HSBC Said to Approach Peter Hancock as Possible Outside CEO (2)

Hancock and Tucker overlapped for a few months at AIG in 2010, when the insurer spun off Hong Kong-based AIA Group Ltd., which Tucker formerly led. Cambridge Fellow While Hancock would be an outsider, he’s cut from the same cloth as many HSBC lifers. ( read original story ...)

UAE school fees second highest in the world – HSBC study

Hong Kong took the first spot, with parents spending about $132,161 per child. The survey conducted falls under HSBC’s The Value for Education series, which polled 8,481 parents from 15 different countries and territories. It reveals insights on parents ... ( read original story ...)

PEOPLE MOVES: Jersey Finance, Quilter Cheviot, HSBC, UBS

Patrick Ho has been hired as Asia investment strategist for HSBC’s private banking business. Based in Hong Kong, he will support the development of regional investment and product strategies across all asset classes for clients in Asia, according to a ... ( read original story ...)

New trading board – bitter memories still haunt investors

particularly Hong Kong. When Cathay Pacific, the city's flag carrier, was facing earnings headwinds, it went back to the basic strategy taught in business schools - cost cutting. Indeed, even mighty HSBC had to greatly reduce its operating expenses ... ( read original story ...)

Clifford Chance Advises on $1.5B London Real Estate Financing

Clifford Chance advised Bank of China (Hong Kong) Ltd., HSBC and ING Real Estate Finance as lenders to CC Land, with a team led by real estate partner Jane Cheong in London and finance partner Dauwood Malik in Hong Kong. Tax partner Dan Neidle, derivatives ... ( read original story ...)

China’s aircraft carrier celebrated on Hong Kong port call

China's sole operating aircraft carrier arrived on its first port call to Hong Kong on Friday as part of efforts to stir patriotism amid commemorations of the city's handover from British to Chinese rule 20 years ago. The Liaoning steamed into port with ... ( read original story ...)

Young creatives look to build a high-tech Hong Kong future

Hong Kong has diverse cultural and social backgrounds ... “At the current state of my business, I am still struggling to gain more exposure for my own work. This had proven to be really difficult for designers,” said Belinda Chang, founder of Obellery ... ( read original story ...)

Elliott raises stake in Hong Kong bank BEA before court hearing

HONG KONG Elliott Management Corp has raised its stake in Bank of East Asia Ltd (BEA) (0023.HK) less than two weeks before the Hong Kong lender defends itself in court against a lawsuit brought by the U.S. hedge fund. Elliott bought 237,800 shares of BEA ... ( read original story ...)