Starwood Capital Group, one of the largest real estate investors worldwide, is part of a consortium of shareholders proposing to take Asian warehouse developer ESR Group private.
China, Hong Kong enhance Swap Connect scheme in time for its 1st birthday, easing access to mainland interbank derivatives
Enhancements aim to further open up China’s financial markets and strengthen Hong Kong’s status as an international financial centre.
WSJ seeks a senior reporter in Hong Kong
The Wall Street Journal is looking for a senior reporter to join our Business, Finance and Economics team in Hong Kong. This team focuses on the biggest money and business stories in Asia. Its mandate ...
Hong Kong-listed ESR gets privatisation proposal from Starwood, Sixth Street, SSW
HONG Kong-listed real estate fund manager ESR Group has received a privatisation proposal from a consortium of investors comprising Starwood Capital Operations, Sixth Street Partners, and SSW Partners ...
Profit Taking May Slow Hong Kong Stock Market
(RTTNews) - The Hong Kong stock market has moved higher in back-to-back sessions, rallying almost 650 points or 3.6 percent along the way. The Hang Seng Index now sits just above the 18,960-point ...
Hong Kong logs fewer phone scam cases in first quarter of 2024, but losses soar to HK$789m
Hong Kong has logged fewer phone scam cases in the first quarter of 2024 but losses soared to HK$789 million, with mainland Chinese students in the city being increasingly targeted by swindlers, ...
Hong Kong defies doomsayers as Hang Seng Index reclaims 19,000-level in stock market bull run
Hong Kong is proving its resilience by defying some of its harshest critics. A surge in the local stock market over the past three months shows global investors are coming back.
Hong Kong phone scam cases drop in first quarter but losses quadruple to HK$789 million, with more mainland Chinese students among victims
The number of phone scam cases in Hong Kong dropped in the first quarter compared with the same period last year although losses quadrupled to HK$789 million (US$101 million), with more mainland ...
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd (HKEX) to Introduce Weekly Single Stock Options for Listed Equities
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) is pleased to announce plans to launch weekly single stock options for HK-listed equities.
70 ‘extraordinary’ Hong Kong buildings and urban spaces designed by local architects feature in new book Untold Stories
Seventy local buildings and urban spaces designed by Hong Kong architects are celebrated in Raymond Fung’s Untold Stories: Hong Kong Architecture, with a focus on public amenities.
China Market Update: Hong Kong Gains, Zeekr Files For US IPO, Week In Review
Asian equities were mixed but generally higher overnight as Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Japan outperformed while the Philippines and Malaysia closed lower.
China’s Ping An sells HSBC shares in US$50 million tantrum after reported protest vote against CEO Noel Quinn
Insurer has sold about 5.6 million HSBC shares, reducing its stake in the lender to 7.98 per cent from 8.01 per cent, according to an exchange filing Move comes days after reports that Ping An voted ...
Hong Kong stocks rise to 8-month highs after China property relief, high dividend-yielding stocks in focus
Economic optimism boosts Hong Kong stocks with growing hopes of US interest cuts providing an additional tailwind.
Senior departures at HSBC Asset Management prompt new appointments
HSBC Asset Management made several senior appointments as two leaders departed, and an interim Hong Kong CEO was named, the firm said in a statement on May 10. Brenda Wong, the Hong Kong-based head of ...