Jacques Bughin, a director of the McKinsey Global Institute ... Also of note is the rise of Asian economic and digital centres, notably Hong Kong and Singapore. This correlates well with the rise of Asia in worldwide digital commerce. ( read original story ...)
The Inconvenient Truth of Hidden Conflict in the C-Suite – And What to Do About It
Singapore has ranked top among other Asian countries like South Korea and Hong Kong in the recent Asian Digital Transformation ... recognising the need to have a digital strategy in place. McKinsey estimates that digital technologies, including big data ... ( read original story ...)
Here Come The Robots – And They Are Going To Take Almost All Of Our Jobs
A Chinese government official told a Hong Kong newspaper in May that Foxconn had replaced 60,000 ... according to consultancy McKinsey. About 58% of CEOs plan to cut jobs over the next five years because of robotics, while 16% say they plan to hire more ... ( read original story ...)
Investing with a human touch
Research by the McKinsey Global Institute notes that over the next 20 ... The 2015 BlackRock Global Investor Pulse Survey showed that 76% of mass affluent clients in Hong Kong, and 86% in China, enjoy managing their investments. In line with this, they ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong, mainland China stocks close higher on rallies in financial, property sectors after early losses
Hong Kong and mainland Chinese stocks closed higher on Wednesday amid strong rallies in the financial and property sectors despite news that China’s foreign exchange reserves fell to a nearly six-year low, which had hit market sentiment during morning ... ( read original story ...)
What AEOI means for banking customers in Hong Kong
With the arrival of the new year, don’t be surprised if your bank asks for information about yourself and your accounts that you didn’t have to provide before. These questions signal an important development as banks in Hong Kong and around the world ... ( read original story ...)
'Soul Mate' leads Hong Kong Film Awards nominees with 12
"I never doubt myself, but I think the jury members have their point of views, their preferences and angles," he said at the news conference. "It's not a problem that I'm not nominated. I'm still very confident in myself." The Hong Kong Film Awards ... ( read original story ...)
The Biggest IPOs To Look Out For In China, Hong Kong This Year
Investors are preparing for one of the hottest IPOs in years—Snap’s $25 billion listing in New York. They should also keep on eye on some big debuts in Hong Kong and mainland China, the world’s top two IPO markets last year. Here are the three ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong's Li dynasty trade UK assets as Three buys Relish wireless broadband for £250m
The dynasty, headed by 88-year-old Li Ka-shing, is one of the most powerful in Asian business. Victor, once kidnapped and held for a HK$1bn (£100m) ransom a notorious Hong Kong gangster, by heir to the throne as deputy chairman of CK Hutchison. ( read original story ...)
Soul Mate leads the pack in Hong Kong’s Oscars as repeat of controversial win seems unlikely
The unexpected victory of a controversial hit, Ten Years, at last year’s Hong Kong Film Awards, is unlikely to be repeated this year as the nominations were revealed on Tuesday. Soul Mate, a co-production directed by Tsang Kwok-cheung, son of renowned ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong doctors will not need to be present all the time in supervising risky beauty procedures
This came after the beauty sector expressed strong opposition to the strict regulation of devices in common use. Hong Kong government unveils plan to regulate use of medical devices in beauty clinics Under the government’s proposal, 15 types of devices ... ( read original story ...)
NF Trinity Capital Hong Kong Ltd Has $15,421,000 Stake in Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (BMY)
The legal version of this news story can be accessed at https://www.mideasttime.com/nf-trinity-capital-hong-kong-ltd-has-15421000-stake-in-bristol-myers-squibb-company-bmy/1521755.html. BMY has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Horse Racing News: Rapper Dragon Ready for Hong Kong Classic Cup
Rapper Dragon is 12 days out from an attempt to emulate last season’s star four-year-old Sun Jewellery and add the Hong Kong Classic Cup (19 February) to his emphatic victory in last month’s Hong Kong Classic Mile. Floral Pegasus in 2007 is the only ... ( read original story ...)
NF Trinity Capital Hong Kong Ltd Acquires Shares of 12,000 Electronic Arts Inc. (EA)
NF Trinity Capital Hong Kong Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Electronic ... The stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $89.46. In other news, SVP Samantha S. Smith sold 2,721 shares of the company’s stock ... ( read original story ...)