Financial Services
Foreign investors urged to use renminbi in Hong Kong deals
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	China is encouraging foreign investors to use the renminbi or yuan for trade and investment in Hong Kong.
                    
                                        
                    
                Hong Kong opens financial dispute resolution centre
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	Hong Kong takes another step to preclude massive investor losses from unregulated equities trading.
                    
                                        
                    
                Hong Kong launches cross-border collateral management service today
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	Hong Kong boosts its position as a prime offshore renminbi liquidity center.
                    
                                        
                    
                China Construction Bank sees strong growth in yuan loans
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	The Hong Kong branch of state-owned China Construction Bank Corporation plans to double its yuan-denominated assets.
                    
                                        
                    
                HKEx appoints Stephen Marzo as chief financial officer
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	Henry Ingrouille was also appointed as chief administrative officer.
                    
                                        
                    
                KEB opens trade finance center in Hong Kong
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	A major Korean bank has opened a financial center in Hong Kong for the first time.
                    
                                        
                    
                Hong Kong Land issues US$500 million worth of 10-year notes
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	The notes will earn a coupon of 4.5% per annum, tempted already?
                    
                                        
                    
                HSBC puts on hold plans to transfer to Hong Kong
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	HSBC plans to stay in London despite the huge expense of doing business in the British capital.
                    
                                        
                    
                Losing your mobile worse than losing your wallet
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	It takes just a few minutes for people to realize they have forgotten their mobile phone after leaving home; but it takes in general much longer for...
                    
                                        
                    
                HSBC to part with subsidiaries in four South American countries
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	HSBC Holdings is in talks on a possible sale of its operations in Colombia, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay as part of its global strategy to boost...
                    
                                        
                    
                HKMA lends a hand to banks burdened by Basel III
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	The Hong Kong Monetary Authority will allow the city’s banks to use foreign currency liquid assets to meet the liquidity coverage ratio requirements...
                    
                                        
                    
                HKEx's profit slips 7% to HK$1.15b
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	Listing fees and income from sales of information were lower than expected, while operating cost rose by 20%.
                    
                                        
                    
                BOC Hong Kong's pre-provision operating profit up by 27% to HK$6.8b
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	The reported PPOP figure is 22% higher than operating expenses. 
                    
                                        
                    
                Swiss private bank to do business in Hong Kong
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	Hong Kong now has 154 licensed banks.
                    
                                        
                    
                HSBC prices international RMB bond
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	The transaction, set at a 3% revenue, saw very strong demand from both European and Asian investors.
                    
                                        
                    
                Do retrenchments loom at global banks in Hong Kong?
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	Hong Kong saw more investment banking redundancies than Singapore, China, and Australia in the first quarter of 2012.