Hang Seng Bank Ltd., a Hong Kong lender controlled by HSBC Holdings Plc, recorded a surge in credit impairment on commercial real estate as the city’s economic struggles are starting to spill over on ...
Hong Kong’s population up slightly in 2024, rise in newborns
Hong Kong's population inched up 0.1% in 2024 to more than 7.53 million, its third consecutive year of expansion, as the Asian financial hub saw an increase in the number of newborns and a rise in the ...
Hang Seng enhances dementia-friendly services in branches
Each of its branches now has a trained dementia-friendly ambassador. Hang Seng Bank has enhanced its dementia-friendly services. All of its street-level branches now have a trained “dementia-friendly ...
Hong Kong remains an ‘open and vibrant market’ for crypto, says financial secretary
Hong Kong financial secretary Paul Chan Mo-po said the region will remain a “stable, open and vibrant market” for crypto.
Hong Kong eyes crypto derivatives, margin lending in digital asset push
Hong Kong is considering approving new cryptocurrency and virtual assets products as derivatives and margin lending for certain investors in those products, according to the city's financial regulator ...
Hong Kong issues nine digital asset platform licences, plans more approvals
The city vies with Singapore and Dubai to become global hubs for digital assets. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Hong Kong issues nine digital asset platform licenses, plans more approvals
Hong Kong's financial secretary Paul Chan on Wednesday said the city's regulators have issued nine digital asset platform licences, adding that more approvals are in the pipeline. The government is ...
Hong Kong Banks Tap Most Funds Since 2019 as Stock Demand Soars
Hong Kong banks borrowed the largest amount of short-term cash in more than five years on Tuesday, as they sought to keep up with a booming demand for local equities.Most Read from BloombergWhy Barcel ...
Tokenisation a ‘defining trend’ for Web3 in Hong Kong as city hosts major Consensus event
Tokenisation will be 'profoundly transformative', Secretary for Financial Services Christopher Hui said, as companies pile into the burgeoning business Hong Kong is intensifying its focus on ...
Hong Kong Has 110 Active IPO Applications. Which Firms Have the Largest Market Share?
Capital markets lawyers hope the city's IPO market is rebounding, but some Big Law players have been squeezed out of the Hong Kong IPO pie.
Chinese Investors Buy Most Hong Kong Stocks in Four Years
Chinese mainland investors bought HK$22.4 billion ($2.88 billion) worth of Hong Kong stocks on Tuesday, as they continued to drive a DeepSeek-spurred tech rally in the city.
Hong Kong ‘crucial’ for promoting yuan’s growing role in international finance: officials
Already the world’s biggest offshore yuan hub, city’s role will increase as liquidity and uses expand, officials and experts say.
China Market Update: Southbound Hong Kong Buying Sets Record, Baidu Earnings Beat
Asian equities were largely higher overnight despite the US dollar strengthening overnight. Hong Kong led the push higher on very high volumes, the Philippines and Pakistan outperformed, while ...
Hong Kong ‘crucial’ for promoting yuan’s growing role in international finance
Already the world’s biggest offshore yuan hub, city’s role will increase as liquidity and uses expand, officials and experts say.