Hong Kong’s securities regulator has ordered a company that is raising capital through an initial coin offering to halt the fundraising and return all tokens to investors, an unprecedented move to rein in the runaway market for cryptocurrencies. ( read original story ...)
Hang Seng closes flat
Stocks in Hong Kong barely moved today as regional equity markets were mixed. The benchmark Hang Seng Index inched up 0.04 percent, or 11.79 points, to close at 31,513.76. Turnover on the main board amounted to HK$106.22 billion. In mainland China ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks flat as investors await Fed meeting, digest China appointments
HSI flat, HSCE -0.1 pct, CSI300 +0.4 pct HSI financial sector sub-index is flat; property sector down 0.7 percent March 19 (Reuters) - Hong Kong stocks were barely ... term of President Xi Jinping. ** The Hang Seng index was largely unchanged at 31,513.76 ... ( read original story ...)
40,900 new firms set up in Qianhai zone in 2017 but Hong Kong broker tenants still in short supply
Some 40,900 companies were newly registered during 2017 in the zone, which is only an hour’s drive by car from Hong Kong. Of those 164,900, 40 per cent have already started operating, including some major names such as HSBC, Hang Seng Bank and Credit ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s stocks fall as developers and energy firms retreat
as losses in property developers and energy producers offset gains in China Unicom (Hong Kong). The Hang Seng Index dropped 0.2 per cent, or 65.48 points, to 31,475.62 as trading got under way on Friday, paring the five-day gain to 1.2 per cent. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Shares May Face Continued Selling Pressure
The Hang Seng Index now rests just above the 31,435-point ... between 31,141.85 and 31,453.48 on turnover of 103.21 billion Hong Kong dollars. Among the actives, China Construction Bank skidded 1.28 percent, while Sands China lost 1.20 percent, Industrial ... ( read original story ...)
“I hesitated before joining HSBC in Hong Kong. It’s just too nice and too soft”
On the face of it, I’ve had a textbook start to my investment banking career: finance degree from major US university completed; internships in the bag; job offer from global bank accepted; traineeship kicked off a few months ago. But my path to my ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s financial rivalry with Singapore turns caustic
A flag bearing the logo of the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing flies in Hong Kong. HKEX has gained more than 120% since the start of 2014, and at Thursday’s close was the second-biggest exchange operator in the world by market value, according to data ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong deserves a system of public finance founded on 21st century values
The Hong Kong government’s 2018 budget address was generally positively received with Paul Chan – the financial secretary – glowing in an almost embarrassment of riches. Last year the economy grew by 3.7 per cent, while inflation fell to 1.7 per cent. ( read original story ...)
UBS bankers in Hong Kong will find jobs “very quickly” if they leave after IPO ban
“UBS has historically been very strong in HK IPOs, with strong technical knowledge of the listing rules and deep IPO execution experience.” Chinese banks, which now dominant Hong Kong listings, are likely destinations for departing UBS ... ( read original story ...)
Cathay Pacific / HSBC Hong Kong Sevens Festival at Lee Gardens
In 2017, the Hong Kong Rugby Union (HKRU) reached a tipping point as for the first time, attendance at outside stadium events celebrating the world-famous Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens exceeded the 120,000 cumulative spectators inside the stadium ... ( read original story ...)
Nine major power players who could get you a job at HSBC in Asia
Here’s who’s leading some of HSBC’s most expansionist teams in Hong Kong and Singapore. https://news.efinancialcareers.com/sg-en/308862/hot-jobs-hsbc-asia/ You want to work for HSBC in Hong Kong or Singapore, a bank that made almost 90% its profits ... ( read original story ...)
Pools announced for Hong Kong
Reigning Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong champions Fiji will face New Zealand, Russia and Samoa in Pool A, arriving at the seventh round of the world series in second place overall. The Pacific Islanders have won two of the last three tournaments and sit on ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Richest Man Li Ka-shing Retires
His most symbolic coup as a businessman may have come in 1979, when he bought control of trading house Hutchison Whampoa from Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corp. Li quietly negotiated with the bank, now called HSBC Holdings Plc, to buy Hutchison shares for ... ( read original story ...)