This year, the amount of M&A transactions involving listed companies in Hong Kong has reached 38 billion US dollars, which has triggered a rare bidding war. This year is expected to be the busiest year for M&A transactions involving listed companies in Hong Kong in the past decade, with industries ranging from skin care products to logistics real estate, and the bidding war has also warmed up. It is reported that China Mobile's bid for Hongkong Broadband may face competition from American private equity firm I Squared Capital. Bi Hua, chairman of Fenmei Packaging, is negotiating with Qihao Capital to jointly counter the privatization offer of Shandong Xinjufeng. The data shows that the scale of M&A transactions for listed companies in Hong Kong has reached $38 billion this year, the highest level since 2017, including the merger of Guotai Junan Securities and Haitong Securities, a smaller competitor, to become the largest brokerage firm in China.Insurance stocks of Hong Kong stocks rose, with New China Life Insurance (01336.HK) rising by over 4%, China Life Insurance (02628.HK) rising by 3.6%, China Ping An (02318.HK) rising by over 3%, followed by People's Insurance Group of China (01339.HK) and China Pacific Insurance (02601.HK).Prime Minister of Thailand: The third phase of relief funds will be distributed next year.
Shenzhen Nanshan District Emergency Management Bureau: The cause of the deflagration accident in Shenzhen Bay Yuefu and the personnel placement are being carried out. On the afternoon of December 11th, a residential building in Shenzhen Bay Yuefu Phase II exploded. According to official reports, as of 18: 00 on the 11th, the open flame had been extinguished, resulting in one death and no other injuries. Today, the telephone operator of Shenzhen Nanshan District Emergency Management Bureau said that (cause investigation and personnel placement) are being carried out, and the specific information should wait for the official news announcement. (CBN)Sino-Vietnamese communication is more convenient! The number of entry-exit personnel at Dongxing Port exceeded 8 million. With the continuous optimization of entry-exit policies, the number of entry-exit personnel at Dongxing Port, the border land port with the largest passenger flow between China and Vietnam, exceeded 8 million. According to the statistics of Dongxing Entry-Exit Frontier Inspection Station, the daily average passenger flow at Dongxing Port exceeds 20,000.The dividend index has performed better for a long time, and the allocation value of Standard & Poor's dividend ETF(562060) has attracted much attention. By midday on December 12, the standard & poor's dividend ETF(562060) had increased by 0.44%, with a turnover of 10.1606 million yuan. The constituent stocks are mixed. In terms of rising, Yongxing Materials led the gains, and Voice Holdings followed suit. In terms of decline, Luan Huan was able to lead the decline, while Orchid Science and Technology fell. In the news, as of December 11, 940 listed companies have thrown out 994 single and medium-term cash dividend plans this year, with a year-on-year increase of 269.41%; The total amount of dividends involved was 667.519 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 166.24%. According to the analysis of Xingzheng Securities, the long-term performance of dividend strategy in the US stock market is significantly better than that of the S&P 500 index, and its stability is higher. From 2003 to 2022, the annualized rate of return of the S&P 500 high-quality and high-dividend index reached 12.0%, which was higher than the S&P 500 index's 10.5%. Donghai securities said that under the downward trend of risk-free interest rate, dividend stability and growth potential have become important considerations, and we are optimistic about the investment value of dividend plate.
Hua Fu Securities completed the capital increase and share expansion of over 4.7 billion yuan, and the Shanghai United Assets and Equity Exchange issued a closing announcement: the capital increase and share expansion project of Hua Fu Securities was launched. There were 17 participants in this capital increase, including 4 original shareholder units and 13 new investors, with a total investment of about 4.757 billion yuan. According to China, a brokerage firm, Hua Fu Securities' capital increase and share expansion has attracted wide attention in the market, becoming the largest equity financing case in the securities industry this year.Thai Prime Minister: Will build houses for low-income people; The government will provide soft loans for community enterprises.Zuckerberg is reported to have donated $1 million to Trump's inauguration fund. Zuckerberg's donation is the latest move to strengthen relations with Trump.