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公司金融综合站—资本结构/企业估值/财务决策。CFA Institute + Damodaran估值博客调子。
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The HKEX’s 2025 consultation on proposed amendments to the Listing Rules concerning cash company and shell activity reversals has refocused the attention of…
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The SFC’s 2024-25 enforcement priorities, published in its Annual Report in June 2025, explicitly flagged “aggressive revenue recognition and cash flow assum…
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The widening divergence between management-stated target capital structures and the capital structures implied by traded security prices has become a materia…
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The convergence of tightened Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) listing rules on joint venture (JV) arrangements and the persistent volatility in cross-border c…
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The Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s Supervisory Policy Manual module CA-G-1, updated in November 2024, now explicitly requires authorised institutions to vali…
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The first quarter of 2025 has seen a marked acceleration in leveraged refinancing activity among Hong Kong-listed issuers, driven by the persistent elevation…
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The 2025-2026 cycle of Hong Kong privatisation activity has entered a phase where valuation justification faces its most intense regulatory scrutiny since th…
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The accounting treatment of minority interest—now formally designated as non-controlling interest (NCI) under HKFRS 10 *Consolidated Financial Statements*—ha…
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The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission’s (SFC) latest thematic review of valuation practices, published in Q3 2025, flagged the weighted average cos…
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The SFC’s December 2024 consultation on enhanced disclosure for pre-revenue listings on the Main Board (SFC Consultation Paper on Proposed Amendments to the…
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The Hong Kong Stock Exchange’s (HKEX) Listing Decision HKEX-LD96-2024, published in Q4 2024, has sharpened the regulatory lens on intangible asset valuations…
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The divergence between the Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s (HKMA) 2025 banking supervision circular on climate risk-adjusted capital and the Hong Kong Stock E…
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The SFC’s 2025 consultation on enhancing the Code on Share Buy-backs (effective Q1 2026) and the HKEX’s ongoing push for a more transparent disclosure regime…
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The Hong Kong equity market’s persistent valuation discount relative to global peers is not merely a function of sector composition or economic growth expect…
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The HKEX’s decision to raise the minimum profit requirement for Main Board listing under the Profit Test by 60% in 2024, alongside the SFC’s ongoing scrutiny…
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The 2025 annual reporting cycle marks a critical inflection point for Hong Kong-listed issuers applying hedge accounting under HKFRS 9. The Hong Kong Institu…
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The SFC’s 2024-25 enforcement report, published in January 2025, recorded a 47% year-on-year increase in inquiries related to valuation methodologies in IPO…
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The Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s (HKMA) updated *Supervisory Policy Manual* module on climate risk management, effective 1 January 2025, now mandates that…
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The decision by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) in July 2025 to raise the Base Rate to 5.75%—the highest level since the linked exchange rate system…
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The decision between permanent and temporary debt in a major acquisition is no longer a matter of treasury preference—it is a structural constraint imposed b…
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The SFC’s December 2024 consultation on proposed amendments to the Fund Manager Code of Conduct (FMCC) — specifically the introduction of mandatory stress-te…
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The Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s (HKMA) 2025 revision to its *Supervisory Policy Manual on Credit Risk Management* (CR-G-1) has compelled banks to reassess…
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The Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s (HKMA) December 2024 supervisory policy manual update on credit risk-weighted asset calculation for banks (Circular ref: B…
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The choice between Free Cash Flow to the Firm (FCFF) and Free Cash Flow to Equity (FCFE) is not a theoretical debate confined to CFA curriculum textbooks. Fo…
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The 2025 enforcement focus by Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) on sponsor liability for cash flow misstatements has fundamentally altered…
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The Hong Kong equity capital markets have witnessed a notable shift in capital structure composition since the HKEX’s implementation of Chapter 18C for speci…
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The decision by HKEX (0388) to accelerate its consultation on listing regime reforms for specialist technology companies, published in December 2024, has pla…
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The Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s (HKMA) Supervisory Policy Manual module CA-G-1, updated in September 2024, now explicitly requires banks to incorporate fo…
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The decision by Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) to mandate climate-related disclosures under Appendix C2 of the Main Board Listing Rules, eff…
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The Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s (HKMA) 2025 Annual Report, published in March 2025, projects Hong Kong’s underlying inflation rate at 2.0% for the fiscal…
