Hong Kong tycoon Richard Li's insurer FWD said it has lodged an application to regulators for an initial public offering (IPO) in the United States. The company did not disclose the size of the IPO, ... ( read original story ...)
Blockchain could solidify Hong Kong’s position as Greater Bay Area’s financial hub, but it lags in innovation, experts say
Blockchain could lower barriers to entry in Hong Kong’s important financial industry and help it catch up in innovation as it further integrates into the Greater Bay Area. ( read original story ...)
Internet Outages Hit HK Stock Exchange, Others, Days After Disruption of Top Websites
Internet outages affected the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, some airlines, financial institutions and other companies across the globe. The outage at Akamai hit just days after a similar disruption ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong tycoon Richard Li’s FWD to raise up to $3bn in US IPO
FWD, the Asian insurer founded by the son of Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing, has filed for a US initial public offering in what would be one of the year’s biggest listings. The company launched by ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Arrests Top Apple Daily Staff Using Security Law
Those arrested included Apple Daily Editor-in-Chief Ryan Law and Next Digital Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Cheung Kim-hung, as more than 100 police officers descended on the newspaper’s Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC, Standard Chartered say border reopening, finding talent key to their Greater Bay Area expansion plans
HSBC and Standard Chartered, which have announced big expansion plans in the Greater Bay Area, want cross-border travel restrictions to ease as they face headwinds from the pandemic. ( read original story ...)
HSBC debuts $53bn alternatives business unit
Leading brand for international independent financial advisers, wealth management professionals serving expatriate and cross-border clients worldwide. ( read original story ...)
500 Hong Kong police raid pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper and arrest senior staff
Apple Daily and its jailed owner Jimmy Lai have long been a thorn in Beijing's side with support for the Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement and criticism of China's leaders. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Stock Exchange Hit in Latest Wave of Web Outages
The Hong Kong Stock Exchange says it was hit by technical problems as a wave of brief internet outages appeared to hit dozens of financial institutions, airlines and other companies. ( read original story ...)
HK’s Apple Daily newsroom raided by 500 officers over national security law
Five hundred Hong Kong police officers sifted through reporters’ computers and notebooks at pro-democracy tabloid Apple Daily on Thursday, the first case in which authorities have cited media articles ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong billionaire Richard Li’s insurance unit seeks US IPO
Hong Kong billionaire Richard Li's insurance business FWD is heading for a U.S. initial public offering, according to a confidential filing by its parent holding group. FWD, which has acquired ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police arrest executives, seize documents from Jimmy Lai’s Apple Daily
It was the first time under China's national security law that journalistic materials have been seized and that media articles have allegedly broken the law. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Apple Daily newsroom raided by 500 national security police
The raid by 500 officers was the latest blow to media tycoon Jimmy Lai, the tabloid's owner and a staunch Beijing critic. ( read original story ...)
HK tycoon Jimmy Lai’s Apple Daily newsroom raided by 500 national security police
Five hundred Hong Kong police officers sifted through reporters’ computers and notebooks at pro-democracy tabloid Apple Daily on Thursday, the first case in which authorities have cited media articles ... ( read original story ...)