Tag: finance

The city’s de facto central bank raised the base lending rate by 25 basis points to 1.75 per cent, following an equivalent overnight increase by the US Fed to maintain the Hong Kong dollar’s peg to the American currency. Explainer: What Hong Kong’s ... ( read original story ...)

https://news.efinancialcareers.com/hk-en/282438/credit-suisse-asia-technology-jobs/ Finance sector experience is now “a nice-to-have, not a perquisite” for working in banking technology, says the man tasked with expanding Societe Generale’s tech team ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG (Reuters) - The Hong Kong Monetary Authority raised the base rate charged through its overnight discount window by 25 basis points on Thursday to 1.75 percent. The move from Hong Kong’s de facto central bank followed the Federal Reserve’s ... ( read original story ...)

BOC Hong Kong (2388) has joined with Tencent's (0700) Wechat Pay HK to offer users a safe and speedy cashless payment experience. Customers of BOCHK can now link their bank accounts to Wechat accounts, and set up daily transaction limits up to as much as ... ( read original story ...)

The launch of Bitcoin Futures brought not only the escalation of its price but the hot discussions on the legal and regulatory requirements for that kind of contracts. Bitcoin has become a significant part of the financial markets. It is a hot topic at all ... ( read original story ...)

Law enforcement tends to be more effective when agencies pool their resources and cooperate. Such collaboration is usually prompted by offences involving cross-border activity and money laundering such as terrorism and drug trafficking. But it is relevant ... ( read original story ...)

A Hong Kong finance regulator has published a new circular on bitcoin futures and other cryptocurrency-related investment products. Released by the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) of Hong Kong on Dec. 11, the circular states that only licensed ... ( read original story ...)

SHANGHAI, Dec 13 (Reuters) - China stocks dipped slightly as financial shares weighed, while the Hong Kong market was firm ahead of a widely expected interest rate hike from the U.S. Federal Reserve. ** At 04:05 GMT, the Shanghai Composite index was down 3 ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG (Nikkei Markets) -- Hong Kong shares rose for a third day, helped by an extended rebound in technology companies and gains in financial heavyweights amid expectations that U.S. interest rates are poised to rise. The Hang Seng Index added 1.1% at ... ( read original story ...)

An unprecedented joint probe into alleged corruption at a financial services firm by Hong Kong’s market regulator and anti-graft body will “set the scene for future investigations” of a similar nature, the head of the city’s Securities and Futures ... ( read original story ...)

Dec 13 (Reuters) - Hong Kong stocks rebounded on Wednesday, underpinned by services and financial firms. ** At close of trade, the Hang Seng index was up 428.22 points or 1.49 percent at 29,222.10. The Hang Seng China Enterprises index rose 1.83 percent to ... ( read original story ...)

The top gainers among H-shares were PetroChina Co Ltd up 1.17 percent, followed by Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd ... 30.90 percent over the Hong Kong-listed H-shares. ** The price-to-earnings ratio of the Hang Seng index was 13.21 as of ... ( read original story ...)

Accounting giant KPMG China said yesterday that Hong Kong will lose its top spot among IPO markets in 2017 as it is expected to raise just HK$130 billion by the end of the year, the lowest amount since 2012.The performance represents a 33 percent drop from ... ( read original story ...)

After two consecutive years in the top spot, Hong Kong is poised to lose its much-coveted title as the world's leading venue for initial public offerings (IPOs) this year, following a drop in the number of blockbuster listings. Though the number of IPOs in ... ( read original story ...)