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- Stock News / IPO Information
- Sigma Holdings Limited
- Posted August 14, 2018
China’s payments giant is ready to boost financial inclusion in Africa
Ant Financial, the payments and financial services arm of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, is expanding to Africa.
- Stock News / IPO Information
- Sigma Holdings Limited
- Posted August 9, 2018
Alibaba Merging China Food Delivery Units
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (NYSE: BABA) plans to merge its food delivery units and raise funds for the combined business, intensifying a battle with Tencent-backed Meituan Dianping for dominance of China's booming on-demand services market, sources told Reuters.
- Stock News / IPO Information
- Sigma Holdings Limited
- Posted July 30, 2018
Ant Financial Looms Large Over Global Fintech Fundraising
Ant Financial has done it again, in 2Q18, the Chinese fintech raised the largest amount for fintech invest ever. According to CB Insights’ 2Q fintech report, Ant Financial’s fundraising accounted for 69% of total global fintech funding.
- Stock News / IPO Information
- Sigma Holdings Limited
- Posted July 20, 2018
Ant Financial eyes new overseas markets for digital payments
Ant Financial has formed nine partnerships in different countries and regions in the past three years, including South Asia, South Korea and Hong Kong. Man pointed out that from their experience in introducing mobile payment solutions in foreign countries, risk management is a major concern of governments, the Hong Kong Economic Journal reports.
- Stock News / IPO Information
- Sigma Holdings Limited
- Posted June 29, 2018
Ant Financial builds “own technology”, says executive
Ant Financial's Doug Feagin says the impact on the company of a potential restriction on Chinese investment in U.S. technology companies is likely to be limited. Feagin said the company has built its existing platform based on its existing customer base and is not looking to "buy" technology.
- Stock News / IPO Information
- Sigma Holdings Limited
- Posted June 22, 2018
Ant Financial Annual Profit up 65% Ahead of Anticipated IPO
Ant Financial, the Chinese online finance behemoth that’s expected to seek an initial public offering, posted a 65 percent jump in profit in fiscal 2018 as it expanded its footprint in wealth management, consumer lending and overseas markets.
- Latest IPO News
- Sigma Holdings Limited
- Posted May 25, 2018
Chinas cornerstone’s to help Alibaba, Xiaomi list in mainland
Beijing could rip up its unwritten rules on pricing caps to make way for these blockbuster deals.
- Latest IPO News
- Sigma Holdings Limited
- Posted May 17, 2018
Xiaomi eyes a giant Chinese IPO
IN CHINA no company achieved $1bn in annual revenue as quickly as Xiaomi did, in the year following the launch of its first smartphone in 2011. Chinese media initially nicknamed Xiaomi the “Apple of the East”. Within another two years the affordable-handset-maker became the world’s most valuable startup, worth $46bn.
- IPO News
- Sigma Holdings Limited
- Posted May 11, 2018
Using Apple and Tencent to Value Xiaomi
Technology giants offer some context for investors trying to determine its IPO valuation.
- Stock News
- Sigma Holdings Limited
- Posted April 22, 2018
Dropbox and iQIYI help IPO market
The first quarter had more billion-dollar IPOs than were issued in all of last year and was the best quarter in three years, with 43 IPOs raising $15.6 billion, according to Renaissance Capital.
- Research & Analysis
- Sigma Holdings Limited
- Posted April 13, 2018
Xiaomi Gets Strong Sponsors for IPO
Chinese smartphone producer Xiaomi has chosen Citic Securities, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley as joint sponsors for its proposed IPO.
- Research & Analysis
- Sigma Holdings Limited
- Posted April 4, 2018
4 things to know about iQiyi
Chinese Netflix gears up for $2 billion–plus IPO. Shares of Baidu unit iQiyi are expected to start trading on the Nasdaq next week.
- Research & Analysis
- Sigma Holdings Limited
- Posted March 22, 2018
Grab This Artificial Intelligence & Technology Stock
Artificial intelligence (AI) is going to impact several industries in a big way. Retailers, banks, carmakers, or technology companies, are scurrying to embrace AI to make their customers' lives easier.
- Stock News
- Sigma Holdings Limited
- Posted March 14, 2018
Apple and IBM Unveil Artificial Intelligence Service
The service is an expansion of a nearly four-year old partnership between Apple and IBM in which the two companies create corporate apps together for Apple devices like the iPhone and iPad.
- Stock News
- Sigma Holdings Limited
- Posted March 5, 2018
iQiyi- What Investors Need to Know
Chinese search giant Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ:BIDU) has long been referred to as the "Google of China." The company also boasts iQiyi, the largest streaming service in Asian market, which also earned the title of the "Netflix of China."
