Tag: banking

Hong Kong’s hottest initial public offerings have produced the worst returns for investors this year, while the least popular deals have fared far better. The 10 most popular stocks by retail subscrip... ( read original story ...)

Earlier in Asia, South Korea’s Kospi shed 0.6 percent and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index dropped 0.4 percent. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 bucked the trend, gaining 0.4 percent. Shares fell in Taiwan and rose ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong’s democratic opposition ... a public aggrieved by China’s creeping control of the Asian financial hub, they’ve struggled against a far larger and better ... ( read original story ...)

In Hong Kong, Bank of Singapore doubled the size of its waterfront office. Some companies are offering pay increases of 30 per cent or more in Hong Kong and Singapore to poach from rivals, according t... ( read original story ...)

The bank said this is an internal legal entity restructuring and will not impact the business and management of the company. The controlling interest in Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation and t... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong has the most business-friendly tax system in the world, increasing the competitiveness of the former British colony, according to a new ranking of 190 tax jurisdictions. The report by ... ( read original story ...)

Mobile payment and online financial transactions have become quite common these days. As retail banks are grappling with high labor and rental costs, virtual banks should have a bigger role to play. T... ( read original story ...)

Junior banking professionals in Singapore and Hong Kong are still in comparatively strong demand as banks like Standard Chartered trim senior staff. But if you’re an analyst or associate in Asia ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong is the best location in Asia for setting up a financial company, according to a poll published on Thursday by global real estate services and management company Colliers International. Anoth... ( read original story ...)

The Hong Kong stock market moved back to the upside again on Wednesday, one session after it had snapped the three-day winning streak in which it had gathered more than 715 points or 2.7 percent. The ... ( read original story ...)

Stock markets in mainland China and Hong Kong reversed earlier losses to close higher on Wednesday ... The last signal was a sell 9 period(s) ago. HANG SENG INDEX closed up 131.131 at 25,971.471. Volu... ( read original story ...)

Canada’s Sun Life Financial Inc. is among suitors vying to acquire FTLife Insurance Co., in a deal that could value the Hong Kong insurer at more than $3 billion, people familiar with the matter ... ( read original story ...)

“Although Hong Kong women have many career obligations, many of them tend to put their priorities on the home, thinking it’s most important to manage the family well,” said Elaine Lai, head of wealth ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong, Tokyo and Singapore are the top locations in Asia for finance, according to a Colliers International study of 16 cities in developed and emerging markets across the region.With a score of 6... ( read original story ...)