Bankers and brokers believe that QDII3, a HKD100 billion investment scheme in Shenzen's Qianhai economic zone designed to allow offshore investment in Hong Kong, could take a long time before Beijing approves it.
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Rothschild launches UK asset management business, eyes infrastructure debt fund launch next year
After establishing its first merchant bank in the UK, Edmond de Rothschild Group has launched a new asset management business in London to upsize its assets under management and boost its presence in the UK capital.
ONGC bids for 3 oil and gas blocks in Sri Lanka
ONGC Videsh Ltd, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation's overseas arm, has bid for 3 out of 13 Sri Lankan oil and gas blocks in the Mannar basin.
Servelec to float 68.3 million shares, UK's biggest tech IPO in three years
Servelec's initial public offering is said to be the largest technology listing in the UK in three years. The software and services company is expected to float 68.3 million shares worth GBP122 million on the London Stock Exchange.
Chinese regulators plans resumption of IPOs in China next month
After a 14-month freeze on initial public offerings, the China Securities Regulatory Commission said it expects a resumption of public listings by January next year.
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Citing data from Preqin, a report on the Financial Times said that investors were betting on European infrastructure projects. Despite the demand, the funds have backed fewer projects this year.
Canada-based uranium exploration firms Fission Uranium and Alpha Minerals have received shareholder approval for their plans to merge their respective interests in a Patterson Lake South project.
Samsung C&T Corp. on Monday announced that it has been awarded with a KRW1.29 trillion (USD1.22 billion) order to build a power plant in the western Saudi coast. Rabigh 2 power plant is expected to yield 2060 megawatts of electricity.
Australian insurer Cover-More Group is seeking to raise A$521.2 million in an initial public offering by selling up to 260.6 million shares at A$2 each, according to a prospectus lodged on Monday.
According to Financial Times, the Bitcoin fever has caught on to Silicon Valley with digital currency companies getting venture capital financing in their early rounds.
GrainCorp Ltd chief executive Alison Watkins has resigned just days after the Australian government rejected a takeover offer from US agricultural giant Archer Daniels Midland Inc, and will head the Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd starting March.
With market saturation leading to falling prices which have hurt earnings and prevented telecommunications operators from making investments, TDC Chief Executive Carsten Dilling has joined the call of his rivals for mergers.
Various private equity firms from the UK, US and Hong Kong are reportedly among those who placed initial bids to takeover Indian business process outsourcing company SourceHOV. Initial bids have valued the BPO firm at USD1 billion.
Germany based energy firm SolarWorld has bought Bosch Solar Energy in an effort to increase its influence and market share in the solar energy industry.
