Hong Kong

Asia’s financial companies are driving the innovation in today’s financial transactions, from providing an integrated IT platform to diversify their products across all life stages. For Athena Best, these innovations will not be completed without the clients at the focus of their firm’s vision.

Hong Kong’s current retail market is highly competitive and challenging, and that’s putting it mildly. Faced with tough adversaries and a tougher environment, retailers have been employing various strategies and utilising an array of solutions to ensure they get ahead.

DSD transactions have dropped, but numbers are yet to be disclosed.

Chinese capital investment in asset management firms and private equity fund houses is creating new job opportunities for qualified accountancy & finance professionals in the non-banking financial services industry.

Accountancy & Finance has the highest demand for skilled professionals.

This can yield over 1,400 flats.

It beats Singapore, New York, and Paris.

The additional schedules will start on June 24 this year.

Total revenue from profits tax and salaries tax will reach $216.7b.

Only 1% of CFOs give salary increase when promoting an employee.

Hong Kong has strongly built a reputation as a world-class business centre: not only is it one of the largest financial centres in the world, but it is also the jurisdiction where most foreign investments going to mainland China originate from, as well where most mainland Chinese investments going to the rest of the world are structured.

Claims on private sector hit $277.7b.

These will be developed in Kai Tak.

Downside risks to the banks' balance sheets loom.

No thanks to competition from Chinese carriers.

It's bouncing back despite raised rates.