SINGAPORE: Asian sponsors of blank-cheque firms are facing a tough market for initial public offerings (IPOs) wherever they turn, as a combination of increasing regulatory scrutiny and fading investor ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Top Antigraft Body Probes a Senior Central Banker
The head of the monetary-policy department at the People’s Bank of China is removed from his position and investigated. ( read original story ...)
How China Crushed Democracy In Hong Kong – ‘Hot Mic’ with Nidhi Razdan
Hong Kong got a new leader last week. Former security chief John Lee Ka-chiu was "elected" to the post - an election in which he was the only candidate. It's a move that critics say only reinforces th ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC’s mass of Hong Kong retail investors warms to breakup
Smarting from HSBC Holdings Plc’s move to scrap its dividend during the height of the pandemic, the bank’s largely silent mass of retail shareholders in Hong Kong is warming up to the idea of a ... ( read original story ...)
Asia’s Spac hopefuls have nowhere to turn as IPO market dries up
Asian sponsors of blank-cheque firms are facing a tough market for initial public offerings (IPOs) wherever they turn, as a combination of increasing regulatory scrutiny and fading investor demand ... ( read original story ...)
Goldin Financial’s Kowloon HQ put back on the market for around US$1.27 billion as debt struggle continues
Market watchers put the property’s value at around HK$10 billion based on recent transactions of office space sold in the surrounding area. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong co-living boom bets on more lonely years
Warburg Pincus is among those buying hotels in the Asian hub to convert into upscale shared digs for millennials. Given a 99% drop in visitors in the past three years and a belief that won’t reverse ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index jumps 3%, leading gains as Asia-Pacific stocks rise
Shares in Asia-Pacific were higher on Tuesday. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index closed 3.27% higher on Tuesday as Chinese tech stocks surged. The Reserve Bank of Australia could further increase interest ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong government revamp to cost taxpayers extra HK$95 million a year, but incoming leader vows better results
Overhaul calls for new roles of deputy secretary for justice, deputy financial secretary and deputy chief secretary for administration Chief Executive-elect John Lee says he suggested three deputy ... ( read original story ...)
42 per cent of Hong Kong kindergartens applied to raise tuition fees
Hong Kong schools have lost at least 4,050 teachers this academic ... to understand their situation and needs and provide appropriate support to minimise their financial difficulties due to the impact ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong IPO candidate Tianqi Lithium gets Shenzhen bourse query over losses incurred from US$159 million option-linked contracts with Morgan Stanley
Shenzhen exchange asks Tianqi to 'clarify the reason and justification for the losses incurred by your hedging business over the past three years' The Sichuan province-based lithium miner applied to ... ( read original story ...)
Opinion: The Hong Kong Dollar Is The Best Stablecoin. Sorry, Terra And Luna
The celestial algorithm that keeps the moon in its orbit around the earth clearly works a lot better than the one that governed Luna and Terra. ( read original story ...)
Syfe Accelerates Asia Expansion Plan, Launches In Hong Kong
Syfe, a digital investment platform headquartered in Singapore and licensed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), today announces its entry into Hong Kong. Syfe has secured its licence from ... ( read original story ...)
Taishin banker resigns ahead of move to HK
Stanley Chiang, a relationship manager at Taishin International Commercial Bank’s Singapore office, has resigned ahead of his move to Hong Kong next month, GlobalCapital Asia understands. He will wrap ... ( read original story ...)