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The SFC’s December 2024 consultation paper on the regulation of sponsor due diligence for Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) infrastructure listings on HKEX (SFC…
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The debate over whether interest income and interest expense belong in the Free Cash Flow to the Firm (FCFF) calculation has resurfaced with renewed urgency…
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The decision to replace equity with debt is, at its core, a capital structure arbitrage. For a Hong Kong-listed issuer, the mechanics are well-trodden: a new…
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The HKEX’s 2024 consultation on the Code on Corporate Governance Practices, which received 160+ written submissions before its close on 28 June 2024, signals…
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A series of enforcement actions by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) in 2024 and early 2025 has placed a renewed spotlight on the robustn…
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Hong Kong-listed groups with diversified operations now face a structural tension in internal capital allocation that the 2024-2025 earnings season has made…
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The CFA Level II curriculum’s treatment of free cash flow has long been a high-weight area, but the 2025 exam cycle introduces a subtle yet critical shift. T…
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The Bank of Japan’s (BoJ) decision to raise its policy rate by 25 basis points to 0.50% on 24 January 2025, the highest level since October 2008, has trigger…
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The sharp divergence between the Hang Seng Index’s 17.7% year-to-date gain (as of 24 May 2025) and the 3.2% decline in the S&P 500 over the same period has r…
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Hong Kong’s regulatory push to mandate minimum public floats of 15% to 25% for Main Board listings, reinforced by HKEX Listing Rules Chapter 8.08 and the SFC…
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The SFC’s 2025 thematic review of issuer financial disclosures (SFC, *Thematic Review of Financial Disclosures*, May 2025) flagged restructuring charges as a…
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The Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s (HKMA) Supervisory Policy Manual module CA-S-1, updated in November 2024, now explicitly requires authorized institutions…
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The HKMA’s 2025 Banking Sector Stability Report, published in March, flagged a 22-basis-point compression in net interest margins (NIMs) across Hong Kong’s r…
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The HKEX’s 2025 consultation on proposed amendments to Chapter 17 of the Main Board Listing Rules, specifically concerning share schemes for employees and co…
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The Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s (HKMA) revised Macroprudential Measures for Property Mortgage Loans, effective February 2024, removed the 50% gearing rati…
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The Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s (HKMA) Supervisory Policy Manual module CA-G-5, revised in late 2024, now explicitly requires authorised institutions to d…
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The weighted average cost of capital (WACC) is the single most consequential input in corporate valuation, yet it remains the most persistently miscalculated…
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The Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s (HKMA) updated *Supervisory Policy Manual* module on credit risk management, issued in Q4 2024, now explicitly requires ba…
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The 2024 annual reporting season for Hong Kong-listed companies has exposed a persistent disconnect between reported financial statements and the valuation m…
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The Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s (HKMA) December 2024 circular on the recognition of intangible assets as collateral under the Banking (Capital) Rules (Cap…
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The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee held its benchmark rate at 4.50% on 20 March 2025, while the European Central Bank cut its deposit facility b…
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The Hong Kong Stock Exchange’s (HKEX) December 2024 consultation on enhancements to the Listing Rules (specifically Chapter 11 for Main Board and Chapter 19…
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The decision by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) in its March 2025 Supervisory Policy Manual (SPM) module “CA-G-5: Management of Interest Rate and Equ…
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The HKEX’s 2025 consultation on listing regime enhancements for specialist technology companies, coupled with the SFC’s heightened scrutiny of valuation mode…
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The Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s (HKMA) December 2024 Supervisory Policy Manual on credit risk management (SA-2) explicitly flagged that financial institut…
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The debate over whether equity-settled share-based compensation constitutes a real economic cost in free cash flow (FCFF) analysis has intensified as Hong Ko…
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The second half of 2025 has placed leveraged refinancing under an unforgiving spotlight. Following the HKMA’s August 2025 issuance of a revised Supervisory P…
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The decision by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) to raise the base rate by 25 basis points to 5.75% in July 2024, following the US Federal Reserve’s c…
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The accounting treatment of operating leases under HKFRS 16 has been mandatory for Hong Kong-listed entities since 1 January 2019, but its impact on weighted…
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The HKEX’s 2025 consultation on Chapter 14 of the Listing Rules, which proposed tighter definitions for “material acquisitions” and introduced a new “return…
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The Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s (HKMA) Supervisory Policy Manual module CA-S-2, updated in March 2025, now explicitly requires authorised institutions to…
