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20.07.26 - 12:00
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Hong Kong bourse operator weighs longer trading hours to sharpen hub edge, sources say (SCMP)
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Bourse operator Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) is considering extending trading hours to align with moves by global peers and sharpen the city's competitiveness as an international financial centre.
HKEX and the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) confirmed that they were discussing the matter, but did not give details.
The discussion was in an early stage and options included extending the afternoon close to 5pm or even 8pm, two separate sources told the South China Morning Post.......
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20.07.26 - 02:06
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Rule change urged for Hong Kong pension fund to allow wider ETF choice for 4.8m members (SCMP)
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The Chamber of Hong Kong Listed Companies is urging the pension regulator to relax rules so the 4.8 million members of the Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF) can invest more in Hong Kong-listed exchange-traded funds (ETFs), according to its chairman.
“ETFs can provide stable returns to MPF members while charging low management fees,” said chamber chairman Chan Ka-keung in a media briefing last week. “If more members can invest in ETFs, it would [broaden their] choices, while the city would also be......
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19.07.26 - 08:00
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Hong Kong′s secondary property market braces for shift after strong first half (SCMP)
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Hong Kong's secondary residential market is expected to hit a turning point at the start of the second half of the year following a steep price increase during the six months to June, according to multiple local property agencies.
They cited the effects of Beijing's crackdown on capital outflow, which has shaken Hong Kong's stock market, as a contributing factor.
According to data from Centaline Property, the secondary residential market recorded 26,813 transactions totalling HK$212.24 billion......
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19.07.26 - 05:00
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Wealthy European clients eye Hong Kong for family offices, says BNP Paribas (SCMP)
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BNP Paribas, France's largest lender and the second-largest in Europe, has found that an increasing number of wealthy European clients are seeking to establish family offices in Hong Kong to capitalise on growing opportunities in the region, according to a banker from the lender.
A growing number of wealthy mainland clients were also looking to invest in Europe, said Lemuel Lee, head of wealth management for BNP Paribas in Hong Kong.
“The two-way capital flow between Europe and mainland China is......
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19.07.26 - 03:00
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Tourism appeal adds to Australia′s edge in drawing mainland Chinese, Hong Kong homebuyers (SCMP)
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Australia's tourism appeal and property price correction are reinforcing the case for mainland Chinese and Hong Kong investors to buy homes down under, according to agents.
Education had long been a major draw for many mainland and Hong Kong buyers, but the country's tourist attractions, relaxed lifestyle and moderating property prices in major cities such as Sydney and Melbourne were burnishing its appeal as a top investment destination, agents said.
“Who wouldn't like to look out from their......
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18.07.26 - 13:36
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Hong Kong homebuyers snap up 138 Garden Regency flats in New Territories project (SCMP)
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Sun Hung Kai Properties (SHKP), Hong Kong's largest developer by market capitalisation, has sold out the first batch of units at its Garden Regency project in the New Territories on Saturday, according to agents.
By 3.30pm, all 138 flats the developer had launched in the Kam Tin North project in Yuen Long had found buyers, the agents said.
The launch of the three-tower development of 566 units marks SHKP's return to the market two months after units at its Lime Spark project in Tsuen Wan were......
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17.07.26 - 12:06
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Hong Kong′s office market: Central booms, but noncore areas struggle (SCMP)
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Hong Kong's office market is becoming increasingly divided, with demand returning to prime business districts while noncore areas remain weighed down by weak leasing activity and scarce buyers, analysts say.
The reluctance of banks to finance commercial-property purchases has reinforced the split, allowing cash-rich owner-occupiers to acquire discounted offices in traditional commercial districts while the vacancy rates in some secondary locations remain as high as 30 per cent, according to......
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17.07.26 - 10:36
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Shein passes hearing for Hong Kong listing as valuation halves to below US$50b, sources say (SCMP)
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Online fast-fashion giant Shein has cleared its listing hearing with the Hong Kong stock exchange, according to people familiar with the matter, bringing it a step closer to an initial public offering (IPO) after attempts to float in New York and London stalled.
The Singapore-headquartered company, founded in China, attended its listing hearing with Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) on Thursday, sources said.
HKEX declined to comment on individual listings, while Shein did not immediately......
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