pan-Asian

Based on our experience in other markets, we expect the launch of Chi-East as a pan-Asian platform to complement existing marketplaces by supporting a more liquid trading environment in Asia.

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HONG KONG — Fund managers see the initial public offering of AIA Group Ltd., the pan-Asian life-insurance unit of American International Group Inc., as fairly priced, with the uniqueness of the insurer adding to the allure of the deal.

Funds See AIA IPO As Fairly Priced, But U.S. Exit Weighs Prudence Ho 2010

Discussions picked up steam in the summer as the company prepared for an initial public offering for its pan-Asian life insurance unit AIA Group and neared the completion of a sale of another large overseas business, both transactions that would repay a significant chunk of AIG's taxpayer debt.

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"Given the uniqueness of [the] AIA franchise, the IPO price range is in keeping with the company's fair value," said Alex Au, managing director of Richland Capital Management Ltd, a US$300 million pan-Asian hedge fund.

Funds See AIA IPO As Fairly Priced, But U.S. Exit Weighs Prudence Ho 2010

*** Financial services AIA Group, the pan-Asian life insurance business of AIG, kicked off the road show for its initial public offering amid a flurry of requests for shares from institutional investors, people familiar with the matter said, helping offset an earlier lackluster show of interest from tycoons and sovereign-wealth funds.

Business Watch 2010

AIG said it plans to use proceeds from major asset sales and the upcoming initial public offering of its pan-Asian life-insurance unit to pay down its taxpayer debt and terminate the credit facility well before it is scheduled to expire in 2013.

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AIG is also preparing for a Hong Kong initial public offering at the end of October of its pan-Asian business, known as AIA Group Ltd, aimed at raising as much as $15 billion.

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Besides MetLife Inc., those include AIG's remaining shares in pan-Asian life insurer AIA Group and Taiwanese life insurer Nan Shan Life Insurance Co. The cash proceeds from the sale of the equity units will be held in an escrow account, to indemnify MetLife against certain events.

AIG Looks to Shed MetLife Stake Serena Ng 2011

Meanwhile, AIG's pan-Asian life-insurance unit, AIA Group Ltd., began gauging demand for its Hong Kong initial public offering.

Financial Briefing Book: Sept. 28 2010

HONG KONG — AIA Group Ltd., the pan-Asian life-insurance business of American International Group Inc., kicked off investor presentations for its initial public offering amid a flurry of requests for shares from institutional investors, people familiar with the matter said, helping offset earlier lackluster interest from tycoons and sovereign-wealth funds.

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