Hong Kong-listed companies are under orders to embrace diversity. They must have at least one female board director, per rules effective Jan. 1. That will require action at $176 billion Meituan and ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong officials put pressure on turnout in ‘patriots’ election
Hong Kong officials are working to boost turnout in Sunday's legislative election, according to diplomats and people familiar with the effort. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Stock Benchmark Marks Its Worst Start in Three Years
Hong Kong stocks declined on the first trading day of 2022 to mark their worst start to a year since 2019 amid weak sentiment on tech shares and ongoing concerns about the financial health of Chinese ... ( read original story ...)
Third Hong Kong news outlet says it will shut down as pro-China lawmakers take power
Hong Kong’s Citizen News has announced it will close “with a heavy heart” amid a crackdown on dissent as a group of lawmakers loyal to China’s Communist Party were sworn ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong news site to shut; pro-Beijing lawmakers sworn in
A group of lawmakers loyal to China’s Communist Party were sworn in to Hong Kong's Legislature on Monday following an election without opposition candidates, as yet another pro-democracy news outlet ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong banks must step up preparedness for extreme climate events and carbon policy changes, stress test finds
More intense climate hazards will cause banks to suffer an annual operational loss of US$282 million, HKMA says HKMA will conduct a similar test two years from now, CEO says Hong Kong banks need to ... ( read original story ...)
Top 15 IPOs to keep an eye on in 2022, as Hong Kong tries to put a difficult year behind it
Hong Kong's main board dropped to third place last year from second in 2020 in international rankings More than 70 per cent of firms that listed in the city in 2021 saw their stock prices trade below ... ( read original story ...)
China Spells Out Rules for Overseas IPOs of Domestic Companies, VIEs
China has fleshed out the rules for its domestic companies listing IPOs overseas, including companies that are structured as variable interest entities. ( read original story ...)
Evergrande suspends trading of shares in Hong Kong
Embattled Chinese property developer Evergrande suspended trading in Hong Kong on Monday as the heavily indebted company contends with an ongoing real estate crisis. ( read original story ...)
Alibaba, JD Fall As Evergrande Suspends Hong Kong Trading; EV Stocks Strike Gains On Upbeat Deliveries
Shares of Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE: BABA) and JD.Com Inc. (NASDAQ: JD) fell in Hong Kong on Monday, while Xpeng Inc. (NYSE: XPEV), Li Auto Inc. (NASDAQ: LI) ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s airport authority mandates 22 banks for U.S. dollar bond issuance
The Airport Authority Hong Kong has mandated 22 banks including Bank of America, BNP Paribas and HSBC for a U.S. dollar-denominated multi-tranche bond issuance, according to a term sheet seen by ... ( read original story ...)
15 IPOs to keep an eye on in 2022, as Hong Kong tries to put a difficult year behind it
Hong Kong's main board dropped to third place last year from second in 2020 in international rankings More than 70 per cent of firms that listed in the city in 2021 saw their stock prices trade below ... ( read original story ...)
More than 70 per cent of new Hong Kong listings ended 2021 below their IPO price, hit hard by Beijing’s tech crackdown
Eight of the 10 largest IPOs in Hong Kong last year would have delivered losses to investors who held the shares until the end of the year The only winners among the large IPOs were electric car ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC wins ‘best cash management bank’ award
The Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Corporation (HSBC) has been recognised as the best cash management bank at the CorporateTreasurer Awards 2021. ( read original story ...)