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Insider buying rose for the third straight week while the selling was up for the second straight week based on filings on the Hong Kong stock exchange from August 27 to 31

The Insider | Company directors snap up shares at natural gas firms

Insider buying rose for the third straight week while the selling was up for the second straight week based on filings on the Hong Kong stock exchange from August 27 to 31

2 Sep 2018 - 7:49PM

Hong Kong companies and directors step up buying of own shares as market weakens

26 Aug 2018 - 10:52PM

The Insider | Directors make rare purchases to prop up share prices amid sell-off

20 Aug 2018 - 11:33AM

The Insider | Investor euphoria in China Evergrande rubs off on property sector

Overall insider activity was mixed last week as buying fell while selling rose

12 Aug 2018 - 10:41PM

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The Insider | Directors snap up shares in energy and textile companies, Link Reit continues buy-backs

Insider share trading activity fell for a third straight week, as is consistent with rules that prohibit director trading ahead of earnings results

6 Aug 2018 - 7:15AM

Hong Kong director share buying falls, property firms still top list of buy-backs

29 Jul 2018 - 5:52PM

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The Insider | Has the stock sell-off run too far? Property directors seem to think so

22 Jul 2018 - 7:23PM

Share accumulation by directors of property companies is a potential sign that the share sell-off has been overdone, with many stocks now below fair value

The Insider | The last time buy-backs were at a historical high we saw the 1997 crash

Mainland property firms top repurchases this month

15 Jul 2018 - 10:20PM

Property companies prominent as Hong Kong directors, firms trade own shares

8 Jul 2018 - 5:59PM

Share buying high for fourth straight week

Several significant trades with buy-backs in SMI Holdings and NewOcean Energy Holdings following sharp falls in their share prices while two high-level board members of C&N Holdings and Clifford Modern Living Holdings have been unloading shares at progressively higher prices

17 Jun 2018 - 10:49PM

Several significant trades with buy-backs in SMI Holdings and NewOcean Energy Holdings following sharp falls in their share prices while two high-level board members of C&N Holdings and Clifford Modern Living Holdings have been unloading shares at progressively higher prices

The Insider | Sun Hung Kai directors snap up own-company shares

11 Jun 2018 - 9:10AM

Insider buying by directors remains high for a third straight week, with auto parts maker Minth also reporting strong executive purchases

Mobile software provider Meitu makes first buy-backs since 2016 listing

Kohei Sato, CEO of pachinko operator Dynam Japan Holdings, also sells his shares for the time since listing in August 2012

3 Jun 2018 - 11:00PM

VPower leads rare share buy-backs and insider purchases

Thirty-nine recorded 179 purchases worth US$28.29 million versus 11 firms with 34 disposals worth US$22.21. The number of companies on the buying side was not far off the previous week’s 5-day total of 42 firms

27 May 2018 - 4:49PM

Hong Kong directors step up buy-backs after two weeks of declines

Rare repurchases seen in China All Access Holdings, China New City Commercial Development, Nature Home Holding and Fortunet e-Commerce Group

20 May 2018 - 10:47PM

Buy-back activity picked up on Hong Kong stock exchange last week with repurchases worth HK$945 million. Photo: SCMP

Hong Kong company directors’ buying of own shares falls for second week

13 May 2018 - 6:36PM

HSBC repurchases 3.945 million of its own shares, the first buy-back since November 2017

The Insider | Insider share buys seen at Geely Automobile and Agile Group

6 May 2018 - 10:30PM

Li Ka-shing leads Hong Kong directors’ buying of own-company shares

29 Apr 2018 - 10:54PM

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CK Asset Holdings

The Insider | Li Ka-shing tops insider buy-backs, with HK$741m in CK Asset shares

23 Apr 2018 - 11:55AM

Li Ka-shing tops insider buy-backs, purchasing 11.2 million shares in CK Asset Holdings

Hong Kong directors’ share buying remains high in latest week

15 Apr 2018 - 4:47PM

The Insider | Insider buys in AIA Group, while share disposals seen in Samsonite

8 Apr 2018 - 5:35PM

The Insider | Director share buying surges, despite shorter trading week

Buy-backs rise for second straight week with 12 companies posting 50 repurchases worth nearly US$25m

1 Apr 2018 - 10:04PM

The Hong Kong and China flags flutter side-by-side, outside the Hong Kong stock exchange. Photo: EPA

The Insider | Hong Kong earnings results spur buying of own company shares

25 Mar 2018 - 6:20PM

More companies also bought back their own shares in the latest period

The Insider | Directors take advantage of share price increases to reduce stakes

18 Mar 2018 - 11:24PM

The Insider | Paper, telecoms, property and education to the fore in share deals

Sixteen firms record 69 purchases worth HK$121 million (US$15.4m) versus eight firms with 29 disposals worth HK$58 million

11 Mar 2018 - 3:02PM

The Insider | BEA’s deputy CEO pares stake as Kingmaker’s insiders amass shares

7 Mar 2018 - 12:51PM

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The Insider | Share buybacks point to value at Kasen, Central China Securities

Eight companies that posted 25 repurchases worth HK$61 million based on filings from February 20 to 23, a holiday-shortened trading week

25 Feb 2018 - 2:30PM

A total of 15 companies recorded 48 purchases worth HK$109 million (US$13.93 million) during February 20 to 23. Photo: AFP

The Insider | Hong Kong directors buy more shares in new year holiday week

18 Feb 2018 - 4:41PM

The Insider | Insider activity down for third straight week amid volatility spike

11 Feb 2018 - 11:38PM

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