Financial Services

Exchange Fund assets amount to $2,505B in January

Exchange Fund assets amount to $2,505B in January

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority announced that the total assets of the Exchange Fund amounted to HK$2,505.0 billion as at January 31, 2011. It is HK...

436,000 transport subsidy beneficiaries may receive first payment this year

The transport subsidy's first payment is amounting to $3,600, said Secretary for Labour & Welfare Matthew Cheung.

HKMA completes investigations in Lehman-Brothers-related cases

HKMA announced that the investigation of over 99% of a total of 21,748 Lehman-Brothers-related complaint cases received has been completed.

MPF injection to benefit 4 million

The proposal to inject $6,000 into each Mandatory Provident Fund account will leave wealth with the people, said Secretary for Financial Services &...

New mortgage loans down 30%

New mortgage loans drawn down during January dropped by 30.0 per cent to HK$21.7 billion compared with December last year. This is according to  Hong...

Government to relax criteria for legal aid applicants

The Chief Executive in Council has approved the government's plan to relax the criteria for assessing the financial eligibility of legal-aid...

Subsidy scheme may raise income limit for two-member households to $12,000

A further upgrade to the Work Incentive Transport Subsidy Scheme has been proposed, said Secretary for Labour & Welfare Matthew Cheung.

New $500 banknotes to be launched

The Monetary Authority will put new $500 banknotes into circulation on February 22. They will be available for exchange at Hong Kong's three note...

Financial secretary names Carlson Tong non-executive director

Tong’s experience and expertise in the accountancy and the financial-services fields qualified him for the post.

Government urged subsidy support

The enhanced scheme can benefit more people while ensuring the scheme's long-term sustainability and proper and fair use of public money.

SW Kingsway Capital profit up 25% to HK$46.8mn

The company targets diversified investment opportunities and introduction of new products and services.

HSBC releases first renminbi cashier’s order in Hong Kong

Move shows the bank’s commitment to anticipate client renminbi product needs while it capitalizes in the new opportunities created by the...

Exchange Fund foreign assets up $3.7B

The Exchange Fund’s foreign assets grew by $3.7 billion in January to reach $2.0394 trillion.

Sun Hung Kai Financial and EK Immigration join forces

Partnership to provide premium financial services to capital investment entrants from mainland China.

Exchange Fund assets drop $45.7B

Total assets of the Exchange Fund amounted to $2.3457 trillion at the end of December, down $45.7 billion on November.  

Richard Dawson joins KPMG as Asia's Head of Debt Advisory

Richard will be based in Hong Kong as he builds a team to establish and grow the debt advisory business in China and Hong Kong.

Ship mortgage: Right of sale upon non-financial covenant default

The rights of both the bank and borrower when it comes to non-financial covenant default will not remain a question anymore.