Airline staff refused to allow a wheelchair user to board a flight at Hong Kong International Airport because she was travelling alone, sparking calls from a lawmaker for the carrier to make its instr... ( read original story ...)
Redefining Banking
“The future of retail banking is about merging banking into customers’ daily lives,” she says. Even though Hong Kong is currently one of the world’s foremost financial hubs, Mrs Kan says the city will ... ( read original story ...)
Maybank Shuts Hong Kong, China Institutional Research
Malayan Banking Bhd., Malaysia’s biggest lender, is closing its Hong Kong and China institutional equity research business to focus on Southeast Asian operations. Maybank Kim Eng, the investment banki... ( read original story ...)
Malayan Banking Berhad : Maybank shuts HK, China institutional research biz, to focus on ASEAN
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - The investment banking arm of Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank), Malaysia's largest bank by assets, is closing its institutional research business in Hong Kong and China as part o... ( read original story ...)
Maybank ceases HK equities research operations
KUALA LUMPUR: Malayan Banking Bhd, Malaysia’s biggest lender, has ceased its Hong Kong equities research operations as the investment bank focuses on its core Asean market. Maybank Kim Eng said the in... ( read original story ...)
Chinese cryptocurrency exchanges seek reverse mergers in Hong Kong as IPO plans of bitcoin mining rig makers falter
The world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchanges are looking at reverse mergers in Hong Kong, as hopes dim for bitcoin mining rig makers’ plans to go public in the city. The back-door listing efforts have ... ( read original story ...)
China Overseas Land borrows HK$30b
The banks include DBS Bank, Agricultural Bank of China (1288), BOC Hong Kong (2388), Bank of Communicatio... China Overseas Land and Investment (0688) raised a 5-year HK$30 billion syndicated loan fro... ( read original story ...)
In Acquisition Spree, Elevate Acquires Hong Kong-Based Flexible Lawyering Business
Your article was successfully shared with the contacts you provided. Hong Kong (Photo: leungchopan/Shutterstock.com) Legal services and technology provider Elevate has acquired year-old flexible lawye... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong ranked world’s freest economy for 25th successive year, beating Singapore at 2nd place and mainland China in 100th
Hong Kong has been ranked the world’s freest economy by an American think tank for the 25th consecutive year, but the researchers also said the judiciary had become less effective. The Heritage Founda... ( read original story ...)
Grand Cinema in Hong Kong’s Elements mall to close at the end of February after more than 11 years in business
Hong Kong’s biggest cinema will close next month when its lease comes to an end, it has been announced. “Due to the expiry of our lease, the Grand Cinema will cease operating on February 28, 2019,” th... ( read original story ...)
Banking on a FinTech Future
ZHONG Xiangqun, Chief Operating Officer of Bank of China (Hong Kong) (BOCHK), believes we have entered a golden age of FinTech. “Recent advances in technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), b... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Well-placed to be Global FinTech Hub
While FinTech is growing rapidly in Asia – and nowhere more so than in mainland China – d’Haussy explains that development on the mainland is mainly focused on consumer-orientated payment systems wher... ( read original story ...)
Charting the Route to Hong Kong’s FinTech Future
As an indication of the importance of FinTech to Hong Kong’s prospects, the first award made to the Business School under the Research Grants Council’s Theme-based Research Scheme (TRS) is for researc... ( read original story ...)
Britannia Granted Licence To Underwrite Business in Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s insurance regulator, the Insurance Authority (IA), has granted Britannia a licence to underwrite business from its Hong Kong office. This positive news is in line with Britannia’s strategy ... ( read original story ...)