You are invited to download the June issue of CKGSB Magazine. You’ll enjoy articles and interviews like: COVER STORY: The Future of Freemium: In light of the recent debate over whether WeChat should start charging its users, CKGSB Magazine takes a close look at the freemium model in which a company provides the bulk of […]

The first signs of light emerge amidst the dark prospects for private enterprises in China’s ever-tightening credit market It’s been a miserable few months for financing in China’s private sector. A growing number of debt defaults by companies has spurred regulatory crackdowns on the unofficial lending sector, sometimes called ‘shadow banking’, which has sustained (not […]

After record smog and a leadership change, what’s in store for environmental policy in China and green investment? In China’s major cities, you can use an app to check the level of smog, or you can just step outside to see, smell and taste it. A Bloomberg news headline put the problem in sharp relief: […]

Have Chinese consumers lost their appetite for Yum! Brands? The KFC in the food court at Shang­hai’s New World Department store has seen better days. The yellow stuffing of a dingy vinyl booth has bro­ken free of its casing, and someone has patched it with tape. A stool is minus its seat, and faded promotional […]

Chinese banks employ various strategies as they steadily march into international markets On July 6th 2012, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), the world’s largest bank by market value, became a controlling shareholder in The Bank of East Asia’s US subsidiary after receiving final approval from Ameri­can regulators to purchase 80% of the bank’s […]

Columbia Business School’s Dean Glenn Hubbard visited CKGSB’s Beijing campus on March 17, 2013 to discuss joint programs between the two schools. During his visit, Dean Hubbard and CKGSB Founding Dean Xiang Bing expressed interest in collaborating on wider ranges

Foreign private equity in China is down, but far from out. For most people, having too much money in the bank is hardly a concern, particularly in the current economic climate. For those in the private equity (PE) industry, however, it’s a an unpleasant reminder of how much the world has changed since the go-go […]

Billionaire investment czar Sam Zell shares his investing secrets in conversation with Liu Jing, CKGSB Associate Dean and Professor of Accounting and Finance Billionaire property mogul and chairman of Equity Group Investments, Sam Zell, made his first foray into the real estate market while he was still in college. His strategy was simple: buy cheap […]

Senior leaders from global top-ten law firm update knowledge about China with a CKGSB Executive Education custom program

Capital raising for China-focused private equity funds is booming. In China, however, merely writing a check might not be enough for realizing returns. According to the Emerging Markets Private Equity Association (EMPEA), private equity funds in China raised $12.9 billion in the first three quarters of 2011, a marked increase from the $7.5 billion generated […]

The Chinese economy did not escape last year’s dire global economic conditions unscathed. Since small- and medium-sized enterprises have a much shorter life span in relation to western private companies, there is more pressure and challenges to contend with. Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CKGSB) jointly conducted a survey with Ernst & Young with […]

Much of the west, especially the US, once imagined itself as a land of freewheeling enterprise: the gods of the marketplace reigned supreme and government was a minor obstacle on the path to glorious riches. Since the outbreak of the financial crisis, cracks have appeared in this vision, sometimes known as the Washington consensus, as […]