ZhongAn jumps in Hong Kong debut after $1.5bn IPO

HONG KONG (Nikkei Markets) -- ZhongAn Online P&C Insurance jumped as much as 18% on its stock exchange debut on Thursday, as investors bet on the prospects of China's largest online insurer backed by marquee investors including billionaire Jack Ma. ( read original story ...)

LIVE BLOG: Fed Fines HSBC $175 Million in Forex Fallout

Hong Kong's Hang Seng and the Shanghai Composite both closed trading ... The Federal Reserve handed down a $175 million fine to HSBC Holdings PLC (HSBC) for "unsafe and unsound practices" in its foreign exchange trading business. HSBC was fined for failing ... ( read original story ...)

In Hong Kong, political banners reveal gulf with mainland

HONG KONG – The banners and posters were quietly hung in universities across Hong Kong, often appearing overnight, with bold white lettering calling out for change and testing the limits of the freedoms that Beijing will allow this freewheeling city. ( read original story ...)

Is an analyst worth US$75,000 or US$1m? How China decides

That compares with a 12 per cent drop in research jobs at global investment banks tracked by McKinsey & Co from 2011 through June ... change in careers and compensation,” said May Zhao, a Hong Kong-based analyst at Zhongtai Financial International ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong regulator’s no phoney for banking plans

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has unveiled a number of initiatives as it looks to improve the region’s use of payments, APIs and innovation. In a speech delivered during the Annual Banking Conference of the Hong Kong Institute of Bankers ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s Aug drawndown mortgage loans fall 13.3 pct

Sept 29 (Reuters) - New mortgage loans drawn down in Hong Kong totalled HK$28.1 billion ($3.60 billion) in August, down 13.3 percent from a month earlier, Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) data showed on Friday. The following is the breakdown of data ... ( read original story ...)