Women still have much progress to make before being equal or taking charge of life-changing financial decisions with a partner, according to a UBS survey released ahead of International Women’s Day on ... ( read original story ...)
Pro-Beijing protesters condemn US diplomat’s ‘interference’ after speech warning of threats to Hong Kong’s autonomy
The protest came amid anger from Beijing over a February 27 speech by Tong, in which he warned that threats to the Hong Kong’s autonomy could damage business interests. A spokesperson for the consulat... ( read original story ...)
Have Insiders Been Selling New Century Group Hong Kong Limited (HKG:234) Shares This Year?
On the other hand, we’d be remiss not to mention that insider sales have been known to precede tough periods for a business ... shares in New Century Group Hong Kong Limited (HKG:234). ( read original story ...)
TPG Sixth Street Partners Opens Hong Kong Office
TPG Sixth Street Partners (TSSP), a global finance and investment business with over $29 billion in assets under management, today announced the opening of a new office in Hong Kong and that Henry Tao ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong diplomats visit China’s Greater Bay Area as Pearl River Delta seeks new image
As many in Hong Kong are looking at the plan with caution due to concerns ... that Beijing can accomplish its goal of integrating the zone into a technology-driven business hub, based upon existing in... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Allows Fleeing Saudi Sisters to Stay Another Month: Lawyer
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Two Saudi sisters fleeing what they described as beatings and repression in their home country have been granted an extension to stay in Hong Kong until next month, their lawyer ... ( read original story ...)
How we should learn to work with robots
A global McKinsey survey highlighted that executives increasingly ... this is unlikely to be the case, especially in Hong Kong. Rather, RPA will automate some tasks, leaving the human employee to do m... ( read original story ...)
Alibaba bets on Frenchman to lead high-stakes Southeast Asia expansion
HONG KONG (March 4): In December ... After studying information technology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, he joined McKinsey & Co and moved to Singapore. During his stint at the consult... ( read original story ...)
Governments need to buy more tech — starting with RPA
In the APAC, governments in some countries such as Singapore, Hong Kong, India, and Australia have been offering ... According to a recent blogpost by McKinsey, many governments have already made sign... ( read original story ...)
Why Wall Street Needs Paid Paternity Leave
He was a UBS employee in Britain and then Hong Kong—nations in which the law stipulates at least ... a report from report from McKinsey pointed out last year that better gender balance in financial se... ( read original story ...)
The Perfect Pair of Pants Is Just a 3D Body Scan Away
Isabella Wren, a Hong Kong–based fashion brand ... This kind of customization represents "a huge shift in the industry," says Sophie Marchessou, a partner at McKinsey who consults on retail brands. A ... ( read original story ...)
Breakingviews – Money can’t buy China’s chip industry much love
HONG KONG (Reuters Breakingviews ... 150 billion in state and other investments for the industry, according to a McKinsey tally based on an official 2014 policy roadmap. Yet despite oodles ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese workers’ hopes for a hefty pay rise will be dashed as employers face gloomy business prospects
Global consultancy McKinsey said that digital forces will help restructure ... would still appear to be higher than elsewhere in the region, Hays said. In Hong Kong, 35 per cent of employers plan to o... ( read original story ...)
So You Think Capitalism Is Evil
Of course, McKinsey was quick to sympathize ... Many countries — Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Signapore — that achieved a ‘Western’ standard of living did so by ... ( read original story ...)