Caproasia https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html United States Defense Department List of China Military Companies Operating inUnited States Which Include Alibaba, Baidu, BYD, CATL, ChangXin Memory Technologies, China COSCO SHIPPING, China Mobile Communications, China Telecom, Hesai Group, Huawei, NIO, SenseTime & WuXi AppTec 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 Japan Top 3 Largest Banks ($225 Billion Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, $149 Billion Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group & $116 Billion Mizuho Financial Group) to Jointly Issue Stablecoins by 2027 March, Will Setup Council to Prepare for Issuance Latest UK Largest Water Utility Company Thames Water Rescue Proposal to Pay $1 Billion (£749 Million) to Creditors (Include Fees) to Restructure Thames Water with $27 Billion Debt, Will Receive New Equity & New Debt UK & European Commission Authorities Open Foreign Investors Ownership & Anti-Trust Investigations on Paramount Skydance Acquisition of Warner Bros (All Warner Bros. Discovery & Global Networks) for $110 Billion Warner Bros Discovery Shareholders Voted to Approve Paramount Skydance Acquisition of Warner Bros (All Warner Bros. Discovery & Global Networks) for $110 Billion But Shareholders Voted to Reject CEO David Zaslav Accelerated $500 Million Pay Package (Include Tax Reimbursements) Hong Kong $13 Billion Conglomerate Swire Pacific to Issue $600 Million (HKD 4.7 Billion) Zero-Coupon Convertible Bond for Shares in Subsidiary Cathay Pacific Airways ($9.3 Billion Market Value) at HKD 13.18 Per Share (Exercisable after 41 Days) Representing +2.9% Premium to Closing Price HKD 12.81 (9/6/26), Swire Pacific is Cathay Pacific Airways Largest Shareholder with 45.1% Stake, $600 Million (HKD 4.7 Billion) Convertible Bond Represents 5.9% Stake in Cathay Pacific Airways (Current Market Value at $9.3 Billion, Share Price -5.5% YTD, +12.8% Last 12 Months & +68.7% Last 5 Years) UK Financial Reporting Council (FRC) Launches Investigation into PwC Audit (FY2024) of UK $704 Million Travel Retailer WH Smith, Overstated Net Income by $40 Million (£30 Million) Due to Early Recognition of Supplier Income in North America & Instructed Deloitte to Conduct Independent Review, Founded in 1792 by Henry Walton Smith & Anna (Wife), Current Market Value at $704 Million, Share Price -34.9% YTD, -61.3% Last 12 Months & -76.3% Last 5 Years Malaysia Largest Bank $32 Billion Maybank Indonesia Bankers Queried by Indonesia Authorities on Palm Oil Export Activities of Indonesia Conglomerate Salim Group Unit (Salim Ivomas Pratama), Indonesia Authorities Investigating Export Misconducts by Palm Oil Companies Including Singapore-Listed $17 Billion Wilmar International & Indonesia Bachtiar Karim Billionaire Family Musim Mas Group Using Transfer Pricing & Understating Export Value to Shift Profits to Lower Tax Jurisdictions HSBC Hong Kong & Anchorpoint Financial (Joint Venture – Standard Chartered Bank, HKT & Animoca Brands) to Issue Stablecoins in 2026 (Cryptocurrencies Pegged to HKD), Anchorpoint Financial to Issue in 2026 June, HSBC Hong Kong to Issue in 2026 Q3 / Q4 Luxembourg Investor Services Group IQ-EQ Hires ex-JP Morgan Senior Executive Wyn James as Head of Asset Owners for Asia-Pacific Focusing on Institutional Asset Owners Including Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs), Pension Funds, Insurers & Family Offices, 32 Years Financial Industry, Private Banking, Capital Markets & Private Assets Experience Including at MSCI, JP Morgan, Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), Merrill Lynch & Coutts Bank in Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, Australia, London & Middle East Latest Latest EFG Private Bank Head of Wealth Planning Rohit Ganguli Joins