Financial Services
This is Hong Kongers' favorite credit card reward
This is Hong Kongers' favorite credit card reward
73% said they prefer rebates due to convenience and value.
57% of Hong Kong trust sector grew assets in three years
But firms are growing more worried about compliance costs.
Here's how fintech disrupted banks' customer-facing functions
The number of people engaged in banking fell 0.6% from 2015 to 2016.
Funds raised by Hong Kong IPOs down 37% to $85.7b
But the number of IPOs increased 52% to 114.
Hong Kong's financial services gradually leveraging blockchain
52% of CFOs say blockchain improved their businesses.
Peer-to-peer international payments now possible with new Smart Transfer app
Want to gift money, at little to no cost, to someone overseas for their birthday?
What are the major shortcomings of the MPF scheme and how can it be improved?
The 16-year annualised return on all MPF funds is just 2.8%.
A/R trading platform Qupital raises HK$20.5m
Qupital plans to expand in Taiwan and Southeast Asia.
Composite interest rate down to 0.3% in August
It was caused by a slight decline in the banks' weighted funding cost.
ZhongAn Online P&C Insurance launches $1.5b Hong Kong IPO
It's the first major fintech listing in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong banks to get less government support over the next 12-18 months
The government is implementing a revised bank resolution regime.
Hong Kong, Singapore eye grabbing a bigger share of the $540t derivatives business
Regulators have been in talks with the ASIFMA over the past five months.
RMB deposits in Hong Kong up 1.6% to RMB534.7b in July
Overall foreign-currency deposits rose 0.2%.
Banks' funding and liquidity conditions to remain benign till 2018
But potential funding volatility will come from changes in banks' loan and deposit currency mix.
Hong Kong's 20 largest licensed banks in 2017
Hong Kong’s connection with the mainland may be its best asset yet.
Property sector a key risk for the banking system as home prices rise for 13 consecutive months
The prevalence of high-LTV second mortgages increases default risks for homebuyers.
Hong Kong banks' mainland exposures to pick up in the next two years
That is following a period of steady decline starting in 2014.