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The Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s (HKMA) December 2024 supervisory policy manual update on credit risk management for green infrastructure projects introduc…
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The Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s 2025 Supervisory Policy Manual revision on interest rate risk in the banking book (IRRBB) has forced a re-examination of h…
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The 2025-2026 fiscal year marks a generational inflection point for Hong Kong’s listed family-controlled conglomerates. With the Inland Revenue (Amendment) (…
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The HKMA’s 2024 annual report, published in April 2025, confirmed that Hong Kong’s external portfolio liabilities reached HKD 13.4 trillion, with a significa…
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The SFC’s recent consultation on Listing Regime for Specialist Technology Companies (November 2024) and the HKEX’s subsequent implementation of Chapter 18C i…
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The Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s (HKMA) 2025 Supervisory Policy Manual on credit risk management, effective 1 January 2026, will require all authorised ins…
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The Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s (HKMA) Supervisory Policy Manual module CA-S-2, revised in October 2024, introduced stricter provisioning requirements for…
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The July 2024 update to the HKEX’s *Guidance Letter on Listing Applicants’ Disclosure of Financial Information* (GL86-24) sharpened the regulator’s focus on…
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The treatment of cash flows from associates and joint ventures in free cash flow to the firm (FCFF) calculations has become a material source of valuation di…
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The selection of a risk-free rate proxy for a Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) calculation is no longer a mechanical exercise in Hong Kong. The diverg…
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The past 18 months have forced a fundamental reassessment of how Hong Kong-listed issuers approach capital structure. The HKEX’s 2024 amendments to the Listi…
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The Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s (HKMA) 2025 Supervisory Policy Manual update on credit risk management, effective 1 January 2026, mandates that Authorized…
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The HKEX’s 2025 thematic review of listed technology companies’ financial disclosures revealed that over 60% of issuers on the Main Board capitalise a portio…
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The disconnection between Hong Kong’s HIBOR-based cost of debt and the U.S. Federal Reserve’s rate path has become the single most consequential variable for…
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The HKEX’s December 2024 consultation paper on proposed changes to the Listing Rules for special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) and the subsequent Mar…
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The Hong Kong market is entering a phase where corporate balance sheet optimisation is no longer a cyclical choice but a structural imperative. The HKEX’s 20…
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Hong Kong’s infrastructure financing landscape is undergoing a structural recalibration. The HKMA’s 2025 Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR) circular, effective 1 J…
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The decision by Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) to mandate the publication of Climate-related Disclosures under the IFRS S2 standard, effecti…
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The publication in March 2025 of the SFC’s revised *Code on Takeovers and Mergers and Share Buy-backs* (Takeovers Code), effective 1 January 2026, has introd…
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The Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s (HKMA) 2025 Supervisory Policy Manual revision on credit risk capital treatment for infrastructure project finance, effect…
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The shift in Hong Kong’s financial reporting landscape is forcing a re-evaluation of one of the most subjective yet critical inputs in corporate valuation: t…
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The Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s (HKMA) Supervisory Policy Manual module on credit risk (CA-S-2, revised October 2024) now explicitly requires Authorized I…
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The decision of whether to add back asset impairments when calculating Free Cash Flow to the Firm (FCFF) is not a theoretical debate for Hong Kong-listed iss…
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Hong Kong companies that refinanced their debt between 2022 and 2024 to lock in lower rates before the US Federal Reserve’s tightening cycle are now facing a…
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The SFC’s 2024-25 annual report, published in April 2025, flagged a 40% year-on-year increase in valuation-related queries directed at intermediaries, with a…
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The SFC’s 2024 consultation on the regulation of sponsors and the HKEX’s updated guidance on listing suitability for high-growth, pre-revenue biotech and tec…
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The Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) reported 72 new listings in 2024, raising a combined HKD 87.5 billion, a 23% increase year-on-year from H…
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The decision to value a Hong Kong-listed company using Free Cash Flow to the Firm (FCFF) versus Free Cash Flow to Equity (FCFE) is not merely an academic exe…
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The debate between using an industry beta versus a company-specific beta in the Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) calculation has been thrust back into…
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The 2024-2025 reporting cycle has exposed a structural blind spot in how Hong Kong-listed issuers and their financial advisors calibrate cost of capital. The…
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The 2025 CFA Level II curriculum has introduced a material shift in the weighting of corporate issuers and equity valuation, with free cash flow models now a…
