Industry Segments: Capital Markets Page 8 / 18
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- August 3 2018
FWD considering Singapore IPO?
Hong Kong billionaire Richard Li is reportedly weighing the possibility of listing away from home.
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- August 1 2018
FWD eyes dual-class IPO in Singapore
The group is reportedly considering an offering in the Lion City as an alternative to listing in Hong Kong.
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- August 1 2018
PNB MetLife India considering IPO
The issue will involve a sale of shares by Punjab National Bank, MetLife and other institutional shareholders.
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- June 28 2018
FWD eyes IPO in Hong Kong
Board chairman Richard Li is said to be laying the groundwork for a potential listing after five years of growth.
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- June 27 2018
Policybazaar raises $200m in latest funding round
The investment sees the Indian insurer become the latest startup to achieve unicorn status.
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- May 11 2018
AIA co-leads US$500m investment in WeDoctor
The Hong Kong-listed insurer co-led the funding round in a Tencent-backed Chinese online healthcare solutions platform.
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- May 2 2018
Private equity firm bids for Royal Sundaram
True North and its global sponsors have made a rumoured US$400m bid for a 40% stake.
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- April 30 2018
Zurich discussing US$100m IPO of Malaysian life unit
The Swiss insurer may opt to comply with 30% local ownership rule through an initial public offering.
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- April 20 2018
Maybank eyes listing of its insurance arm Etiqa
The rumoured sale is estimated by some analysts to be worth at least US$1 billion but remains unconfirmed.
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- April 16 2018
Good Doctor targets US$1bn Hong Kong IPO
Ping An will spin off China’s largest health care and online medical platform in early May.
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- April 11 2018
PICC eyes Shanghai listing
The parent of China’s biggest non-life insurer is planning a secondary listing to raise over Rmb10bn in fresh capital.
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- March 29 2018
Fubon Life to become Hyundai Life’s largest shareholder
The Taiwanese life insurance company is set to take up the forfeited options of Hyundai Mobis.
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- March 29 2018
Three state-owned Indian insurers undergo merger review
National Insurance, United India Insurance and Oriental India Insurance will merger within the next six months.
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- March 23 2018
Ping An plans spinoff and listing of four unicorns
Ping An Good Doctor and Lufax are among the startups being slated for initial public offerings.
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- March 19 2018
Rescue plan for Indonesian life insurer collapses
Evergreen's planned rescue of the embattled Bumiputera has failed after disagreements over funds.
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- March 16 2018
Prudential mulls spinning off Europe from Asia, US operations
The company plans to list M&G Prudential, its UK and European business, on the London Stock Exchange
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- March 7 2018
Korean insurers turn to hybrid securities to boost capital
The issuance comes ahead of the introduction of the new global accounting and stricter local capital standards.
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- February 14 2018
Rising demand for IPO legal insurance in Hong Kong
New stock market listing rules are set to boost sales for legal insurance to cover liabilities from initial public offerings.
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- February 6 2018
Ping An Insurance’s units raise US$2.2bn in private financing
Investors in the three tech units included SoftBank, which placed US$400m with Ping An Good Doctor.
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- February 1 2018
Cat bond market hit record US$11bn issuance in 2017
In total, 35 catastrophe bonds were issued by 31 different sponsors in the insurance-linked securities sector.
