richard li

Hony, Foxconn, Temasek back PCCW’s OTT push

PCCW’s media unit secures IT help and mainland China connections in battle with cable cutters and pirates. Richard Li's company must also beat Netflix and Amazon to local language content.
August 10, 2017

Richard Li’s insurer FWD enters Japan

FWD’s CEO Huynh Thanh Phong talks about why he is buying a Japanese insurer from AIG and how it fits into the insurance platform he is building across Asia.
November 15, 2016

GIC buys Japan skyscraper for $1.7b

Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund bought the Tokyo building from PAG, doubling down on Japanese real estate as rents edge higher.
October 21, 2014

Insurer FWD raises profile with $325m bond

Richard Li’s insurance company establishes its footprint in the debt world with a debut 10-year bond, targeting investors with appetite for longer tenor notes.
September 17, 2014

Richard Li builds an Asian insurer

FWD Group’s newly appointed CEO Huynh Thanh Phong talks to FinanceAsia about how he is turning entrepreneur Richard Li’s vision of a pan-Asian insurer into a reality
April 16, 2014

Richard Li trims stake in HKT Trust

The chairman raises $161 million on the back of a 75% gain in the share price since listing. An anchor investor takes about 70% of the deal.
April 11, 2013