- Stock News
- Sigma Holdings Limited
- Posted Feb 14, 2018
Baidu's Revenue Growth Continues
Baidu is scheduled to announce its Q4 and full year earnings on February 13. The internet giant reported a solid 17% growth in revenues through the first three quarters of the year.
- Stock News
- Sigma Holdings Limited
- Posted Feb 8, 2018
The Netflix of China is massive
If You Think Netflix Is the World's Largest Streaming Service -- Think Again. Netflix is widely regarded as the world's largest streaming service, but that discounts a very large audience in China.
- Stock News
- Sigma Holdings Limited
- Posted Feb 5, 2018
iQiyi.com Moving Closer to a New York IPO
Video business is growing rapidly in China, and iQiyi is one of its most formidable leaders. Baidu stated that iQiyi had 125 million daily active users and 480 million monthly active users in 2016.
- Stock News
- Sigma Holdings Limited
- Posted Jan 24, 2018
China’s iQIYI Takes Further Step Towards IPO
Chinese video streaming giant iQIYI is edging nearer to an IPO in the U.S. The company could seek to raise $1 billion of fresh capital.
- Stock News
- Sigma Holdings Limited
- Posted Jan 12, 2018
Chinese Netflix targets IPO
Baidu Inc.’s iQiyi is targeting a U.S. initial public offering as soon as in 2018 that could value China’s most popular Netflix-style streaming video service at more than $8 billion.
- Stock News
- Sigma Holdings Limited
- Posted Dec 6, 2017
Chinese interest in lithium producer SQM
SQM became a target of international firms after PotashCorp announced it would sell its 32% stake in it, worth about $4.5 billion.
- Investment Information Center
- Sigma Holdings Limited
- Posted Nov 8, 2017
Bursting The Lithium Bubble Myth
Everyone’s talking about electric cars, and lithium miners are getting more than a kick out of it. They’re enjoying share price rallies and growth prospects, all thanks to its demand-growth predictions.
- Stock News
- Sigma Holdings Limited
- Posted Oct 31, 2017
A Solid “growth” stock - Royal Gold, Inc. (RGLD)
Growth stocks are an excellent choice for investors at the moment since low interest rates continue to encourage businesses to expand. One company that growth investors, especially retirees, might want to look into is Royal Gold, Inc. (RGLD)
- Investment Information Center
- Sigma Holdings Limited
- Posted Oct 27, 2017
GW Pharmaceuticals New Drug Application Submission to U.S.
GW Pharmaceuticals plc (GWPH), a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing and commercializing novel therapeutics from its proprietary cannabinoid product platform, along with its U.S. subsidiary Greenwich Biosciences, today announced it has completed the rolling submission of a New Drug Application (NDA) to the U.S.
- Stock News
- Sigma Holdings Limited
- Posted Oct 17, 2017
For Early Success in Cannabis Look Outside the Box
To capture big gains prior to wide adoption and legalization in the marijuana space may require thinking a little outside the box or perhaps outside your geographical comfort zone. But it could certainly pay off. Many top pot stocks are on the rise and up hundreds of percent as the cannabis market is booming.
- Investment Information Center
- Sigma Holdings Limited
- Posted Oct 13, 2017
Analysts Like Royalty and Streaming Miners the Most
Royalty and streaming companies have significantly outperformed the benchmark index (GDX) as well as mining peers YTD (year-to-date). As of October 6, 2017, this group has returned 30.1% on average—significantly higher than GDX’s 12.1% and GLD’s 10.3%.
- Stock News
- Sigma Holdings Limited
- Posted Oct 9, 2017
Cautious investors still favouring gold
Investors in precious metals are opting for streaming and royalty companies over pure gold and silver miners this year despite a rise in metal prices, as producers struggle to win confidence in their ability to capitalise on the rally.
- Stock News
- Sigma Holdings Limited
- Posted Oct 03, 2017
Biotech's Ace in the Hole
Epidiolex has some interactions with other epilepsy drugs. And one of those interactions could actually turn out to be a good thing.
- Investment Information Center
- Sigma Holdings Limited
- Posted Sep 13, 2017
Why Shares of Royal Gold Rose 7% in August
Shares of precious metals streamer Royal Gold (NASDAQ:RGLD) rose 7% in August according to S&P Market Intelligence. Although the company's fourth-quarter net income of $0.31 per share missed analysts' consensus estimate of $0.33 per share, investors were unfazed, focusing instead on the bright spots in the report.
- Investment Information Center
- Sigma Holdings Limited
- Posted Sep 1, 2017
GW Pharmaceuticals to Present at Upcoming Investor Conferences
A live audio webcast of the presentations will be available through GW’s corporate website at www.gwpharm.com on the Investors section under Events & Presentations. A replay will be available soon after the live presentation.
