HSBC Holdings Plc’s private-banking unit was fined a record HK$400 million ($51 million) over sales of structured products linked to Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. in Hong Kong. HSBC Private Bank (Suisse) SA will have its license to advise on securities ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong finance chief seeks mainland tax break for city’s researchers
Hong Kong’s financial secretary said on Tuesday that he wanted researchers from the city who go to the mainland to develop new technology to be exempted from paying tax there. But Paul Chan Mo-po admitted that the response to that idea in Beijing had ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC Private Bank fined record HK$400m, as appeals tribunal concludes earlier SFC sanction ‘was correct’
HSBC Private Bank (Suisse) has been fined a record HK$400 million (US$51.2 million) by the Securities and Futures Commission, after losing its appeal against a 2015 ruling for misconduct relating to the sale of structured products linked to Lehman Brothers. ( read original story ...)
HSBC Has Fine Over Lehman Products Reduced in Hong Kong
SFC originally imposed HK$605 million penalty on HSBC HSBC Holdings Plc’s private-banking unit was fined HK$400 million ($51 million) over sales of structured products linked to Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. in Hong Kong, a smaller penalty than the city ... ( read original story ...)
Finance director murdered mistress and sneaked away the body, prosecutors tell Hong Kong court
A finance company director killed his mistress and successfully sneaked the body out of her flat only for it never to be found, prosecutors told a Hong Kong court on Monday. Opening the murder trial of Ivan Chan Man-sum, lawyer Anna Lai Yuen-kee SC said ... ( read original story ...)
Biometric Solutions Provider BIO-key Expands Asia Presence, Adding Hong Kong Based Financial Executive Fabian Shin to its Board
Wall, N.J., Nov. 20, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) BIO-key International, Inc. (NASDAQ:BKYI), an innovative provider of biometric software and hardware systems and consumer products offering strong, convenient security and user access, today announced the ... ( read original story ...)
Mom and Pop Pile Into Hong Kong IPOs in $163 Billion Bonanza
Mom-and-pop investors haven’t been this crazy for Hong Kong initial public offerings since 2009. Hong Kong retail stock buyers placed orders for $163 billion worth of equity in this year’s major deals, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. ( read original story ...)
Mom and Pop Pile Into Hong Kong IPOs With $163 Billion Bonanza
Mom-and-pop investors haven’t been this crazy for Hong Kong initial public offerings since 2009. Hong Kong retail stock buyers placed orders for $163 billion worth of equity in this year’s major deals, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks hit fresh 10-year high as insurers and Tencent lead gains
Hong Kong stocks hit a fresh 10-year high on Thursday ... according to a gauge tracking the price gap between the two markets compiled by Hang Seng Bank. In the mainland, the Shanghai Composite added 0.4 per cent, or 12.33 points, to 3,427.79. ( read original story ...)
Asia embracing digital banking faster than elsewhere, and that includes Hong Kong, says HSBC
When it comes to technology in financial services, the pace of change in mainland China has been rapid, as shown by the latest flood of tech Chinese firms seeking to list in Hong Kong. HSBC is also embracing fintech in its mainland China operations ... ( read original story ...)
BOC tilts toward ASEAN
Bank of China (3988) is to transfer its business in Vietnam and Philippines to BOC Hong Kong (2388). BOCHK will expand its business to the ASEAN region through the proposed transfer, enhancing the bank's regional customer service capabilities, boosting ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Government to Establish Blockchain-Based Trade Financing System
In its comment at a forum on Nov. 10, 2017, Hong Kong’s Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, James Henry Lau, claimed that Blockchain could greatly reduce the huge input of human resources and time that trade financing generally requires. ( read original story ...)
Takung Art Reports Third Quarter 2017 Financial Results
HONG KONG, CHINA / ACCESSWIRE / November 14 ... today announced its third quarter 2017 financial results. For the three months ended September 30, 2017, Takung reported $3.4 million in total revenue and net income of $0.03 million, or $0.00 diluted ... ( read original story ...)
China Finance Online Reports Third Quarter and First Nine Months of 2017 Unaudited Financial Results
Total shareholders' equityof China Finance Online was $61.8 million as of September 30, 2017. Rifa receives licenses for asset management and investment advisory in Hong Kong (Type 4, 5, 9 licenses) The Company's wholly owned subsidiary, Rifa Asset ... ( read original story ...)