BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) - China’s Sinochem Group has tapped three banks, including Morgan Stanley (MS.N), to work on the possible Hong Kong listing of its key oil assets, as it seeks to raise capital and revive the company, said four people with ... ( read original story ...)
How the Stalled Aramco IPO Could Hamper Hong Kong’s Dreams
As oil giant Saudi Arabian Oil Co.—better known as Aramco—rethinks plans for what was expected to be the world’s biggest ever initial public offering, it’s not only investment bankers and the big stock exchanges of New York and London that are ... ( read original story ...)
UK politician urges Hong Kong authorities to probe HSBC, StanChart over ‘illicit funds’ linked to South Africa corruption scandal
A British parliamentarian has urged Hong Kong’s financial authorities to investigate his claims that banks in the city were used to process allegedly illicit funds linked to South Africa’s President, Jacob Zuma and the powerful Gupta family of businessmen. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong-listed company director, bank manager latest victims of separate phone scams
The director of a Hong Kong-listed company and a bank manager from mainland China became the latest victims of phone scams in two separate cases earlier this week after losing more than HK$2.5 million to con artists posing as officers. At about 4pm on ... ( read original story ...)
Seven hiring horror stories from Hong Kong, Singapore and Sydney
What’s going wrong in banking recruitment right now? We spoke to recruiters in Singapore, Hong Kong and Australia to find out. There’s currently a surplus of senior investment bankers in Asia after several global banks have shed front-office staff over ... ( read original story ...)
HK’s Mason Group to buy European private banking firm for $60 mln
HONG KONG, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Financial services group Mason Group Holdings Ltd said on Thursday it would buy a Liechtenstein-incorporated private banking services provider for 58.6 million Swiss Franc ($59.73 million), as it expands into the European ... ( read original story ...)
Regulator to set benchmark for companies to issue green bonds in Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s monetary authority is working with the government to issue green bonds in the city in the next financial year, setting a benchmark for companies to issue debt to fund environment-related projects. The move is part of the plan outlined last ... ( read original story ...)
BOC Hong Kong : Bank of China (Hong Kong) launches Centenary Commemorative Banknote Charity Sets
Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited ("BOCHK") today announces that the Bank of China (Hong Kong) Centenary Commemorative Banknote Charity Sets (the "Commemorative Banknote Charity Sets") will be open for public bidding from 20 October to 8 November 2017. ( read original story ...)
Bank of East Asia : Fraudulent Website Notification
Fraudulent Website Notification Hong Kong, 19th October, 2017 - The Bank of East Asia, Limited ("BEA" or the "Bank") would like to alert all customers and the general public that the Bank has no affiliation whatsoever with the website https://eastasia-bank ... ( read original story ...)
HK plunge a Black Monday reminder
Geely Automobile Holdings (0175), which has more than tripled this year, plunged 7.5 percent, while Hong Kong developers declined after three-month bank borrowing costs climbed the most this year. Telecoms equipment maker ZTE Corporation (0763) sank 11 ... ( read original story ...)
Fintech bank to domicile in SAR
Fintech bank ITF Corporation is to set up its headquarters in Hong Kong and expects to start operations next year. US veteran investor Jim Rogers is among the investors in the world's first Fintech bank. Rogers said at the launch event that he invested in ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong enforces new rules to better manage city’s funds, stockbrokers and financial firms
A new rule aimed at ensuring brokers, fund houses and financial advisers in Hong Kong are being run by qualified, experienced managers came into force on Tuesday. The “manager in charge” regulation requires such companies to hire staff approved and ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong finance elite’s gym of choice is said to seek sale
HONG KONG (Bloomberg) - Owners of Pure Group, the billionaire-backed gym chain catering to Hong Kong's financial elite, are seeking a sale that could value the company at as much as US$500 million (S$675 million), people with knowledge of the matter said. ( read original story ...)
Will Hong Kong spark a race to the bottom in IPO rules?
HONG KONG -- Jack Ma Yun dealt Hong Kong's stock exchange a blow that it still hasn't recovered from when he chose New York for Alibaba's initial public offering in 2014, giving the Big Apple bragging rights to hosting the largest-ever technology listing. ( read original story ...)