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.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.Shanghai Minhang issued 50 opinions to promote high-quality industrial development and strengthen high-quality financial empowerment. The Minhang District People's Government of Shanghai issued the Policy Opinions on High-quality Industrial Development in Minhang District (Trial) on December 12, aiming at improving the basic industrial capacity and the modernization level of industrial chain, accelerating the concentration of various advanced production factors to the development of new-quality productive forces, and promoting the high-quality industrial development in Minhang District. The opinion proposes to strengthen the empowerment of high-quality finance, form a 30 billion yuan "special loan for high-quality development of enterprises in Minhang District", give preferential interest rates to loans, and give subsidies according to a certain proportion of loan interest. Form a credit line of 20 billion yuan "Minhang District Special Loan for Supporting New Infrastructure Construction" to give gradient support to various fixed assets projects.
A former employee of Adebio was sentenced and involved in AstraZeneca employees' insurance fraud case. A former employee of the genetic testing company Aidebio, which worked closely with AstraZeneca, committed medical insurance fraud together with AstraZeneca sales staff during his tenure in the company. He was sentenced to three years' imprisonment and fined for fraud, and I pleaded guilty. A judgment obtained shows that Ma, a former employee of Aide Bio involved in the case, conspired with AstraZeneca employees to tamper with the genetic test report during his tenure. He began to accept public security investigation in September 2021 and was sentenced in August 2023. However, on December 9, 2024, the company replied that "there is no problem (cooperation with AstraZeneca), which has no impact on us and has nothing to do with us" and denied that any employees were involved. (financial magazine)The extremist organization claimed responsibility for the attack on the headquarters of the Afghan Refugee and Repatriation Affairs Department. On the 12th local time, the Islamic State khorasan province, a branch of the extremist organization, claimed responsibility for the attack on the headquarters of the Afghan Refugee and Repatriation Affairs Department. On the 11th, a suicide attack occurred at the headquarters of the Afghan Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation, which killed four people and seriously injured four others. Khalil Rahman Haqqani, Acting Minister of the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation, died in the attack.Goldman Sachs: If the branch managers' meeting in January concludes that there is insufficient incentive for SMEs to raise wages next year, the Bank of Japan may postpone raising interest rates until March or April next year.
Mei Ansen signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Shuguang Network Technology Co., Ltd. According to Mei Ansen, recently, Mei Ansen and Shuguang Network Technology Co., Ltd. held a strategic cooperation signing ceremony in Chongqing. The two sides reached a strategic cooperation to jointly build smart mine bases and comprehensive solutions. Shuguang Network Technology Co., Ltd. is a holding subsidiary of Zhongke Shuguang (603019).The Thai government plans to launch digital wallet distribution in 2025.Prime Minister of Thailand: The third phase of relief funds will be distributed next year.
Strategy guide 12-13
Strategy guide 12-13