Dubai-Based Boutique Financial Services Firm Klay Group as Group Head of Wealth Planning, 24 Years of Wealth Planning, Tax & Financial Industry Experience Including at EY, PwC, BSI Bank & EFG Bank Hong Kong Exchange Fund Bills Tender Results 9th June 2026 – $8.3 Billion 3-Month Bills Average Yield at 2.48%, $1.8 Billion 6-Month Bills Average Yield at 2.54% Billionaire Elon Musk $1.8 Trillion SpaceX Employees (100+ Current & ex-Employees) with $1 Billion to $5 Billion Wealth Secure Low Annual Management Fee (< 0.5% Fee of AUM Yearly) for Wealth Management & Philanthropy Services from United States Chicago-Based $29 Billion Independent Wealth Advisory Firm Choreo, Standard Wealth Management Industry Annual Management Fee is 0.5% to 1% of AUM Yearly - $1 Billion AUM Can Incur $5 Million Annual Fee (0.5%) or $10 Million Annual Fee (1%) $201 Billion McDonald’s Sells 1 Hong Kong Retail Location (Shop 1 Parkvale Place on King’s Road, Quarry Bay) for $14 Million (HKD 110 Million) to Hong Kong Commercial Property Investment Company (Uni Investment Development), Announced to Sell 8 Other Hong Kong Retail Locations (Operations Remain) for $152 Million (HKD 1.2 Billion) in 2025 July, McDonald’s Had Around 256 Locations in Hong Kong & Planned to Sell All 23 Retail Locations Own by McDonald’s $231 Billion McDonald’s Sells 1 Hong Kong Retail Location (Mount Sterling Mall) for $12 Million (HKD 93.5 Million) to Kwok Family’s Holding Company Huge Power (China) Ltd (Directors Include Kwok Chong-wah, Kwok Lap-yin & Kwok Shun-sing) in 2026 February, Announced to Sell 8 Other Hong Kong Retail Locations (Operations Remain) for $152 Million (HKD 1.2 Billion) in 2025 July, McDonald’s Had Around 256 Locations in Hong Kong & Planned to Sell All 23 Retail Locations Own by McDonald’s Hollywood Actor & Marvel Superhero Movie Captain America Chris Evans (Age 44) with $110 Million Fortune Lists to Sell Hollywood Hills 0.75-Acre Residence (Santa Monica Mountains of Los Angeles, California, United States) for $6.4 Million via Christie’s International Real Estate Southern California, First Listing in 2025 May for $7 Million, Bought for $3.5 Million in 2013, Features 4,600 Sq Ft Interior, 4 Bedrooms, 6 Bathrooms and Canyon & Mountain Views Luxembourg 900-Year-Old Castle Listed for Sale at $43 Million (€37.5 Million) Comprising of 500-Acre Estate Château d’Ansembourg (Old Castle of Ansembourg) & 100-Acre Estate Domaine du Presbytère d’Ansembourg, Château d’Ansembourg is 1 of 7 Castles in Valley of the Seven Castles, Luxembourg is Bordered by Belgium, France & Germany, Luxembourg is Europe Largest Investment Fund Centre (Fund Domicile), Luxembourg GDP at $110 Billion with 700,000 Population UK London 4 Acres 200-Year-Old 40-Room Regent Park House “The Holme” Sold for $261 Million (£195 Million), Previously Bought for $173 Million (£139 Million) in Late 2024 Which is 44% Lower than Listed Price of £250 Million, Sold by Creditors in Late 2024 for Loan on Private Jet by ex-Saudi Arabia Defence Minister Prince Khaled Bin Sultan Al-Saud (Quendon Ltd), House Bought in 1991 for £34 Million, £139 Million is UK 2nd Highest Price for House Sold, Highest Price is China C C Land & Yugang Founder Paying £205 Million in 2020 for Rutland Gate house in London Knightsbridge  United States-Based Automotive Parts Company Bankrupt First Brands Group with $11.5 Billion Debts 2nd Court Hearing to Decide 1) Proposal for Creditors to Vote on Raising Money via Lawsuits Against ex-Senior Executives & Lenders, and 2) Company Lawyers & Financial Advisors Should be Replaced by Court-Appointed Trustee via Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Which Means the Company Will be Closed & Liquidated (Filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Which Allows Company to Operate & Restructure Debts) Latest Latest