Ping An Insurance (Grp) Co of China Ltd.

Ping An Insurance's OneConnect Financial Technology plans to launch a U.S. initial public offering (IPO) for about $500 million on Tuesday, people with knowledge of the matter said, reducing both its target offering size and valuation in a rare "down round".

Asia-focussed insurer AIA Group Ltd on Friday named a senior executive at Chinese rival Ping An Insurance Group Co as its chief executive officer to replace company veteran Ng Keng Hooi.

Ping An Insurance's <601318.SS> OneConnect financial technology unit is aiming for a stock market debut in New York in mid November this year, a person with direct knowledge of the matter said.

Ping An Insurance (Group) Co of China, the country's largest insurer by market value, said on Friday Hong Kong remains an important hub despite escalating mass protests, a day after it posted its strongest half-year profit growth in over a decade.

Ping An Insurance (Group) Co of China , the country's largest insurer by market value, posted a 68.1% rise in first-half net profit on strong retail results, marking the fastest pace of growth in at least 9 years.

Ping An Insurance Group Co Of China said on Friday it would invest in online education company iTutorGroup, in a move to expand its "smart education" business.

Ping An Insurance's OneConnect financial technology unit is leaning toward picking New York over Hong Kong for its initial public offering (IPO) in the hope of achieving a higher valuation, three people with direct knowledge of the matter said.

Ping An Insurance's OneConnect financial technology unit has selected Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley to work on its Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO) of up to $1 billion, people with direct knowledge of the matter said.

Ping An Insurance (Group) Co of China Ltd, the country's largest insurer by market value, posted a 77 percent jump in first-quarter net profit on strong investment returns driven by a capital market recovery.

Ping An Insurance (Group) Co of China Ltd , the country's largest insurer by market value, posted a 77 percent rise in first-quarter net profit on strong investment returns driven by a capital market recovery.

Financial giant Ping An Insurance Group Co of China Ltd announced on Tuesday its first-ever share buy-back plan worth up to 10 billion yuan ($1.5 billion) after posting a forecast-beating jump in annual profit.

Ping An Insurance Group Co of China Ltd , China's largest insurer by market value, posted on Tuesday a forecast-beating 20.6 percent jump in annual net profit, boosted by strong growth in its life and health insurance business.

* Fundraising values Lufax at $38 bln prior to closing -sources

Ping An-backed Lufax has raised $1.33 billion in its latest funding round from a dozen investors, at a valuation below expectations of the financial technology company, people with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.

Ping An Insurance Group Co of China , the country's largest insurer by market value, on Tuesday reported its biggest half-yearly profit in at least a decade on robust customer growth.

Ping An Insurance Group Co of China , the country's largest insurer by market value, on Tuesday reported a 34 percent rise in first-half net profit on strong growth at its life insurance and asset management businesses.

China's most valuable insurer Ping An Insurance Group is looking to buy Prudential Plc's Asian business, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter.

Ping An Healthcare and Technology Co Ltd's shares tumbled as much as 11 percent on their second day of trading on Monday as investors worried about the high valuations for the loss-making firm that saw Hong Kong's largest new listing in 2018.

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