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The decision by a Hong Kong-listed issuer to raise capital through debt or equity is rarely a purely mechanical exercise in funding cost minimisation. In a m…
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The HKMA’s 2024 Supervisory Policy Manual on Interest Rate Risk in the Banking Book (IRRBB) and the SFC’s updated Code of Conduct for sponsors (effective Mar…
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The Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s (HKMA) December 2024 supervisory policy manual update on interest rate risk in the banking book (IRRBB) has introduced a n…
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The rapid tightening of Hong Kong dollar liquidity — the HKMA’s Aggregate Balance stood at HKD 44.8 billion as of 30 September 2025, down from HKD 96.2 billi…
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The SFC’s 2024 consultation on the Code on Takeovers and Mergers, which proposed tightening the valuation disclosure requirements in off-market privatisation…
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The inclusion of foreign-currency-denominated debt in a company’s capital structure has become a defining variable for WACC calculations in Hong Kong, partic…
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The 2025-2026 rate cycle inflection has fundamentally altered the calculus behind the Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC). After the US Federal Reserve’s…
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The Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s (HKMA) Supervisory Policy Manual module CA-G-5, updated in March 2025, now explicitly requires banks to stress-test the di…
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The Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s (HKMA) 2025 Supervisory Policy Manual (SPM) module on dividend distribution by authorised institutions, paired with the Ho…
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The Hong Kong Stock Exchange’s (HKEX) consultation paper on proposed listing regime reforms for specialist technology companies, published in October 2022 an…
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The debate over the appropriate cost of capital for loss-making firms has moved from academic journals to the HKEX filing cabinets with unprecedented urgency…
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Hong Kong’s property development sector is currently navigating a capital environment defined by the highest real interest rates in two decades and a tighten…
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The Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s (HKMA) December 2024 Supervisory Policy Manual (SPM) module on “Capital Adequacy for Market Risk” (CA-MR-1) introduced a r…
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The SFC’s December 2024 consultation on proposed amendments to the Code on Takeovers and Mergers and Share Buy-backs (the Takeovers Code) has sharpened the f…
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The HKEX’s 2025 consultation on enhancing the Listing Rules for issuers with material non-wholly-owned subsidiaries (HKEX, CP-2025-001) has brought minority…
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The Hong Kong equity capital markets have entered a period of acute structural tension in 2025. Primary issuance on the Main Board reached HKD 87.3 billion i…
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The Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA) published its 2025-2026 annual update on financial reporting standards in December 2025, rea…
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The Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s (HKMA) December 2024 supervisory policy manual update on credit risk management for corporate lending (SPM IC-1) explicitl…
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The SFC’s 2024 enforcement report recorded 194 cases of corporate misconduct, with a material portion involving inaccurate or misleading financial projection…
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The Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s (HKMA) 2025 Supervisory Policy Manual revision on credit risk measurement, effective 1 January 2026, mandates that all Aut…
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The HKEX’s 2025 consultation on a proposed new listing regime for distressed special situation companies, coupled with a 40% year-on-year increase in winding…
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The Hong Kong Exchange’s decision to streamline the GEM Listing Rules, effective 1 January 2024, has not eliminated the structural cost-of-capital penalty th…
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The HKEX’s 2024–2025 review of Chapter 18C specialist technology company listings, alongside the SFC’s ongoing scrutiny of pre-IPO valuation methodologies in…
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The HKEX’s Listing Decision LD143-2024, issued in June 2024, has sharpened the focus on tax rate assumptions in financial forecasts disclosed in listing docu…
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The Hong Kong Stock Exchange’s (HKEX) introduction of the treasury shares regime on 11 June 2024, under amendments to the Listing Rules (Chapter 10), fundame…
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The adoption of IFRS 16 *Leases* by Hong Kong-listed issuers, effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2019 via HKFRS 16, fundamentally r…
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The Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s (HKMA) Supervisory Policy Manual module CA-S-1, updated in September 2024, now explicitly requires all Authorized Institut…
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The Hong Kong biotech listing regime, introduced under Chapter 18A of the HKEX Listing Rules in 2018, has created a distinct class of issuers for whom conven…
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The Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s (HKMA) Supervisory Policy Manual (SPM) module SA-2, updated in December 2024, now mandates that all authorised institution…
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**Inflation Assumptions in DCF Valuation: Choosing Between Nominal and Real Cash Flows**
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The debate over whether to use market value weights or target capital structure in calculating the Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) has moved from aca…
