Goldman Sachs Recruit Wants Women Leaders in the Boardroom
Women drive 70%-80% of consumer purchasing, and companies with at least one woman on their board have a higher return on equity than those that do not, the Women on …
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Middle East investors back Southeast Asia-focused PE funds in diversification move
Middle Eastern institutional investors are keen to leverage the growing economies of Southeast Asia as they diversify their portfolios amid escalating tensions between China and the West, according to TVM …
After going out of public eye, Hexaware returns to market with an IPO. But is the price right?
R Srikrishna CEO, Hexaware Technologies; image credit: company Synopsis Owned by PE firms for over a decade, Hexaware has catapulted itself into the big league. But that growth has come …
China’s secondary private equity market gains favour amid low valuations, exits
Global investors are increasingly interested in gaining exposure to China through secondary private equity investments amid US-China tensions and a market slump that has squashed valuations, according to industry participants. …
Deal activity dips 3 pc to USD 5 bn in May
The overall deal activity declined by 3 per cent to USD 5.023 billion in May compared to USD 5.192 billion in the preceding month of April, a report said on …
E*Trade Looking to Drop Roaring Kitty Following GameStop Posts, Report Says
Keith Gill better known as Roaring Kitty.Photo: STRMX (AP) Keith Gill, the popular investor who sparked the skyrocketing of GameStop’s stock back in 2021 and appears to be back at …
Hong Kong bankers get welcome lift from convertible bond frenzy
When one door closes, another one sometimes opens. For bankers in Hong Kong, where big mergers and acquisitions and initial public offerings have largely stalled, convertible bond issues are very …
HSBC targets lending against fast-growing private assets after adding SVB’s UK unit to its portfolio
HSBC sees opportunities to lend against wealthy clients’ private assets, following its acquisition of the UK unit of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), in a move that leverages its balance sheet …
Hong Kong’s rich turn to alternative assets for diversification, returns after stocks and property underperform: survey
In the survey of 492 wealthy investors roughly split between Hong Kong and Singapore, 87 per cent of Hong Kong respondents intend to increase their allocation to alternative asset classes, …
Defunct Lynx Air selling off life-jackets, oxygen masks in bid to recoup losses
Lynx Air hopes to sell off everything from life-jackets to oxygen masks as it tries to recoup a portion of the losses it incurred before filing for creditor protection earlier …