She began her career in 2004 as an analyst at McKinsey. She then worked at Macquarie from 2006 ... Hufton joined Morgan Stanley’s transport team in London in 2006 and relocated to Hong Kong in 2013, reaching ED rank. Originally from Australia, Hufton ... ( read original story ...)
How can you capitalise on the Chinese market?
BoF / McKinsey identifies 10 emerging patterns ... Thanks to its high tourism volumes and the broad variety of retail opportunities, Hong Kong is a burgeoning, competitive marketplace and only a short hop from Australia. One of the biggest and best ... ( read original story ...)
Why Congress Should Privatize the Washington DC Metro
Hong Kong privatized its subway system in 2000. In a recent study on infrastructure, McKinsey reported: Hong Kong’s MTR Corporation has defied the odds and delivered significant financial and social benefits: excellent transit, new and vibrant ... ( read original story ...)
Will Chinese Giant Tencent Survive the Battle of Content?
Its service has recently expanded to India, and is already a hit in Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia. According to a recent report by research firm McKinsey, the Asian streaming music market is growing rapidly. Already in 2014, streaming ... ( read original story ...)
Privatize Washington’s Metro System
Hong Kong privatized its subway system in 2000. In a recent study on infrastructure, McKinsey reported: Hong Kong’s MTR Corporation has defied the odds and delivered significant financial and social benefits: excellent transit, new and vibrant ... ( read original story ...)
Morning update: Trump wants a wall, Canada embraces immigration
Tokyo’s Nikkei gained 1.8 per cent Thursday, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng 1.4 per cent ... Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his economic advisers, led by McKinsey & Co. China guru Dominic Barton, seem not to have a problem with this. They only see the ... ( read original story ...)
Mainland firms expand property footprint in Hong Kong, set to fuel price rises
Hong Kong will auction a site valued at as much as $2.2 billion in the first quarter, the first sale of commercial land in the Central business district in more than 20 years, and it is widely expected to be snapped up by a mainland Chinese developer ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Lunar New Year lai see tradition is big business with 400 million more banknotes in circulation
While the digital era has seen many people go online to manage their financial transactions, whenever Lunar New Year approaches more Hong Kong people visit bank branches for one simple reason – to exchange new banknotes for lai see packets – to the ... ( read original story ...)
PolyU Announces the 2nd Hong Kong Business Sustainability Index Overall Average Score Up 9.5% and Top 20 Companies Up 20.2%
The overall average score of the 50constituent companies of the Hang Seng Index (HSI) in the 2nd HKBSI was 45.73 (out of 100 points), an increase of 9.53% compared to that of the 1st HKBSI launched in December 2015. The average score of the top 20 Index ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong investor snaps up Paddington office block for almost £300m
CC Land Holdings, a Hong Kong investment vehicle owned by property magnate Cheung Chung-Kiu, has agreed to buy the One Kingdom Street office block from a joint venture between US financial services institution TIAA and two of Sweden’s national pension ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s main stock index closes Year of the Monkey up 21pc
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index ended the Year of the Monkey up 21.11 per cent after a quiet last day of trading before the Lunar New Year. Stocks opened lower, edging down in the first few minutes of trading on Friday, and ended the half day session down 0 ... ( read original story ...)
Aviva to sell 60% of Hong Kong life business in digital venture
Aviva Hong Kong will retain 40%, with Tencent purchasing 40% and Hillhouse 20% for an undisclosed sum. The resulting joint venture, subject to regulatory approval, will focus on selling basic life insurance and investment products online in the territory ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leadership favourite testifies in corruption trial
The trial comes at a time when residents are losing faith in Hong Kong's elites, as a string of corruption cases fuel public suspicions over cosy links between authorities and business leaders. Lam was made secretary for development in 2007 during Tsang's ... ( read original story ...)
Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un lookalikes pretended to kiss in Hong Kong
Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un impersonators walked down the streets of Hong Kong to the surprise of tourists in the area. The pair even pretended to kiss as they demonstrated the unlikely friendship between the two real-life leaders. Dennis Alan ... ( read original story ...)