Hong Kong Moves to Bring Virtual Bank Into Reality

Hong Kong’s monetary authority is moving to issue its first batch of virtual bank licenses as soon as the end of this year in a push to tap into smart banking and fintech expansion. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority, the special administrative region’s ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong Government Rules Out Central Bank Digital Currency

The Hong Kong Government has made it clear that it has no plan to issue official Digital Currency at present but will continue to explore the possibilities. This was stated by Joseph Chan, Acting Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, in the ... ( read original story ...)

50 firms eye virtual bank licenses

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has received more than 50 expressions of interest for virtual banking licenses, which require a minimum capital of HK$300 million. However, the central bank has rejected a recommendation from a public consultation ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong Airlines seeks to raise US$350m ahead of IPO

Chinese conglomerate HNA Group's Hong Kong Airlines is considering an initial public offering in the "short to medium term" and tapping investors to raise funds through the issue of new shares and convertible bonds, a document reviewed by Reuters shows. ( read original story ...)

HK a surging fintech hub

In June 2017 Hong Kong's central bank and banking regulator, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, and the Office of Financial Development Service of the Shenzhen Government agreed to strengthen co-operation in fintech between Hong Kong and Shenzhen. ( read original story ...)

Finance gurus failing to win well-heeled’s wealth

Hong Kong's rising affluent have a strong distrust of financial advisors compared to their counterparts in the United States when making investment decisions, a survey by brokerage Charles Schwab has found.The survey polled Hong Kong investors who had an ... ( read original story ...)

Only a Few Got It Right at Sohn 2017 in Hong Kong. Here’s Who

Flowering Tree Investment Management’s Rajesh Sachdeva, SC Lowy Financial (HK)’s Michel Lowy and Oasis ... Carson Block and hedge fund manager Dan David backfired as the Hong Kong stocks they targeted rallied. As some of the region’s top managers ... ( read original story ...)

BOC and Sa Sa to launch credit card

BOC Credit Card and Sa Sa International Holdings (0178 ... Meanwhile, Sa Sa plans to open another five to seven stores in Hong Kong, but is not looking at buying any premises at the moment, according to chief executive Simon Kwok Siu-ming. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong Audit Reform Falls Short

The Financial Reporting Council (Amendment) Bill of 2018 is working its way through the legislative process in Hong Kong. Unfortunately, the proposal falls far short of what is needed. I fear that the legislators have fallen into the trap of finding ... ( read original story ...)

China $10 Trillion Shadow Bank Crackdown Has Long Way to Go

"We’ve had a good beginning to a long journey," said Larry Hu, a Hong Kong-based economist at Macquarie Securities Ltd. "Some components of shadow banking are shrinking and interbank leverage has started to drop. But we are far from the stage where we ... ( read original story ...)