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The Insider Robert Halili

Directors make rare purchases to prop up share prices amid sell-off

20 Aug 2018 - 11:33am

The Insider Robert Halili

Investor euphoria in China Evergrande rubs off on property sector

12 Aug 2018 - 10:41pm

The Insider Robert Halili

The last time buy-backs were at a historical high we saw the 1997 crash

15 Jul 2018 - 10:20pm 2

Hong Kong’s largest independent and locally headquartered bank warns prospects for the global economy for the rest of the year are ‘less bright’

Bank of East Asia’s profit up 26 per cent as cost-cutting pays off

Hong Kong’s largest independent and locally headquartered bank warns prospects for the global economy for the rest of the year are ‘less bright’

29 Aug 2018 - 10:58pm More on Hong Kong company reporting season

ZTE, China’s second-largest telecom gear maker, has jumped 45 per cent since the second quarter on the Shenzhen exchange, making it the best-performing stock on the CSI 300 Index of big caps. Photo: Bloomberg

ZTE leaves trade war woes behind as stock makes a strong comeback

28 Aug 2018 - 11:17pm

An employee uses a machine to count 100 yuan notes at a bank in Shanghai. The People’s Bank of China said on Friday it would proactively guide the market in the face of a stronger US dollar and the ongoing trade war between Washington and Beijing. Photo: AFP

Stocks rally after Chinese central bank moves to stabilise yuan

27 Aug 2018 - 11:05pm

Shares of Chinese carriers, including Air China, rose on Monday after the central bank intervened to stabilise the yuan. Photo: Reuters

Chinese airlines climb as central bank steps in to stabilise yuan

27 Aug 2018 - 3:19pm

The Chinese conglomerate HNA Group has been weighed down by massive debt related to its years-long overseas asset-buying spree. Photo: Reuters

HNA unit pledges 75pc of shares as parent aims to pare debt

22 Aug 2018 - 9:49pm

Workers install a 1,000 megawatt CR Power’s thermal power plant in Caofeidian industrial zone of Tangshan in the Hebei province in this photo taken on January 27, 2018. Photo: Xinhua

China Resources Power rises on sale of coal assets

20 Aug 2018 - 7:38pm

Chang Zhangli (left), chairman of China Shanshui Cement Group with executive director Doris Wu Ling-ling. The company’s new management is taking steps to prevent the company from deslisted. Photo: Roy Issa

Shanshui Cement strives to stay listed as deadline looms

20 Aug 2018 - 6:01am

Insider buys among directors of Hong Kong-listed companies rose last week. Photo: Alamy Stock Photo

Directors make rare purchases to prop up share prices amid sell-off

20 Aug 2018 - 11:33am

The Securities and Futures Commission on Friday issued new proposals on curbing risks related to margin financing. Photo: SCMP

Securities watchdog proposes margin financing cap amid rising risks

17 Aug 2018 - 11:13pm

Soho China chairman Pan Shiyi (centre) speaks at a press conference to announce the company’s first-half results. Photo: Handout

Office developer Soho China disappoints with first-half earnings

17 Aug 2018 - 11:13pm

Tencent shares fell 3.6 per cent on Wednesday ahead of the company’s first-half results announcement. Photo: Imaginechina

Tencent, currency woes drag Hong Kong stocks to 11-month low

15 Aug 2018 - 8:05pm 1

Li Ning, executive chairman and interim CEO of his namesake company, at Li Ning’s interim results media briefing in Hong Kong, on Monday. Photo: Winson Wong

Chinese sportswear giant Li Ning cautious over outlook amid trade war

13 Aug 2018 - 11:07pm

Video Wall at HKEX Connect Hall at the Exchange Square in Central. 28FEB18 SCMP / Xiaomei Chen

Hong Kong firms see ESG disclosure as ‘box-ticking’ exercise

13 Aug 2018 - 8:45am

Mainland property stocks, including China Evergrande Group, got a further boost last week when two state-owned banks in Shanghai lowered their first-home mortgage rates to help prop up the property market. Photo: Imaginechina