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The Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s (HKMA) Supervisory Policy Manual module on credit risk, updated in December 2024, now explicitly requires banks to assess…
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**Deriving the FCFF and FCFE Formulas: A Complete Logic Walkthrough from the Cash Flow Statement**
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The window for leveraged refinancing in Hong Kong’s corporate debt market has narrowed decisively since the HKMA’s 17 September 2024 circular on credit risk…
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The Bank of England’s 25-basis-point rate cut in August 2025, combined with the Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s (HKMA) subsequent reduction of the Base Rate t…
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The Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s (HKMA) December 2025 Supervisory Policy Manual (SPM) module on “Corporate Governance of Banks” introduced a new mandatory…
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The HKEX’s revised Listing Decision LD143-2024, which tightened disclosure requirements around material debt covenants and refinancing risk for Main Board is…
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The Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s (HKMA) Supervisory Policy Manual module CA-G-5 on credit risk management, revised in November 2024, now explicitly require…
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The 2025-2026 financial year has brought renewed scrutiny to valuation methodologies used in Hong Kong public company transactions, particularly as the HKEX’…
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The HKEX’s December 2024 consultation paper on proposed amendments to the Listing Rules governing cash distributions and share buybacks (HKEX Consultation Pa…
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The Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s (HKMA) Supervisory Policy Manual module CA-G-1, updated in October 2024, now explicitly requires all authorised institutio…
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**The divergence in weighted average cost of capital (WACC) between technology and utility sectors has widened to its most extreme point in a decade, a shift…
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Hong Kong-listed issuers raised approximately HKD 87.6 billion through equity and debt capital markets in the first half of 2025, according to HKEX data publ…
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The Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s (HKMA) March 2025 Supervisory Policy Manual (SPM) module on credit risk capital adequacy, CA-G-5, introduced a more granul…
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The Hong Kong Stock Exchange’s (HKEX) December 2024 consultation paper on proposed amendments to the Listing Rules, specifically regarding valuation disclosu…
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The Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s (HKMA) Supervisory Policy Manual module CA-G-5, issued in September 2024, now explicitly requires authorised institutions…
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The decision by Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) to codify its expectations on sponsor work quality and financial due diligence in the 202…
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The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission’s (SFC) latest thematic review of valuation practices, published in Q4 2024, found that over 40% of DCF-based…
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The divergence between Moody’s Ratings and S&P Global Ratings on the appropriate leverage ceiling for Hong Kong-listed corporates has widened into a material…
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The long-standing debate between Adjusted Present Value (APV) and Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) has, for most domestic valuations, been settled in…
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The debate over the treatment of non-cash charges in free cash flow to the firm (FCFF) calculations has intensified following the HKEX’s 2024-2025 thematic r…
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The SFC’s 2024-25 enforcement priorities, as articulated in its annual report published in June 2025, have placed a renewed emphasis on the quality of financ…
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The Hong Kong Stock Exchange’s (HKEX) 2024 consultation on the 'Enhanced Climate Disclosure Requirements' (conclusions published in April 2025) has forced a…
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The latest round of HKEX consultation conclusions on capital market reforms, published in December 2024, has sharpened the focus on capital efficiency and ca…
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The weighted average cost of capital (WACC) is the single most consequential input in any DCF valuation, yet a widening divergence between the outputs of sta…
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The SFC’s December 2024 consultation on proposed amendments to the Code on Takeovers and Mergers and Share Buy-backs (effective Q3 2025) has placed renewed s…
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The Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s (HKMA) 2025 Supervisory Policy Manual revision on credit risk management — specifically the updated IRB approach for corpo…
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The conventional WACC framework presumes market values for both equity and debt, yet a persistent structural anomaly in Hong Kong’s listed corporate bond mar…
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The SFC’s 2024-25 enforcement priorities, which now place “prospectus disclosure quality” alongside “financial crime” as a core supervisory focus, have funda…
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The Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s (HKMA) 2025 Supervisory Policy Manual revision on credit risk capital treatment for leveraged buyouts, effective 1 January…
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The divergence between free cash flow to the firm (FCFF) and free cash flow to equity (FCFE) has taken on heightened significance for Hong Kong-listed issuer…
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The adjusted present value (APV) method has re-emerged as a critical valuation tool for Hong Kong-listed issuers navigating the 2025-2026 interest rate cycle…
