Financial Services
HSBC to pay US$1.9 billion money laundering fine
HSBC to pay US$1.9 billion money laundering fine
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	Payment to settle probe by U.S. federal and state authorities.
                    
                                        
                    
                Hong Kong banks poised for mild earnings growth in 2013
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	Margins will trend lower as yields fall further.
                    
                                        
                    
                Bank of East Asia injects 111.6m shares to Sumitomo Mitsui Bank Corp
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	Here are 3 implications.
                    
                                        
                    
                Guoline Overseas Limited to acquire remaining Guoco shares
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	Offer price is HK$88 per share.
                    
                                        
                    
                AAG gets cold feet
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	Postpones Hong Kong IPO because of challenging market.
                    
                                        
                    
                Insurance industry reports heartening growth
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	Gross premiums and underwriting profit rise during the first three quarters.
                    
                                        
                    
                Insurance premiums surge 10% to $190.1b
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	Industry is alive and kicking.
                    
                                        
                    
                Hong Kong to become world's largest financial center by 2017
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	Jobs boom to fuel rise as World Number One.
                    
                                        
                    
                Exchange Fund assets slip $34.1b
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	HKD assets decreased by $22.6b.
                    
                                        
                    
                Foreign currency deposits up 2.2%
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	And RMB deposits increased 1.7$ to RMB554.8b.
                    
                                        
                    
                HKEx gets go-ahead to acquire London Metal Exchange
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	52-54m shares will be placed.
                    
                                        
                    
                Here's how underdeveloped Asia's financial services are
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	Hong Kong only has 24 bank branches for every 100K adults.
                    
                                        
                    
                Wing Hang Bank warns of bogus website copying its eBanking services
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	Beware of the website www1.winghghk.com.
                    
                                        
                    
                CIMB to do more investment banking in Hong Kong
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	New strengths allow it to be more competitive.
                    
                                        
                    
                Beware: Government warns of two fraudulent websites
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	Both pretend offering financial services.
                    
                                        
                    
                What you must know about PICC's $4b IPO in Hong Kong
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	The IPO would be credit positive for its major insurance subsidiaries.
                    
                                        
                    
                Maybank closes US$1.15b deals for Genting Hong Kong
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	It is one of largest financings arranged by the group.