Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index hovered just below the 30,000 point level on Wednesday as mainland traders continued to flood the market with cash. ( read original story ...)
More money is expected to flow into Hong Kong in 2021: Fund manager
Yang Liu of Atlantis Investment Management says that the strong China economy and sufficient liquidity are boosting momentum of buying in Hong Kong stock market similar to what happened in 2017. ( read original story ...)
Hedge fund Elliott Management to shift operations to London and Tokyo as it closes its Hong Kong office
Bank of East Asia said it would sell its life insurance business in September after a long-running legal battle with Elliott Management. ( read original story ...)
IPO Market Has Defied Expectation, Says EY’s Go
Paul Go, global IPO leader at EY, discusses the company’s latest IPO report and his outlook for the market in 2021. He speaks on “Bloomberg Daybreak: Asia.” (Source: Bloomberg) ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong developers Wharf, CK Asset gear up to launch luxury projects as surging stock market creates vast new wealth
Wharf (Holdings) and CK Asset are lining up to release their new developments on The Peak and in the Mid-Levels soon, betting on a recovery in Hong Kong’s property market in the second half of 2021. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Bourse May Challenge Resistance At 30,000 Points
The Hong Kong stock market has climbed higher in four straight sessions, surging more than 1,400 points or 5 percent along the way. ( read original story ...)
Elliott Management Hedge Fund Plans to Close Hong Kong Office
Activist investor Elliott Management Corp. plans to close its office in Hong Kong, and move its remaining staff there to offices in London and Tokyo, according to a person familiar with the matter. ( read original story ...)
Asia Set for Muted Start; U.S. Stocks Rebound: Markets Wrap
Asian stocks looked set for a muted start Wednesday after their U.S. peers rebounded from Friday’s selloff as traders parsed the latest earnings reports. The dollar retreated. ( read original story ...)
Rising joblessness calls for a revival of the Hong Kong spirit
To ride out the continued challenges, the city needs entrepreneurship, creative thinking and government support that provide short-term solutions and a forward-looking strategy to address the ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus highlights ‘urgent’ need for China’s digital currency, says state-owned bank
China’s e-yuan will allow closer scrutiny of risky investments and help ensure repayment of debt, says Guo Weimin, chief scientist at the Bank of China. ( read original story ...)
Financial Regulation, Chinese Style (And Where Is Jack Ma?)
China doesn’t fool around when it comes to financial regulation. On January 5, a Chinese court sentenced a senior finance industry executive to death. He was guilty – in the words of the court –of ... ( read original story ...)
Blow to Hong Kong as leading US hedge fund Elliott Management exits
One of the world’s biggest hedge funds is pulling out of Hong Kong in a decision that deals a blow to the city’s status as Asia’s financial hub.Elliott Management, the American activist firm, will ... ( read original story ...)
Hedge fund Elliott pulls out of Hong Kong
US hedge fund Elliott Management is closing its Hong Kong office, becoming one of the first large financial institutions to shutter operations in the territory since it entered a period of civil ... ( read original story ...)
Battered by the coronavirus pandemic, Hong Kong’s MTR Corporation warns of losses of HK$4.8 billion in 2020
The losses marked the first time the company has found itself in the red in the two decades since it was publicly listed. ( read original story ...)