Caproasia https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest China Optical Multispectral AI Company Shenzhen HQVT Technology Hong Kong IPO Share Price Increased +270.8% on Day 1 Trading (22/6/26: IPO Price HKD 7.20, Closing HKD 26.70) to $2 Billion Market Value & Raised $91 Million in IPO, Founded in 2013 by Zhou Bo Latest China Corruption: Ex-Chairman of China Shenzhen Municipal Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) Dai Beifang Expelled from Chinese Communist Party in Corruption Investigation Taiwan Nasdaq-Listed $3.2 Billion Semiconductor Company Himax Technologies Founders & Brothers (Wu Biing-seng & Jordan Wu) Become Billionaires with $1 Billion Fortune (24% Stake) after Himax Technologies Market Value Increased to $4.2 Billion in 2026 June (3/6/26), Founded in 2001 by Wu Biing-seng & Jordan Wu, Current Market Value at $3.2 Billion, Share Price +117.3% YTD, +110.9% Last 12 Months & +31.1% Last 5 Years United States $10 Billion Utility & Power Company AES Corp Co-Founder Roger Sant Sells New York City Ritz-Carlton Residence 28th-Floor 6,800 Sq Ft Luxury Apartment for $28.4 Million with All Proceeds to be Donated to Charity, Bought for $17.6 Million in 2017, Roger Sant & Late Wife (Vicki) Co-Founded Philanthropy Foundation The Summit Foundation in 1991 United States ex-President (2009 to 2017) Barack Obama with $70 Million Fortune Opens $850 Million Obama Presidential Center (18/6/26) in Chicago (United States), Features Museum & Library and Houses Non-Profit The Obama Foundation Which Targets to Raise $1.6 Billion, Donations of Above $25 Million Include Jeff Bezos, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Reid Hoffman, Steve Ballmer & Marc Benioff, Donations Between $10 Million to Below $25 Million Include George Soros (Open Society Foundations), Fidelity, Boeing, Microsoft, Prudential, Steven Spielberg & Michael Jordan UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer (Age 63) Announced to Resign (22/6/26), Appointed as UK Prime Minister in 2024, Keir Starmer is 6th UK Prime Minister in Last 10 Years, UK Prime Minister Earned $237,000 (£179,406) Salary in 2025 Comprising of Member of Parliament (MP) Salary (£98,599) & Ministerial Salary (£80,807), UK GDP at $4.3 Trillion with 69.9 Million Population Trillionaire Elon Musk $2 Trillion SpaceX Receives CCC Rating (Laggard) on MSCI ESG Ratings Which Rates Company in 3 Categories (Leader, Average, Laggard) Latest China Artificial Intelligence Startup Zhipu AI (Knowledge Atlas Technology) Hong Kong Share Price Increased +1,717% (2026 YTD) from IPO Price in 2026 January (8/1/26) to $119 Billion Market Value, Founded in 2019 by Tsinghua University Professors Tang Jie & Li Juanzi, Key Controlling Shareholders are Founder Tang Jie & Chairman Liu Debing Germany & France Governments Agree to Become Equal 40% Stake Each in Netherlands-Based Europe $23 Billion Military Defence Company KNDS at IPO to Match France Government 40% Stake, KNDS Plans Dual Listing IPO (Paris & Frankfurt) in 2026 July at $23 Billion (€20 Billion) Valuation, Formed in 2015 with Merger of Germany Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) & France State-Owned Nexter Systems Latest Ex-CFA Institute Chief Marketing Officer Michael Collins Sentenced to 3 to 9 Years Jail Terms for Embezzlement in Stealing $5.9 Million from Employers (Including $5 Million from CFA Institute with 144 Invoices) via Invoices (Michael Collins Companies) with Non-Existent Services from 2016 to 2024, Founded 2 Marketing Consulting Firms Quattro Quadrati & Regiondrivers LLC Which Issued Invoices, Michael Collins was CFA Institute Chief Marketing Officer from 2016 to 2022, Used Stolen Funds for Club Memberships, Luxury Items, Fine Dining, Travel & $150,000 Engagement Ring, CFA Institute Not Aware of Embezzlement When Michael Collins Left in 2022 Latest Latest Australia Property Developer David McWilliams