Hong Kong’s jobless rate fell further between August and October to 4.3 per cent as the city’s economic recovery picked up steam. The Census and Statistics Department revealed on Tuesday that 171,800 ... ( read original story ...)
Kenny Ho on Carret Private’s Differentiated Value Proposition and Competing Head-on with the Private Banks
It was in September 2019 that Hong Kong independent wealth management firm Carret Private Investments and Singapore’s Lumen Capital Investors announced their merger, as part of a strategy to ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong defends allowing JPMorgan CEO to skip Covid-19 quarantine
Chief Executive Carrie Lam said Mr Jamie Dimon's trip was relatively low risk.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s M+ Art Museum Opens Amid Censorship Concerns; Badiucao Withstands Censorship Pressure Abroad
Hong Kong’s new museum of visual culture, M+, made its debut to the public. A two-decade-long, billion-dollar project considered the crown jewel of West Kowloon, it will test the limits of how far the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Builds On Offshore RMB Connections
China has seen an increasing use of the RMB in trade settlement since the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) allowed for the first time China’s cross-border trade to be settled in RMB. ( read original story ...)
JPMorgan’s Dimon says Hong Kong’s COVID-19 rules make it harder to retain staff
JPMorgan Chase & Co Chief Executive Jamie Dimon said he believed Hong Kong's strict pandemic measures are making it tougher for the investment bank to retain staff in the financial hub, Bloomberg News ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong needs further reforms to attract more biotech, health care firms to raise funds, says government advisory
Further reforms are needed if Hong Kong is to attract more health care and biotechnology companies looking to raise funds, according to a study released on Monday. The Financial Services Development ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese Startup Meicai Picks Banks for Hong Kong IPO
Meicai, a Chinese startup that connects restaurants with vegetable producers, has picked banks for its proposed Hong Kong initial public offering, according to people with knowledge of the matter. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Blockchain Unicorn Startup Animoca Brands Joins Forces With K-Pop Agency To Make NFTs
Animoca Brands has teamed up with Cube Entertainment, home to the likes of girl group (G)I-dle and boy band BTOB. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks log longest winning streak since February on China easing bets while liquidity concerns undermine developers
Hong Kong stocks gained for the fifth day, as several reports on China’s economy failed to show a meaningful recovery this quarter, strengthening policy easing bets. The Hang Seng Index rose 0.3 per ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong mandates banks for green bond deal – term sheet
Hong Kong is testing the market's appetite for a U.S. dollar and euro-denominated green bond, according to a term sheet seen by Reuters on Monday. By Scott Murdoch HONG KONG, Nov 15 (Reuters) - Hong ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks drop as China reports signal weak growth while liquidity concerns undermine developers
Hong Kong stocks fluctuated as China's economic reports for October showed little signs of meaningful recovery this quarter, strengthening policy easing bets. Property stocks weakened as liquidity ... ( read original story ...)
As the world’s post-Covid recovery takes off, a closed Hong Kong is poorer than it thinks
I felt rather privileged to receive a note from the chairman and CEO of British Airways to tell me a historic event had occurred: the vast majority of people in the UK, fully vaccinated and with a ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Stock Market Tipped To Extend Winning Streak
The Hong Kong stock market has finished higher in four straight sessions, advancing more than 560 points or 2.3 percent along the ... ( read original story ...)