Financial Services
Approved mortgage loans down 3.9% to $32.6b in October
Approved mortgage loans down 3.9% to $32.6b in October
                                                                                                 
                        
                          Mortgage applications also dipped 3.7% to 9,299.
                    
                                        
                    
                How US Trusts Can Benefit Hong Kong & Singapore Residents
                                                                                                 
                        
                          Asset Protection Trusts (APT) can be used by anyone to protect their assets. There are many advantages to using APTs which include shielding assets...
                    
                                        
                    
                DBS Hong Kong launches fully virtual wealth management account
                                                                                                 
                        
                          Customers can now set-up a multi-currency savings and wealth management account through their smartphones.
                    
                                        
                    
                Tech, real estate deals buck PE decline as Chinese deal appetite falls
                                                                                                 
                        
                          Exits are becoming tougher and investors have no choice but hold onto assets as returns decline.
                    
                                        
                    
                Bank profits may take hit amidst protests
                                                                                                 
                        
                          Asset quality will also weaken, according to analysts.
                    
                                        
                    
                Bank of East Asia forges digital banking partnership with five firms
                                                                                                 
                        
                          Customers can apply for loans and purchase products online in these platforms.
                    
                                        
                    
                AXA Hong Kong's LifeDelight Insurance Plan goes live
                                                                                                 
                        
                          The new plan offers life protection up to age 138.
                    
                                        
                    
                Hong Kong fintech YouTrip obtains principal license from Mastercard
                                                                                                 
                        
                          This marks them as the first company in Singapore to obtain a prepaid license from Mastercard.
                    
                                        
                    
                Approved mortgage loans dipped 2.8% to $45.3b
                                                                                                 
                        
                          The number of mortgage applications also decreased by 26.5% MoM.
                    
                                        
                    
                Overcoming regional pricing barriers
                                                                                                 
                        
                          "Asian markets and customers are much too price sensitive!" "We are experiencing 20%+ growth. Why do we need to fix pricing? In Asia, it's about...
                    
                                        
                    
                HKEX inks sign fintech MOU with Ping An
                                                                                                 
                        
                          The deal aims to build Hong Kong’s capital market ecosystems.
                    
                                        
                    
                HKMC unit launches relief measure for SME borrowers
                                                                                                 
                        
                          Only interest payments have to be made during the moratorium.
                    
                                        
                    
                Fintech network Rapyd ties up with TNG Fintech Group
                                                                                                 
                        
                          Over 10 e-wallets will be incorporated into Rapyd’s payment methods.
                    
                                        
                    
                Virtual bank data scientists are driving bank hiring
                                                                                                 
                        
                          Employers are now looking for more data scientists and full stack developers for mobile and web applications that go beyond the traditional set of...
                    
                                        
                    
                How Manulife is breaking growth ceilings in rapidly ageing and costly Hong Kong
                                                                                                 
                        
                          Customer satisfaction is quantified at Manulife which puts the customer at the centre of everything it does.
                    
                                        
                    
                Hong Kong banks' loan growth hit 1.1% in June
                                                                                                 
                        
                          Loans for mortgages, building, and construction drove quarterly gains.
                    
                                        
                    
                A third of Hong Kongers spend $746 on monthly subscription services
                                                                                                 
                        
                          35% have been charged with bank fees, most of them because they forgot to pay.
                    
                                        
                    
                 
                                 
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
								 
								 
						 
						 
				 
								 
								 
								 
																					
											
																			 
																					
											
																			 
																					
											
																			 
																					
											
																			 
                