Changes may be coming with regard to how the territory's regulators treat commission disclosure and investment-linked assurance schemes.
The firm is to open its international arm next week with a staff of four and is on a recruitment drive to build a base in the city. It comes after ICBC increased its shareholdin...
Philip Tso of Towers Watson discusses the forthcoming Employee Choice Arrangement changes to Hong Kong’s Mandatory Provident Fund regime.
Sources suggest the fund manager in question is Lyxor, which has just seen the departure of ETF sales and marketing executive Christine Huang.
Hong Kong’s securities regulator continues to follow a tough line with rule-breakers by penalising Solomon Independent Financial Advisors.
The SFC's new chief, Ashley Alder, moves to calm short-selling fears, but issues a reminder that it will shortly be introducing a short-position reporting regime to enhance ...
What do asset managers want to see from Ashley Alder, the newly unveiled CEO of Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission?
As the Asian financial advisory market grows in size and importance, Singapore IFAs are embracing fee-based models quicker than their peers in Hong Kong, says NMG Consulting.
Asia-Pacific investors have grown more bullish on China and Taiwan, says Bank of America Merrill Lynch, while EPFR data shows strong fund flows to Japan and global emerging ...
Assets under management in Hong Kong's private-banking non-funds business and retail products saw particularly strong growth in 2010, according to the annual SFC survey.
The territory's Securities and Futures Commission will appeal last week's decision not to freeze the assets of the US hedge fund.
A survey by AsianInvestor and Clifford Chance finds that Singapore has the most pragmatic regulation for the funds industry, but Hong Kong still gets the edge, thanks in part ...
Barclays Wealth hires nine bankers in Singapore and three in Hong Kong as it continues to expand in the region.
Big-ticket funds are on the rise in the territory as the number of smaller firms shrinks, according to the Securities and Futures Commission.
Union Bancaire Privée, Lombard Odier, and Pictet hire new Asia heads as the competition for both talent and clients in the industry continues to intensify.
Barclays Capital strengthens its equities distribution capabilities in the region by adding veteran banker Adrian Valenzuela.
Henry Chen and Alex Emery are promoted to co-head the private equity fund's Asia-Pacific business.
Hong Kong-based investors are more inclined to look beyond Asia than their regional peers, according to a survey from Charles Schwab.
Fundraising hires at banks and a property fund launch are recent highlights in Hong Kong real estate investment circles.
The first phase of the scheme to allow investors to hold and transfer securities in their own name is expected to be implemented in 2013.