Caproasia https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html 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 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 Autonomous-Driving Company Momenta Hong Kong IPO to Raise $900 Million at $9 Billion Valuation with Expected IPO Listing on 8th July 2026, Founded in 2016 by Cao Xudong Latest HSBC Switzerland Private Bank Charged by France Prosecutors (Parquet National Financier, PNF) for Suspected Money Laundering Including Embezzlement by ex-Head of Lebanon Central Bank, HSBC Private Bank Violated Switzerland Money Laundering Regulations in $300 Million Transactions for 2 Politically Exposed Persons Between 2002 to 2015, 2 Individuals are ex-Lebanon Central Bank Banque du Liban (BDL) Governor Riad Salameh & His Brother Raja Salameh, HSBC Required to Post $91 Million (€80 Million) Bail United States $27 Billion Derivatives & Securities Exchange Network Cboe Global Markets Launches Prediction Markets Products with Cboe Predicts, New Products Include Mini-S&P 500 Index (XSP)-Linked Binary Options Contracts Available Now on Interactive Brokers & Expects to Launch on Charles Schwab in 2026 2H MSCI Postpones Review on Indonesia Equities to 2026 November to Evaluate Effectiveness of Recent Securities Reforms, Currently Retains Emerging Market Status But Option to Downgrade to Frontier Status in 2026 November European Union (EU) Advances Digital Euro Currency Plan with European Central Bank Targeting to Launch in 2029, 12-Month Pilot Program to Start in 2027 2H Singapore Temasek (SeaTown Holdings), Oman Investment Authority (OIA) & Vietnam Oman Investment to Invest in $255 Million Private Credit Financing for Vietnam $66 Billion Conglomerate Vingroup Hospitality Unit Vinpearl, Structured as Hybrid Security (Convertible Dividend Preference Shares) China Corruption: Ex-Party Chief of China Shanghai Pudong New Area Zhu Zhisong Sentenced to Death with 2-Year Reprieve for Receiving $20 Million Bribes UK Grocery, Food & Fuel Convenience Store Company EG Group Files for United States IPO to Raise $1 Billion at $9 Billion Valuation, Founded in 2001 by Brothers Mohsin Issa & Zuber Issa as Euro Garages, United States $303 Billion Private Equity Firm TPG Invested in 2014 with Initial €650 Million, European Forecourt Retail Group (EFR) Merged with Euro Garages in 2016 Southeast Asia 2nd-Hand Car Marketplace Carro Plans United States IPO & Singapore Secondary Listing in 2026 to Raise $500 Million at $3 Billion Valuation, Founded in 2015 by Aaron Tan, Aditya Lesmana & Kelvin Chng, Investors Include SoftBank, Eduardo Saverin B Capital, Cool Japan Fund, Singapore GIC & Temasek Latest Latest Germany Defence Technology Startup STARK Raised $568 Million (€500 Million) in New Funding Round at $4 Billion (€3.5 Billion) Valuation, STARK Founded in 2024 by Florian Seibel & Johannes Schaback, Investors Include Sequoia Capital & Founders Fund Germany $680 Billion Asset Manager Allianz Global Investors Raised $744 Million in First Close for 3rd APAC Private Credit Fund (Asia Pacific Secured Lending Fund III, AAPSLF III) to Provide Middle Market Lending to High Growth Companies in APAC ex-China, Asia Private Credit Platform is Led by Sumit Bhandari (ead of Asia Private Credit at Allianz Global Investors) 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 Latest Latest