China’s Housing Market: The Iron Bubble

“There are few investments products that offer the same degree of security as real estate,” says Sam Crispin, CEO of ABP Investment Management in Hong Kong. China’s banks ... sweeping economic change,” wrote McKinsey in a 2013 report, Mapping ... ( read original story ...)

Don’t miss opportunities Islamic fintech gives HK

Cairo launched two startup projects last year. Ernst & Young last year reported that the 40 largest Islamic banks had approved budgets ranging from $15 million to $50 million to expand digital business in the next three years. What is Hong Kong doing with ... ( read original story ...)

No One Makes Money by Betting Against Hong Kong

I asked several industrialists and economists, where does a startup in Shenzhen want to do its initial public offering? Their unanimous answer was, “Hong Kong, if they can meet the requirements.” Hong Kong’s “requirements,” the integrity of ... ( read original story ...)

Rune Evensen interviewed about Singapore start-up

The Norwegian Rune Evensen, the founder of an extraordinary startup in Singapore within the emerging Fintech ... since then it has been a year in Hong Kong and now 7+ years in Singapore. I established my consultancy company there back in 2013, and that ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong home prices climb to new peaks, but growth pace slows

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's red-hot home prices extended their record-breaking run in June, although the pace of growth slowed, underscoring the challenges the city's new leader faces in reining in prices in one of the world's most expensive property ... ( read original story ...)