Are There Any Costs of Dual-Listing in Emerging Markets? Evidence from Hong Kong-Listed Chinese Companies

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hung Wan Kot ◽  
Lewis Tam
2002 ◽  
Vol 06 (09) ◽  
pp. 307-318

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2008 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 349-357
Author(s):  
Abdul Hadi Zulkafli ◽  
Fazilah Abdul Samad ◽  
Izani Ibrahim

Corporate governance is regarded as a major issue during the post-financial crisis period in Asia. These countries have implemented corporate governance reforms to enhance the protection of their shareholders and stakeholders interests. Such reforms may affect the conduct of business of all corporations in the region as it allows for greater monitoring especially by the shareholders. Unlike earlier studies which focused on non-financial firms, this study analyzes the corporate governance involving ownership monitoring mechanism of listed banking firms in nine Asian emerging markets which are Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia, Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan and India. It is found that ownership monitoring mechanisms of the banking firms in Asian emerging markets are negatively related with firm value measured by Tobin’s Q


Significance The first arrests under that law were made later that day, as several protesters carrying material promoting Hong Kong independence were detained. Impacts New requirements from their home countries may make it difficult for US and UK firms to preserve all of their operations in Hong Kong. A brain drain is a long-term concern; closed borders and reduced job opportunities overseas due to the pandemic will limit it for now. Hong Kong’s financial sector may benefit from deepening US-China tensions as Chinese companies rely on it more to access global capital.


Significance The company's initial public offering (IPO) is one of three this week expected to raise upwards of USD500mn each, adding to what is already set to be a record-breaking year for IPOs in the United States despite the withdrawal of Chinese companies under pressure from Beijing and Washington. Impacts Hong Kong will be the main beneficiary of Chinese companies' forced IPO withdrawal from US markets. Venture capitalists' being cash-rich should mean a steady stream of start-ups that will eventually seek to become public companies. Investors will press SPAC sponsors to risk more of their own capital.


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