Investor euphoria in China Evergrande rubs off on property sector

12 Aug 2018 - 10:41pm

The list of top movers on the Hang Seng Index are displayed on an electronic stock board in Hong Kong. Photo: AFP

Bank of East Asia, China Merchants Port ejected from Hang Seng Index

10 Aug 2018 - 11:18pm

Hua Hung Semiconductor is China’s No 2 contract chip maker. Photo: Handout

China’s No 2 chip maker expects little impact from trade war after solid first half

8 Aug 2018 - 8:02pm 2

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX), reported a record profit for the first-half of 2018. Photo: Reuters

HKEX reports record first-half earnings and reclaims No 1 fundraising ranking

8 Aug 2018 - 11:32pm

Tong Jilu, chairman, China Tower, at the company’s listing ceremony in Hong Kong on August 8. Photo: Edward Wong

World’s largest IPO debuts on Hong Kong exchange with a whimper

8 Aug 2018 - 11:32pm 4

Hexa restaurant at Ocean Terminal, Harbour City in Tsim Sha Tsui, which is operated by Wharf Real Estate Investment. The company’s profits were boosted by higher tourist arrivals, particularly from the mainland. Photo: Roy Issa

Trade war, weak yuan pose questions for Harbour City mall operator

7 Aug 2018 - 11:13pm

Until July’s vaccine scandal, China had no provision for expelling polluters or even makers of toxic foodstuff from the stock market. The annual delisting ratio was 0.2 per cent since 2001, well below 10 per cent in the US

How hard will China’s securities regulator bite, now that it has teeth?

4 Aug 2018 - 7:50pm 3

Hikvision is the world’s top supplier of surveillance equipment. Photo: Alamy

China’s top two surveillance camera makers take beating from US ban

3 Aug 2018 - 5:05pm 20

(From left) BeiGene’s chief adviser Eric Hedrick, president Wu Xiaobin, founder and CEO John Oyler, co-founder and chairman of scientific advisory board Wang Xiaodong and CFO Howard Liang, attend the BeiGene IPO press conference in Hong Kong on July 29, 2018. Photo: Nora Tam

Hong Kong’s first biotech dual listing runs headlong into bad timing

3 Aug 2018 - 10:46am

Standard Chartered reported a 31 per cent jump in profit for the first half of 2018. Photo: Fung Chang

StanChart’s profit rises, highlighting bank’s business turnaround

31 Jul 2018 - 10:17pm 1

Hong Kong-listed Samsonite is the world’s largest luggage maker by volume. Photo: Reuters

Samsonite shrugs off short seller attack, plans expansion in Asia-Pacific

31 Jul 2018 - 7:20am

Hainan airlines fell by the daily 10 per cent limit on Friday in Shanghai. Photo: Reuters

Hainan Airlines plunges as trading reopens after six-month halt

20 Jul 2018 - 2:26pm

Ascletis Pharma is working on two drugs to treat hepatitis C. Photo: Shutterstock

Singapore’s GIC to invest US$75 million in drug maker Ascletis’ IPO

17 Jul 2018 - 11:03pm

BYD cars are parked at the company’s headquarters in Shenzhen, China. The company shares fell on Monday despite clarification that it was not involved in any fraud involving Li Juan and her conspirator Chen Zhenyu. Photo: Bloomberg

Fraud clarification unable to stop BYD’s shares from skidding

16 Jul 2018 - 9:43pm

People watch an electronic board displaying the Hang Seng Index at Central in this photo from October 28, 1997. Companies boosted their share buy-backs when the market tanked in 1997. Photo: SCMP

The last time buy-backs were at a historical high we saw the 1997 crash

15 Jul 2018 - 10:20pm 2

The company says ‘breakthroughs’ in output and cost cutting will help profit rise in the six months to June

Chinese solar panel maker Irico’s shares surge as it forecasts big profit rise

13 Jul 2018 - 12:32pm 4