China stocks eased on Monday as worries over Sino-U.S. tensions continued to weigh on the market, while a jump in new domestic COVID-19 cases also dampened sentiment. ** The CSI300 index .CSI300 fell ... ( read original story ...)
US stock blacklists ripple through Hong Kong and China markets
A crackdown on Chinese companies by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump in its final days and uncertainty over the political direction of incoming President-elect Joe Biden could ... ( read original story ...)
Goldman, JPMorgan, M. Stanley to delist some Hong Kong products after U.S. ban
U.S. banks Goldman Sachs JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley will delist 500 Hong Kong-listed structured products, following a U.S. ban on investments in companies Washington deems linked to China's military. ( read original story ...)
HSBC Joins MioTech’s Series B Financing Round
PRNewswire/ -- MioTech, the AI-based sustainability data and technology provider, announced today that HSBC has invested in the company in an additional financing round to its Series B, further ... ( read original story ...)
Breakingviews – Becoming a bank would shrink but not squash Ant
Becoming a bank will shrink Ant. Regulators are set to treat Jack Ma's financial group more like a regular Chinese lender. Though it has enough capital to support its existing online credit business, ... ( read original story ...)
OCBC’s Wong to be first woman CEO of Singapore bank
SINGAPORE, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Singapore's second-largest lender, Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC) OCBC.SI, appointed Deputy President Helen Wong as group CEO, succeeding Samuel Tsien who is retiring ... ( read original story ...)
Bid to refashion Hong Kong’s idyllic south coast into tourist haven full of promise – and potential pitfalls
The city leader’s recent pledge to tap more tourism dollars in an area long defined by its maritime traditions has stirred excitement in some and trepidation in others. Past mistakes with similar ... ( read original story ...)
Bilibili and Kuaishou’s Hong Kong listings will showcase the e-commerce prowess of China’s video-sharing giants
Kuaishou Technology and Bilibili executives will become the internet stars of their own online videos when they digitally market their video-sharing apps' Hong Kong share sales in the coming months. ( read original story ...)
RPT-South Korea’s IPO market poised for record year on booming retail demand
S.Korea IPO market to be busiest ever in 2021 -bankers, analysts * To raise as much as 20 trln won in IPOs, a record high -analysts * More allocation to retail investors to boost demand -analysts * ... ( read original story ...)
US, Australia, UK, Canada condemn mass arrests in Hong Kong
American, Australian, Canadian and British diplomats issued a joint statement Sunday condemning the detention of more than 50 Hong Kong activists, calling it evidence that the city's strict new ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC shareholders ask bank to cut fossil-fuel lending exposure
A group of HSBC Holdings Plc shareholders have filed a resolution urging the bank to cut its support to the fossil-fuel industry. ( read original story ...)
US banks to delist hundreds of HK-listed products under Trump rules
JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs are set to delist 500 structured products listed on Hong Kong’s stock exchange, as the fallout from President Donald Trump’s executive order barring ... ( read original story ...)
Goldman, M. Stanley to delist some Hong Kong products after U.S. investment ban
Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan units will delist a total of 500 Hong Kong-listed structured products, Hong Kong stock exchange filings on Sunday showed. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong finance minister lays out plan to maintain or even boost public spending in next month’s budget, despite mammoth deficit
Paul Chan says he plans to maintain spending levels to protect living standards as coronavirus ravages the economy, despite stark decline in government’s finances. ( read original story ...)