HSBC said hiring from Deutsche Bank, Citi for Asia equities

HONG KONG: HSBC Holdings plc is continuing a hiring spree for its equities business in the Asia-Pacific region, recruiting executives from firms including Deutsche Bank AG and Citigroup Inc, according to people familiar with the matter. HSBC has hired ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong Banks

With plenty of banks to choose from, we do our best to document them all in this directory. The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited is the largest bank in Hong Kong, the founding member of the HSBC Group. Since 1990 it operates in Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong Needs an Ant to Move This IPO Mountain

It will take an Ant to move this Hong Kong stock mountain. Until recently, Hong Kong was an IPO desert. Issuance had been falling for four consecutive years as investors grew weary of deal after deal from state-owned Chinese firms. Then came ZhongAn ... ( read original story ...)

Win Streak May Stall For Hong Kong Stock Market

BOC Hong Kong shed 0.49 percent, CNOOC slid 0.29 percent and China Life was unchanged. The lead from Wall Street is cautiously optimistic as stocks were lackluster on Friday, bouncing back and forth across the unchanged line before ending mostly higher. ( read original story ...)

Calm waters in session

Hong Kong Q1 GDP Q/Q: 2.2% v 0.8%e; Y/Y: 4.7% v 3.4%e - BOE's Broadbent: Recent slowdown seen as temporary, Q1 economic weakness was partly due to weather (in-line with recent MPC statement). Right to wait and assess the health of the economy. BOE message ... ( read original story ...)

Loonie Looking For Further Gains

In Hong Kong, stocks rallied overnight after data showed China's industrial ... This morning's data is likely to shed light on whether the Bank of Canada (BoC) will raise interest rates on May 30 or at its subsequent meeting on July 11. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong Bourse May Open Under Pressure On Monday

BOC Hong Kong dropped 0.62 percent, Sands China climbed 0.53 percent, AIA Group advanced 0.42 percent, Ping An Insurance shed 0.38 percent, New World Development added 0.33 percent, Hong Kong & China Gas gained 0.24 percent, Tencent Holdings was up 0.21 ... ( read original story ...)

Hang Seng closes down 172 points

Stocks in Hong Kong retreated Friday as most regional equity markets declined following US President Donald Trump's decision to cancel his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The benchmark Hang Seng Index slid 0.56 percent, or 172.37 points ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong shares down amid N.Korea, trade tensions

The top gainers among H-shares were CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd, up 6.81 percent, followed by ZhongAn Online P & C Insurance Co Ltd gaining 1.78 percent and China Citic Bank ... Hong Kong-listed H-shares. ** The price-to-earnings ratio of the Hang Seng ... ( read original story ...)