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  Moves

  HK SFC names politically-connected accountant as chairman

  Former PwC tax specialist and deputy to China's parliament will succeed Carlson Tong at the securities watchdog.

  By Staff Reporter | 9 September 2018
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  Opinion

  Hong Kong's MTR: time for a government buyout?

  Scandals have battered the rail operator's once-pristine reputation. The city's government can show its determination to improve services and ease integrity concerns by removing it from the stock market.

  By Danny Leung | 20 August 2018
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  Opinion

  Q&A: How CCV unlocks potential in China's startups

  Work out the next big thing, then find the right entrepreneur to unlock its potential; that's the philosophy of venture capital veteran Wei Zhou's year-old company.

  By Andrew Wright | 30 July 2018
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  Companies

  How the Party makes itself felt in the Chinese boardroom

  The role played by the Communist Party committees inside Chinese companies remains murky. Some foreign investors don't even know that they exist.

  By Andrew Wright | 24 July 2018
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  Equity

  REFORMIST: HK, China spat over tech IPOs turns toxic

  Xiaomi, issuers and mainland investors have been caught in the cross-fire between bourses. While the prize of hosting China’s tech unicorns is worth fighting for, exchanges should not lose sight of who they ultimately serve and the benefits of mutual market access.

  By Reformist , Alison Tudor-Ackroyd | 17 July 2018
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  Moves

  Citi lures Goldman SEAsia banker to bolster ECM team

  The US bank named Udhay Furtado as a managing director in its Asia ex-Japan equity capital markets team.

  By Andrew Wright | 3 July 2018
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  M&A

  Key lessons China Inc is learning on the Belt and Road

  Building a mosque close to a factory is one example of the many ways Chinese firms are working within partner countries to smooth over some of the bumps on the Belt and Road.

  By Andrew Wright | 28 June 2018
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  Banks

  Awards: CLSA, ICBC Asia, stand out for China in HK

  We reveal how the leading Chinese institutions in Hong Kong stood out in our Country Awards.

  By FinanceAsia Editors | 21 June 2018
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  Equity

  JP Morgan names Apac equities head as Leung steps up

  Charles Chiang fills the void left by Mark Leung's appointment as CEO of the bank’s China businesses.

  By Andrew Wright | 19 June 2018
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  Banks

  How UBS reshuffle heralds major China expansion

  UBS promotes two veteran bankers to head its new one-stop-shop Greater China business ahead of an expected hiring spree.

  By Andrew Wright | 24 May 2018
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  Opinion

  Hong Kong must up its game to win the fintech battle

  Battling for supremacy in the fintech space, Hong Kong is slipping behind Singapore in the race to become a global leader. Here's why.

  By Ray Ferguson | 17 May 2018
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  Moves

  Developer Kaisa lures ex-ECM banker for finance role

  The first Chinese developer to default on its offshore debt is steadily getting back on its feet. It's now brought in a former Deutsche banker to lead its financial operations.

  By Ray Chan | 7 May 2018
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  Equity

  April showers but Xiaomi offers sunnier ECM days ahead

  Volatility takes its toll across Asia during April, but falling markets open up valuations, giving hope for May’s strong equity capital markets pipeline.

  By Jackie Horne | 3 May 2018
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  Debt

  Q&A: Liquidity, scarcity boosting HK property market

  Rykadan's William Chan discusses the state of the Hong Kong market and explains why his company is turning from constructing buildings to private equity investing.

  By Ray Chan | 25 April 2018
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  Debt

  Hong Kong skyscraper bond financing is stuff of films

  What the dramatic $4.1 billion financing of the world’s priciest building, The Center, tells us about investor appetite for prime Hong Kong property and the outlook for strata-titled deals.

  By Alison Tudor-Ackroyd | 25 April 2018
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  Equity

  HK approves new listing regime, despite concerns

  The city's exchange operator will accept applications from pre-revenue biotech companies and issuers with dual-class shares from next Monday, despite lingering concerns.

  By Jolie Ho | 25 April 2018
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  Equity

  Why Good Doctor investors will have to be patient

  Ping An Insurance is giving fresh impetus to HK's tech IPO buzz with a $1.1 billion IPO for its online healthcare platform. But, as with some of its tech peers, profits are nowhere in sight.

  By Danny Leung | 23 April 2018
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  Polls

  Investors vote: best managed companies in HK, China, Taiwan

  Portfolio managers and buy-side analysts give their verdicts on the region's leading corporations.

  By Bernice Cornforth | 11 April 2018
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  Debt

  NIP in the air. Is winter coming for Asia's bond markets?

  Issuers are coming to terms with the alien concept of a new issue premium (NIP) as Asian bond markets suffer a difficult start to the year. Where will they go from here?

  By Jackie Horne | 6 April 2018
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  Editor's Desk

  Paul Chan: HK's new finance chief has familiar failings

  Here comes the new boss, same as the old boss? Hong Kong's new financial chief is facing some familiar problems. Baggage from his old job left him short of the political capital to tackle them.

  By FinanceAsia Editors | 20 March 2018