Financial Services

ABN AMRO Private Banking is ‘highly commended’ in best private bank in europe award

ABN AMRO Private Banking is ‘highly commended’ in best private bank in europe award

ABN AMRO Private Banking was highly commended in October 2011 in the ‘Best Private Bank in Europe’ categoryof the Global Private Banking Awards 2011...

Responding to market demand, customer-needs-driven life insurer ageas attributes its success to quality, customised products and services

“The need to meet evolving challenges in the market is driving Ageas Hong Kong to satisfy our customers’ needs," said Ageas Insurance Company CEO...

AIA brings retirement offerings with great value, choice and simplicity to members

AIA Pension and Trustee Co. Ltd (AIA) has been fulfilling the diverse needs of mandatory provident fund (mpf) members for more than a decade.

Financial solutions reflect is caring approach and underpin goals of life

To every individual, what he or she aspires in life is an important element of their professional and personal existence. But to reach their goals...

HSBC Medical Insurance leads the market for corporate and retail customers

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited began providing medical insurance solutions to customers in Hong Kong in 1988 as part of...

PrimeCredit helps its clients in good times and bad

CEO Susanna Liew, who joined PrimeCredit only three months ago, seems fully up to speed on the company’s operations and plans for the future. Her...

The Outstanding Retail Bank

Basker Rangachari, Chief marketing officer, Hong Kong and North East Asia, Consumer Banking, Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited says that...

Mortgage Corp posts $1.26bn profit

The company has maintained the credit ratings of AAA by Standard & Poor’s and Aa1 by Moody’s.

HKRH posts 97% fourth quarter sales growth

Sales of HKRH’s franchisees to their end customers up by 90%.

Will Hong Kong bankers have more money in the bank?

Survey shows Hong Kong-based investment banking and fund management staff expect an average bonus worth 37% of their salary for 2011.

Derivatives are back—but be careful

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has authorized the issuance of “Exchange-Traded Funds” a year-and-a-half after these products were banned...

HKMA grants licence to China Minsheng Bank

China’s ninth largest bank is the 153rd licensed bank in Hong Kong.

New year, new banknotes!

HSBC’s new HK$100 note will be in circulation starting January 11.

Renminbi deposits in Hong Kong up in November

There was a 1.4% increase while Hong Kong dollar deposits jumped by 0.4%.

HKMA backs China Development Bank's renminbi bonds issuance

The lender will be the first financial institution in China to make use of the platform to issue renminbi bonds.

Hong Kong overtakes US and UK in Financial Development Index

Hong Kong took the top spot with a score of 5.16 on a scale of 1-7, says World Economic Forum.

Gender inequality in Greater China finance sector still rife

Yet 59% of the survey respondents believe the number of women in top management positions will increase in the next 5 years.