HONG KONG (CNNMoney) - Competition is heating up for Tesla in the world's biggest market for electric cars. Shanghai-based startup NIO is the latest Chinese company to try to get in on the action. It unveiled a 7-seater electric SUV at a glitzy launch ... ( read original story ...)
Students threaten to escalate action after pro-Beijing professor set to be reappointed at Hong Kong university
The University of Hong Kong appointed Professor Zhang Xiang as the next vice ... students about the situation and request to meet university governors when classes start in January or at the next council meeting in February. Students have been at odds ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong risks losing listings crown to New York
Hong Kong is poised to lose its title as the leading global venue ... 2017 came as a major boost to the exchange and paved the way for other fast-growing tech start-ups to follow suit. Ken Fong, a research head at Dealogic, said another key reason for ... ( read original story ...)
Li Ka-Shing’s VC firm initiates first Hong Kong investment
[Photo/VCG] Horizons Ventures, founded by Hong Kong's richest man Li Ka-Shing, led a Series Pre-A round investment in artificial intelligence startup Fano Labs, marking its first investment in a Hong Kong-based company, according to US tech media ... ( read original story ...)
Bank on UBS to raise laughs – and HK$1.7 million – for a worthy cause
It was time for UBS staff to take a break for charity, dressing up and enjoying themselves at a Christmas party on the 52nd floor of the International Finance Centre in Central. Many staff members also bought along their families to join the event themed ... ( read original story ...)
This is what the banking job market in APAC was really like in 2017
Recruiters in Hong Kong, Singapore and Sydney reveal the realities of the job market this year. https://news.efinancialcareers.com/sg-en/302960/apac-banking-jobs-2017/ If they’re not on holiday already, banking recruiters across Asia Pacific are ... ( read original story ...)
China Zheshang Bank : GRANTING OF BANKING LICENSE BY THE HONG KONG MONETARY AUTHORITY
The board of directors (the "Board") of China Zheshang Bank Co. Ltd. (the "Bank") is pleased to announce that the Bank has been granted a banking license by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority on December 19, 2017 and thus becomes a licensed bank in Hong Kong. ( read original story ...)
Sea change sends CUA CIO to Hong Kong
Credit Union Australia's IT chief Sue Coulter will bid farewell to a seven-year career at the bank to set sail for AIA Life Insurance in Hong Kong. It marks a change of scenery for the long-time banking IT executive, who has spent the majority of her ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong-London Financial Services Forum 2017 (with photos)
and Standard Chartered Bank, as well as industry experts from Hong Kong and London. The HKMA and HM Treasury acted as facilitators. Latest developments in RMB internationalisation Forum participants reviewed the development of offshore RMB business in Hong ... ( read original story ...)
Big Data: Hong Kong B-School Drives Next Generation Of Business Analytics Grads
In the tech world, data rules supreme. But how does one go about understanding it without feeling lost in a maze of technological bemusement? The one-year, full-time MSc in Business Analytics at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) was launched with ... ( read original story ...)
Can plan to scrap MPF offset mechanism move by Lunar New Year? Unlikely, Hong Kong’s business sector says
Hong Kong’s business sector on Monday expressed scepticism over a Lunar New Year time frame being observed for progress on a long-awaited government proposal to stop employers from dipping into workers’ pension funds for severance and long-service ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong personal data watchdog warns on consumer loyalty programmes
Retailers love to offer membership and rewards programmes to lure and retain consumers but Hong Kong’s privacy chief on Monday warned that many shops fail to provide customers with transparency, choices and control over the use of personal data. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index To Reach 34,500 In 2018, Fundsupermart.com Says
HONG KONG (Dec 19) -- The Hang Seng Index is forecast to reach 34,500 next year -- an 18% increase from its current level -- driven by earnings expansion at Chinese banks, insurers and technology companies, online investment products retailer Fundsupermart ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks enjoy early gains after Dow Jones hits 70th record finish of the year
Hong Kong stocks opened higher and continued rising in early Tuesday trading, with Tencent leading the gainers, after the US Dow Jones Industrial Average marked its 70th record finish of the year on Monday. The Hang Seng Index was quoted at 29,228.38 in ... ( read original story ...)