The Hong Kong Monetary Authority is seeking public views on rules that would license and supervise stablecoin activities like banks Usually pegged to the US dollar, the US$150 billion stablecoin ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Monetary Authority aims to oversee stablecoin reserves
Hong Kong’s central bank wants to supervise entities involved in operations like issuing stablecoins and managing their reserves. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to Establish Plan for New Crypto Regulation by July
Hong Kong’s de facto central bank plans to have a new regulatory regime for crypto assets ready by July, as the city vies with Singapore to become a key hub for the burgeoning sector while at the same ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong regulator canvasses views on rules for crypto assets
Hong Kong's de facto central bank invited comment on Wednesday about ways to regulate crypto assets and stablecoins, with the aim of adopting a regulatory framework by 2024 in which the policy ... ( read original story ...)
Standard Chartered buys MPF trustee RBC Investor Services to tap Hong Kong’s growing retirement market
RBC, an indirect subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada, is one of the 13 MPF trustees that manage pension funds in the city Standard Chartered sold its MPF businesses to Manulife in 2015, but bank ... ( read original story ...)
ED arrests director of Hong Kong firm in spices trading corporation fraud case
The man was named as an accused by the agency in its charge sheet filed in this case in March, 2019 before a special PMLA court in Bengaluru. The ED case was booked after taking cognisance of a July, ... ( read original story ...)
Didi in talks for a second-quarter IPO in Hong Kong on its way to delisting from New York, sources say
Didi bankers are now busy finding a solution to make sure the company can meet with all the listing requirement in Hong Kong Hong Kong government and the local burse has rolled out red carpet to ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng jumps more than 2% as tech stocks rally; China’s December inflation slows
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index led gains in the region, as it jumped 2.79% to close at 24,402.17. The Hang Seng tech index soared nearly 5%, with Tencent rallying 4.52%, and Alibaba climbed 5.89%, and ... ( read original story ...)
Pan Mac pre-empts Blackhurst on HSBC Mexican drug cartel scandal
Pan Macmillan has pre-empted a “jaw-dropping” account of the HSBC Mexican drug cartel scandal by journalist Chris Blackhurst. Robin Harvie, former non-fiction publisher, pre-empted world rights to one ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Exchange’s Head of Green Finance Hui Leaves Firm
The head of green and sustainable finance at Hong Kong’s bourse left the firm this week after just 20 months in the position. ( read original story ...)
Primavera, ABCI Weighing To Join Hong Kong SPAC Race, Sources Say
Buyout firm Primavera Capital and the investing arm of ABC International Holdings Ltd. are considering forming a blank-check company to list in Hong Kong, according to people familiar with the matter, ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng jumps 2% as tech stocks rally; China’s December inflation slows
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index led gains in the region, as it jumped 2%. The Hang Seng tech index soared 3.7%, as Tencent was up 3.13%, and Alibaba climbed 4.7%, and Meituan jumped 7.69%. JD soared over ... ( read original story ...)
Didi struggles with Hong Kong IPO challenges
Didi has begun informal discussions with the Hong Kong stock exchange about a public listing, according to two people familiar with the situation, as the Chinese ride-hailing leader tries to return ... ( read original story ...)
Led by gains in Japan and Hong Kong, Asia stocks rise after Powell reassures to tackle rising prices
The dollar was steady after declining and commodity-linked currencies like the Australian dollar stabilized after jumping alongside oil prices. ( read original story ...)