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China fund sees bonds beating stocks

Bloomberg Du Zhenye outperformed his peers in China last year by selling nearly all his stock holdings and piling into bonds. He’s predicting 2019 will be similar for the market. “Bonds will be a sure bet,” said Du, who plans to buy short-dated debt issued by local government financing vehicles, as well as long-dated government and policy bank notes. Falling ...

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Another Xiaomi stock sale adds grease to $32bn rout

Bloomberg More Xiaomi Corp shareholders are rushing for the exit. An undisclosed investor sold 231 million Class B shares at HK$9.45 apiece, according to people with knowledge of the matter, a 5.1 percent discount to Tuesday’s close. The placing follows the end of a six-month lockup last week that has allowed early shareholders to sell Xiaomi stock for the first ...

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Indonesia’s Bukalapak nears closing new fundraising round of $50 million

Bloomberg PT Bukalapak.com, an Indonesian e-commerce marketplace, is preparing to complete a new round of fundraising that includes $50 million from Mirae Asset-Naver Growth Fund, according to people familiar with the matter. The investment may be announced as soon as this week, said the people, asking not to be identified because the details aren’t yet public. They declined to comment ...

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