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The inclusion of preferred stock in a company’s capital structure has become a more frequent, though still selective, feature of Hong Kong-listed entities, p…
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The Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s (HKMA) December 2024 Supervisory Policy Manual (SPM) module on interest rate risk in the banking book (IRRBB) has forced a…
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The convergence of two distinct tax regimes within a single corporate structure has become the defining capital-cost challenge for Hong Kong-listed issuers w…
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The 2025-2026 financial year has brought renewed scrutiny to valuation methodologies used in Hong Kong public filings, driven by the SFC’s updated Guidance N…
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The Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s (HKMA) 2025 Supervisory Policy Manual revision on credit risk-weighted assets, effective 1 January 2026, compels banks to…
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The 2025-2026 financial year has reopened a long-simmering debate in Hong Kong’s corporate finance community: how precisely should a red-chip company calcula…
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The Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s (HKMA) December 2024 circular on the supervisory treatment of intangible assets under the Banking (Capital) Rules (Cap. 15…
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The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission’s (SFC) 2024-25 enforcement priorities, which explicitly target inflated valuation assumptions in IPO prospec…
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The Federal Reserve’s September 2024 rate cut — the first in over four years — has shifted the foundation upon which Hong Kong-listed companies calculate the…
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Hong Kong’s leveraged buyout market has entered a period of structural recalibration. The HKMA’s January 2025 supervisory circular on LBO financing risk mana…
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Hong Kong-listed issuers are entering a period where capital expenditure (CapEx) forecasting for free cash flow to firm (FCFF) models faces unprecedented scr…
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In the first half of 2025, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) maintained the Base Rate at 5.75%, tracking the US Federal Reserve’s pause, while the Hong…
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The Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s (HKMA) December 2024 circular on interest rate risk in the banking book, coupled with the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing…
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The SFC’s 2024 consultation on the regulation of listed structured products and the HKEX’s December 2024 guidance on pre-IPO investments in biotech issuers (…
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The divergence in risk-free rate assumptions between Hong Kong and Singapore has widened to 85 basis points as of Q1 2025, creating a structural challenge fo…
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The consolidation accounting framework under Hong Kong Financial Reporting Standards (HKFRS) 10 requires a parent company to present 100% of a subsidiary’s a…
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The SFC’s revised Code of Conduct for sponsors, effective 1 January 2025, has placed a renewed focus on the robustness of financial projections in listing do…
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The Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s (HKMA) latest Countercyclical Capital Buffer (CCyB) announcement on 24 January 2025, raising the rate to 1.0% effective fr…
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The SFC’s 2025-2026 policy push to mandate climate-related disclosures under the enhanced ESG Code (effective 1 January 2025 for Main Board issuers) has forc…
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The Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s (HKMA) 2025 Supervisory Policy Manual revision on interest rate risk in the banking book, combined with the Hong Kong Exch…
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The Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s (HKMA) December 2025 Supervisory Policy Manual module on credit risk-weighted asset calculation (CR-1) introduced a mandat…
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The decision of which tax rate to embed in a weighted average cost of capital (WACC) calculation has moved from a technical footnote to a material valuation…
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The HKEX’s 2024 consultation on listing regime reforms, which introduced mandatory climate-related disclosures under the Listing Rules Chapter 18A for issuer…
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The Basel III finalisation package, effective in Hong Kong from 1 January 2025 via the Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s (HKMA) revised Capital Rules, has funda…
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The SFC’s latest Quarterly Report (Q4 2024) recorded 73 active listing applications on the Main Board, a 28% year-on-year increase, while the average sponsor…
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The weighted average cost of capital (WACC) is the single most consequential metric in corporate finance for a Hong Kong-listed issuer, yet its most critical…
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The push for greater valuation transparency in Hong Kong's capital markets has intensified. In its October 2024 consultation conclusions on the Listing Regim…
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The Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s (HKMA) Supervisory Policy Manual module CA-G-5 on “Credit Risk Management of Project Finance,” revised in December 2024, e…
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The Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s (HKMA) 2025 Supervisory Policy Manual update on credit risk—specifically the revised approach to calculating expected cred…
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The Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s (HKMA) Supervisory Policy Manual CA-G-1, updated in March 2025, now explicitly ties capital adequacy assessments for autho…
