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25.09.26 - 12:54
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Chinese RISC-V chipmaker Eswin seeks US$300m in Hong Kong IPO ahead of October debut (SCMP)
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Beijing Eswin Computing Technology will start soliciting orders from institutional and public investors on Monday ahead of its Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO), aiming to raise around US$300 million, according to people familiar with the matter.
The Chinese chipmaker had already started gauging investor interest, with trading expected to start on October 8, said one of the people, who asked not to be identified due to the sensitivity of the issue.
The Beijing-headquartered company had......
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25.09.26 - 12:06
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Why Hong Kong banks have shut down 40% of branches in recent years (SCMP)
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New York may be known as the city that never sleeps, but many Hongkongers like to take care of banking transactions at 2am – a truth that helps explain why 40 per cent of physical branches have disappeared in recent years, according to local bank executives.
While the number of Hong Kong licensed banks had remained stable around 150 for many years, the number of bank branches had dropped 40 per cent to about 900 from 1,500 in recent years, said Sunny Cheung, CEO of Shanghai Commercial Bank.
“[In......
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25.09.26 - 09:18
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Aktien Asien: Japanische Aktien gefragt - Hongkong im Minus (DPA-AFX)
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SEOUL/TOKIO/HONGKONG/SHANGHAI (dpa-AFX) - Die asiatischen Aktienmärkte haben am Freitag uneinheitlich tendiert. Während es in Japan nach oben ging, verzeichneten Australien und Hongkong Verluste. An den chinesischen Festlandsmärkten, in Südkorea und Taiwan ......
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25.09.26 - 07:30
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HSBC, Hang Seng to unify staff benefits across Hong Kong from January: internal memos (SCMP)
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HSBC and its main Hong Kong subsidiary, Hang Seng Bank, are set to harmonise their frameworks for employee benefits across the Asian financial hub from January 1, according to internal memos seen by the South China Morning Post.
The move aims to simplify benefit administration across both lenders, establish a common standard and facilitate internal career mobility within the city, the memos showed.
In an email to staff, HSBC Hong Kong CEO Maggie Ng said most existing benefits would improve or......
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25.09.26 - 06:36
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Morgan Stanley deal leak triggers rival poaching, security warnings for Hong Kong banks (SCMP)
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After Morgan Stanley's leak of internal deal information in a client email, rival investment banks in Hong Kong are aggressively moving to poach clients dissatisfied with the breach, according to several people familiar with the matter.
Competitors are actively approaching companies named in the leaked document to pitch for their business, two rival bankers said, asking not to be identified due to the sensitivity of the issue.
An accidental disclosure of confidential information by a Morgan......
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25.09.26 - 03:06
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Hong Kong catching up with Dubai in ′super-prime′ property sales amid Iran war (SCMP)
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Hong Kong has significantly narrowed Dubai's lead as the world's top market for “super-prime” residential property in recent months, as rising conflict weighs on activity in the Middle East market, according to Knight Frank.
Dubai retained first place for deals involving homes sold for US$10 million or more in the second quarter of the year, with 131 sales worth a combined US$2.17 billion, but the total value of those transactions fell 27 per cent compared with the previous quarter.
Hong Kong,......
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24.09.26 - 12:06
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US regulators back multi-cancer blood test – but Hong Kong doctors remain cautious (SCMP)
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Efforts to detect multiple cancers through a single blood draw are gathering momentum after US regulators endorsed the technology for the first time, although experts say wider adoption in Hong Kong still faces challenges as doctors remain cautious about its clinical value.
In a landmark decision for the emerging field of multi-cancer early detection (MCED) blood tests, a US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) panel on Thursday voted in favour of US company Grail's “Galleri test”, recommending it......
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24.09.26 - 09:18
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Aktien Asien: Steigende Anleiherenditen belasten (DPA-AFX)
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SEOUL/TOKIO/HONGKONG/SHANGHAI (dpa-AFX) - Die asiatischen Aktienmärkte haben sich am Donnerstag den schwachen internationalen Vorgaben angeschlossen. Während in Japan nach der Feiertagspause in der ersten Wochenhälfte wieder gehandelt wurde, blieb die ......
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24.09.26 - 09:06
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ChinaAMC launches 3 Hong Kong ETFs as demand for targeted strategies grows (SCMP)
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China Asset Management (Hong Kong), the offshore arm of one of mainland China's largest asset managers, launched three exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the city on Thursday, expanding its product line-up as investors seek more diversified strategies amid market volatility.
The three products – a Hong Kong high-dividend ETF, a Hong Kong growth ETF and a Hong Kong-US “Halo” ETF – are scheduled to list on the Hong Kong stock exchange on September 30, with trading counters in Hong Kong dollars, yuan......
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24.09.26 - 04:12
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Hong Kong Seeks Up to $2.6 Billion in Record Digital Bond Sale (Bloomberg)
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Hong Kong is seeking to raise HK$15 billion to HK$20 billion ($1.9 billion to $2.6 billion) through a multi-currency digital green bond offering that would be the world's largest of its kind, according to people familiar with the matter, as the city pushes to become a fixed-income hub....
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24.09.26 - 01:00
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Hong Kong rises in property market transparency rankings, but trails Singapore and Japan (SCMP)
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Hong Kong has climbed one place in a list of the world's most transparent real estate markets by property consultancy JLL and subsidiary LaSalle Investment Management, though it still trails regional peers Singapore and Japan in the rankings.
The city secured 14th place in the latest edition of the Global Real Estate Transparency Index, a report released every two years. The new report covers 146 city markets in 88 countries and territories worldwide.
The ranking was the highest of any market in......
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23.09.26 - 13:54
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Hong Kong sets yuan-trading timeline, backing Beijing′s push to boost currency′s use (SCMP)
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Hong Kong's securities regulator aims to include a yuan-trading counter in a cross-border channel linked with mainland Chinese investors by July 1, marking the latest step in the city's efforts to advance the internationalisation of the Chinese currency.
The measure, announced on Wednesday, is part of a strategic action plan unveiled by the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) to support the implementation of Hong Kong's first five-year plan and the 2026 policy address presented by Chief......
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23.09.26 - 11:06
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Hong Kong unveils gold, bond and liquidity plans to drive next phase of yuan adoption (SCMP)
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Bourse operator Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) will launch yuan-denominated gold futures early next year, while the city's de facto central bank plans to introduce more yuan products and platforms to support the diversification and digitalisation of the currency's internationalisation, speakers at a banking summit said on Wednesday.
“We have recently reactivated our gold contract in the US dollar. But in the future, perhaps sometime early next year, we will be coming up with a......
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