Is China’s Stock Market About To Go Gangbusters?

Once the A-shares are included, it opens up an entire market for investment bank research into the stocks listed in the index. This is a global investment banker’s dream, especially the big boys with Asian branches. The Shanghai Stock Exchange is the ... ( read original story ...)

IPO reform a test of Chinese regulator’s resolve

The most important thing to do is drastically reform the IPO mechanism. The planned reform is sort of being forgotten Zhang Qi, analyst, Haitong Securities The regulator has given the go-ahead to about 200 listing applicants to raise funds on the Shanghai ... ( read original story ...)

WuXi Won’t Make Hong Kong IPOs Hot

Guotai Junan Securities Co., for example, placed about half its IPO with cornerstone investors and the Shenzhen and Shanghai governments. WuXi Biologics has an advantage in that it makes biopharmaceuticals, drugs that use live substances and that are ... ( read original story ...)

Shanghai’s blue chip rally shows no signs of fading

The rally among Shanghai blue-chips will likely continue as earnings improve, whereas the valuations of smaller-caps will remain pressured by the ongoing financial crackdown, according to Shenwan Hongyuan. “A simultaneous rise in risk-free interest rates ... ( read original story ...)