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Hong Kong looks set to reclaim IPO crown with nearly US$300b haul in January-November
12 Dec 18
Proceeds from New York IPOs only hit US$205b as it settles for a tentative second place.
Property sales plunge 48% in November
5 Dec 18
The total deal consideration was $43.3b.
Here's why Wanchai offers a reprieve from Hong Kong's crowded CBD
28 Nov 18
The sub-district offers larger office spaces, affordable rent and good business amenities.
Hong Kong beats Tokyo and Singapore to rank as Asia's top finance location
21 Nov 18
Its dominance, however, may be challenged by deepening trade tensions.
Bull-run finally ends: Hong Kong home prices to fall 15% in 2019
14 Nov 18
The worst case scenario envisions residential property prices to crash by as much as 25%.
Hong Kong's 28-month home price uptrend collapses in August
7 Nov 18
The two-year streak was broken after residential property prices fell 0.1%.
Singapore beats Hong Kong in Asia's open banking readiness rankings
31 Oct 18
The SAR still needs to work on extending APIs for banking needs.
Hong Kong home price war heats up as developers rush to unload stock
24 Oct 18
Apartments will be priced more conservatively in response to weakening sentiment.
Hong Kong shakes up Western dominance as it ranks second best city for cross-border property capital
17 Oct 18
Investment volume ballooned 259.4% in Q2 thanks to aggressive Mainland investors.
Will the lack of mega-IPOs push Hong Kong out of the global IPO rankings?
4 Oct 18
With total funds raised at $54.8b, Hong Kong holds the fifth spot in the global IPO league.
Hong Kong nine-month IPO proceeds balloon 174% as pipeline looks fit to burst
3 Oct 18
The proceeds from share sales hit $240b as of Q3.
Hong Kong set to vault to the top of global IPO league with $300b haul
26 Sep 18
A strong Q3 performance has boosted expectations of the SAR taking the top spot.
Hong Kong may only have ten years before office supply runs out
19 Sep 18
There are only around 20.1 million sq ft of potential office space from GLS.
Expats shun costly Hong Kong as they embrace Taiwan and Singapore
12 Sep 18
Once a thriving expat hub, the SAR has plunged to 56th place in the global expat life rankings.
Hong Kong shakes up lending in long-overdue virtual banking push
5 Sep 18
Fintechs and telco firms are lining up to get a cut of the city's banking market.
Over 3,000 nano flats to be completed until 2020 as residents squeeze into smaller homes
29 Aug 18
The nano flat supply is 35% higher than 2015-2017, indicating strong market takeup.
Can the luxury property market pick up in the second half of the year?
22 Aug 18
Primary sales volume have crashed after the 2016 peak due to the absence of large-scale launches.
Hong Kong's startup growth hit by weak Greater Bay Area links
15 Aug 18
Homegrown firms have trouble accessing new markets which could open the doors for talent and suppliers.
Mainland firms are not letting up on Hong Kong's office market in Q2
8 Aug 18
They committed to 300,000 sqft in the first half of the year alone.
Will rents take charge of Hong Kong's property market as home prices slow?
1 Aug 18
Developers are switching unsold luxury flats from the sales to leasing market to escape the claws of vacancy tax.
Hong Kong's property market shows signs of cooling down
25 Jul 18
From a peak of 21.6% in June 2017, home price growth have slowed to 14.7% in May.
Hong Kong's sickly public healthcare system reaches breaking point
18 Jul 18
Despite accounting for 90% of the city’s patients, public hospitals only employ 40% of the SAR’s doctors.
Hong Kong overtakes London to rank as world's second best shipping centre
16 Jul 18
However, the city still fall shorts of Singapore’s dominance.
Half-year commercial property investment activity hits $89b as office market remains heated
11 Jul 18
Massive en-bloc office sales of W Square, Octa Tower and Cityplaza Three & Four buoyed half-year figures.
Hong Kong's average IPO size shrunk 10% in the first half of the year
4 Jul 18
There were, however, double the number of listings as small to medium sized companies rushed to list.
Recovering tourism breathes life into retail as sales expected to hit $484b in 2018
26 Jun 18
Sustained growth may buoy the market to exceed the 2013 peak in two years time.
Hong Kong can expect at least 15 more blockbuster IPOs in second half of the year
20 Jun 18
Around 10 unicorns or startups valued over US$1b are expected to debut in the city.
IPOs surge 33% to US$725m in H1 2018
14 Jun 18
A total of 53 companies went public in the first half of the year.
Weakening dollar is making Hong Kong cheaper for expats
13 Jun 18
Tokyo, Seoul and Shanghai have overtaken the city in cost of living rankings.
How is the younger generation changing Hong Kong's consumer credit market?
6 Jun 18
The volume of unsecured products bought by Generation Z or consumers born 1995 or later ballooned by 63%.
Hong Kong dominates APAC commercial property market as transaction volumes hit $191.5b in Q1
30 May 18
The city was the only market that ranked in the top five across all five property sectors - office, industrial, retail, apartment and hotel.
Hong Kong loses to Singapore in managing the assets of the world's wealthy
22 May 18
However, a growing preference of China’s HNWI for closer wealth managers is fast narrowing the gap.
How can property developers cash in on the eSports boom?
16 May 18
Purpose-built establishments are being constructed to cater to the global competitive gaming market and Hong Kong is no exception.
Failure to plug talent shortage could cost Hong Kong $1.73t in lost potential revenue
9 May 18
The city’s competitiveness could be easily eroded within a decade if companies do not act soon.
IPO boom buoys short-lived HKD rally
3 May 18
Once the fund raising dies down, the HKD will plunge again and prompt HKMA intervention.
F&B sector battered by exits in 2017
1 May 18
A flurry of restaurants caved under mounting competition from international brands.
Investors turn to prime property as trade war threat dims outlook for other assets
25 Apr 18
The economic uncertainty has actually resulted in a positive development for Hong Kong’s real estate sector.
Commercial real estate transaction volumes plunged 64% to $37.1b in Q1 as Chinese investors retreat
18 Apr 18
China Energy Reserve & Chemicals Group pulled out of a deal to acquire Li Ka-Shing's The Center in Central.
Chinese TMT companies zero in on Hong Kong for public debuts
11 Apr 18
Their combined IPO proceeds accounted for more than half of total proceeds at $32.11b.
Fintech boom hampered by Hong Kong's small population
4 Apr 18
Despite optimum business conditions and strong mobile penetration rates, Hong Kong's small population is halting the adoption of various...

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