Hong Kong banks may need new capital to cope with home-loan risks in the city and rising bad debts in China. Along with a probable US interest rate increase, these factors might put extra pressure on ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-05
Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Ltd., BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd. (02388.HK) and Dah Sing Banking Group Ltd. (02356.HK) are among the lenders redrawing interest rates and rolling out new investmen ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-14
With the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect set to be launched in about a month, securities firms and banks are raising funds and offering low commission fees to pull in investors. Bright Smart Securiti ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-08
Asian banks are selling new and complex types of hybrid bonds to bolster their cash buffers but large funds are keeping their distance because of concerns over the safety of the securities, the Wall S ...More
EJ Insight2014-01-23
Talk about a shortcut to a custom banking market. All it needs is a hook-up with a family-owned Hong Kong lender and one is halfway through. Better still, buying it completes the foray. That is one bi ...More
EJ Insight2014-01-14
Hong Kong shares continued their decline for the fourth straight day on Thursday as investors worried over rising interbank rates. Despite news that manufacturing activity in the mainland is improving ...More
EJ Insight2013-10-24
