The lender's first-quarter personal loan drawdowns are expected to jump 50 per cent from a year ago, despite having up to 70 per cent of branches closed HSBC is among 20 major local banks that ... ( read original story ...)
Live: Hong Kong stocks begin marginally higher
Hong Kong stocks opened Monday morning with small gains following a hefty loss at the end of last week, though Shanghai fell after officials announce ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong has inevitably fallen into contraction in Q1 but confident in economic outlook: HK financial secretary
Hong Kong File photo. Hong Kong's economy is on course to contract in the first quarter of 2022, breaking a four-quarter run of recovery, but confidence in the economy remains, sa ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong finance chief expresses ‘firm confidence’ in city’s future despite predicted economic downturn in first quarter
Paul Chan predicts further rise in unemployment rate in first quarter of year Chan attributed economic contraction to a variety of factors, including fifth wave of coronavirus infections and ... ( read original story ...)
Covid-19: Hong Kong to halve flight-ban penalty to 7 days
Hong Kong reported 8,037 new COVID-19 infections on Sunday and 151 deaths, the second day in a row below 10,000 cases. ( read original story ...)
If HSBC can’t help you go elsewhere, says TONY HETHERINGTON
The problems started with the bank's 'safeguard' review. It is demanding to see documents that we do not have. The information requests seem endless. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police arrest 8 on suspicion of laundering HK$10 million in crime proceeds, producing fake banknotes
Hong Kong police have arrested eight people on suspicion of laundering more than HK$10 million (US$1.27 million) in crime proceeds from 30 fraud cases last year and producing fake banknotes. Police ... ( read original story ...)
Exclusive-HSBC Steps up Scrutiny of Russian Clients Worldwide as Sanctions Ratchet Up
HSBC is shunning prospective Russian clients and declining credit to some existing ones, two sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters, as the bank seeks to shield itself from Western ... ( read original story ...)
Yacht Maker Ferretti Raises $243 Million in Hong Kong IPO
Italian luxury yacht maker Ferretti Group has priced its shares at HK$22.88 each, the lower end of its proposed range, to raise HK$1.9 billion ($242.75 million) in its Hong Kong initial public ... ( read original story ...)
Ferretti Guides Hong Kong IPO Price Near Bottom of Range
Ferretti SpA, the Italian luxury yacht builder whose backers include the Ferrari family, is telling prospective investors it plans to price its Hong Kong initial public offering near the bottom of a ... ( read original story ...)
Blackstone-Backed Asian Buyout Firm PAG Files for $2 Billion IPO
PAG has filed for an initial public offering that could value the Asia-focused private equity firm at about $20 billion, people with knowledge of the matter said. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong property developer first to offer up customer rewards to entice e-voucher shoppers
Fifteen malls under Sun Hung Kai Properties will offer more than HK$8 million in perks to recipients of government-issued electronic vouchers in April. ( read original story ...)
‘Isolated status’ of Hong Kong pushes half of European firms to consider their exit
Hong Kong’s pandemic-induced “isolated status” has pushed half of European businesses in the financial hub to consider packing up their bags, according to ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong maintains 3rd place among world’s financial centers
HONG KONG - Hong Kong maintained the third place globally in the latest Global Financial Centers Index published by British think tank Z/Yen Group and China Development Institute in Shenzhen on ... ( read original story ...)