Financial Services

SFC slaps Instinet Pacific with $17.3m fine

SFC slaps Instinet Pacific with $17.3m fine

The electronic trading company’s algorithms generated false market orders thrice.

HKMA purchased $3.26b in local currency to boost struggling dollar

This comes as the Hong Kong dollar plunged to a thirteen year low.

Hong Kong ramps up efforts to capture GBA's insurance market

A new licensing regime for the regulation of insurance intermediaries is in the works.

Hong Kong to link central bank system with Japan for faster cross-border transactions

These will streamline transactions of Japanese government bonds and Hong Kong dollars.

Chinese TMT companies zero in on Hong Kong for public debuts

Their combined IPO proceeds accounted for more than half of total proceeds at $32.11b.

Hong Kong beats Singapore as APAC's easiest city for financial compliance

It remains one of the easiest locations to do business globally.

Loan growth poised to crash as home prices falter

Analysts expect the momentum to slow from 16.1% to 14% in 2018.

Clare.ai brings banking to clients' fingertips

Users can better manage finances through real-time correspondence with the virtual assistant.

Total deposits down 0.8% in February

Further decline was offset by high savings and time deposits.

Tax returns issued for 2017-18

However, the one-off reduction for tax duties announced in the budget address isn’t included yet.

Two-tiered tax system gazetted

The tax rate for the first $2m of profits will be reduced to 8.25%.

Hong Kong bests New York and Shanghai as it tops IPO activity rankings in Q1

The local exchange accounted for a fifth of global public listings after housing 57 flotations.

Check out which sector dominated Hong Kong's IPO charge in Q1

This sector snapped a third of the city’s public offerings.

Hong Kong bourse still loses to New York in IPO funds raised in Q1

Total funds raised hit $24.4b which is nearly a quarter of NYSE's overall IPO proceeds.

Tencent-backed food delivery startup seeks Hong Kong IPO

Meituan Dianping is reportedly mulling a valuation of at least $60b.