Bank of Communications (BoCom) recently became the first bank in mainland China to gain approval for mixed ownership and mixed operations. Niu Ximing, its chairman, revealed at the shareholders’ meeti ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-11
A public spat between the managements of Leshi Internet Information & Technology Corp. (LeTV), and Xiaomi Inc. probably triggered recent warnings from Chinese authorities, the Hong Kong Economic J ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-09
The People's Bank of China wants lenders to optimize their shareholding structures, seek private capital and increase employee equity ownership to make them more efficient. Yet, the initiatives probab ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-25
The Shanghai Composite Index rebounded quickly Thursday after losing over 5 percent in intraday trading. It closed with a 0.76 percent gain at 4,947 points. The rise was mainly underpinned by the fin ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-05
Stock speculators are hungry for any sign that will show which way the market will go, and many look to the stars for insight or inspiration. Even movie stars will do. And so it happened that when Ho ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-02
China's wealthy are more interested in financial sector investments rather than parking money in traditional industries, according to a survey. In a poll conducted on high-net-worth individuals in the ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-27
China's eight biggest listed banks have posted their weakest first-quarter growth in net profit since the 2008 global financial crisis. With the exception of China Merchants Bank (03968.HK, 600036.CN ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-07
With the Leung Chun-ying administration deciding not to renew the license of Asia Television (ATV), it seems to be curtains finally for Hong Kong's oldest and pioneering broadcaster. Barring a miracle ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-02
The key issue this year is that oil prices have slumped 60 percent since the second half of last year. This has eased global inflation pressure and paved the way for rate cuts by several major central ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-26
China's GDP growth is likely to moderate to below 7 percent in the first quarter of this year, which would pave the way for further monetary easing. And Beijing's push of the "One Belt One Road" strat ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-24
China Merchants Bank (CMB, 03968.HK), the mainland’s sixth largest commercial lender by assets, said it will consider spinning off businesses such as wealth management and credit card operations. Any ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-20
The high-profile hongbao promotions over the Lunar New Year holiday, in which online finance firms highlighted the ease of transferring cash over their platforms, helped stoke internet fever on the A- ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-04
The proportion of women on the boards of the companies on the Hang Seng Index (HSI) has risen to 11.1 percent this year from 9.6 percent last year. It is the highest ratio in five years but still fall ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-03
A new round of Chinese telecom industry restructuring, rumors of which sent share prices of leading players higher on Thursday, is unlikely to happen this year, according to an analyst in Hong Kong. A ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-13
Beijing's land market remains hot, with five plots sold at record prices within three days in 2015, China Daily reported. On Wednesday, a consortium comprising China Resources Land and Ping An Real Es ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-09
The A-share market is set to step into a massive bubble phase if authorities continue to stay on the sidelines. This could trigger a real disaster economically and politically. At this stage, a “vicio ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-07
Shanghai's main stock index could hit the 3,500-points mark within the first quarter of 2015 as the Chinese central bank has joined global peers in injecting more liquidity into the system, helping of ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-30
China's central bank is likely to cut interest rates and the reserve requirement ratio (RRR) for commercial banks across the board to boost liquidity in the coming year, China International Capital Co ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-18
Illegal structures have been found in the Bank of America Tower in Hong Kong's central business district, posing a fire safety hazard. The Buildings Department has ordered the bank to remove the struc ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-18
Everyone knows the Chinese Central Government’s Liaison Office exerts a lot of influence over how Hong Kong is run, but not too many people realize that it is also a heavyweight player in the local pr ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-26
