Breaking point: Hong Kong’s overburdened mental health care system in need of a fix The Clara House hostel supported by the Mental Health Association allows residents a high degree of freedom to live independently. They are allowed to go out to work ... ( read original story ...)
Report: Hong Kong Banks Should Explore Blockchain Tech Despite Regulatory Hurdles
In its “Hong Kong Banking Outlook 2017” [PDF] report, the services giant cites soaring investment in the Fintech sector leading to the “rapid” development of the Fintech industry in Hong Kong. Blockchain technology is proving to be of particular ... ( read original story ...)
The best career advice from Asian bankers in 2016
Want to get ahead in Asian banking next year? Ten senior finance professionals in Hong Kong and Singapore offer up their top tips. http://news.efinancialcareers.com/au-en/268921/banking-jobs-2016-hong-kong/ Are you planning to move jobs in Asian banking in ... ( read original story ...)
BRIEF-Hua Xia Bank to set up branch in Hong Kong
* Says board approves to set up branch in Hong Kong Source text in Chinese: bit.ly/2izdArO Further company coverage: (Reporting by Hong Kong newsroom) Next In Financials ( read original story ...)
Natixis plans to expand in Australia, China, Hong Kong
Calvin Sit Natixis estimates revenue from Asian corporate and investment banking may grow 20 per cent this year as ... to add to the 600 people it employs in Asian markets including Hong Kong, China and Australia, he said. "We're doing a few things ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong, where history has become a battleground for Beijing
Instead of charging into a crowd armed with rifles, he was met with smartphones, overwhelmed on a street in Hong Kong by pictures and selfies rather than enemy fire. Yu is a member of Watershed, a local historical group working to raise awareness of what t ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong tops global IPO markets despite total funds raised sliding to eight-year low
HONG KONG: Total funds raised in the Hong Kong stock market have dropped to an eight-year low but the city still ranks top as the largest IPO market worldwide, according to data from Thomson Reuters. A combined total of just US$39.4 billion was raised in ... ( read original story ...)
Hang Seng Slips: Auto Stocks Tumble As China Mulls Cutting Tax Break
The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index fell 1.5% this morning, dragged down by industrial stocks. China’s auto makers all tumbled. Geely (175.Hong Kong) led the decline, falling 5.6%. Guangzhou Auto (2238.Hong Kong) dropped 4.3%, while Great Wall Motor ... ( read original story ...)
Asia stocks mixed in muted session, dollar recovers some losses
The Hang Seng index slid 0.3 percent ... European stocks were little changed on Friday, although banks rose after Deutsche Bank and Credit Suisse settled investigations into U.S. mortgage securities sales, while Italy's government approved ... ( read original story ...)
Asia bourses take a step back as post-Fed glow fades
What to watch Investors are turning their attention to the Bank of Japan’s policy decision on Tuesday ... Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 was up 0.7 per cent, while in Hong Kong the Hang Seng was down 0.7 per cent. China’s Shanghai Composite edged up ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Stocks Touch High for Year as Asia Shares Steady
Elsewhere, Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.1%, Korea’s Kospi edged up 0.3% and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index slipped 0.3%. “The equity market is fast... ( read original story ...)
Sensex, Nifty snap seven-day losing streak, Divi's Labs hits 52-week low
Axis Bank (2.23 percent) and ONGC (1.20 percent ... The Shanghai Composite Index fell 0.9 percent to 3,110.15 and Hong Kong's Hang Seng retreated 0.3 percent to 21,574.76. Sydney's S&P-ASX 200 was off 0.3 percent to 5,627.90 and Seoul's Kospi declined ... ( read original story ...)
China shares edge weaker in thin holiday trade
Metal shares fell in China with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 1.08% at 31076.92, while Hong Kong 's Hang Seng Index traded 0.28% lower at 21574.76. As well, the yuan was up against the dollar after the People's Bank of China set a stronger ... ( read original story ...)
Domestic markets end bearish; Nifty at 7-month low
Top losers in the Sensex-30 pack: Cipla (down 2.6 per cent), Axis Bank (down 2.2 per cent), ICICI Bank (down ... While Japanese financial markets were closed today for a public holiday, Hong Kong's Hang Seng fell 0.28 per cent and Shanghai Composite ... ( read original story ...)