The SFC routinely warns about such entities and scams operating in Hong Kong, one of the region’s paramount financial markets. Presently, the SFC’s comprehensive Alert List features the names of businesses that have come to the attention of the ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC names AIA's Tucker as chairman in break with past
HONG KONG/LONDON HSBC (HSBA.L) broke with tradition by choosing outsider Mark Tucker to replace Douglas Flint as chairman later this year, handing the AIA Group (1299.HK) boss the task of selecting a new chief executive for Europe's biggest bank in 2018. ( read original story ...)
HSBC names outsider for chairman
HONG KONG -- HSBC says it's tapping the head of Asian life insurer AIA Group to be its chairman, turning to an outsider for a job it has traditionally filled from within its own ranks. The London-based bank said Monday that it named AIA chief executive ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC Names Mark Tucker to be First Outsider as Chairman
Mr. Tucker, 59, would be the first outsider to take the chairman’s role at HSBC as the bank, which is based in London but generates much of its profit in Asia, reshapes its leadership. He is expected to relocate from Hong Kong to London for the role. ( read original story ...)
Stocks rally after Goldman Sachs raises China forecasts; bank, property sectors shine
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index closed Monday at its best level in two weeks ... the issue as it has been the market focus for about two months.” China Construction Bank, Bank of China, and ICBC all jumped more than 3 per cent, closing at HK$6.25, HK$ ... ( read original story ...)
Cities full to bursting: From £400-a-month 'coffin apartments' in Hong Kong to one-room-families in LA, the tiniest living spaces in the world revealed
And for many of its most condensed cities, it's the poorest who must bear the brunt of a worsening battle for space. In Hong Kong, where the cost of property has more than doubled since 2012, some are forced to live in spaces ominously referred to as 'cage ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong shopping malls hope more arts events will boost business
In a bid to attract more local customers, Hong Kong’s shopping malls have pledged to boost their arts programmes, despite the recent downturn in the city’s retail sector. Some of the city’s biggest malls are competing during Hong Kong Arts Month and ... ( read original story ...)