Tag: banking

The southbound Bond Connect is the latest example of how Beijing is supporting Hong Kong as a financial hub, even as it asserts tighter political control. ( read original story ...)

The Financial Leaders Forum chaired by Financial Secretary Paul Chan holds its 17th meeting and discusses the latest developments of the insurance-linked securities business in Hong Kong. ( read original story ...)

Don't fight China's government objectives, says Suresh Tantia from Credit Suisse. He advises investors to invest in line with Beijing's goals, and recommends betting on Japan instead. ( read original story ...)

Shares of China Evergrande Group fell 3.42% on Friday as fears over its debt problems continue to weigh on investor sentiment. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong banks are becoming more cautious in their mortgage lending, particularly for incomplete projects built by smaller developers. HSBC, Bank of China (Hong Kong), Hang Seng Bank, Bank of East ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG -- A Chinese bank is breathing life back into Hong Kong's initial public offering market after Beijing's clampdown on the technology sector crippled volumes for much of the third quarter. ( read original story ...)

The Hong Kong stock market has finished lower in four straight sessions, plunging more than 1,530 points or 6 percent along the way. The Hang Seng Index now sits just above the 24,660-point plateau ... ( read original story ...)

The long-awaited southbound leg of the Bond Connect between mainland China and Hong Kong will encourage more bond offerings in the city, and prove to be a “game changer” that boosts its credentials as ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong won’t consider shifting its zero-tolerance strategy to one of “living with the virus” until the vaccination rate is 80% to 90%, and its fate remains tied to China’s pandemic approach as ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong has benefited from the mainland's reform and opening-up over the past decades and should actively seize new opportunities in the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025) to charter a new course for a ... ( read original story ...)

Accommodation for young people in Hong Kong has long been at the top of the policy agenda. Recent research conducted by Lingnan University ... ( read original story ...)

Stocks slipped as regulatory tightening concerns infected casino concessionaires in Macau. Some of Evergrande’s lenders suffered as the developer sought loan reprieve. ( read original story ...)

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This piece was originally published as the foreword to the ALB Hong Kong IPO Handbook 2021. To get your copy of the handbook, please click here.] Over the last decade, Hong Kong has emerged as the ... ( read original story ...)