HSBC Holdings just introduced its metaverse fund for its Asian clients. Based on the report, this new portfolio was also created to entice its wealthy clients in Asia. According to Reuters, HSBC ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Market Expects to Attract More Global Funds, Bain Capital’s Zhu Says
The Hong Kong stock market is expected to attract more international capital, bringing greater liquidity, according to Zhu Jia, co-head of Asia private equity at Bain Capital. Yicai Global spoke with ... ( read original story ...)
The Final Blow to Hong Kong
Few places have inspired more tropes and clichés than Hong Kong. A bridge between East and West. A gateway to China—or China’s to the world. “They strike a gong and fire off a mid-day gun,” one 1960s ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks begin to beat Chinese shares after languishing for a year as underdogs
The run-up in Hong Kong reflects the resilience among investors after weathering more than a year of China’s regulatory clampdown on technology stocks. ( read original story ...)
HSBC Is Launching a Metaverse Fund for High Net Worth Asian Clients
HSBC metaverse fund will be under the bank's asset management, focusing on infrastructure, virtualization, experience and discovery, interface and computing. ( read original story ...)
Staunch crackdown supporter says he will run for Hong Kong’s top job
John Lee, who has spent most of his civil service career in the police and overseeing security matters, has much less policy-making experience than previous chief executives. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leader defends Covid flight ban policy
Hong Kong's leader on Thursday defended her policy of temporarily banning flight routes that bring in coronavirus cases, as a leading airline industry ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Financial Markets
A man walks past a bank's electronic board showing the Hong Kong share index at Hong Kong Stock Exchange Thursday, April 7, 2022. Asian shares tracked a retreat on Wall ... ( read original story ...)
Staunch crackdown supporter to run for Hong Kong’s top job
Hong Kong’s No. 2 official, a staunch supporter of a Beijing-backed crackdown on pro-democracy activists, tendered his resignation on Wednesday to pave the way for his run in the city's upcoming ... ( read original story ...)
Fashion entrepreneur expats in Hong Kong see a bright future despite ‘brutal’ hit to retailing from Covid-19 policies
They ‘love’ Hong Kong and ‘know’ it will bounce back from Covid-19 – why expat fashion entrepreneurs are not going anywhere despite the ‘brutal’ hit to business some have suffered as a result of ... ( read original story ...)
Why China Is Worried About Hong Kong
Although Hong Kong weathered many a storm and displayed a remarkable resilience to bounce back, the developments in the territory have raised question marks with regard to its future stability and ... ( read original story ...)
6 accused of seditious acts at Hong Kong court hearings
Hong Kong’s national security police used a colonial-era sedition law to arrest six people on suspicion of causing a nuisance at court hearings in December and January. The suspects were arrested ... ( read original story ...)
Asian stock market: Japan’s Nikkei drops 1.9%, Hong Kong benchmark flat on hawkish Fed minutes; USD gains
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell 0.53% and Japan's Nikkei dropped 1.9%. Chinese blue chips shed 0.4%, although the Hong Kong benchmark was flat, buoyed by mainland ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong chief executive election 2022: John Lee attracted backers and critics during long climb from police inspector to No 2 official
Chief Secretary Lee is gearing up for a possible leadership bid, sources say. While some have previously questioned whether his background fully prepared him for his role as No 2 official, Lee appears ... ( read original story ...)