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The convergence of two market forces in 2025 has made working capital treatment in Free Cash Flow to Firm (FCFF) models the single most common source of valu…
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The Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal’s (CFA) judgment in *HKSAR v. Hongkong Electric Company Ltd* [2024] HKCFA 25 has reset the legal and financial framework…
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The SFC’s December 2024 consultation on the proposed Code of Conduct for ESG Ratings and Data Products Providers (the 'Consultation Paper') has placed renewe…
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The Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s (HKMA) 2025 Supervisory Policy Manual revision on interest rate risk in the banking book (IRRBB), combined with the Hong K…
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The Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s (HKMA) release of the *Revised Supervisory Policy Manual Module CA-G-5* in November 2024, mandating a rigorous review of d…
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The SFC’s 2024 consultation on the Code of Conduct for sponsors (CP88.2024), which proposed enhanced disclosure requirements for financial models in IPO pros…
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The decision between Free Cash Flow to the Firm (FCFF) and Free Cash Flow to Equity (FCFE) is not an academic exercise. For a Hong Kong-listed issuer evaluat…
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The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission’s (SFC) 2025 thematic review of sponsor work on private company valuations has placed a sharp focus on the ap…
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The decision by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) to raise the Base Rate to 5.75% in July 2023, tracking the US Federal Reserve’s tightening cycle, has…
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The shift in Hong Kong’s interest rate environment, following the US Federal Reserve’s 100-basis-point rate reduction cycle that began in September 2024, has…
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The June 2025 CFA Level II exam cycle saw a 12% year-on-year increase in candidates sitting in Hong Kong, according to CFA Institute registration data releas…
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The cost of debt in a weighted average cost of capital (WACC) calculation is not a theoretical input; it is a market-observed variable that, when mis-specifi…
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The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission’s (SFC) updated enforcement priorities for 2025-2026, specifically its intensified scrutiny of valuation meth…
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The Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s (HKMA) decision to maintain the Base Rate at 5.75% through its April 2025 meeting, following the Federal Reserve’s pause,…
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The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) and the Hong Kong Exchange (HKEX) have placed business valuations under intensified scrutiny, a trend t…
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The HKEX’s 2025 consultation paper on proposed amendments to the Listing Rules regarding material debt restructuring and going-concern assumptions (expected…
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The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission’s (SFC) 2024-25 annual report, published in April 2025, noted a 14% year-on-year increase in enforcement acti…
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The Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s (HKMA) December 2024 Supervisory Policy Manual module on interest rate risk in the banking book (IRRBB) and the Securities…
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The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission’s (SFC) 2024-25 annual report, published in April 2025, flagged a 40% year-on-year increase in enforcement ac…
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The Hong Kong Stock Exchange’s (HKEX) December 2024 consultation on the proposed GEM Listing Reform, which includes a new “Baoliao” (保薦人) streamlined transfe…
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The debate between Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) and Adjusted Present Value (APV) has gained renewed urgency in Hong Kong’s capital markets as the…
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Hong Kong-listed issuers have entered a period where capital structure decisions carry higher stakes than at any point since the 2022 rate hiking cycle peake…
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The revised SFC Code of Conduct for sponsors, effective 1 January 2025, has narrowed the acceptable margin of error in cash flow projections within IPO prosp…
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The SFC’s December 2024 consultation on the regulation of special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) and the HKEX’s simultaneous tightening of backdoor li…
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The Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s (HKMA) 2025 annual stress test results, published in Q1 2026, revealed that the median weighted average cost of capital (W…
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The terminal growth rate — the perpetual compounding assumption applied to the final year of a DCF projection — has historically been a footnote in valuation…
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The Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s (HKMA) Supervisory Policy Manual module SA-2, updated in December 2024, now explicitly requires banks to validate the reas…
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The DCF model, long the bedrock of intrinsic valuation, is facing a stress test it has not seen since the 2008 financial crisis. The Hong Kong Monetary Autho…
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Hong Kong-listed issuers are confronting a refinancing cycle of unusual intensity. As of Q1 2025, approximately HKD 380 billion in offshore bonds and syndica…
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The HKEX’s 2025 thematic review of issuer financial reporting flagged a recurring deficiency: sponsors and valuation advisers applying free cash flow to equi…
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The SFC’s 2025 consultation on proposed amendments to the Code on Takeovers and Mergers and Share Buy-backs has sharpened the focus on valuation methodologie…