The low interest rate environment discouraged local banks from lending and helped push loan-to-deposit ratios at Bank of China Hong Kong and Hang Seng Bank to below 70%. The sector’s net interest margin, its major profitability metric, has shrunk to 1.3 ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of China (Hong Kong), China Mobile International and China Mobile Hong Kong Signed Strategic Cooperation …
HONG KONG, Jan. 17, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited ("BOCHK"), China Mobile International Limited ("CMI") and China Mobile Hong Kong Limited ("CMHK") jointly announced that the three corporations have signed a comprehensive strategic ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong regulator sues StanChart, UBS, KPMG, others over China Forestry IPO
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's securities regulator has filed a suit against Standard Chartered Plc , UBS Group AG and four other parties over the 2009 IPO of timber company China Forestry Holdings Co Ltd , according to court documents. ( read original story ...)
BOC HONG KONG : Bank of China (Hong Kong), China Mobile International andChina..
Bank of China (Hong Kong), China Mobile International and China Mobile Hong Kong Signed a Comprehensive Strategic Cooperation Agreement Partnership aiming to provide optimal products and service experience for customers by leveraging the strengths of the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong investment banks brace for shocks as competition intensifies
Competition is intensifying for investment banks in Hong Kong with global economic uncertainty shadowing one of the world’s largest initial public offering markets, an executive at a state-owned investment bank says. Although the city was ranked global ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Overtakes Hong Kong as Asia’s Top Financial Hub
Singapore has overtaken Hong Kong as the top financial hub in Asia, according to Z/Yen Group’s Global Financial Centers Index (GFCI). Hong Kong slipped to fourth place overall, while Singapore now only trails London and New York globally. Although the ... ( read original story ...)
Acting Hong Kong finance chief deflects talk Beijing won’t elevate him to succeed John Tsang
Hong Kong’s acting financial minister described himself as a team player willing to do whatever necessary to coordinate the government’s work amid speculation Beijing could appoint the city’s development minister as financial chief as early as this ... ( read original story ...)
HK investment banks brace for shocks as competition intensifies
Competition is intensifying for investment banks in Hong Kong with global economic uncertainty shadowing one of the world’s largest initial public offering (IPO) markets, an executive at a state-owned investment bank says. Although the city was ranked ... ( read original story ...)
The importance of being possessive: A run-in with Hang Seng Bank
Personally I have for many years been a customer of the bank with gay lions. But the band banks at the Hang Seng, so while I was in Shatin ... The name on the cheque was “Hong Kong Saint Andrews Pipe Band”, which is our name, or so I supposed. ( read original story ...)
HSBC To Take On Jetco In P2P Mobile Payments
HSBC is gearing up to take on Hong Kong P2P mobile payment company Jetco, launching its own P2P mobile payment app. According to a report, HSBC has a holding page online that invites cardholders to sign up for the payment service. HSBC is enticing ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong's Green Finance Bonanza
History will remember the 2016 G20 Hangzhou Summit for signaling a new phase in China’s aspiration to take on a leadership role on climate issues. Beijing’s keen interest in promoting green finance as a cornerstone of the Chinese environmental ... ( read original story ...)
Le Pen's currency proposal not "credible", says Luxembourg finance minister
Speaking to Reuters during a visit to Hong Kong, Finance Minister Pierre Gramegna said the euro had been strengthened by a series of crises in the European Union, including the Greek sovereign debt crisis. He said improving fiscal conditions among euro ... ( read original story ...)
BRIEF-Hong Kong Finance Group says unit HK Finance enters into loan agreement
* Loan agreement was entered into between HK Finance as lender and customer a as borrower * HK Finance to grant secured loan in principal amount of approximately hk$33.3 million to customer Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage: Next In Financials ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s SFC Warns of Yet Another Unlicensed Brokerage
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), Hong Kong’s main financial services watchdog, today updated its Alert List with the addition of another brokerage after it was found to be offering its services to the public without being authorised to do so. ( read original story ...)