Hong Kong’s monetary chiefs can raise a glass to Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng for giving global speculators something else to jump on. ( read original story ...)
China Property Downturn Overshadows Onewo IPO
Real estate developer China Vanke’s property services unit, Onewo, is looking to go public in what will be Hong Kong’s largest IPO this year. Onewo hopes to raise up to $783.5 million by selling a 10% ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC mulls ditching Canadian business amid Ping An breakup pressure
HSBC Bank Canada is a very strong business and Canada’s leading international bank,” they added. A large group of Hong Kong retail investors with stakes in HSBC have supported Ping An’s campaign. ( read original story ...)
HSBC Exploring Possible Sale of Canadian Unit – Reports
HSBC Holdings PLC (LON:HSBA) is in the early stages of exploring a sale of its Canadian subsidiary, according to statements from the bank quoted in media reports. Sources first told Sky News that HSBC ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC weighs sale of Canadian business as part of strategic review
HSBC is exploring a potential sale of its Canadian operations as it faces pressure from its largest shareholder, Ping An Insurance Group, to break up its business. ( read original story ...)
HSBC explores $9bn sale of Canadian business
HSBC has launched a strategic review of its Canadian business that could lead to a sale for up to $9bn, as the group resists pressure from its largest shareholder Ping An to split its Asian and ... ( read original story ...)
Man loses over HK$3m in alleged phone scam
Police said on Tuesday that a 62-year-old man had been allegedly conned out of over HK$3.8 million by fraudsters posing as government officials. ( read original story ...)
China’s property crash: ‘a slow-motion financial crisis’
Logan Wright, a Hong Kong-based partner at consultancy Rhodium Group, calls the situation a “slow-motion financial crisis”. Contagion is spreading into the deep tissue of China’s political economy. ( read original story ...)
Linklaters adds Hong Kong restructuring head from Allen & Overy
Linklaters said Monday that it has added a new partner to its Asia restructuring and insolvency practice in Hong Kong from rival U.K.-founded law firm Allen & Overy. ( read original story ...)
Chinese Property Props Up Plunging Hong Kong Stocks
The Hang Seng Index closed at an 11-year low, with losses in financials and tech, although piecemeal property measures out of Beijing temporarily boosted developers. ( read original story ...)
HKMA buys HK$2.355 billion from market to stop currency weakening
Hong Kong's de facto central bank bought HK$2.355 billion ($300.00 million) from the market on Monday to stop the local currency weakening and breaking its peg to the U.S. dollar.The Hong Kong dollar ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC, Tencent add to Hong Kong stock losses as traders shun riskier assets for safe haven before market holidays
Stocks find no traction even after a 21 per cent slump last quarter, with traders wary of losses before the market pauses on Tuesday for a holiday. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong fourth among biggest IPO markets globally, as Shanghai’s Star Market takes top spot and Singapore fails to make the cut
The city improved upon a 10th-place ranking in June after bourse operator Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing’s main board saw 47 IPOs raise US$8.8 billion in the first nine months. ( read original story ...)
HSBC kicks off informal investor talks for Indonesian business IPO
HSBC Holdings Plc has started briefing investors on a potential initial public offering (IPO) of its Indonesian business, said two sources with direct knowledge of the matter. ( read original story ...)