Category: FINANCE

In a surprisingly strong year for initial public offerings globally, Japan’s 2020 market debutantes enjoyed their best opening share performances since the dot-com bubble era, helped by a groundswell ... ( read original story ...)

Private home prices in Hong Kong eased 0.2% in November from the previous month, official data showed on Tuesday, as the pandemic and high unemployment rate continued to subdue one of the world's most ... ( read original story ...)

Pacific stock indexes finished mixed but mostly higher on Monday with Hong Kong’s Hang Seng being dragged down by another plunge in shares of Alibaba. The markets were underpinned by a bullish tone on ... ( read original story ...)

Jack Ma’s beseiged Ant Group Co. is planning to fold its financial operations into a holding company that could be regulated more like a bank, according to people familiar with the situation, ... ( read original story ...)

The Hong Kong stock market on Monday ended the two-day winning streak in which it had advanced more than 260 points or 1 percent. The Hang Seng Index now rests just beneath the 26,315-point plateau ... ( read original story ...)

The Hong Kong stock exchange is finding the search for a new leader difficult. Outgoing Chief Executive Charles Li announced his intention to leave more than a year before his contract ended amid ... ( read original story ...)

In a Hong Kong transformed by China’s crackdown on everything from political dissent, to the media and judiciary, picking a new top boss for the financial hub’s stock exchange is proving difficult. ( read original story ...)

There is huge demand from domestic and institutional investors in the new economy sector looking for initial public listings, says William Ma of Noah Holdings (Hong Kong). ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong stocks declined on Monday, dragged down by tech firms, amid regulatory concerns after China’s central bank called for an overhaul at Ant Group, although upbeat China data curbed losses. ** ... ( read original story ...)

The listings have provided financial firepower for companies in a year when the coronavirus pandemic hit hard but left vastly differing marks on financial markets from Hong Kong to London to ... its ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong has multiple advantages to push forward the development of financial services and innovation and technology in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, said Paul Chan Mo-po, the ... ( read original story ...)

Ahead of the long holiday weekend, the Hong Kong stock market had climbed higher in two straight session, gathering more than 260 points or 1 percent along the way. The Hang Seng Index now rests just ... ( read original story ...)

The social turmoil of 2019 sowed the seeds for another tumultuous year for Hong Kong, even as it battled the Covid-19 pandemic. Following Beijing’s imposition of the national security law, there were ... ( read original story ...)

The scheme is expected to provide 2,000 placements. READ FULL ARTICLE HSBC, the biggest lender in the city, said this month that it would grant up to HK$8 million (US$1.03 million) for scholarships ... ( read original story ...)