NEWS BRIEF

Overseas investors could trade stock index futures

Overseas investors could have access to China’s stock index futures trading under guidelines currently being considered by the government, state media reported. According to Zhu Yuchen, general >>more...

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China Railway Construction shares down on new placement

China Railway Construction Corp’s (CRCC) shares continued to fall after yesterday’s announcement that it plans to raise up to renminbi 8 billion (US$1.2 billion) by placing over one >>more...

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Nasdaq sees more Chinese IPOs in 2010

Nasdaq OMX Group, parent of Nasdaq Stock Market, expects a greater number of new listings by Chinese companies this year after the US initial public offering market looks to rebound in the second >>more...

FEATURE STORY

Oversupplied

China's IPO market may finally be reaching a saturation point >>more...

NEWS BRIEF

Ping An shares fall on share unlocking announcement

Shares in Ping An Insurance fell sharply in Shenzhen on Tuesday following the company's announcement that a previously non-tradable block of shares would be unlocked next week, the South China >>more...

NEWS BRIEF

CSRC greenlights futures rules

The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) has formally approved the final regulations for stock index futures trading, state media reported. A notice on the China Financial Futures Exchange >>more...

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Huatai Securities falls short of maximum fundraising target

Huatai Securities failed to raise the maximum amount in its Shanghai initial public offering in yet another sign that Chinese investors are losing their appetite for new listings, Bloomberg reported. >>more...

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Fidelity seeks to raise $984m for new China fund

A fundraising target of US$984 million has been set for Fidelity International’s new China fund, to be run by well-respected manager Anthony Bolton, Bloomberg reported. Shares in the close-end >>more...

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China Resources Land to join Hang Seng Index

State-controlled property developer China Resources Land (CRL) will be added to Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index (HSI), Bloomberg reported. The change, which takes effect from March 8, will take the >>more...

NEWS BRIEF

Huatai Securities targets $2.5b in Shanghai IPO

Huatai Securities, China’s 10th-largest securities firm by assets, plans to raise up to US$2.5 billion through its initial public offering in Shanghai, Bloomberg reported. The Nanjing-based >>more...

EDITORS' JOURNAL

Capitalist Roader Fund: No one's having a good time (HOLD)

The week ends poorly for the Roader's portfolio and the stock market as a whole, but the Roader isn't ready to fold just yet >>more...

EDITORS' JOURNAL

Capitalist Roader Fund: BUY-Guangshen Railway (601333, Shanghai)

We choose to diversify into railways to hedge on the future direction of the economy >>more...

EDITORS' JOURNAL

Capitalist Roader Fund: Prognosticating on the eve of the National People's Congress (HOLD)

With the National People's Congress coming in March, the Capitalist Roader thinks deep thoughts on where the government's rubber stamp will land >>more...

EDITORS' JOURNAL

Capitalist Roader Fund: BUY-Huaneng Power International (600011, Shanghai)

The fund makes a move into one of the big-five independent power producers as coal prices fall and demand for power continues to rise >>more...

COLUMN

Pulling a crowd

Tesco thinks big in Qingdao; Decathlon's quiet success story; auto carnage in Dalian >>more...

EDITORS' JOURNAL

Capitalist Roader Fund: Overblown fears of tightening (Hold)

The markets had a tough week as investors were spooked by tightening >>more...

EDITORS' JOURNAL

Capitalist Roader Fund: SELL-China Vanke (000002, Shenzhen)

In the new era of the Capitalist Roader, we have no room for dead weight. That's why we decided to sell all 100 of our shares of China Vanke (000002) stock this week at a price of RMB10.10 (US$1.48). >>more...

EDITORS' JOURNAL

Capitalist Roader Fund: Charting a new course (Hold)

The fund considers the potential of a riskier strategy in 2010 >>more...

HOUSE EDITORIAL

A train that never left the station

China's Hong Kong direct-investment scheme never got off the ground. Could index futures share the same fate? >>more...

HOUSE EDITORIAL

A matter of principle

Will the CSRC act on its new approval to introduce stock-index futures? >>more...