by the issuer also played a role.
4 March 2010
Equities
China Merchants Bank sets rights issue price
The country’s fifth-largest lender offers its shares at an average discount of 44.4% to the theoretical ex-rights price of its A- and H-shares.
3 March 2010
Macro & Markets
Policy tightening pervades the first working week of the year of the tiger
Chinese authorities have shown a strong will to tighten capital markets by raising reserve requirement ratios twice in a month, but specialists say it's an insufficient effort.
26 February 2010
Equities
TPG cashes in $70 million worth of shares in Lenovo
TPG sells part of its holding at a tight discount following a jump of 50% in Lenovo's shares during the past six months.
25 February 2010
Equities
China Merchants Bank's rights issue won't address all its capital woes
The rights issue will ease China Merchants Bank's capital pressure considerably, however, even after the cash replenishment, CMB’s capital will remain thin compared to other ...
24 February 2010
Equities
Zhongsheng tests Hong Kong IPO market with $1 billion share sale
IPOs are expected to continue despite the bumpy markets, but analysts say listing candidates will need to either reduce their target sizes or offer discounted prices.
23 February 2010
Equities
The bumpy road to the international A-share trading board
While government officials and listing candidates are enthusiastic about the launch of the planned trading board, there are several hurdles that remain unresolved.
19 February 2010
Equities
Huatai share sale ends golden age of China's IPO market
The securities firm prices its Shanghai share sale at the bottom of the indicated range, but still achieves the largest A-share IPO so far this year.
12 February 2010
Macro & Markets
China’s bubble trouble
Market watchers concur that inflation in China was up significantly in January this year, a trend that hasn't been seen since 2008.
11 February 2010
Equities
Huatai launches ambitious deal in exhausted A-share market
The share sale by the Chinese brokerage comes at a time when investors have become conscious that investing in new stocks is not always a sure bet.
9 February 2010
Equities
IMM prices IPO at the bottom and downsizes institutional tranche
The $327 million deal offers more evidence that demand for Hong Kong IPOs is waning. Earlier in the week, Chu Kong Pipe also priced at the bottom, while Sijia pulled its ...
8 February 2010
Equities
China First Heavy fails to raise maximum amount from A-share IPO
China First Heavy prices its $1.67 billion Shanghai IPO below the top of the indicated range, becoming the first company to do so since China lifted its ban on IPOs last July.
4 February 2010
Macro & Markets
Feng Shui Index predicts bouncy ride in year of the tiger
Metal and wood – an incompatible pair of elements could lead to restless activity on the trading floor, says CLSA in its tongue-in-cheek Feng Shui Index report.
4 February 2010
People Moves
Nomura snaps up banking analyst from Deutsche Bank
The Japanese firm adds a new banking analyst as it continues to expand its China equity research team.
3 February 2010
Macro & Markets
Chinese banks' balancing act
China's banks will need to raise large amounts of capital this year to continue their aggressive lending and still meet the regulators' capital adequacy requirements.
29 January 2010
Equities
IMM mines the Hong Kong IPO market for up to $427 million
The Chinese coal mining equipment maker will use the money to fund potential acquisitions and other investments to enhance its production capacity.
26 January 2010
Macro & Markets
China's worryingly good results
The challenge for the Chinese government now is to stave off inflation and ensure the stimulus goes into productive investment.
22 January 2010
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