HIGHLIGHTS * BME : RBC raises to sector perform from underperform * HSBC Holdings Plc : Credit Suisse cuts to underperform ... HSBC Holdings Plc : Credit Suisse raises target price to HK$62.90 from HK$61.00 * HSBC Holdings Plc : Credit Suisse ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong fans jeer China’s national anthem
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong soccer supporters again jeered China's national anthem on Tuesday as tensions between sections of the city's population and the mainland Chinese authorities continue to simmer. A group of fans at Hong Kong Stadium for the ... ( read original story ...)
HK property stocks rise ahead of chief executive’s maiden policy address
Hong Kong property stocks lead gains in blue-chip index , with shares of New World Development hitting a four-year high ahead of a policy address on Wednesday by the city's new leader, Carrie Lam ** Chief Executive Lam is set to map out the vision and ... ( read original story ...)
How Hong Kong can maintain a competitive edge in fintech development
Hong Kong is a well-known international financial centre, and financial technology is one of the major trends affecting the global financial community. Two weeks ago, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority outlined a plan to launch an enhanced fintech supervisor ... ( read original story ...)
GT : DISCLOSABLE TRANSACTION IN RELATION TO PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
(Incorporated in Hong Kong with limited liability) The Board is pleased to announce that on 10 October 2017, the Loan Agreement was entered into between Global Wealth Finance as lender and the Borrower as borrower pursuant to which, Global Wealth Finance ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks rise, bolstered by telecom and property firms
Oct 10 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares shrugged off modest losses on Wall Street to end higher on Tuesday, aided by strong gains in telecoms and property firms. The Hang Seng index rose 0.6 percent, to 28,490.83 points, while the China Enterprises Index ... ( read original story ...)
BRIEF-United Laboratories International signs facility agreement with China Development Bank Hong Kong
* Entered facility agreement with China Development Bank Hong Kong for HK$300 million and HK$200 million term loans Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage: Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s 20-square-foot ‘coffin homes’ expose a terrifying truth about the future of cities
When people talk about cities seeming futuristic, generally they mean it in a positive way. But Hong Kong — a wealthy metropolis plagued with an affordable housing crisis — shows what could happen as cities get more crowded. According to United ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong court refuses to call policeman who fired warning shots during Mong Kok riot to testify
A Hong Kong court on Monday rejected a defence request to summon the officer who fired bullets into the air during clashes in Mong Kok last year, finding his evidence irrelevant to the trial of nine men accused of rioting soon after the warning shots. ( read original story ...)
Suspected Hong Kong triad member arrested after allegedly forcing elderly man to drink Coke at knifepoint
A suspected Hong Kong triad member accused of making an elderly man drink a can of Coke at knifepoint was arrested in a police raid on Monday. The 44-year-old man with a pigtail was picked up at a Portland Street guest house in Mong Kok at about 10.30pm ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Open: Venus Williams shakes off rust with cruise against Risa Osaki
The world number five took just 74 minutes to see off Japan`s Ozaki in hot and humid conditions in Victoria Park. Hong Kong: Venus Williams raced through her opening match in the WTA Hong Kong Open on Tuesday with a 6-2, 6-2 win against Risa Ozaki. ( read original story ...)
Private lender launches foreign buyer mortgage
and real estate finance platform – has just launched one of Australia’s first 25-year foreign buyer mortgages for the settlement of apartment purchases. The product was launched with support from Hong Kong-listed Far East Consortium (FEC). FEC ... ( read original story ...)
ANZ pushes the boat out as loan crunch looms
Analysts are forecasting that mortgage system growth will slow from current levels ... Both the Bank of England and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority have introduced caps on loan-to-income ratios for residential property buyers in order to discourage ... ( read original story ...)
Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc. Clas (NYSE:OPY) Experiences Lighter than Usual Trading Volume
The Business’s segments are Private Client, Asset Management, Capital Markets, Commercial Mortgage Banking and Corporate/Other ... (United Kingdom), Oppenheimer Investments Asia Ltd. (Hong Kong) and Oppenheimer Israel (OPCO) Ltd. (Israel).. ( read original story ...)