Out of the eight public sector banks operating in Hong Kong, four have already closed or are at different stages of closing. Three others are contemplating the future of their operations post-Covid. ( read original story ...)
EXCLUSIVE Beijing gives initial nod to revive Ant IPO after crackdown cools-sources
China's central leadership has given billionaire Jack Ma's Ant Group a tentative green light to revive its initial public offering (IPO), two sources with knowledge of the matter said, in the clearest ... ( read original story ...)
Quotes: China to consider reviving Ant Group’s IPO: Bloomberg News
Chinese financial regulators have started early stage talks on a potential revival of Ant Group's initial public offering (IPO), Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong invites global financiers to two-day November summit in much-heralded bid to reclaim city’s spot in world finance
Hong Kong’s monetary authority will roll out the red carpet for the world’s top financiers, as it aims to reverse an exodus of financial talent from the city to reclaim its place in global finance ... ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: Beijing gives initial nod to Ant to revive IPO plans in Shanghai, Hong Kong-sources
China's central leadership has given a tentative green light to Jack Ma's Ant Group to revive its initial public offering plans in both Shanghai and Hong Kong, two sources with knowledge of the matter ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong invites global financiers to two-day November summit to reclaim city’s spot in world finance
Hong Kong’s monetary authority will roll out the red carpet for the world’s top financiers, as it aims to reverse an exodus of financial talent from the city to reclaim its place in global finance ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Regulator Steps Up Awareness Campaign on NFTs
The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has stepped up its awareness campaign on non-fungible tokens (NFTs), cautioning investors against investing in them if ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC shutters Hong Kong-based trade start-up Serai
A Hong Kong-based trade platform launched by HSBC Holdings three years ago with much fanfare has shut down after failing to build a commercially viable business.Serai, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC shuts down Hong Kong-based trade start-up Serai
HONG KONG : A Hong Kong-based trade platform launched by HSBC Holdings three years ago with much fanfare has shut down after failing to build a commercially viable business, the London-headquartered ... ( read original story ...)
Pando Finance will launch two active Hong Kong listed SFC authorized public ETFs, Blockchain ETF and Innovation ETF, around Q4 2022
Pando Finance was successfully granted the unconditional license from the Securities and Futures Commission ("SFC") of Hong Kong to carry out Type 1, 4, and 9 regulated activities, in the scope of ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC pulls the plug on trade startup Serai
HSBC has called time on Serai, its wholly owned subsidiary that operated as an online B2B platform for SME trade, after the venture failed to make money. Originally launched in 2019 as part of the ... ( read original story ...)
British wealth manager SJP eyes China’s growing pension market, details retirement risk for Hong Kong’s ‘sandwiched generation’
London-listed St James's Place is looking for a chance to expand into China's pension market, either through a joint-venture or on its own The company also released research showing Hongkongers with ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong sports boss Lam Tai-fai says elite athletes in city need more cash, at ceremony for new HK$1 billion facility
Sports Institute chairman Lam Tai-fai says government will be partly to blame if athletes fail to build on Tokyo Olympics success, and calls for new training facilities to built in New Territories. ( read original story ...)
Standard Chartered Hong Kong sees metaverse as future of banking
Could the next frontier of banking services lie in the metaverse? For Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) Hong Kong, it just might be. The bank, through its investment arm, SC Ventures, recently purchased ... ( read original story ...)