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 ...)
Hong Kong: HK’s renminbi hub being reinforced
My thanks to the Hong Kong Venture Capital and Private Equity Association for this welcome opportunity to speak to you once again. This is, by my count, the fifth year in a row I have addressed the ... ( read original story ...)
What to expect from partnership agreement between Zone Startups Vietnam and Business School of the Hong Kong University
Zone Startups Vietnam (ZSV) signed a 3-year partnership agreement with the Business School of the Hong Kong University (HKU FBE). Through this partnership, Zone Startups Vietnam and HKU Business Schoo ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong ‘patriots only’ legislature convenes first session
Hong Kong’s legislature convened Wednesday for the first time since elections last month that were held under new legislation ensuring that only “patriots w ... ( 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 to draw up own ‘national security’ law
Leader Carrie Lam tells new legislature the move will ensure territory complies with Article 23 of mini-constitution. ( read original story ...)
Covid-19: Some Hong Kong civil servants to start working from home on Thursday – reports
Hong Kong government staff who are not essential anti-epidemic workers could begin working from home as soon as Thursday, according to local media reports, as the Covid-19 Omicron variant spreads in ... ( read original story ...)
How a birthday party exposed Hong Kong officials to the harsh reality of zero-Covid
He's an unlikely critic of the Hong Kong government -- but after being hauled off to mandatory quarantine at the weekend, pro-Beijing lawmaker Junius Ho did not hold back. ( read original story ...)