Caproasia https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html United States Federal Reserve (Fed) ex-Chairman (1987 to 2006) Alan Greenspan Died at Age 100 (22/6/26), 18 Years as Fed Chairman from 1987 to 2006 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 South Korea Major Stock Index KOSPI Decreased -9.99% on 23rd June 2026 (Tuesday) to 8,203.84 (Decreased 910.71), Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) Tracks All Shares Listed of Korea Exchange (KRX) Main Board, KOSPI +96% YTD, +172.3% Last 12 Months & +155.9% Last 5 Years, South Korea Top 5 Largest Companies by Market Value are Samsung $1.4 Trillion, SK Hynix $1.2 Trillion, SK Square $149 Billion, Hyundai $87 Billion & LG Energy Solution $55 Billion Latest United States $8.5 Billion Venture Capital Firm Menlo Ventures Raised $3 Billion for 2 AI (Artificial Intelligence)-Focused Funds – 1) 17th Early Stage Fund (Menlo Ventures XVII) to Invest from Seed to Series A & 2) 4th Growth Stage Fund (Menlo Inflection IV) to Invest in Series B & Beyond, Founded in 1976 by H. DuBose Montgomery Bankrupt Property Giant China Evergrande with $300 Billion Debts: Hong Kong Court Schedules 19th August 2026 to Hear Liquidators Request for Hong Kong Court to Review & Void $127 Million (HKD 1 Billion) Minority Shareholder Compensation Deal for Misconduct Arranged by Hong Kong  SFC & PwC Hong Kong, China Evergrande Liquidators States Hong Kong SFC Lacks Authority for Market Misconduct Claim as the Deal Placed Shareholder Claims Above Creditors Claims (China Evergrande Liabilities Exceeds Assets & Thus Shareholders Will Have No Payout) Hong Kong SFC to Implement Investor Identification Regime for Exchange-Traded Derivatives Market (HKIDR-DM) in 2028 Q2, Similar to Securities Market Launched in 2023 March, Licensed Corporations & Registered Institutions Offering Brokerage Services or Conducting Proprietary Trading Required to Submit Clients’ Names & Identity Information to Centralised Data Repository  Hong Kong $1.5 Billion Hedge Fund Ovata Capital to Close Down with Founder James Chen & Majority of Staff to Join United States $15 Billion Hedge Fund ExodusPoint Capital Management, Ovata Capital Founded in 2017 by ex-JP Morgan, Bear Stearns & Barclays Capital Managing Director James Chen (Joined BlueCrest Capital Management in 2017 as Portfolio Manager, Head of Asia Equity Multi-Strategy Fund & Head of Hong Kong Office), ExodusPoint Founded in 2017 by ex-Millennium Management Michael Gelband & Hyung Lee United States $19 Billion Hedge Fund Pentwater Capital Management to Pay $650 Million in Aggressive Trading-Short Squeeze Legal Dispute Settlement to United States $6.7 Billion Car Rental Company Avis Budget Group, Pentwater Capital (Then-2nd Largest Shareholder of Avis) Trading Triggered Short Squeeze on Avis Causing Share Price to Increase +600% in 2026 April and Sold Avis Shares Causing -38% & -48% Share Price Decrease in 2 Days, Pentwater Capital Management Founded in 2007 by Matthew Halbower Singapore 2nd Largest Bank $87 Billion OCBC Indonesia Wealth Management Business Targets 400 Relationship Managers by End-2026, OCBC Wealth Management Indonesia Client Assets at $7.1 Billion, Indonesia Onshore Financial Assets Tax rate at Maximum of 20% for Investment Returns & Capital Gains, Offshore Financial Assets Tax Rate at Maximum of 35% United States $22 Billion Market Prediction Trading Platform Kalshi Adds India to Restricted Jurisdictions & Countries List Which Include China Ex-JP Morgan Private Bank UK Head of Middle East Lending Michael Darriba Joins Singapore $5 Billion Wealth & Asset Manager Lighthouse Canton as Managing Director, Key Clients & Institutions Based in Dubai, 25 Years Private Banking & Financial Industry Experience at HSBC, Coutts, UBS, Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse & JP Morgan Private Bank Latest Latest Hong Kong Exchange Fund Bills Tender Results 23rd June 2026 – $8.4 Billion 3-Month Bills Average Yield at 2.51%, $2.5 Billion 6-Month Bills Average Yield at 2.66% United States Late John Hotchkis & Joan Hotchkis (Husband & Wife) United States California Bel-Air Ocean View Estate (Villa Cresta) with 15,000 Sq Ft Property (Main House & Detached), Private Vineyard & 25-Vehicle Parking Lists for Sale at $65 Million, John Hotchkis Died in 2017 at Age 86 & Joan Hotchkis Died in 2025 at Age 88, John Hotchkis is Co-Founder of United States $38 Billion Investment Management Firm Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management American Idol & Wheel of Fortune Host Ryan Seacrest (Age 51) with $500 Million Fortune Sells United States California 40-Acre Napa Valley Estate (St. Helena) with 10,750 Sq Ft House for $18.5 Million, Bought for $14 Million in 2020 United States $1 Trillion Private Equity Firm Apollo Capital Management Sets 5% of NAV (Net Asset Value) Withdrawal Limit on $25.9 Billion Private Credit Fund (Apollo Debt Solutions) after Receiving 16.8% Redemption Requests, Total Net Return +1.19% YTD, +5.3% Last 3 Years & +8.88% Last 3 Years China Clinical-Stage Biotech Company HJ Science Hong Kong IPO Share Price Decreased -56.9% on Day 1 Trading (23/6/26: IPO Price HKD 81.80, Closing HKD 35.26) to $331 Million Market Value & Raised $140 Million in IPO, Founded in 2017 by Ji Jianxin China $4 Billion Lithium Battery Separator Company Shenzhen Senior Technology Material Hong Kong Secondary Listing IPO Share Price Increased +22.5% on Day 1 Trading (23/6/26: IPO Price HKD 8.98, Closing HKD 11) & Raised $172 Million in IPO, Founded in 2003 by Chen Xiufeng Italy Digital Business Company Bending Spoons Nasdaq IPO to Raise $1.6 Billion at $19 Billion Valuation, Founded in 2013 by Luca Ferrari, Matteo Danieli, Francesco Patarnello, Luca Querella & Tomasz Greber, Portfolio Companies Include AOL, Brightcove, Eventbrite, Evernote, komoot, Meetup, Remini, StreamYard, Vimeo & WeTransfer Singapore-Based Healthcare Group Foundation Healthcare Holdings Singapore IPO to Raise $187 Million at $926 Million Valuation with Expected IPO Listing on 8th July 2026, Founded in 2023 by Liaw Yit Ming & Dr Lee Hong Huei, Investors Include Temasek Subsidiary SeaTown Holdings (SeaTown Private Capital Master Fund) United States $758 Billion Private Equity Firm KKR Appoints Managing Director Bhavit Patel as Head of Asia-Pacific (APAC) Institutional and Family Capital to Succeed Kate Richale Who is Departing, Bhavit Patel Has 22 Years of Asset Management & Financial Industry Experience at JP Morgan Asset Management, Angelo Gordon & KKR (Joined 2022) Latest Latest