Tag: A-shares

‘Sky-High Divorce’ Trending Among China’s Super Wealthy

China’s super wealthy couples are turning to divorce as a way to cash out stock and avoid tough sales restrictions. A slew of high-profile splits—nicknamed “sky-high divorces” because they are tied to high stock prices—have made the news recently, with massive quantities of stock changing hands in divorce settlements. Analysts say corporate shareholders are employing…


Many of China’s A-Share Companies Lost Billions in 2021, Some May be Delisted from Domestic Stock Exchanges

Most of China’s A-share companies have disclosed their 2021 annual reports. A review of the reports indicates that 40 percent of the companies experienced losses. Noteworthy were the 11 companies that had each losses exceeding $1.47 billion and the over 200 reported at risk of being delisted from China’s two exchanges. According to the Shanghai-based…


China Real Estate Stocks Climb ‘Extraordinarily’ Amid Debt Defaults Crisis

China property shares rose dramatically after China proposed countermeasures to prevent risks in the debt-ridden real estate sector at the latest financial stability meeting. The scale of capital invested in the stock market was an extraordinary sign, Chinese media said. According to Chinese financial media Times Weekly on March 18, it seems that a financial…


China Real Estate Stocks Climb Amid Debt Defaults Crisis

China property shares rose dramatically after China proposed countermeasures to prevent risks in the debt-ridden real estate sector at the latest financial stability meeting. The scale of capital invested in the stock market was an extraordinary sign, Chinese media said. According to Chinese financial media Times Weekly on March 18, it seems that a financial…


China’s Stock Market Plunges Again

U.S. stock and bond markets fell in response to the announcement from the Federal Reserve on Jan. 26 that it will soon raise its benchmark interest rate and end its asset tapering program in early March. The NYSE Composite fell 297.67 points in an hour from 2:30 p.m. and recovered slightly at the end of…


Chinese State-run Securities Journals Call on Institutional Investors to Save the Stock Market

In the week leading up to the Chinese New Year, Chinese stocks tumbled, with all three indexes losing more than 2.5 percent. State-run Securities Daily called on institutional investors to rescue the A-share market, which resulted in a brokerage stocks sell-off on the same day. The market then bottomed out and rebounded. But industry professionals…


California Pension Fund Increased Investment in Chinese A-shares as SEC Tightens Scrutiny of China Stocks

America has recently signalled a further tightening of regulations on U.S.-listed Chinese companies and warned investors about the potential risks of investing in these companies. The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) on Sept. 22 approved a new framework that requires companies not audited by American audit firms (China Concepts Stocks) to disclose more information…


California Pension Fund Increased Investment in Chinese A-shares Amid SEC Investigation

America has recently signalled a further tightening of regulations on U.S.-listed Chinese companies and warned investors about the potential risks of investing in these companies. The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) on Sept. 22 approved a new framework that requires  companies not audited by American audit firms (China Concepts Stocks) to disclose more information…