HONG KONG: WEEK IN REVIEW, 25May2013

Bye Bye Barry; H7N9 deadlier than we thought; Mr Tong bought the booze; Teleportation devices at Galaxy Macau?; Poor little dolphins; Rents fall for first time in years; Who’s right Goldman or Temasek?; Here’s what happened this week.

HONG KONG: BEFORE THE OPEN, 22May2013

Black Rain shuts the exchange; HKMEx raided; Timmy Tong is back; Temasek bought Goldman’s garbage; Rents falling; Tung Chung dolphins in danger; Here’s what you need to know before the open.

ICBC: Was it Temasek who bought Goldman’s garbage?

Exchange documents yesterday showed that Temasek bought 280mm shs of ICBC at an average price of 5.5 equivilant to Goldman’s placement price range of 5.47-5.5. Temasek’s percentage holdings of the stock increased to 7.04% from 6.71%.

Hong Kong Daily News

HONG KONG: CLOSING WRAP, 21May2013

Ouch that hurts… Inflation; Tencent on intellectual property; ICAC to investigate HKMEx?; Galaxy Securities IPO already popping; The QDII through train; Here’s what you missed today.

HONG KONG: BEFORE THE OPEN, 21May2013

Vampire squid dumps ICBC stake; New ETF and A share derivatives; PICC rights; COSCO dumps CIMC; The return of the duck. Here’s what you need to know pre open.

BLOCKS BLOCKS BLOCKS: Goldman offers ICBC stake at 3% discount

When Goldman sells you better take notice.

From The Standard:

The investment bank offered to sell shares of ICBC for HK$5.47-HK$5.50 apiece, representing up to 3 percent discount of today’s close at HK$5.64.
The move will mark the complete exit from ICBC of Goldman Sachs, who was a strategic investor that helped the lender to launch its IPO in 2006.

HONG KONG: CLOSING WRAP, 30Apr2013

BLOCKS BLOCKS BLOCKS: Shanghai Pharma Share Placement at 2-4% Discount

Goldman Sachs placing HK 34.5mm shares, US$69mm, 2-4% discount to closing price today.

Source: Broker

HONG KONG: BEFORE THE OPEN, 02Apr2013

 

1. BLOCKS BLOCKS BLOCKS… Sinopharm placing HK$4,005mm at 3.5% discount

2. Striking dock workers ordered away from port

3. You too can now participate in rigged China A share market

4. Local small businesses can’t handle the rent

TAIWAN: BEFORE THE OPEN, 28Mar2013

1. Earthquake kills 1, trains halted, factories evacuated

2. Never say never… Next media owner says will “never” sell Next Media Taiwan

3. Wistron’s board approves potential issuance of 200mm GDR shares

4. T-Mobile offers HTC One for US$99.99

5. Taiwan to become free economic zone

6. Got gas? Taiwan and Germany to study gas hydrates in South China Sea

7. Solar maker Danen posts loss of NT$760mm

8. iPhone battery life solved! Simplo and Dynapack tapped as suppliers