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A public screen displaying financial figures in Shanghai. Photo: Bloomberg

Foreign inflows may persist as China’s policy easing gives assets facelift

Analysts expect inflows into Chinese assets to persist as Beijing continues to implement easing measures.

Analysts expect inflows into Chinese assets to persist as Beijing continues to implement easing measures

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Hong Kong’s MPF makes US$19 billion in first 9 months fuelled by market rally

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Hong Kong banks lure mainland clients with special incentives during golden week

China stock market surge: investors rush to buy shares amid policy easing hopes

Individual investors from China have scurried back to buy risky shares, but historically, wild swings in sentiment have foreshadowed plunges.

A screen displayed financial information in Shanghai. Photo: Bloomberg

In Hong Kong, young investors are chasing the US$1.8 trillion stock rally

An influx of young investors has overwhelmed some online trading platforms, leading some to opt for physical branches to open accounts to cash in on potential gains.

Wealthy Asians drawn to Hong Kong’s varied investment choices: Citibank

High-net-worth individuals from mainland China and Asia use Hong Kong to invest their wealth as they seek wider investment choices and better returns.

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Japan’s Ishiba picks continuity for cabinet, eyes October 27 snap election

Ishiba’s choices for finance, defence, and foreign minister, as well as the pivotal post of chief cabinet secretary, draw on party veterans.

Shigeru Ishiba, the newly elected leader of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party. Photo: Reuters

China markets blast rocket boosters, pull U-turn with Beijing’s big policy plans

Traders see the China market as ripe for the picking, but long-term effects of Beijing’s new stimulus package remain in question.

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Indonesia bags first foreign investment for Nusantara from Chinese developer

Analysts say ‘relatively small’ investment may be new strategy to secure more modest funding, attract expansion opportunities across Indonesia.

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Internet investor Prosus fully exits Trip.com stake in US$743 million block trade

The sale comes a month after Walmart sold its its its US$3.6 billion stake in Chinese e-commerce company JD.com after an eight-year partnership.

Prosus is ditching its stake in Chinese travel giant Trip.com a month after Walmart ended a partnership with JD.com. Photo: Shutterstock

Will new policy encourage Chinese banks to invest in struggling start-ups?

Beijing’s encouragement for banks to boost investment in unlisted companies is a big move in the effort to support start-ups, analysts say.

Li Yunze, director of the National Administration of Financial Regulation. Photo: Reuters

Shanghai offers sweeteners to foreign funds, signals bigger QFLP quota

Funding for unlisted Chinese companies has dried up over the past years, says Wang Feng of Ye Lang Capital, a financial services firm.

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Editorial | Midea provides light at end of Hong Kong IPO tunnel

Blockbuster debut by world’s largest maker of home appliances on city stock exchange raises hopes of more mega deals.

China eyes sci-tech venture capital to boost industrial upgrade, economic growth

Premier Li Qiang said on Wednesday the development of venture capital is critical to sci-tech innovation, industrial upgrading and the growth of the economy.

A visitor learns about an inspection drone at an exhibition of the 2024 Low Altitude Economic Development Conference in Wuhu, east China’s Anhui province. Photo: Xinhua

Macroscope | Investors still revel in blissful ignorance of US political risks

Surging stock markets show investors pay no heed to the dangerous dysfunction in US politics, but ratings agencies are ahead of the curve.

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Republican presidential nominee and former US president Donald Trump arrives to speak at a campaign event at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York, on September 18. Photo: AP

Asia-Pacific family offices show ‘bullishness’ in equities, bonds: Citigroup

Some 68 per cent of respondents in Asia-Pacific raised their allocations to stocks, highest among all regions.

Meet Julie Macklowe, the fashionable socialite calling out the Met Gala

After a stellar finance career, the mum-of-two started a luxe whiskey label and organic skincare line; she’s famed for throwing wild parties but is now butting heads with Anna Wintour.

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Hong Kong, Dubai to boost efforts on sustainable finance as climate risk mount

Global climate finance must increase by at least sixfold to US$8.5 trillion annually through 2030 to prevent global warming, a US non-profit says.

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An Emirati man walks beneath photovoltaic panels at al-Dhafra solar power project south of Abu Dhabi in November 2023. Photo: AFP

Hong Kong HK$50 billion Silver Bonds issue a ‘win-win investment’: Paul Chan

Financial Secretary Paul Chan says bonds will offer elderly residents a safe and reliable place to park their money.

Hotels in Japan, China, draw investors as travel fervour improves returns

Japan is the favourite investment target amid a surge in tourism, a weak yen and low interest rates.

Can China’s mortgage rate cuts revive its faltering property market?

Worried about job cuts and a lack of high-yield investment options, homeowners are rushing to repay home loans and mortgages in advance.

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Residential buildings in Shanghai, China. Photo: Bloomberg

Hong Kong campaign to woo family offices gathers steam, summit attendance shows

Summit draws 150 attendees as city continues effort to build talent ecosystem and cement status as Asia’s family-office hub.

Financial Secretary Paul Chan speaks at the Hong Kong Academy for Wealth Legacy Summit on September 13, 2024 in Hong Kong. Photo: Handout

Chinese firms in mobility, hardware are big draw for venture funds, report shows

125 Chinese firms with overseas operations received funding across 156 deals during the period between November 2023 and August this year.

Southeast Asia, Middle East eye deeper business ties with Hong Kong

Belt and Road Summit: a deep talent pool and financial and legal acumen make the city an ideal partner for development in the two regions.

Hong Kong piques mainland investors’ interest as lower rates prompt shift south

Individual investors in mainland China, buoyed by incentives and a rising yuan, are seeing appeal in moving their capital to Hong Kong.

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More residents of mainland China are opting to move their money south, purchasing investment products from Hong Kong. Photo: AFP

HSBC tops global dividend payout list; Asia-Pacific lags behind rest of world

HSBC emerged as the world’s largest dividend payer last quarter, China Mobile led Hong Kong peers as Asia-Pacific firms trailed rest of the world.

HSBC’s logo outside a branch on Pedder Street in Central, Hong Kong. Photo: Elson Li

‘Why China?’ EU business group says strategic rethink may be in order

The EU Chamber of Commerce’s annual position paper warns that problems facing members could be ‘permanent features’ in China operations.

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UAE, Saudi officials call for Hong Kong businesses to list, expand in Middle East

Hong Kong tycoon Victor Fung also says region can be a ‘launching pad’ for local businesses at forum attended by Middle Eastern leaders.

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9 September, 2024
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