Charged in Australia Court for Using $7.1 Million (AUD 10.1 Million) from 2021 to 2023 in $63 Million (AUD 90 Million) Disability Housing Investment Fraud Scheme to Spend on High-Risk Investments, Australia Luxury Apartment (Surfers Paradise), Cryptocurrency & Aston Martin Luxury Car $1.1 Billion Singapore Envy Nickel Trading Fraud: Singapore Court Dismissed Appeal by Envy ex-Employees for $29 Million (S$38 Million) Repayment of Commissions, Directors’ Fees & Salaries Except for $38,000 (S$49,600) Referral Fees by Sales Associate Koh Hong Jie (S$5 Million), 4 ex-Employees in Appeal are Sales Director Lau Lee Sheng (S$17.9 Million), Sales Director Benjamin Teo Wei Wen (S$10.2 Million), Financial Accountant & Office Operations Director Shen Xuhuai (S$6.1 Million) & Sales Associate Koh Hong Jie (S$5 Million), Singapore Court Ordered 9 ex-Directors & ex-Employees in 2025 October to Repay $653.7 Million (S$593 Million, $192.2 Million & €880,000) Including Commissions, Directors’ Fees & Salaries to Liquidators & Companies (Envy Global Trading, Envy Asset Management & Envy Management Holdings) Australia $7 Billion Logistics Software Company WiseTech Global Billionaire Founder & Chairman Richard White with $5 Billion Fortune Investigated by Australia Police for Allegedly Taking Advantage of Woman Immigration Status in Exchange for Sex & Provided Incorrect Information for Visa Application, WiseTech Global Founded in 1994 by Richard White & Maree Isaacs, Current Market Value at $7 Billion, Share Price -18.4% Last 1 Day, -56.1% YTD, -71.7% Last 12 Months & -4.2% Last 5 Years South Korea Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) Governor Lee Chan-jin Highlights Concerns Leveraged ETFs, Regrets Not Blocking Launch of Leveraged ETF in 2026 May, $232 Billion Korea Investment Management (KIM) Leveraged ETF Price Tracking $993 Billion Semiconductor Giant SK Hynix Share Price Moved in Opposite Direction for 2 Days, with KIM ACE SK Hynix Single Stock Leveraged ETF Increased +50% While SK Hynix Share Price Decreased +8% on 8th June 2027 (Monday) and Decreased -27% While SK Hynix Share Price Increased +16% on 9th June 2027 (Tuesday), Reason for Price Divergence Due to Liquidity South Korea $232 Billion Korea Investment Management (KIM) Leveraged ETF Price Tracking $993 Billion Semiconductor Giant SK Hynix Share Price Moved in Opposite Direction for 2 Days, with KIM ACE SK Hynix Single Stock Leveraged ETF Increased +50% While SK Hynix Share Price Decreased +8% on 8th June 2027 (Monday) and Decreased -27% While SK Hynix Share Price Increased +16% on 9th June 2027 (Tuesday), Reason for Price Divergence Due to Liquidity Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to Allow Open-Market Share Buyback (Effective 1/8/26) for India-Listed Companies, Disallowed Share Buyback in 2025 on Concerns of Shareholdings & Tax Issues, India Major Stock Index Nifty 50 Index -7.8% YTD, -3.5% Last 12 Months & +52% Last 5 Years Hong Kong in Talks with China Authorities to Allow China Mainland Investors to Apply for Hong Kong IPOs, Lower Entry Thresholds for Qualified Investors, Increase Quotas for Southbound Investment & Expands Eligible Product Range Japan $27 Billion Nomura CEO Kentaro Okuda Total Pay in 2025 Increased +36% (YoY) to $10 Million, Head of Wholesale Christopher Willcox is Highest-Paid Executive Officer with $17 Million Total Pay in 2025, Reported $3.4 Billion Net Profit & $13.6 Billion Revenue for 2025, Nomura Investment Management AUM at $858 Billion, Current Market Value at $10 Billion, Share Price +6.6% YTD, +61.4% Last 12 Months & +151.2% Last 5 Years UK Central Bank (Bank of England) Targets Regulated Stablecoins Launch in 2027, Set Temporary $53 Billion (£40 Billion) Limit on Each Systemic Stablecoin & 70% Limit for Backing Assets to be Held in Interest-Bearing Assets (Short-Term UK Government Debt) with Remaining Amount in Central Bank Deposits