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Heated property sector buoys prime retail and office REITs
Heated property sector buoys prime retail and office REITs
Wharf REIC, Link REIT and Champion REIT are in for a good year ahead.
Nearly 2 in 5 Hong Kongers open to sharing banking data with third parties
Almost 40% believe that open banking can provide them with better customer service.
Why property ownership is a pipe dream
Hong Kong's expensive housing market has bred an unconventional low-cost housing alternative.
Hong Kong approves dual class shares and unprofitable biotech listings in sweeping market reform
The new rules will kick into effect on April 30.
Short-lived market rally buoys struggling dollar
Tighter liquidity concerns enabled short HKD traders to take profit in advance.
Home ownership plunges below 50% in 2017 as prices skyrocket
Only 49.2% of households own their occupied homes, representing the lowest level since 1999.
How can Ping An's billion-dollar debut change the local IPO landscape?
The online healthcare platform is paving the way for lossmaking companies who want to go public.
Finance and property sectors most bullish on business outlook in Q2
They expect both output and employment levels to rise.
Inflation up 2.6% in March
Blame higher prices of packaged tours.
Government to incentivise renewable energy initiatives for power companies
Renewable energy certificates will be sold to corporations and the public.
Chinese liberalisation set to challenge Hong Kong's financial dominance
The maturing of the Mainland’s capital markets is slowing demand for dim sum bonds.
Chinese P&C life insurers premium growth slow 16% in 2017
Non-motor premium growth hit 33%, outpacing total growth in premium at 6%.
Banks scrap fixed-rate mortgages as interbank lending rates surge
HSBC and BOC have already stopped offering the package whilst ICBC will stop on May 1.
Chinese online healthcare platform starts US$1.1b IPO preparations
Ping An Good Doctor will offer 160 million shares priced between $50.80 to $54.80 apiece.
Companies exit Central in droves amidst staggering rental costs
Goldman Sachs was the latest to pull out from the CBD.
Co-working operators buoy office leasing demand in Q1
They committed to 143,300 sq ft of new space in Hong Kong Island in Q1.
Will the looming property slowdown set back Hong Kong banks?
Loan growth is expected to slow in 2018.