Category: FINANCE

Japan's Nikkei 225 index soared 6.7%, more than recovering losses from the previous session. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index added 2.1% with Australia's ASX index up 3.3%. Traders had expected Hillary Clinton to beat Mr Trump to become the next US president. ( read original story ...)

South Korea's Kospi advanced 2.3 percent and Hong Kong's Hang Seng added 1.9 percent ... Barclays rose 0.3 per cent or 0.65p to 201.75p after the bank completed the sale of its £1.2 billion Spanish and Portuguese credit card business to Spanish online ... ( read original story ...)

With finance channels closing, fake trade invoicing has grown - as demonstrated by a growing gap between figures for Chinese imports from Hong Kong and Hong Kong's exports to China, which ought to be equal and opposite. In essence, Chinese importers ... ( read original story ...)

The Hong Kong stock market headed higher again on Thursday, one session after it had snapped the two-day winning streak in which it had spiked almost 260 points or 1.2 percent. The Hang Seng Index now rests just beneath the 22,840-point plateau ... ( read original story ...)

The function of the Audit Committee is oversight. The Management is responsible for the preparation, presentation and integrity of the financial statements. The external auditors are responsible for planning and carrying out a proper audit of the Group's ... ( read original story ...)

The Remuneration Committee (the "Committee") is a standing committee of the Board of Directors (the "Board"). The purpose of the Committee is to assist the Board in fulfilling its oversight responsibility for BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Limited (the "Company ... ( read original story ...)

That would help HSBC, Standard Chartered Plc, BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Ltd. and Bank of East Asia Ltd. Hong Kong home loans have been a coveted island of profitability in a low-yield world, but competition for market share has lately put pressure on ... ( read original story ...)

Nov. 3 -- Robert Martin, managing director and chief executive officer at BOC Aviation, discusses listing in Hong Kong, the company's M&A prospects, the demand for aircraft and the outlook for the aviation industry. He speaks to Bloomberg's Angie Lau and ... ( read original story ...)

26-Oct-2016 NTS 601988.SS Bank of China Ltd Q3 2016 Bank of China Ltd Earnings Release 26-Oct-2016 NTS 2388.HK BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd Q3 2016 BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd Earnings Release 27-Oct-2016 AMC 601628.SS China Life Insurance Co Ltd Q3 2016 ... ( read original story ...)

Read more: What Asian lenders are doing with blockchain technology BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Ltd., the city’s largest mortgage lender, is working with the government’s Applied Science and Technology Research Institute on a blockchain for use in property ... ( read original story ...)

BOC Hong Kong is offering tax loans at an annual interest rate of as low as 0.5 percent - but there's a catch.Only public servants and Hospital Authority staff are qualified to borrow at that low rate, and they have to be newly registered for the bank's ... ( read original story ...)

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Former financial secretary Antony Leung Kam-chung, who is seen as a possible chief executive contender, donated HK$100,000 to a veteran pan-democrat’s Legislative Council election campaign in September. Leung said he gave the money to Democratic Party ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG Financial services firms are increasingly turning to digital technology to meet onerous regulatory demands aimed at fighting financial fraud, creating a niche tech market that is estimated to grow to around $120 billion by 2020. Regulatory ... ( read original story ...)