The big banks of Wall Street rarely like to rock the boat in dealings with the China and Hong Kong governments. Too much is at stake to risk the ire of Beijing. So the recent actions on two sensitive ... ( read original story ...)
Airport Authority Hong Kong extends financial relief for concessionaires
The relief has been extended until the end of March Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) has extended rental relief for retail and catering tenants. The authority has been extending its relief programme ... ( read original story ...)
Genting Hong Kong’s demise leaves Malaysian banks – and its government – facing US$600 million question
Finger pointing in parliament as opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim raises spectre of the Bumiputra Malaysia Finance scandal of the 1980s With Najib Razak and finance minister Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz ... ( read original story ...)
Credit Suisse Onboards Robery Huray as SE Asia Investment Banking Vice-Chairman
Credit Suisse announced that it has onboarded Robery Huray as its SE Asia Investment Banking Vice-Chairman, effective January 2022. ( read original story ...)
BofA Adds to Hong Kong Hires Amid Questions On City’s Appeal
Bank of America Corp. named Robert Chiu as Asia vice chairman of its investment banking business, adding to a string of recent hires in the city amid questions over its appeal as financial hub. ( read original story ...)
Financial Technology Company Rapyd Completes Neat’s Acquisition
One of the fastest-growing fintech companies, Rapyd announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Neat. ( read original story ...)
Carbon neutrality: HSBC invests US$100 million in Bill Gates-led green tech programme to support decarbonisation of heavy polluting sectors
HSBC, which has set itself the goal of net-zero carbon emissions in its loans portfolio by 2050, has joined a global programme to accelerate the development of green technologies with a US$100 million ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC Buys back over 3.75M Shrs in London Last Fri for over GBP19.86M
HSBC HOLDINGS (00005.HK) announced that it had repurchased 3.7578 million shares of the company in the London market last Friday (28th), at a price ranging between GBP5.258 and GBP5.339 each, with a ... ( read original story ...)
IPOs run out of steam as selloff rattles global equity markets
Globally, $26.7 billion worth of IPOs have priced, marking a 60% drop from the same period a year earlier. Now, pulled deals are piling up under pressure from roiling markets ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s next budget will balance support for everyday residents against city’s long-term needs, finance chief says
Pointing to volatility in the global economy, Financial Secretary Paul Chan says he has been ‘carefully judging these uncertain factors … while preparing the next year’s budget’. ( read original story ...)
BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Limited (OTCMKTS:BHKLY) Short Interest Up 250.0% in January
Limited (OTCMKTS:BHKLY) was the target of a large growth in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 2,800 shares, a growth of 250.0% from the December 31st ... ( read original story ...)
Year of the Tiger: MPF members can expect a rebound in Chinese and Hong Kong stocks to boost pension pot, analysts say
With MPF members investing one-third of their US$148 billion assets in Hong Kong and China stock funds, the rally of these markets are vital to their retirement savings. ( read original story ...)
Local banks weren’t the only ones that gave Genting HK unsecured loans — Tengku Zafrul
Besides three Malaysian banks, several foreign banks too had provided unsecured loans to embattled cruise ship operator Genting Hong Kong, said Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz. ( read original story ...)
What price zero Covid? We need to know the cost to Hong Kong
The government's panic-driven effort to attain 'zero Covid' is straining our hospitals and driving businesses big and small to the point of collapse Hong Kong needs a serious cost-benefit analysis of ... ( read original story ...)