HSBC says to keep best lending rate at 5 percent in Hong Kong

HONG KONG HSBC Holdings Plc (0005.HK) (HSBA.L) said on Thursday it would maintain its best lending rate at 5 percent in Hong Kong, even after the central bank raised its benchmark interest rate by a quarter point for the second time in three months. ( read original story ...)

HSBC says to keep best lending rate at 5 pct in Hong Kong

HONG KONG, March 16 HSBC Holdings Plc said on Thursday it would maintain its best lending rate at 5 percent in Hong Kong, even after the central bank raised its benchmark interest rate by a quarter point for the second time in three months. The Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong central bank raises interest rates after Fed move

HONG KONG: Hong Kong's central bank raised its benchmark interest rate by a quarter point for the second time in three months on Thursday, following a similar move by the U.S. Federal Reserve and said capital outflows will not pose challenges for the economy. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific suffers first loss in 8 years

Hong Kong's troubled flagship airline Cathay Pacific on Wednesday posted its first annual loss since the height of the financial crisis as it was hit by "intense competition" and a drop in demand from business travellers. The firm is struggling despite an ... ( read original story ...)

Cathay Pacific Airways posts first annual loss since 2008

The company said "intense and increasing competition with other airlines was the most important factor" affecting its financial results. It also was buffeted by economic factors including China's slowdown, fewer tourists visiting Hong Kong and a stronger ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong Airlines appoints new Chief Financial Officer

Hong Kong Airlines announced the appointment of Luo Jiaqi, Jacky as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Luo is responsible for the company’s overall financial management, capital planning and allocation. Luo has an experience of almost 20 years in the ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong's central bank raises base rate by 25 basis points

HONG KONG, March 16 The Hong Kong Monetary Authority on Thursday raised the base rate charged through its overnight discount window by 25 basis points to 1.25 percent. The move from Hong Kong's de facto central bank followed the U.S. Federal Reserve's ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong Regulator Fines Bocom Unit for IPO Sponsorship Lapses

Hong Kong’s securities regulator fined Bank of Communications Co.’s investment-banking unit HK$15 million ($1.9 million) for failings related to its work of a Chinese company’s initial public offering in late 2014. As sole sponsor of the listing ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong regulator fines Bocom unit for IPO sponsor failures

HONG KONG Hong Kong's securities regulator has fined and reprimanded a subsidiary of Bank of Communications (Bocom)(601328.SS) for failing to "discharge its duties" as a sole sponsor of a listing application of a mainland Chinese company in the city, it ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong Regulator Said to Probe CCB International's IPO Work

(Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong’s securities regulator is investigating CCB International Holdings Ltd., the No. 2 underwriter of initial public offerings in the city last year, for its role advising a Chinese seafood supplier on now-scrapped listing plans ... ( read original story ...)