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January 24, 2008
Region stages strong comeback
...selling to come. "It was a great bounce in Asia but we fear that the real bottom will come in a couple of weeks," said Ivan Leung, chief investment strategist in Asia for JPMorgan Private Bank in Hong Kong. "We don't want to fight the Fed, but we...at 12,829.06 after rising 3.4 per cent earlier in the day. The broader Topix rose 2.5 per cent to 1,249.93. Sydney's 12-session run of losses finally came to end as the S&P/ASX200 index rose 4.4 per cent to 5,412.3. By Lindsay Whipp in Tokyo and Andrew Wood in Hong Kong
January 24, 2008
Region bounces back but caution reigns
...selling to come. "It was a great bounce in Asia but we fear that the real bottom will come in a couple of weeks," said Ivan Leung, chief investment strategist in Asia for JPMorgan Private Bank in Hong Kong. "We don't want to fight the Fed, but we...also moved ahead, with Mizuho Financial rising 2.6 per cent to Y437,000 and Mitsubishi UFJ up 3.9 per cent to Y897. Sydney's 12-session run of losses finally came to end as the S&P/ASX200 index rose 4.4 per cent to 5,412.3. The market... By Lindsay Whipp in Tokyo and Andrew Wood in Hong Kong
January 23, 2008
Buyers venture back into Asian stocks
...investors. “It was a great bounce in Asia but we fear that the real bottom will come in a couple of weeks,” said Ivan Leung, chief investment strategist in Asia for JPMorgan Private Bank in Hong Kong. “We don’t want to fight the Fed, but we are...In Shanghai, ICBC, China’s largest bank, managed to rise 2 per cent after plunging more than 8 per cent Tuesday. In Sydney, Commonwealth Bank of Australia rallied 2.1 per cent to A$49.87. Mumbai shares also posted big gains, rising 6... By Lindsay Whipp in Tokyo and Andrew Wood in Hong Kong
June 20, 2006
Richard Li ponders the best way out from PCCW
...acquisition of [a stake in] PCCW is for strategic reasons and they are unlikely to be willing to sell,” says Elinor Leung, analyst at CLSA, in a research note. To persuade Mr Li and China Netcom to surrender the company’s core assets...anything but surprising. The opportunistic bid fits the acquisitive Australian investment bank’s business model perfectly. Sydney-based Macquarie Bank, listed in Australia, has delivered 15 consecutive years of record profits on the back of an innovative... By Justine Lau in Hong Kong and Sundeep Tucker in Sydney
July 20, 2006
Macquarie heads for year of record profits
...Macquarie reported a net profit of A$916m. On top of traditional investment banking activities such as corporate finance, the Sydney-based bank has pioneered the purchase of infrastructure in almost monopolistic but relatively low-profile sectors...the Hong Kong phone company controlled by Richard Li, who has instead struck a controversial takeover deal with Francis Leung, the investment banker. Macquarie shares have underperformed this year and closed 0.2 per cent higher at A$62.95... By Raphael Minder in Sydney
July 14, 2006
On Asia: A classic Hong Kong solution
...Having recently traded the sunshine of Sydney for the hustle of Hong Kong, it hasn...Observers On Monday, the PCCW board Mr Leung is an unlikely buyer: he is not an experienced...PCRD is providing vendor finance to Mr Leung, equating to a two-year loan covering...triggers a general offer for the shares. Mr Leung owns 23 per cent of PCCW. Mr Leung... By Sundeep Tucker
July 15, 2006
A classic Hong Kong solution
...Having recently traded the sunshine of Sydney for the hustle of Hong Kong, it hasn...cent controlling stake in PCCW to Francis Leung. Mr Li achieved his exit, but whether...now proceeds is anyone's guess. Mr Leung is an unlikely buyer: he is not an experienced...Ka-shing, Asia's richest man. Mr Leung has promised to unveil his backers later... By Sundeep Tucker's on asia
May 26, 2007
Blackstone jumps the queue in China
...deals in China was supposed to have waned. Now up pops Antony Leung, Blackstone's greater China chairman for all of five months, to prove the theory wrong. Mr Leung made friends in Beijing during a 28-year stint as an investment...big talking point was the abrupt resignation of Paul Fiani, Sydney-based head of Australian equities at UBS, who quit to set... By Sundeep Tucker
May 25, 2007
On Asia: US Blackstone jumps the queue in China
...deals in China was supposed to have waned. Now up pops Antony Leung, Blackstone’s greater China chairman for all of five months, to prove the theory wrong. Mr Leung made friends in Beijing during a 28-year stint as an investment...big talking point was the abrupt resignation of Paul Fiani, Sydney-based head of Australian equities at UBS, who quit to set... By Sundeep Tucker
November 2, 2007
Defying gravity?
...react to keen investor interest in equities, helped by the continuing strong growth of the Chinese economy," says Philip Leung, Ernst & Young Far East IPO leader. Mainland listings have this year raised $52bn, according to Dealogic, the data...India, Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines, and by more than 130 per cent in China. Phil Green, chief executive of Sydney-based Babcock & Brown, the acquisitive global infrastructure investor, also doubts that a slowdown in US consumer spending... By Sundeep Tucker, Joe Leahy and Geoff Dyer