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 Australia $16 Billion Data Centre Operator AirTrunk to File for Singapore REIT IPO to Raise $1.5 Billion, Blackstone & Canada Pension Fund CPPIB Acquired AirTrunk for $16.1 Billion (AUD 24 Billion) in 2024 from Macquarie Asset Management & Public Sector Pension Investment Board, AirTrunk Founded in 2015 by Robin Khuda in Australia Latest United States $6.3 Billion Asia & Emerging Market-Focused Investment Manager Hires Fidelity International 15-Year Veteran & ex-Head of Equities APAC Martin Dropkin as President & Chief Operating Officer (COO), 27 Years Investment & Research Experience at Fidelity, Credit Suisse, Merrill Lynch & Grotevant Research Partners and Held Senior Roles Including as Head of Equities APAC, Head of Asian Fixed Income & Hong Kong Investments and Global Head of Research for Fixed Income UBS Wealth Management Senior Management APAC Changes (1/7/26): 1) Peter Yang Appointed as Head of Global Wealth Management (GWM) Private Wealth Singapore Succeeding Dominique Boer Who is Departing, 2) Damien Hsiao Appointed as Regional Head of Global Wealth Management (GWM) Taiwan to Succeed Henry Su Who is Departing, 3) Sherry Lin & Christine Lai Appointed as Co-Heads of Global Wealth Management (GWM) Taiwan Domestic, 4) Conrad Huber Appointed as Business Sector Head of Global Wealth Management (GWM) Philippines in Addition to Indonesia, Japan International and UBS Growth Initiatives (Next Generation, Global Connectivity), 5) Kenny Ng Appointed as Deputy Business Sector Head of Global Wealth Management (GWM) Philippines, 6) Vineet Mehta Appointed as Deputy Business Sector Head of Global Wealth Management (GWM) India International, and 7) Andrew Bird Appointed as Head of Global Wealth Management (GWM) Australia (International & Domestic) China Ministry of Commerce Adds 20 Japan Companies to China Export Control List to Safeguard National Security & Prevent China-Origin Goods to be Used by Sanctioned Companies $4.1 Trillion Apple Files Lawsuit in UK Supreme Court to Overturn $502 Million Payment to Optis Wireless for LTE Patents Infringements World Largest Oil Company $1.7 Trillion Saudi Aramco Helicopter Crashed in Saudi Arabia City Ras Tanura (West of Strait of Hormuz) in 2026 June (28/9/26 6 am) & Killed All 14 People (Saudi Arabia Citizens) China Beijing Tallest Skyscraper 109-Storey CITIC Tower (China Zun) Hit by Small Plane (2-Seat, Single Engine) in 2026 June (26/6/26, 5:55 pm) Killing Pilot (No Passengers) & Injuring 13 People, CITIC Tower Tenants Include CITIC Group & Alibaba Latest United States $7 Billion Social Media Messaging Platform Snapchat (Snap Inc) Billionaire Co-Founder Evan Spiegel (Age 36) & His Wife Miranda Kerr (Age 43, Australia Supermodel & ex-Victoria’s Secret Angel) Made Multi-Million Donation (Estimated $5.5 Million) to Non-Profit Group (Undue Medical Debt) to Relieve $550 Million of Medical Debts, Undue Medical Debt Buys Medical Debts at Typically 1% of Full Debt Value, Snapchat Founded in 2011 by Evan Spiegel, Bobby Murphy & Reggie Brown as Picaboo Luxembourg $950 Billion Investor Services Group IQ-EQ Rebrands Newly Acquired Singapore-Based $22 Billion Institutional Fund Platform & Fund Solutions Provider Gordian Capital to IQ-EQ, Gordian Capital Founded in 2004 in Cayman Islands & Singapore in 2005 by Chairman Stanley Howard & CEO Mark Voumard, IQ-EQ Founded in 1896 in Luxembourg as SGG Group & Acquired by Europe $26 Billion Private Equity Firm Astorg in 2016 Latest United States $3.4 Trillion Asset Manager Capital Group Hires BlackRock 12-Year Veteran Jamie Sinclair as Head of ETFs for Europe & Asia-Pacific, 18 Years of Asset Management & Financial Industry Experience at BlackRock, State Street, Legal & General and Dart Capital, Held Senior Roles Including as BlackRock Head of iShares Product Distribution EMEA & Co-Head of Manager Research Sales EMEA China Insurance Technology Company Baige Online Digital Technology Hong Kong IPO Share Price Increased +367.9% on Day 1 Trading (29/6/26: IPO Price HKD 15.60, Closing HKD 73) to $1.4 Billion Market Value & Raised $67 Million in IPO, Founded in 2015 by Tu Jinbo China Clinical Stage Biopharmaceutical Alebund Pharmaceuticals Hong Kong IPO Share Price Increased +103.5% on Day 1 Trading (29/6/26: IPO Price HKD 22.60, Closing HKD 46) to $1.3 Billion Market Value & Raised $164 Million in IPO, Founded in 2018 by Gavin Xia & Jin Tian China Optical Components Company Crealights Technology Hong Kong IPO Share Price Increased +44.7% on Day 1 Trading (29/6/26: IPO Price HKD 114, Closing HKD 165) to $1.9 Billion Market Value & Raised $195 Million in IPO, Founded in 2011 by Zhaoyang Hu United States Electric Scooter & Bike Rental Company Lime (Neutron Holdings) Nasdaq IPO to Raise $182 Million at $1.7 Billion Valuation with Expected IPO Listing on 1st July 2026, Founded in 2017 by Brad Bao & Toby Sun as LimeBike Latest Latest China $37 Billion Internet & Cloud-Computing Giant Baidu AI Chip Subsidiary Kunlunxin Plans Hong Kong IPO at $50 Billion Valuation, Kunlunxin Founded in 2012 to Develop AI Chips for Baidu (Founded in 2000 by Robin Li Who is Billionaire with $8 Billion Fortune) China Autonomous-Driving Company Momenta Hong Kong IPO to Raise $751 Million at $9 Billion Valuation with Expected IPO Listing on 8th July 2026, Founded in 2016 by Cao Xudong Japan Real Estate Company Kenedix Makes $1.4 Billion (JPY 230 Billion) Offer  to Buy (First Negotiation Rights) Office Space (8th to 31st Floor) in Japan Tokyo Skyscraper Pacific Century Place Marunouchi from Singapore Sovereign Wealth Fund GIC Hong Kong Chow Tai Fook Billionaire Henry Cheng Family with $30 Billion Fortune $2.1 Billion Property Giant New World Development Reduced Selling Price by Up to 57% for Units of 23-Storey Hong Kong Office & Retail Tower (83 Wing Hong Street, Cheung Sha Wan, Kowloon West), 83 Wing Hong Street Developed by New World Development & Completed in 2023, Co-Owned with United States $644 Billion Alternative Investment Manager Ares Management Corp UK $26 Billion Telco Giant BT Group & United States $194 Billion Telco Verizon to Combine International Business in 50/50 Joint Venture with Verizon to Pay $625 Million