- Investment Information Center
- Sigma Holdings Limited
- Posted August 27, 2017
GW Pharmaceuticals; a Gold Mine for Growth Investors
You've probably heard of the great California gold rush of the mid-19th century. Today, many are flocking to what has been called the "green rush" -- a major wave of money flowing into the marijuana industry. But while many marijuana stocks have taken off, many of them are also extremely volatile and risky.
- Investment Information Center
- Sigma Holdings Limited
- Posted July 26, 2017
Royal Gold Provides Update on Its Fiscal 2017 Fourth Quarter
Royal Gold, Inc. (NASDAQ:RGLD) (together with its subsidiaries, "Royal Gold” or the "Company”) today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary RGLD Gold AG sold approximately 62,000 gold equivalent ounces comprised of approximately 52,000 gold ounces, 374,000 silver ounces and 1,165 metric tonnes of copper related to its streaming agreements during its fiscal 2017 fourth quarter ended June 30, 2017 ("fourth quarter”). The Company had approximately 14,000 gold ounces and 537,000 silver ounces in inventory at June 30, 2017.
- Media Center
- Sigma Holdings Limited
- Posted July 19, 2017
Gold stretches streak of gains to a third session
Gold prices tallied a third-straight gain Wednesday, maintaining their short-term boost from political uncertainty in the U.S., as the Federal Reserve Janet Yellen’s reiterated a call for ‘gradual’ interest-rate hikes in Capitol Hill testimony.
- Media Center
- Sigma Holdings Limited
- Posted July 12, 2017
Gold books gain for second straight session
Gold prices settled with a modest gain for a second-straight session on Tuesday, getting a boost from political uncertainty in the U.S., as investors awaited Federal Reserve Janet Yellen’s testimony to Congress this week for cues on the timing of expected interest-rate hikes.
- Ceo - James Vincent
- Sigma Holdings Limited
- Posted June 12, 2017
Sigma Holdings Limited APPOINTS KEY ROLES IN HONG KONG AND ROME
Hong Kong and Rome, 12 June 2017: Sigma Holdings Limited and their Asian private equity fund manager, today announced the appointment of Paul Ko as Managing Director in the firm’s Hong Kong office and David Hudson as Senior Advisor based in Rome, effective immediately.
- Media Center
- Sigma Holdings Limited
- Posted May 12, 2017
ROYAL GOLD, INC. PROFIT ADVANCES 25% IN Q3
DENVER (AP) _ Royal Gold, Inc. (RGLD) on Wednesday reported fiscal third-quarter net income of $23.7 million, this was higher than $18.86 million in the same period a year earlier.
- Ceo - James Vincent
- Sigma Holdings Limited
- Posted April 14, 2017
$1,475 an Ounce Gold this Year?
Based on the near-term outlook for real rates, as well as uncertainty over Brexit, rising populism in Europe and Trump’s trade and foreign policies, Metals Focus analysts see gold testing $1,475 an ounce this year. If so, that would put the yellow metal at a four-year high.
- Ceo - James Vincent
- Sigma Holdings Limited
- Posted April 10, 2017
Gold Finds Strong Support from Negative Real Rates
In case you haven’t already noticed, inflation has been creeping up since July. In February, the most recent month of available data, consumer prices advanced at their fastest pace in five years, hitting 2.7 percent year-over-year.
- Media Center
- Sigma Holdings Limited
- Posted April 06, 2017
Locked horns over trade, in bilateral summit
China signalled little inclination to make concessions on trade with the U.S. after President Donald Trump warned of a difficult meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
- Media Center
- Sigma Holdings Limited
- Posted April 04, 2017
Investors await Trump-Xi meeting - Gold settles higher for a third day.
Gold rose for a third straight session on Tuesday, the highest settlement since late February.
- Ceo - James Vincent
- Sigma Holdings Limited
- Posted April 03, 2017
12 Month Increase to Investment Period
Sigma Holdings Limited is considering a 12-month extension to the investment period of its €4bn ninth fund.
- Ceo - James Vincent
- Sigma Holdings Limited
- Posted March 31, 2017
Fund Life Extensions Set To Increase
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) presented its recommendation to the European Commission on extending the European Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive’s (AIFMD) passport to funds and fund managers in key jurisdictions outside of the EU. This would allow these ‘third countries’ to manage and market their funds to investors based in the EU.
- Ceo - James Vincent
- Sigma Holdings Limited
- Posted March 30, 2017
Private Client Division Update
Announcing the expansion of Sigma Holdings Limited's Private Client Division.
- Media Center
- Sigma Holdings Limited
- Posted March 29, 2017
New eApplication form - Creating the right opportunities for all our clients
Sigma Holdings Services have recently released a new online application form which allows clients to speed up their application and account opening process.