As we begin to enter gifting season, we wanted to highlight Hong Kong small businesses that continue to need our help this year and beyond. ( read original story ...)
Police arrest pro-democracy activists under Hong Kong security law
Police in Hong Kong arrested four members of a prominent pro-democracy group amid accusations it was acting as a "foreign agent" in violation of the government's national security law. ( read original story ...)
Goldman hires ousted McKinsey boss Kevin Sneader for top Asia role
Goldman Sachs has hired ex-McKinsey executive Kevin Sneader to serve as the bank’s co-president in Asia-Pacific, months after he was ousted from the top job at the global consulting firm. In his role, ... ( read original story ...)
Carrie Lam confirms Shenzhen government’s plan to sell offshore bonds in Hong Kong next month
Shenzhen will be the first local-level Chinese government to sell offshore debt in Hong Kong, Carrie Lam says. ( read original story ...)
Goldman names ousted McKinsey head Sneader to co-run Asia
The hiring makes Kevin Sneader Goldman’s most prominent outside hire for Asia ever, arriving as it moves beyond the Malaysia’s 1MDB investment fund scandal. ( read original story ...)
Goldman recruits ousted McKinsey boss Kevin Sneader to top Asia role
Goldman Sachs has hired ex-McKinsey executive Kevin Sneader to serve as the bank’s co-president in Asia-Pacific, months after he was ousted from the global consulting firm. “As the region continues to ... ( read original story ...)
MOVES-Goldman Sachs hires McKinsey partner as co-head of Asia region
Goldman Sachs Group Inc hired a partner from McKinsey & Company to co-lead its operations in the Asia Pacific region outside of Japan, according to a memo sent to staff on Wednesday that was seen by ... ( read original story ...)
TikTok parent ByteDance is reportedly in talks for $4 billion worth of loans as IPO faces regulatory headwinds
The bank loans come as a regulatory crackdown on China's technology sector casts a shadow over ByteDance's hotly anticipated IPO. ( read original story ...)
USD/CAD reaches two-week high at 1.2762, on dovish BoC
USD/CAD is rallying during the American session. The pair is trading at 1.2735, up some 0.72% on the day at the time of writing. The main driver of the price action is the Bank of Canada’s monetary ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong, mainland Chinese police arrest 22 in cross-border crackdown on money-laundering syndicate
Police in Hong Kong and mainland China have arrested 22 people in a joint operation against a cross-border syndicate suspected of using 85 local bank accounts to launder HK$740 million (US$95.2 ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong steps in to protect buyers of Grand Homm flats, letting customers rip up contracts with refunds and interest
The move opens the way for buyers of Grand Homm’s luxury apartments to back out of property magnate Pan Sutong’s private project and underscores how cost overruns are putting the squeeze on the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong lawmakers take financial services chief to task over fund that supported anti-government protesters
Hong Kong's financial services chief has dismissed lawmakers' suggestions he did not act quickly enough against a fund set up to help anti-government protesters. Secretary for Financial Services and ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong arrests 4 pro-democracy leaders behind Tiananmen vigil
It's the latest major blow for the beleaguered pro-democracy movement in the Chinese city which, until recently, enjoyed a large degree of autonomy from Beijing. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Hong Kong leader lobbies Beijing for border reopening, asks for meeting of local, mainland medical experts
Carrie Lam touts city’s zero-case streak, tough border measures in meeting with lawmakers, but concedes she does not know what is needed for cross-border travel. ( read original story ...)