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18.08.26 - 13:54
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Beijing urges mainland insurers to buy Hong Kong-listed ETFs (SCMP)
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China's financial regulator has encouraged mainland insurers to buy Hong Kong-listed exchange-traded funds (ETFs), an initiative that is poised to further boost the city's standing as an international finance centre.
The National Financial Regulatory Administration (NFRA) voiced support on Tuesday for mainland insurance funds investing in ETFs through schemes like Stock Connect, which allows cross-border trading between mainland and Hong Kong financial markets.
The announcement was made during a......
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18.08.26 - 12:06
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Hong Kong 5-year plan should have Northern Metropolis tax breaks, listing reforms: HKICPA (SCMP)
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The Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA) has urged the government to introduce tax incentives to help develop the Northern Metropolis and to improve the stock exchange's listing regime to further cement the city's role in international finance.
The organisation's submission for Hong Kong's first five-year plan asked the government to consider tax incentives for investors who fund start-ups based in the Northern Metropolis, said Stephen Law Cheuk-kin, president of the......
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18.08.26 - 10:36
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Chinese treasury futures launch cements Hong Kong as premier yuan hub (SCMP)
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When the Hong Kong stock exchange launched five-year China government bond futures on August 3, it did more than simply expand the city's derivatives product suite.
As the only China government bond futures in the offshore market, the contract deserves attention as it finally gives international investors an exchange-traded tool to hedge against yuan interest rate exposure, strengthening Hong Kong's ability to price yuan assets, manage risk and serve global investors.
The launch comes as the......
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18.08.26 - 10:00
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Hong Kong′s dim sum bond market hits new heights as State Grid deal draws record orders (SCMP)
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Hong Kong's offshore yuan bond market has seen another record-breaking deal – the largest single issuance by a Chinese state-owned enterprise – underscoring the growing appeal of the city's dim sum bond market.
State Grid Corporation of China raised 14.9 billion yuan (US$2.2 billion) through offshore yuan-denominated bonds, known as dim sum bonds, according to a statement on Monday from Bank of China, which acted as a joint global coordinator for the deal.
The offering comprised 3.9 billion yuan......
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18.08.26 - 04:01
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Even the rich in Hong Kong expect to work past retirement age, survey says (SCMP)
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Wealthy Hongkongers now invest in a way that shows they do not have a fixed retirement age in mind, as most of them expect to work longer than their parents, according to a survey.
Some 58 per cent of high-net-worth individuals in Hong Kong expected to work beyond retirement age, with 32 per cent anticipating they would work five to 10 years past it and another 26 per cent assuming they would work as long as possible, said the survey, released by Manulife on Tuesday.
Hong Kong has no official......
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18.08.26 - 01:18
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Hedge Fund Tax Break Grips Hong Kong as Banks Fear Exodus (Bloomberg)
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Hong Kong's move to cut taxes for hedge funds has set off a frenzied wave of maneuvering across the city's financial sector, with investment banks fearing an exodus of prop traders and one fund even considering rebranding a receptionist as an investor relations official to make the most of the potential windfall....
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18.08.26 - 01:00
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Is Hong Kong′s property market recovery running out of gas? UBS flags four risks (SCMP)
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The Hong Kong property market's recovery is forecast to moderate in both prices and rents in the coming months as disruptions brought about by artificial intelligence, slower population inflows and other factors are likely to impact the upturn, according to UBS.
The Swiss investment bank said that in addition to AI and slower population growth, the city's residential market could also be affected by the deepening integration of the Greater Bay Area, as well as incoming supply of new homes in the......
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17.08.26 - 16:18
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Hong Kong exchange extends CEO Bonnie Chan′s term for 3 more years (SCMP)
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Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) has extended the tenure of CEO Bonnie Chan Yiting for another three years amid the bourse's aggressive push to enhance its international competitiveness.
The tenure of the 57-year-old Chan, the first woman to serve as CEO of the city's exchange operator, will be renewed from March 1, 2027, to February 28, 2030, according to an exchange filing on Monday evening.
“Bonnie has led HKEX Group with vision, purpose and distinction,” said Carlson Tong, HKEX......
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17.08.26 - 09:42
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MÄRKTE ASIEN/Shanghai und Hongkong fest (Dow Jones)
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Von Steffen Gosenheimer DOW JONES--Die asiatischen Aktienmärkte und die Börse in Sydney haben am Montag uneinheitlich tendiert. In Südkorea ruhte das Geschäft wegen eines Feiertags. In Tokio bremste ein deutlich unter der Erwartung ausgefallenes Wirtschaftswachstum ......
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17.08.26 - 08:42
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Ingenic launches IPO to join wave of mainland China chipmakers raising funds in Hong Kong (SCMP)
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Beijing-based Ingenic Semiconductor has launched a Hong Kong share offering to raise up to HK$3.22 billion (US$410.4 million), joining a growing wave of mainland Chinese chipmakers tapping the city's capital markets to fund international expansion.
The company, which has been listed on Shenzhen's Nasdaq-like ChiNext board since 2011, is offering 31.29 million H shares priced at up to HK$102.80 each, according to a filing on Monday. The shares were expected to start trading on August 25 under the......
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17.08.26 - 03:00
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Hong Kong firm bets on Chinese open-weight models to rival CoreWeave (SCMP)
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The rise of Chinese open-weight models has shaken up the global artificial intelligence (AI) market in recent months. With China's systems offering high performance at a lower cost, businesses around the world are looking at shifting away from Silicon Valley's leading providers.
Now, a new Hong Kong-based company aims to turn that trend into a billion-dollar business.
The “neo-cloud” provider Antimatter is helping firms switch from the dominant US models – and the cloud systems that serve them –......
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