M&A Briefing
KGI buys Taishin Securities in Taiwan
KGI Securities buys Taishin's brokerage for $876 million to consolidate its position in Taiwan's brokerage industry.




In Debt
Red-chips turn to China's onshore bond market
China Merchants International raises $587 million onshore through its parent and becomes the latest in a string of Hong Kong-listed Chinese companies to take advantage of lower interest rates across the border.


Outlook & Economics
Now is the time to invest in property
Colliers suggests that investors should take advantage of the weakness in the market to purchase property before the situation improves.




Business Moves
UBS launches internal trade platform in Hong Kong
UBS is the first bank to offer dark pools of liquidity for Hong Kong equities with its UBS PIN platform.


Editor's Desk
Dealogic league table roundup, May 15
The equity capital markets move up at a steady pace and Kowloon-Canton Railway Corp lifts the debt capital markets.