The national security law that China could impose on Hong Kong as early as this week won’t need to be used if the financial hub’s residents avoid crossing certain “red lines,” according to a top ... ( read original story ...)
NAB looks to Canada for business banking boss
Andrew Irvine has been poached from the Bank of Montreal to lead the country's biggest business bank as the economy recovers from COVID-19. ( read original story ...)
Spending smart at a testing time: what next with the Hong Kong government’s cash handout?
Financial chief Paul Chan must be wondering how to encourage the city’s residents to spend HK$10,000 cash gift, but can he afford to make handout a new normal as Hong Kong strives to remain an ... ( read original story ...)
National security law: could Singapore take Hong Kong’s finance crown?
Even as Japan and South Korea seek to woo Hong Kong's financial firms considering a Plan B in the face of Beijing's tightening control, one Asian city seen as the most obvious beneficiary is keeping ... ( read original story ...)
China plans to grant investment banking licenses to lenders – Caixin
China's securities regulator plans to grant investment banking licenses to commercial lenders as part of efforts to breed industry behemoths in the face of fiercer foreign competition, business ... ( read original story ...)
National security law: could Singapore take Hong Kong’s finance crown? It’s keeping mum
The city state has been clear it does not want to be seen as taking advantage of Hong Kong’s political turmoil. Yet its generous tax rates, lower rents and safe streets are undeniably appealing. ( read original story ...)
Banking giant HSBC under new Hong Kong attack
Hermes said it is in talks with the bank after HSBC supported a new law in a post on Chinese social media platform WeChat. ( read original story ...)
Second major investor hits out at HSBC for backing China’s crackdown on Hong Kong
Hermes said it is in talks with the bank after HSBC supported a new law in a post on Chinese social media platform WeChat. ( read original story ...)
Lisa Nandy leads calls for sanctions on Israel over West Bank annexations
Labour hardens stance to apply imports ban if hardline proposals go ahead in face of mounting international opposition ... ( read original story ...)
Consumer brand-focused SPAC D8 Holdings files for a $250 million IPO
The article Consumer brand-focused SPAC D8 Holdings files for a $250 million IPO originally appeared on IPO investment manager Renaissance Capital's web site renaissancecapital.com. Investment ... ( read original story ...)
Exchanges take shape in Macau, Guangzhou to turbocharge southern China’s Greater Bay into Asia’s largest financial market
Two new financial markets are taking shape on the drawing boards in southern China, with the potential to turbocharge the Greater Bay Area (GBA)'s economic growth engine. This is the making of Asia's ... ( read original story ...)
National security law: could Japan or South Korea take Hong Kong’s finance crown?
Details of the law, and the offences that constitute crimes, are still unclear and it has raised fears that Hong Kong’s autonomy and freedoms, which have been crucial to its success as a financial hub ... ( read original story ...)
Asia-Pacific Markets: Hong Kong Down Ahead of New US Sanctions on China; Australia’s Quantas Plunges Over 9%
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index finished at ... The U.S. Federal Reserve on Thursday placed new restrictions on the banking industry after its annual stress test found that several banks could ... ( read original story ...)
Market update: Sensex rallies over 300 pts in opening session; IndusInd Bank , Infosys, RIL, TCS, HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank gain
IndusInd Bank was the top gainer in the Sensex pack ... Bourses in Japan and Seoul were trading with significant gains, while those Hong Kong were in the red. Markets in Shanghai were closed for a ... ( read original story ...)