HONG KONG Former Hong Kong leader Donald Tsang was jailed for 20 months on Wednesday for misconduct in public office, making him the most senior city official to serve time behind bars in a ruling some said reaffirmed the financial hub's vaunted rule of law. ( read original story ...)
IPO's 543% Surge Halted by Hong Kong Regulators on Its Debut
More than 20 million shares changed hands in morning session City’s second exchange under scrutiny over manipulation fears Hong Kong’s securities regulator suspended trading in a company’s stock after it rose 543 percent on its public market debut. ( read original story ...)
HSBC is getting hammered this morning after profit at Europe’s largest bank plunged 62%
HONG KONG/LONDON — Annual profit at HSBC Holdings slumped 62 per cent and fell far short of analysts’ estimates as Europe’s largest bank took hefty writedowns from restructuring and pointed to brakes on revenue growth. HSBC shares slid more than 6 ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong budget aims for tax cuts, tourism boost to revive growth
Hong Kong's economy grew at a slower pace of 1.9 percent last year and Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po took steps on Wednesday in his first budget address to reverse course by cutting taxes, waiving fees for tourism firms and pledging better services. ( read original story ...)
HK to gear up for green finance: financial chief
HONG KONG, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po said on Wednesday that Hong Kong has the potential to develop green finance and the government will intensify its efforts to seek opportunities in this area. When delivering the ... ( read original story ...)
IPO's 543% Surge Halted by Hong Kong Regulators on Trading Debut
More than 20 million shares changed hands in morning session City’s second exchange under scrutiny over manipulation fears Hong Kong’s securities regulator suspended trading in a company’s stock after it rose 543 percent on its public market debut. ( read original story ...)
Annual profits of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banks down by 62%
Hang Seng in Hong Kong drop by 41%. Hong Kong (AsiaNews) - The 2016 HSBC (Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank) profits have plummeted by 62% in one year according to President Douglas Flint. Announcing the drop today he insisted it was "quite satisfactory" given ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC's 2016 profit slumps 62 percent on writedowns, HK shares slide
HONG KONG/LONDON (Reuters) - HSBC Holdings reported a 62 percent slump in annual pre-tax profit that fell way short of analysts' estimates as the British bank took hefty writedowns from its restructuring, sending its Hong Kong shares down 3.5 percent. ( read original story ...)
Hang Seng Bank's bad-debt ratio falls amid cuts to mainland exposure
HONG KONG -- Pressing ahead with a policy of weeding out risk, Hong Kong-based Hang Seng Bank on Tuesday reported financial results that were broadly in line with market expectations. Net profit attributable to shareholders fell 41% in 2016 to 16.21 ... ( read original story ...)
BRIEF-Hang Seng Bank says FY attributable profit down 41 pct to HK$16.21 bln
Feb 21 Hang Seng Bank Ltd: * FY attributable profit down 41% to HK$16.21 billion * Fourth interim dividend of HK$2.80 per share * FY net interest income grew by 5% to HK$22.25 billion * At 31 December 2016, our common equity tier 1 capital ratio was 16.6% ... ( read original story ...)
Hang Seng Bank cuts risky China lending after full year profits fall 41pc
Agarwal said the downside risk for Hang Seng Bank would be a sharp increase in bad loans in Hong Kong and China. “Also, a very high interest rate increase would be likely to cause a sharp property price correction in Hong Kong, thereby taking up risk ... ( read original story ...)
Hang Seng Bank full-year profits fall 41 per cent, slightly below forecasts
In addition, Wu said Hang Seng Bank has nearly 80 per cent of its loans concentrated in Hong Kong’s local market, the highest among peers so it would be less affected by mainland bad debt than peers such as Bank of East Asia and Bank of China (Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC's 2016 profit slumps 62 percent on writedowns, Hong Kong shares slide
HONG KONG/LONDON HSBC Holdings (HSBA.L) reported a 62 percent slump in annual pre-tax profit that fell way short of analysts' estimates as the British bank took hefty writedowns from its restructuring, sending its Hong Kong shares down 3.5 percent. ( read original story ...)
Hang Seng Bank: 2016 Net Profit Down 41% at HK$16.21 Billion
HONG KONG--Hang Seng Bank Ltd. (>> Hang Seng Bank) Tuesday reported a 41% drop in its 2016 net profit partly due to the absence of disposal gain a year earlier, as well as weaker net fee income. The Hong Kong-listed lender, which is controlled by HSBC ... ( read original story ...)