hong kong stock exchange

• Cornerstone Investors and Initial Public Offerings On the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong had an exuberant year in 2006 when it listed sixty-two companies. The listing of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited on its Main Board earned the exchange the enviable status of being home to the world's largest initial public offering. The HK$333.2 billion in initial public offering capital raised during the year propelled it to the position of second among global exchanges, behind London but ahead of New York. This Article examines an increasingly common feature of initial public offerings in Hong Kong, namely, the introduction of "cornerstone investors" whose participation enhances the general receptiveness to a stock offering. This approach does have a significant downside, however. The new category of "cornerstone investor" may not be...

• Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law
• Vol. 14 Nbr. 3, May 2009

• Coach, Inc. Lists On The Hong Kong Stock Exchange: A Harbinger Of Things To Come?

On December 1, 2011, Hong Kong depositary receipts ("HDRs") representing common stock of Coach, Inc. began trading on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (th...

• Mondaq Business Briefing
• Nbr. 2011, January 2011

• Listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange by Introduction.

Listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange by way of introduction received some attention recently as a result of the suspension of trading in the shares...

• Mondaq Business Briefing
• Nbr. 2010, January 2010

• Coach Becomes First U.S. Incorporated Company to List on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

NEW YORK -- Coach, Inc. (NYSE: COH), a leading marketer of modern classic American accessories, today announced the listing of its Hong Kong Depositar...

• Business Wire
• December 01, 2011

• Guernsey Listings On The Hong Kong Stock Exchange - Explained.

Caroline Chan, Partner at law firm Ogier in Guernsey, was heavily involved in the groundwork which led to Guernsey being given the green light for its...

• Mondaq Business Briefing
• Nbr. 2011, January 2011

• Heading Skyward

China Construction Bank on Oct 27 became the first of China's four biggest state-owned banks to launch an initial public offering. The bank raised US$8 billion on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. In early 2006 the Bank of China will likely be the second of China's four biggest state-owned banks to sell its stock publicly. Sales of another kind continued to break new ground, too. Retail sales of consumer goods in China totaled a record 585 billion yuan in October, an increase of 12.8% over Oct 2004.

• Global Finance
• Vol. 19 Nbr. 11, December 2005

• Amendments To The Hong Kong Stock Exchange Listing Rules 2009.

Article by Dieter Yih, Mandy Yim, Gigi Wong and Fiona Tai Originally Published 5th December 2008 New amendments to the Listing Rules in Hong Kong wi...

• Mondaq Business Briefing
• Nbr. 2008, March 2008

• Glencore Seeks Hong Kong Exchange Approval for Ipo

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Commodities giant Glencore met with Hong Kong stock exchange officials on Thursday [March 31] to request approval for its planned $10 billion float, sources with direct knowledge of the plans told Reuters. Hong Kong Stock Exchanges and Clearing Ltd. heard the application from the world's largest commodities trader at a scheduled meeting of its listing committee, the sources, who declined to be named, said.

• Reuters Hedgeworld
• April 01, 2011

• Guernsey Companies Approved To Seek Listings On The Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

Guernsey has received the green light for its companies to list on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The Exchange's Listing Committee has formally appro...

• Mondaq Business Briefing
• Nbr. 2011, January 2011

• Amendments to the Connected Transaction Rules of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Listing Rules.

In May 2010, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (the "Exchange") released its Consultation Conclusions on proposed changes to connected transaction rules wh...

• Mondaq Business Briefing
• Nbr. 2010, January 2010