FINANCE & INVESTMENT

15 August 2019

Hong Kong techpreneurs Teresa Chan and Chester Szeen believe in an early start when it comes to managing money, and have developed an app to do just that. More

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Tokyo-Beijing ties grow stronger

07 August 2019

The news that MUFG Bank – the largest banking group in Japan – has won approval to settle transactions in renminbi, the currency of Mainland China, is being seen by observers as a clear sign of a warming in relations between Tokyo and Beijing, as well as an indication of greater cooperation to come. More

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Legislation Would Tax Foreign Financial Investments to Lower Value of U.S. Dollar

07 August 2019

Legislation introduced on 31 July by Sens. Tammy Baldwin (Democrat-Wisconsin) and Josh Hawley (Republican-Missouri) would direct the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve to establish a market access fee for foreign purchases of U.S. assets, including stocks, bonds, other financial instruments. More

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China Announces Further Opening Up of Financial Sector

01 August 2019

A raft of 11 measures relating to the further opening up of China’s financial markets have been announced. These include foreign-invested institutions being permitted to conduct credit ratings relating to all the bonds traded on China’s inter-bank and exchange-traded bond markets. More

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Kazakhstan: Central Asia’s Global Financial Hub

31 July 2019

Kazakhstan’s Astana International Financial Centre is fast evolving as a ready connector for Central Asian enterprises to go global and foreign financial players to dip their toes in the burgeoning Central Asia market. As the international financial centre in Asia, Hong Kong is working closely with Kazakhstan in such sectors as banking and finance, legal and arbitration, start-ups, and education to turn vision into action. More

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China Looks to Make Good on G20 Pledge to Open Up Financial Markets

29 July 2019

The State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) announced on 18 July plans to deepen the reform of foreign exchange administration and promote the two-way opening-up of the financial market, while also safeguarding the stability of the foreign exchange market and guarding against cross-border capital flow risks. These moves are intended to make good on President Xi Jinping’s recent G20 pledge to further open up the Chinese market. More

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Nurturing the Next Generation of Start-up Founders

11 July 2019

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Hong Kong hub city for wealth manager

08 July 2019

James Russell is the newly appointed Managing Director of Equiom Hong Kong. More

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Millennials warm to digital purser

27 June 2019

Millennials might have more earning power than young adults from any previous generation but they are also prone to spend more. More

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