Latest China Headlines
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Anbang Insurance Plans $2 Billion IPO, on Heels of Waldorf Astoria Purchase
Nov 12 2014 // Anbang Insurance Group Co., the Chinese insurer buying New York’s Waldorf Astoria hotel, is planning an initial public offering that could raise about $2 billion, people with knowledge of the matter said. The...
Waldorf Sale to Chinese Firm Risks U.S. Review Over Spying Concerns
Nov 9 2014 // For years, high-profile guests at New York City’s landmark Waldorf Astoria hotel could be assured their private conversations wouldn’t be overheard by anyone — except, perhaps, by U.S. spies. That may be...
China’s Ping An Gets Approval to Raise Capital in Hong Kong Share Sale
Nov 7 2014 // Ping An Insurance (Group) Co., China’s second-largest insurer, won regulatory approval for a private placement that may amount to as much as $5 billion, Hong Kong’s biggest share sale in almost two years. The...
U.S. Didn’t Reveal Potential Chinese AIG Rescue, Ex-CEO Testifies
Nov 6 2014 // American International Group Inc.’s former chief executive officer said regulators didn’t tell him about a potential Chinese investment before the U.S. government’s 2008 bailout of the insurer. Robert...
China Moving to Ease Rules on Foreign Participation in Financial Services
Nov 5 2014 // China is moving to raise its global competitiveness by loosening restrictions on foreign investment in more manufacturing and services sectors, the country’s top regulator said. In a draft foreign investment catalog...
China’s PICC P&C Plans $1.2 Billion Rights Offer
Nov 5 2014 // PICC Property & Casualty Co., China’s biggest non-life insurer, said it plans to raise 7.25 billion yuan ($1.2 billion) in a rights offer in Hong Kong and China to replenish capital. The shares dropped. The...
Audi Cars in China Recalled Over Airbags From German Supplier
Oct 29 2014 // FAW-Volkswagen Automobile Ltd, a Chinese joint venture of Volkswagen AG, will recall 270,635 Audi cars in China due to an air bag software issue, China’s quality watchdog said. A spokeswoman at Audi China said the...
China Insurers Face Shadow Banking Default Risk: Ratings Agencies
Oct 29 2014 // A doubling in the trust holdings of China’s insurers has prompted ratings companies to warn the industry may be taking on too much shadow banking default-risk. Insurers held 281 billion yuan ($46 billion) of trust...
Ping An Profit Rises, Along With Investment Returns
Oct 28 2014 // Ping An Insurance (Group) Co., China’s second-largest insurer, said profit rose in the third quarter as banking revenue expanded and a stock-market rally bolstered investment returns. Net income climbed to 10.3...
LexisNexis and Jing You Plan China Joint Venture for Auto Carriers
Oct 23 2014 // LexisNexis Risk Solutions, a division of Reed Elsevier, plans to create a joint venture with Jing You, a private supplier of data, software and services to the insurance industry in the People’s Republic of China....
Towers Watson Predicts Moderate Global Growth, Downside Risks
Oct 22 2014 // Towers Watson says that overall global growth in the next three to five years will be moderate and divergent on a country basis, and risks to global growth are skewed to the downside in its report entitled “Secular...
China’s Anbang Insurance to Acquire Waldorf Astoria for $1.95B
Oct 20 2014 // Hilton Worldwide is selling the Waldorf Astoria New York to Chinese insurance company Anbang Insurance Group Co. for $1.95 billion. Hilton will continue to manage the storied hotel for the next 100 years as part of an...
AIA Group’s New Business Growth Up 23%
Oct 17 2014 // AIA Group Ltd., the second-largest insurer by market value based in Asia, posted a higher-than- expected value of new business growth of 23 percent in the third quarter, aided by expansion in its largest markets. The...
U.S. Eyes Sale of New York’s Waldorf Hotel to Chinese Insurer
Oct 15 2014 // Concerned about potential security risks, the U.S. government is taking a close look at last week’s sale of New York’s iconic Waldorf Astoria hotel to a Chinese insurance company. U.S. officials said Monday...
China’s Fosun Hikes Offer for Portugal’s Espirito Santo
Oct 10 2014 // China’s Fosun raised its offer for Portugal’s Espirito Santo Saude (ESS) to 5.01 euros a share from 4.82 on Thursday, above U.S. firm UnitedHealth’s offer of 5 euros made directly to the bankrupt Espirito...
Best Upgrades Ratings of Taiping Reinsurance
Oct 9 2014 // A.M. Best has upgraded the financial strength rating to A (Excellent) from A- (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating to “a” from “a-” of Taiping Reinsurance Company Limited (TPRe) (Hong Kong). The...
Thousands to Get Damages in Chinese Drywall Suit, Louisiana Judge Says
Oct 8 2014 // A federal judge in Louisiana has ruled that nearly 4,000 homeowners who say Chinese drywall ruined their homes are eligible to share any further damages he may award in lawsuits against Taishan Gypsum Co. Ltd., a...
NYC’s Waldorf Astoria to Be Biggest Chinese Real Estate Purchase in U.S.
Oct 7 2014 // New York City’s Waldorf Astoria hotel is set to become the biggest prize yet for buyers from China who have been pouring money into U.S. real estate as they seek stable investments outside their...
Ex-Treasurer Paulson Defends AIG’s Harsh Loan Terms
Oct 6 2014 // American International Group Inc. received harsher terms than other financial institutions in the 2008 financial crisis because regulators needed to send a message to markets that government help would cost them, Henry...
Hilton to Sell NYC’s Waldorf Astoria to China’s Anbang Insurance for $1.95B
Oct 6 2014 // Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc., the world’s largest publicly traded hotel operator, agreed to sell the landmark Waldorf Astoria hotel in Manhattan to China’s Anbang Insurance Group Co. for $1.95 billion. Hilton...
