It’s a business model that’s remained largely unchanged throughout the years, even as Expedia, Inc. acquired a stake in Trivago in 2012, and even when Trivago had its initial public offering (IPO ... RISE Conference in Hong Kong last July 11 to ... ( read original story ...)
Investment banking in Singapore is awful. I wish I were working for a start-up
And listings, especially, have suffered a lot in Singapore compared with when I joined the industry – we no longer have a steady stream of IPOs. Chinese firms are exiting the SGX and generally prefer to list in Hong Kong. Looking ahead, it’s hard to ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong programme hopes to unearth next fintech blockbuster
Ten technology start-ups, including companies from Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore and the United States, aim to introduce innovation that could help financial institutions in the Asia-Pacific improve their efficiency, bolster cybersecurity and offer ... ( read original story ...)
Joint Hong Kong-mainland China checkpoint given go-ahead despite legal fears
National laws will be enforced on Hong Kong’s soil for the first time under a controversial plan approved by the city’s government on Tuesday to lease to mainland authorities a quarter of the West Kowloon terminus of the high-speed rail link to ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to allow Chinese law in new bullet train station
Construction crews work on the West Kowloon Terminus of the Hong Kong-Guangzhou high-speed rail section in Hong Kong, China, on July 25, 2017. EPA/JEROME FAVRE Construction crews work on the West Kowloon Terminus of the Hong Kong-Guangzhou high-speed rail ... ( read original story ...)
Tough times ahead for Hong Kong
Just before the 20th anniversary commemoration of Hong Kong's return to Chinese rule on July 1, 1997, the chief executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority issued a statement indirectly suggesting that the Hong Kong dollar's peg to the dollar ... ( read original story ...)
Paytm strikes JV with Hong Kong firm AG Tech
BENGALURU: Paytm has struck a joint venture with Hong Kong stock exchangelisted firm AG Tech Holdings as it forays into the online gaming distribution and content business. AG Tech, which is also backed by the Alibaba group will own a 45% stake in the JV ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese Officials to Enforce Mainland Laws in Hong Kong Train Station
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong announced on Tuesday a controversial plan to allow mainland officials to enforce Chinese laws inside a Hong Kong train station, an immigration set-up critics say will encroach on the city's autonomy and put existing freedoms ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s next 20 years: Finance
China owners have overtaken U.S. ones as the city’s biggest group of licensed financial companies, and are 70% of its sponsor business. Hong Kong’s role financing corporate China may have peaked, with a bigger role for Shanghai and Shenzhen ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong policymakers approve plan for Chinese officials to enforce mainland law at rail terminus
The Hong Kong government’s top policymaking body on Tuesday approved a controversial plan to let mainland officers enforce mainland laws within a leased area at the local terminus of the high-speed rail link to Guangzhou, a source told the Post. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong policeman and wife deny pocketing HK$20 million in luxury watch scam
A policeman and his wife denied cheating 14 people out of more than HK$20 million in a scheme that involved buying and reselling luxury watches. Mainland Chinese businessman Herman Yu told the District Court on Monday how he bought 30 Rolexes in May 2013 ... ( read original story ...)
Why business, council signed up for Hong Kong tour
CREEVEY Russell Lawyers partner Damian Bell is joining Access Hong Kong, knowing that doing business in Asia is as much about the customs as it is the deal itself. Having travelled to Asia before, Mr Bell said he was joining the trip to take the next step ... ( read original story ...)
Slashing infrastructure investment risk, global Coalition transform construction cost system
HONG KONG, CHINA--(Marketwired - Jul 24 ... and benchmarking definitions to enhance comparability and consistency of capital projects. A report by McKinsey Global Institute, 'Reinventing Construction: A route to higher productivity' (Feb 2017), finds ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong rejects IPO application of Morgan Stanley-backed insurance broker
HONG KONG (Reuters) - The Hong Kong stock exchange has rejected the IPO application of AMTD Strategic Capital Group [IPO-AMTD.HK], a corporate insurance broker backed by Morgan Stanley's private equity arm. It becomes only the sixth company to fall foul of ... ( read original story ...)