Last year, the government created a stir when it announced that it had awarded a US$6 million contract to Consulum, a public relations firm specialising in government communications, to undertake a ... ( read original story ...)
Lufax Subsidiary LU Hong Kong Wins IFTA FinTech Achievement Award for Online Wealth Management Platform
Limited ("LU Hong Kong"), a subsidiary of Lufax Holding Ltd ("Lufax", NYSE: LU), a leading technology-empowered personal financial services platform in China, today announced that it has won the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Insurtech OneDegree Secures $28M via Series B1 from Sun Hung Kai & Co., Others
Hong Kong-based OneDegree, an Insurtech firm under the Cyberport Incubation Program, revealed on August 30, 2021 that it has secured $28 million in capital through a Series B1 round. The company has ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus in Hong Kong: government must explain rationale behind quarantine measures
The changes in mid-August to the Hong Kong government's Covid-19 quarantine policies for arrivals to the city confirm it is time that the government explains its policy behind the restrictions to ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC appoints former SBI chairman Rajnish Kumar as a non-executive director
He was previously appointed as senior adviser by Baring Private Equity Asia and an adviser to Kotak Investment Advisors ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong plans new risk controls to prevent Archegos-style collapse
Hong Kong’s central bank and top financial regulator are developing a system to track dangerously concentrated exposures to stocks as part of efforts to prevent an Archegos Capital-style blow-up, ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC Asia Ropes In Former SBI Chairman Kumar As Director
His experience across India''s financial sector will be an invaluable addition to the board of the HSBC Group's Asian entity as it directs focus on the region, Hongkong and Shanghai Banking ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of China H1 profit rises 12per cent, biggest first half jump since 2013
Bank of China Ltd (BoC), the country's fourth-largest lender by assets, posted a 11.8per cent increase in first-half net profit on Monday, the biggest jump since 2013 as business activity recovered ... ( read original story ...)
The Future of Supply Chains
In this difficult past year, the West has come to see how vulnerable it is to supply chains that are largely focused around China The COVID-19 pandemic ramped up discussion about changing global ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus pandemic contributing to ‘myopia boom’ among Hong Kong children, study finds
Study finds that incidence rate of nearsightedness may be 2½ times higher amid the pandemic, with cases progressing twice as quickly. ( read original story ...)
SenseTime Files for IPO in Hong Kong. Why U.S. Investors May Want to Sit It Out.
SenseTime, a Chinese artificial intelligence company, is under U.S. scrutiny and could be included among companies that are off limits to U.S. investors. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s SFC Suspends Former Emperor Representative for Two Years
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) announced on Monday that it had suspended a former licensed representative of Emperor Securities Limited. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: jab rules update allows Hong Kong residents stranded in Philippines, Indonesia to return
Hong Kong residents who have been fully vaccinated in either country and are able to present a valid inoculation document will be allowed to return. ( read original story ...)
HSBC Asia appoints former SBI chairman Rajnish Kumar as non-executive director
Kumar was previously appointed as senior advisor by Baring Private Equity Asia and an advisor to Kotak Investment Advisors ... ( read original story ...)