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Hong Kong stocks retreat from two-year high as StanChart slides
Hong Kong stocks closed lower on Thursday ... lower because they are still waiting for opportunities to buy,” said Alex Wong, a director at Ample Finance Group. Financials were mixed on Thursday, with Standard Chartered Bank losing 8.1 per cent to ... ( read original story ...)
Six Asian banking jobs that recruiters are struggling to fill
Here’s a selection. http://news.efinancialcareers.com/sg-en/291758/job-seeker-slump-singapore/ If you’re applying for a banking job in Asia via a recruiter, spare a thought for their travails. Banks in Singapore and Hong Kong are increasingly giving ... ( read original story ...)
Why Standard Chartered Shares Tanked Today
Standard Chartered (2888.HK) shares plummeted as much as 7% in Hong Kong trading on Thursday after the banking giant delivered a not-so-impressive set of interim results results. While StanChart’s earnings were a respectable 6% higher than analyst ... ( read original story ...)
12-year-old Beaver Bank girl is lawn bowling’s new kid on the block
Two good friends were already skimming balls down the green when the Beaver Bank girl dropped in to play ... playing matches as far afield as Australia and Hong Kong and has qualified for the Canadian national team. For Kos, the best part of playing ... ( read original story ...)
China Mobile (Hong Kong) Ltd. (CHL) Shares Bought by JPMorgan Chase & Co
The stock of China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited (ADR) (NYSE ... The firm has "Buy" rating by Deutsche Bank given on Tuesday, January 19. On Friday, August 21 the stock rating was maintained by Jefferies with "Buy". The firm has "Buy" rating given on Thursday ... ( read original story ...)
Asia Falls after Dow Hits Milestone
The Nikkei 225 fell back 50.78 points, or 0.3%, to 20,029.26 The Hang Seng Index slipped 76.37 points, or 0.3%, to 27,531.01 Standard Chartered shares listed in Hong Kong were in the spotlight after the bank reported earnings after the market close on ... ( read original story ...)
Stocks start lower as tech companies and banks slip
The British central bank left its key rate at a record low and cut its growth ... Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 lost 0.3 per cent and the Kospi of South Korea dropped 1.7 per cent. Hong Kong's Hang Seng sank 0.3 per cent. ( read original story ...)
AUSTRAC launches action against CBA over $624m in suspect transactions
Commonwealth Bank said in response to the allegations that it takes its ... AUSTRAC CEO Paul Jevtovic left the regulator in April to take up a role with HSBC in Hong Kong. AUSTRAC says $89 million in cash was deposited in the machines during the first ... ( read original story ...)
Nam A Bank signs bancassurance partnership with FWD
Nam A bank aims to establish itself as one of Viet Nam’s most ... an Asia-based private investment group. FWD operates in Hong Kong and Macau, Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore, Japan and Viet Nam, offering life, medical and general ... ( read original story ...)
10 million bubbles take over Hong Kong
Japanese artist Shinji Ohmaki sets off 10 million bubbles as a part of his 'Memorial Rebirth' art installation. (Aug. 3) Vox.com 6:42 ( read original story ...)
Short Seller Threat Has Hong Kong Rally Skipping Small Caps
Big caps rule Hang Seng’s Asia-beating gains on mainland bids Bocom, Fidelity see small equities continuing to underperform Hong Kong stocks may be Asia’s star performers this year, but it hasn’t done much to revive the fortunes of the market’s ... ( read original story ...)
Wang Chau villagers threaten ‘bloody fight’ in the face of eviction under Hong Kong housing plan
Villagers facing eviction on Thursday over a controversial public housing plan in Hong Kong’s New Territories have threatened to put up a fight that could turn ugly if their requests fall on deaf ears. About 400 residents living in three squatter ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s tiny flats pile up as property market dangers grow
HONG KONG: Tiny flats are flooding Hong Kong as developers rush to target first-time buyers struggling to get into the world’s priciest market. Inventories of new flats smaller than 431 square feet (40 square meters) rose to about 1,400 at the end of ... ( read original story ...)