"Most of the attacks are arriving via e-mail, so there are many 'landmines' waiting in people's in-boxes," said Michael Gazeley, managing director of Network Box, a Hong Kong-based cybersecurity company. In China, the world's second-largest economy ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Muslim community critical of police report warning of Islamic State-inspired attack
Members of Hong Kong’s Muslim community hit out against a police report stating Islamic State-inspired lone wolves could carry out an attack in the city, claiming the force was adding to a stigma already felt by the community. Earlier this month ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong-mainland rail link terminus ‘a total waste’ without a joint checkpoint, says ex-justice minister
Leung, also Hong Kong’s former justice minister, said the terminus of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link had been specifically designed to accommodate the joint checkpoint. “[The project] had been approved for a long time and the West ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong delegates get front row VIP seats at ‘Belt and Road’ summit in Beijing
A 30-strong Hong Kong delegation is among some 1,200 VIPs from 28 jurisdictions to attend the two-day high-profile “Belt and Road Initiative” summit in Beijing, as global heavyweights Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian leader Vladimir Putin ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong homebuilders to face tougher limits on bank borrowing
The HKMA hopes that by cutting the amount of financing available to the homebuilder it will discourage the developers from offering generous mortgages to buyers – something seen by most observers as hindering efforts to deflate Hong Kong’s sizzling ... ( read original story ...)
New bridge planned for Hong Kong airport so tall A380s can pass underneath
Airlines welcome proposal for walkway which would connect main airport building to an isolated terminal, saying it will further improve passenger experience at one of world’s most highly rated airports A Cathay Pacific aircraft flies near Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)
Fund managers on fixed income recruitment drive
Before this role, Jaehne was a director at Fitch Ratings and a senior research analyst at McKinsey and Company ... professionals operating out of Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong and the US," Warner said. Vanguard, meanwhile, is currently advertising ... ( read original story ...)
Can Prefab Housing Improve Housing Affordability?
According to a report by the McKinsey Global Institute ... Sydney ranks number two, after Hong Kong, with a multiple of 12.2. The median-priced Sydney home costs $1,077,000, while the median income is $88,000. Melbourne came in sixth with a multiple ... ( read original story ...)
Binge shopping leads to emotional hangovers for consumers, Greenpeace study shows
In all the countries surveyed (including China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Italy and Germany), most consumers ... That insight comes off the back of a study last year from McKinsey & Company, which showed that annual clothing production exceeded 100 billion ... ( read original story ...)
Race for China’s $5.5tn mobile payment market hots up
“The dominance of the Taobao and T-Mall ecommerce platforms initially helped make Alipay the default digital wallet in China,” said Jeff Galvin, partner at McKinsey in Hong Kong. “But now, as Chinese spend more and more time in the WeChat ecosystem ... ( read original story ...)
Harvard Business School’s 2017 Class Day Student Speaker Announced
Andrew worked in marketing and brand strategy for Ogilvy & Mather in New York and Hong Kong. After graduation, he will spend one year in strategic planning at the Whitney Museum of American Art as an HBS Leadership Fellow before joining McKinsey & Company ... ( read original story ...)
Can you profit from families bingeing on TV box sets? The funds taking stock of our changing viewing habits
Even though it's only two years old, Joox, Tencent's music streaming service, has already eclipsed rivals Apple and Spotify in Asia, accounting for more than half of downloads in Indonesia, Hong Kong, Thailand and Malaysia. McKinsey and Co, a leading ... ( read original story ...)
Former Citigroup retail banking head Larsen joins Ping An to head US$1 billion fintech, health-care fund
Previously based in Hong Kong, Larsen had been striving to double Citigroup ... Gregory Gibb, a former consultant with McKinsey, is chief executive of Lufax, for instance. In late April, Ping An was named the world’s most valuable insurance brand ... ( read original story ...)
Ping An Appoints Jonathan Larsen as Chief Innovation Officer and CEO of New USD1 Billion Fin-tech and Health-tech Fund
HONG KONG and SHANGHAI, May 4, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Ping An Insurance ... Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, Prudential, and McKinsey & Company, creating a seamless international culture. ( read original story ...)