XFML : Betting on China – International Financing, Emerging Markets, and Corporate Governance Risk
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Code : GOV0031
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Region : China |
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Media Industry in China Since 1949 in PRC, the media industry is largely owned and controlled by the state. For foreign and private investors, the government formally permitted private capital’s access to the commercial sectors of state-owned newspapers, broadcasters, and other media outlets. However, private and foreign investors cannot hold a majority stake in the companies. In addition, the government has tried to strengthen management of media industry through the introduction of new media laws. These include television-advertising rules, film and television measures on the administration of signal landing of overseas satellite TV channels, and the administration of Sino-foreign co-operation in production of films.8 The main features of state-owned media are that of providing ‘externality’9 and the advantage of ‘asymmetry of information’... Xinhua Finance – Emergence and Growth The Hong Kong-based, Xinhua Financial Network (XFN) is an independent financial services and media company, providing financial information and access to theChinesemarket. Formed in 1999, XFNprovides investment professionals with a unique product mix of China-specific indices, credit ratings and investor relation services, as well as the Asia-wide financial news. The real-time coverage of the Chinese and Asian equity markets provided by XFN is redistributed via leased line, internet and satellite technology – providing user interfaces in the form of newsletter, website and cable television respectively. XFN was backed by a select group of partner investors and financial investors including US expatriate, Fredy Bush... |
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XFML: Xinhua Finance Media Limited Up until a few years ago, most of the IPO action came from state-owned Chinese companies that went public. These offerings would touch the billion-dollar mark. China’s mushrooming private economy has since boosted the number of deals, pushing US-listed Chinese IPOs from the low- to mid-single digits each year from 1995 to 2003, to an era of abundance – according to data from New York-based Dealogic, which provides software to the investment banking industry. The eight to ten annual deals from 2004 through 2006 was likely to expand in 2007, since five IPOs were already listed as of mid-March 2007...
