11/19//2007
China Freezes Lending to Curb Investing Frenzy__Wall Street
Journal
Chinese authorities are ordering a freeze on bank lending,
aiming to curb the runaway investment that threatens to overheat the
economy.
But even a temporary halt could chill important segments of the
economy,
including the stock market.
Hedge Funds Shake Off
Summer Jitters__Wall Street
Journal
Hedge funds had a difficult summer, but now they're storming
back, pulling in more money than ever from investors.
Emerging-Market
Strength Rewrites Rules__Wall Street
Journal
The
economic boom in emerging markets is changing the rules investors have
used to guide decisions, complicating an already tricky environment and
forcing many to rethink their worldview.
Chinese
banks seek stake in StanChart__Financial
Times
China’s three
leading banks have approached Temasek, the Singapore state investment
agency,
to discuss the possible acquisition of its 17 per cent stake in
Standard
Chartered, the UK-based emerging-markets lender .
Chilton
Investment eyes western China
__Financial
Times
The $6.5bn Chilton investment hedge fund has a
subsidiary in Hong Kong and is waiting for regulators to approve its
application for an office in Beijing.
Chinese
banks hit the acquisition trail
__Financial
Times
With overseas banks having had limited success in
transfering their expertise to Chinese banks, the Chinese have turned
the
tables by making their own offshore acquisitions.
Vodafone
sees China growth__Financial
Times
Vodafone is seeking to increase its presence in China through a
government-led restructuring of the country’s telecommunications
industry