Tag: aia

Equities

Bankers pin hopes on blocks to revive equity market

Speculation increases over whether AIG will sell more shares in AIA as a 12-month lock-up is about to expire, but bankers say the divestment may not necessarily be through a ...

By Anette Jönsson | 17 October 2011

Equities

AIA CEO outlines growth strategies, but is short on detail

As the pan-Asia life insurer opens the retail portion of its $13.9 billion to $20.6 billion IPO and kicks off the marketing to US institutional investors today, sources say the ...

By Anette Jönsson | 18 October 2010

Equities

AIA seeks $14.9 billion from Hong Kong listing

The pan-Asian life insurer welcomes an early inflow of orders and is covered after the first day, including $1.92 billion of demand from five cornerstone investors, sources say.

By Anette Jönsson | 6 October 2010

Equities

AIA is back for another attempt at a Hong Kong listing

The pan-Asian life insurance company may seek to raise about $15 billion in Hong Kong's second largest IPO this year.

By Anette Jönsson | 28 September 2010

M&A

Another insurance sector M&A deal fails

Regulators reject National Australia Bank's revised proposal to acquire Axa Asia Pacific, marking the third failed insurance M&A deal in the region year-to-date.

By Sameera Anand | 15 September 2010

Equities

Deutsche, Goldman and Morgan Stanley to lead AIA IPO

The revival of the Hong Kong listing comes after Prudential's bid to acquire the pan-Asia life insurer collapsed in early June.

By Anette Jönsson | 22 July 2010

Polls

Prudential-AIA: Our readers' verdict

Prudential was right to pull its proposed acquisition of AIA, according to our poll, but it wasn’t a clear-cut decision.

By FinanceAsia Editors | 15 June 2010

Equities

Prudential's takeover of AIA collapses

After failing in its bid to renegotiate the $35.5 billion acquisition price, Prudential confirms the takeover agreement has been terminated.

By Anette Jönsson | 3 June 2010

Equities

Prudential prices $21 billion rights issue at 39% discount

The announcement of the deal, which will be used to fund part of the $35.5 billion acquisition of AIA, clears the way for a Hong Kong listing of Prudential on May 25.

By Anette Jönsson | 18 May 2010

Equities

Samsung Life completes largest Korean IPO at $4.4 billion

Korea's number one life insurer sets the price towards the top end of the range at W110,000 per share, representing a relatively modest 12% premium to main rival Korea Life ...

By Anette Jönsson | 26 April 2010

Polls

Prudent acquisition?

FinanceAsia readers give the thumbs-up to Prudential's record $35.5 billion acquisition of AIA.

By FinanceAsia Editors | 11 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, ...

By Lillian Liu | 10 March 2010

M&A

Prudential snaps up AIA shortly before a planned IPO

The agreed merger takes bankers and investors by surprise and may leave Hong Kong without a flagship IPO this year.

By Anette Jönsson | 2 March 2010

Equities

Korea Life first out in year of heavy insurance-sector issuance

Korea's second largest life insurer seeks to raise up to $2 billion and grab a first-mover advantage over industry leader Samsung Life, which is expected to follow with its own ...

By Anette Jönsson | 18 February 2010

Mutual Funds & Markets

AIA-JF launches Hong Kong’s first ever MPF Green Fund

Global equities fund for global environmental problem.

By Alastair Reed | 30 March 2006

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