Forget Google. HSBC’s Tamara van den Ban wants you to work in digital banking. http://news.efinancialcareers.com/hk-en/284288/dbs-technology-jobs-soh-siew-choo/ Forget Google. HSBC’s Tamara van den Ban wants more graduates in Asia to start careers in ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong profits tax reform to go before Legco by second half of 2018, financial services chief says
Hong Kong could see its first major profits tax reform aimed at easing the burden on smaller businesses take effect in the second half of next year, the financial services and treasury bureau chief said on Wednesday. James Lau said the overall economic ... ( read original story ...)
What your corporate banking salary and bonus should be in Hong Kong
http://news.efinancialcareers.com/hk-en/215900/13-questions-you-will-always-be-asked-in-a-corporate-banking-interview-and-how-to-answer-them/ If you’re a corporate banker in Hong Kong, it’s good to know how your salary and bonus stack up against what ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong experts to train mainland Chinese health care workers under new scheme
Former Hong Kong finance minister Antony Leung Kam-chung has launched an ambitious project to recruit the city’s talent to train health care professionals on the mainland, which is experiencing a serious shortage of high-quality carers. Leung is trying ... ( read original story ...)
BOC Hong Kong : BOCHK wins three transaction banking awards from The Asian Banker and Asian Banking & Finance
Bank of China (Hong Kong) ("BOCHK") has been granted the Achievement Award for Best Trade Finance Bank in Hong Kong and Best Corporate Trade Finance Deal in Thailand from The Asian Banker. BOCHK is also named the Hong Kong Domestic Cash Management Bank of ... ( read original story ...)
Shandong International refiles for Hong Kong IPO
Shandong International Trust Co has returned for a second attempt at a Hong Kong listing, refiling a draft prospectus six months after cancelling its $300m IPO. The China-based trust submitted its first A1 with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in October 2016 ... ( read original story ...)
Citi has just hired one of HSBC’s top Hong Kong investment bankers
Citi has recruited an HSBC veteran to lead one of its key investment banking teams in Hong Kong. http://news.efinancialcareers.com/hk-en/291108/local-banks-hong-kong-jobs/ Veteran HSBC banker William Tang has moved to Citi as its new head of Asia consumer ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong exchange blocks Morgan Stanley, Li Ka-shing-backed IPO
The Hong Kong stock exchange has blocked an initial public offering by a financial services group backed by Morgan Stanley and Li Ka-shing because the Chinese state-owned brokers sponsoring the IPO filed a “substantially incomplete” prospectus. ( read original story ...)
Nine top corporate bankers you need to know in Hong Kong
Corporate banking is booming in Hong Kong. Here are some of the major players in the sector. http://news.efinancialcareers.com/hk-en/291616/bank-of-east-asia-hong-kong-universities/ Senior Hong Kong corporate bankers not only lead large teams of ... ( read original story ...)
ANZ hires HSBC director as head of China desk in Hong Kong
ANZ has hired one of HSBC’s leading Hong Kong corporate bankers, in a sign that Asian recruitment at the firm is starting to recover. http://news.efinancialcareers.com/hk-en/291616/bank-of-east-asia-hong-kong-universities/ ANZ has hired one of HSBC’s ... ( read original story ...)
Hang Seng Bank employees given more annual leave after strong company performance
More than half of Hang Seng Bank’s staff members in Hong Kong will be offered up to four more days of annual leave from next year, on the back of its strong business performance in the first half of this year. The bank announced on Wednesday that 4,500 ... ( read original story ...)
Comelec chief denies owning Hong Kong bank account
Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairperson Andres Bautista on Monday refuted allegations that he maintains an overseas bank account amounting to nearly HK$1 million. Valued at $948,358.97, the money allegedly deposited with the Hong Kong Shanghai ... ( read original story ...)
Tencent continues to dominate Hong Kong market, with eight days to go before it reports interims
Hong Kong stocks ended the midday session higher on Tuesday, mainly lifted by gains in major companies including Tencent and Geely Auto, while the mainland bourses remained flat. The Hang Seng Index added 0.1 per cent to 27,722 by the lunchtime break ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Market Enjoys Positive Lead
Among the actives, Tencent Holdings surge d 2.95 percent, while China Mobile picked up 0.30 percent, CITIC spiked 2.51 percent, BOC Hong Kong climbed 1.15 percent, New World Development dropped 1.12 percent, China Resources Land gained 0.62 percent ... ( read original story ...)