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C-suite interviews
Interviews with corporate executives, featuring chairpersons, chief executive officers, chief financial officers, chief marketing officers or other C-level business leaders.
last updated:
28 August, 2024
Jonathan Spiers, CEO of Cigna Healthcare Hong Kong. Photo: Enoch Yiu
Insurance

Cigna seeks mainland China partnerships as Hongkongers go north to get treatment

An ageing population and shortage of doctors have led more Hongkongers to go north to get medical treatment, Cigna’s Hong Kong CEO says.

Electric & new energy vehicles

Exclusive | China’s EV champion Geely bets on tech edge to expand in Asia, EU

Electric & new energy vehicles

Geely banks on profits from petrol cars as EVs inflict losses on rivals

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Banking & finance

Exclusive | Hong Kong’s potential as commodities hub draws expansion by Marex Group

The establishment of London Metal Exchange warehouses in Hong Kong will be a key enabler, Marex CEO says.

A collection of 100-gram gold bars sits on a table. Photo: DPA
SCMP Exclusives

Exclusive | Getting past poker: Sands China drives Macau to diversify economy

Xi Jinping to visit Macau for 25th anniversary of handover as Sands China unveils non-gaming strategy.

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Banking & finance

OCBC opens new Hong Kong office to house up to 15% more staff

‘We conducted a survey and found that 70 per cent of our staff prefer to work in the office instead of working from home,’ bank says.

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Banking & finance

Exclusive | French bank Credit Agricole CIB backs Hong Kong as Asian hub amid trade war

Bank has strong capability in yuan trading, green finance and infrastructure development, CEO Xavier Musca says.

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Xavier Musca, CEO of Credit Agricole CIB, said the bank will not scale down its activities in China or in Asia because of the threat of a trade war. Photo: Sun Yeung
Banking & finance

Exclusive | Citigroup’s Jane Fraser on Hong Kong’s enduring charm and strategic role

A potential trade war will not alter the US bank’s expansion plans in Asia, or Hong Kong’s importance, Fraser says in an exclusive interview.

Focus

Global CEOs see new hopes, old threats in Hong Kong vs Trump 2.0

‘People are leery of investing a lot of money in a country that is part of geopolitical tensions,’ Oaktree Capital’s Howard Marks says.

Hong Kong property

Exclusive | World’s largest hedge fund CIO buys HK$95 million home in Hong Kong

Bridgewater Associates’ co-CIO Bob Prince paid HK$95 million for a three-bedroom home at St. George’s Mansion in Ho Man Tin.

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St. George’s Mansion (high-rise on the left) is nestled in the Ho Man Tin area. Photo: Sino Land
Banking & finance

Exclusive | China is ‘very much’ investible, offers unique diversification: Bridgewater

More stimulus is needed as spending is still too low to achieve its growth target, co-CIO Prince says.

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Bob Prince, co-chief investment officer of Bridgewater Associates, during a panel discussion at the 2024 Family Business Summit in Hong Kong on November 16, 2024. Photo: Jelly Tse
HKEX

Saudi officials say firms in the Middle East are interested in listing in Hong Kong

Carlson Tong Ka-shing says Saudi Arabia and Hong Kong have established ‘trust and friendship’.

Insurance

Exclusive | Manulife on track to reach 50% Asia earnings target by 2027

Asia was the largest profit contributor to Canadian insurer in the third quarter, with 44 per cent of the group’s earnings coming from the region.

Hong Kong

Exclusive | Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific in talks to help Saudi carrier expand Asia routes

Talk of a partnership followed the bulk order of 60 Airbus A321neo aircraft, announced this week during the annual FII conference in the Saudi capital.

The delivery of a Boeing 787-9 aircraft with Riyadh Air’s livery at the King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on June 12, 2023. Photo: Riyadh Air
Banking & finance

Exclusive | Hong Kong ETF raises US$1.3 billion as Middle East investors buy into China ‘miracle’

Since the public offering is still ongoing, the size of the fund may grow when it is listed on the Saudi Stock Exchange on Wednesday.

This picture taken December 12, 2019 shows the sign and logo of Saudi Arabia’s Stock Exchange Market (Tadawul) in the capital Riyadh. Photo: AFP
Insurance

Exclusive | Hong Kong needs a playbook to become marine insurance hub: broking giant

Hong Kong’s potential as a marine insurance hub hinges on tax incentives and easier capital raising for insurers, Willis Towers Watson CEO Carl Hess says.

Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA)

Exclusive | Risks of AI, geopolitics, climate on bankers’ minds at HKMA summit

‘We want to discuss how to navigate these changes and build resilience within the institutions to withstand any shocks,’ HKMA’s Eddie Yue says.

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Banking & finance

Exclusive | Hong Kong to turn bankers’ summit into calendar ‘anchor’ on popular demand

The summit is pivoting from the publicity objective of its 2022 inaugural edition to making Hong Kong the venue to discuss issues that affect global banking.

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Chief Executive of Hong Kong SAR John Lee Ka-chiu (right) and Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po during the second Global Financial Leaders’ Investment Summit at the Four Seasons Hotel in Central on 7 November 2023. Photo: May Tse.
Family offices

Exclusive | China’s ‘long-term growth story’ draws European family offices to Hong Kong

Wealthy European families approve of Hong Kong’s family office-friendly policies, says wealth-management CEO of French bank BNP Paribas.

Family offices

Hong Kong tycoon Peter Lee looks for good karma in green investments

The Towngas chairman and devout Buddhist hopes to create a more sustainable future through his family office investments.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Exclusive | Dubai’s DP World eyes mainland China market with Hong Kong acquisition

The UAE ports firm aims to leverage its acquisition of Cargo Services Far East to enhance logistics, connect Chinese products globally and expand in Africa.

DP World chairman and CEO Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem wants to deepen business ties in China. Photo: Edmond So
Bonds

Kazakh giant eyes Hong Kong’s dim sum bonds to fund cable project

The company’s telecoms unit Freedom Telecom plans to spend 107 billion tenge (US$236 million) until the end of 2027 on two projects in Kazakhstan.

A view of Almaty in Kazakhstan on October 10, 2023. Photo: Xinhua
Banking & finance

Deutsche Bank looks to Asia-Pacific wealth management to drive core growth

The German lender wants the region to contribute at least 15 per cent of its global revenue in the next two to three years as it hires senior bankers for its investment advisory, wealth management and private bank in the region, says CEO.

Food and Drinks

‘I knew little about wine’: clean slate for accidental Burgundy estate boss

Brice de La Morandière was running a business in China when he got the call to succeed his aunt as head of biodynamic winery Domaine Leflaive in Burgundy. By learning on the job he’s put his mark on it.

HKEX

As Hong Kong IPO market picks up, new listing, trading platforms in the works

Hong Kong’s IPO momentum augurs well for the world’s fourth-largest capital market as it claws its way back in the rankings of the world’s top spots for fundraising.

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Bonnie Chan last week completed 100 days as CEO of HKEX, the world’s fourth-largest stock market. Photo: Dickson Lee
HSBC

HSBC Asia-Pacific co-CEO previews Global Investment Summit

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Banking & finance

Exclusive | HSBC hosts 2,800-person Hong Kong confab, filling Credit Suisse’s void

The HSBC Global Investment Summit will be the largest such conference in the city, filling the void left by Credit Suisse, which last held its flagship event in March 2023 before its eventual demise.

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Banking & finance

Exclusive | UBS sees Asia as future growth engine as wealth creation brings opportunities

Switzerland’s biggest lender expects Asia to be its future growth engine after the acquisition of rival Credit Suisse last year expanded its footprint and client assets in the region, says CEO.

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