Property firm China Evergrande was the most charitable of Hong Kong’s listed companies in 2016, beating out the previous year’s top donor HSBC, according to a report on Thursday, which also showed an overall rise in philanthropic activity by listed firms. ( read original story ...)
Startups: How HK and Shenzhen can complement each other
Many tend to compare Hong Kong with its neighbor Shenzhen. Some believe the two cities are competing with each other, while others said the two can complement each other for a win-win situation. The number of startups has surged over the past seven years ... ( read original story ...)
Jailed Hong Kong activist Wong back in court on 21st birthday
Jailed Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong will mark his 21st birthday in court Friday to face more charges over his role in pro-democracy protests as his parents say they are standing by him. Wong and two other student leaders were jailed in August for six to ... ( read original story ...)
Explain This: what does it mean to be poor in Hong Kong, and how many people live in poverty?
“Poverty in Hong Kong is still a very serious issue ... Explain This takes a closer look at topical issues or news of the moment and presents it in easy-to-understand summaries ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Bourse May Turn Lower Again On Friday
Hong Kong & China Gas added 0.41 percent, Sands China gained 0.40 percent, Kunlun Energy shed 0.27 percent, BOC Hong Kong lost 0.13 percent and China Petroleum and Chemical (Sinopec) and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China were unchanged. The lead from ... ( read original story ...)
BMW prints first foreign corporate Dim Sum in two years
HONG KONG, Oct 12 (IFR) - German carmaker Bayerische Motoren Werke ... BMW's issue follows those of National Bank of Canada, Royal Bank of Canada and BOC Aviation, making the past three weeks the busiest period in two years for the Dim Sum market. ( read original story ...)
Banking it all on the old credentials
surging by more than HK$60 billion. Gao's formula is to get the bank adapt itself to the persistent fluctuations in the world financial markets, steering the company away from troubled waters into bigger non-interest-related operations to help it cope with ... ( read original story ...)
Seven elite students who’ve already been hired by major banks in Hong Kong
Chen is an incoming investment banking analyst at Nomura, having worked for the Japanese firm in Hong Kong between June and August this year. He’s also part of a growing group of mainland Chinese who have moved to Hong Kong for university and have then ... ( read original story ...)
Industrial and Commrcl Bank of China : Proxy Form for the First Extraordinary General Meeting of 2017
In such event, the instrument appointing a proxy shall be deemed to be revoked. The H share registrar of the Bank is Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited, whose address is at 17M Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen's Road East, Wan Chai ... ( read original story ...)
Industrial and Commrcl Bank of China : Circular of the First Extraordinary General Meeting of 2017
If you intend to attend the EGM in person or by proxy, you are required to complete and return the reply slip to Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited or to the Bank's Board of Directors' Office on or before Thursday, 9 November 2017. ( read original story ...)
Insider John Flint to be HSBC’s new chief executive as bank looks to build on recent growth
the region of southern China across the border from Hong Kong. The strategy has started to bear fruit, and HSBC’s profits rose by 5 per cent in the first half of this year. “HSBC is a bank on the front foot and is probably ahead of other European ... ( read original story ...)
Dollar firms as bank earnings fail to excite Wall Street
Asian stocks were the session’s outperformers as Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index reached decade highs ... highs to trade 0.2 per cent lower at $1.1832 after the European Central Bank’s chief economist Peter Praet suggested a longer extension of its ... ( read original story ...)
BNM Explains Why You Can’t Afford a House
The central bank has resisted calls to loosen mortgage lending, instead saying the property ... affordability out of 18 metropolitan regions around the globe, with Hong Kong homes costing 19 times income and Beijing 14.5 times. Take a closer look at ... ( read original story ...)
The bank of the future
McKinsey's latest research reveals that at least 80 per cent ... the UK, New Zealand, Estonia, Hong Kong and Japan. As the digital future becomes inevitable, we understand that the one-size-fits-all approach in banking does not work anymore. ( read original story ...)