Hong Kong retail investor interest in virtual assets has grown in recent years but three out of every four of them have been investing in the asset class based on short-term considerations, a new ...
Hong Kong’s largest pro-Beijing party suggests cutting stamp duty on purchase of second property
Hong Kong’s largest pro-Beijing party has suggested cutting the stamp duty on residents’ purchases of second properties from 15 per cent to six per cent, in an attempt to stimulate the economy.
Hong Kong stocks jump to 5-week high as China’s wealth fund buys shares in Big Four banks in replay of 2015 intervention
Hong Kong stocks rose to a five-week high as China’s sovereign wealth fund increased its stakes in the nation’s four biggest banks for the first time since 2015, suggesting Beijing is seeking to ...
Luyuan, Shiyuan Daotian Shares Rise in Hong Kong Debut
Shares of Luyuan Group Holding and Shiyue Daotian Group rose in their trading debut in Hong Kong amid hopes that the IPO market may be recovering.
Hong Kong property investment fails to breach the HK$10b mark yet again
Total commercial investment volume reached only HK$6.9b in Q3. Despite a q-o-q improvement, Hong Kong’s overall investment market momentum remained low. According to CBRE data, total commercial real ...
HK and mainland shares rally on bank stakes
Hong Kong and Shanghai stocks surged at the opening of trading on Thursday on hopes for broad state support for mainland markets after the China's ...
Hong Kong stocks rise to 5-week high after China’s sovereign fund buys shares in Big Four banks
Hong Kong stocks rose to a five-week high as Central Huijin Investment increased its stakes in the nation’s Big Four state-owned banks for the first time since 2015.
Is Hong Kong’s celebrity-driven ‘fan economy’ a game changer, or a bubble about to burst?
Celebrities can get their fans to buy anything, but experts doubt impact on city's efforts to bounce back Fans go to extremes proving their devotion, splashing out on products endorsed by idols Freda ...
Hong Kong’s affluent become millionaires at 33 on average
According to the survey, 61% of respondents bank on savings from their salary to reach their first HK$1mil, rather than on income from other sources, such as investment profits. But, when it comes to ...
Singapore is winning out over Hong Kong, ANZ bank CEO says
ANZ Group Holdings chief executive officer Shayne Elliott said his customers moved more of their business to Singapore from Hong Kong in the past few years as the smaller Asia-Pacific trading hub ...
Hong Kong’s Proposed Stamp Duty Reduction – A Stimulus or a Risk?
In recent times, the world’s most expensive property market, Hong Kong, has been experiencing a certain level of weakness. The Deputy Chairman of the Taxation Committee of the Hong Kong Institute of ...
Decline of Millionaires in Hong Kong: A Shift in Wealth and Investment Strategies
The veil of wealth in Hong Kong is shifting, with the city witnessing a three-year consecutive decline in its millionaire population, according to Citibank’s ‘Hong Kong Millionaire Survey Report ...
Some Hong Kong Stocks Are Soaring Again On Chinese Whispers About A Profitable Bailout
Talk in China Wednesday turned to how much of the country’s multi-billion warchest the government is about to use to stimulate its flagging economy.
China property creditors face worsening restructuring terms as sector recovery hopes sour
By Clare Jim, Xie Yu and Davide Barbuscia HONG KONG/NEW YORK (Reuters) - As more Chinese property developers move towards restructuring billions of dollars of debt, their offshore creditors are ...