Hong Kong’s residential property market is poised for a recovery after enduring a seven-year downturn, according to Morgan Stanley. Home prices in the city are set to bottom out, driven by an influx of mainland Chinese buyers, improved capital markets and a recent plunge in interest rates, analysts led by Praveen Choudhary said in a…
The government of Hong Kong is weighing additional incentives to attract more catastrophe bond issuers and investors, following its second annual insurance-linked securities (ILS) conference aimed at promoting the city as a global hub for alternative risk transfer, according to a recent article from South China Morning Post.“Hong Kong is the best investment hub for…
A series of far-reaching policy moves have introduced challenging volatility into the market, raising the question of what the best home-finance investments in this environment are. Experts who have been considered some of the smartest people in the room have some thoughts on what to do given the market turmoil that has followed recent tariff…
As Hong Kong continues to focus on developing insurance-linked securities (ILS) as a key market segment, a position paper from advisory body the Financial Services Development Council states that further integrating ILS products into its own investment portfolios would help the government encourage investors to consider allocating to the asset class.So far there have been…
Hong Kong is channelling funds into several dozen innovative companies to further bolster the city’s appeal as a hub for technology, banking and finance compared with regional competitors like Singapore, according to Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po. The Hong Kong Investment Corp (HKIC), funded by the city’s reserves, has invested in nearly 100 start-ups involved…
Hong Kong is channelling funds into several dozen innovative companies to further bolster the city’s appeal as a hub for technology, banking and finance compared with regional competitors like Singapore, according to Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po. The Hong Kong Investment Corp (HKIC), funded by the city’s reserves, has invested in nearly 100 start-ups involved…
(Bloomberg) — Turkey’s capital markets regulator banned short-selling across all stocks and relaxed share buyback rules in a bid to prevent further equity losses after the country’s benchmark index tumbled last week following the detention of a prominent opposition leader. Most Read from Bloomberg The new rules, announced late Sunday, broaden a previous ban that…
Feb 2, 2025 Hong Kong is rapidly positioning itself as a preferred hub for the establishment of family offices, attracting interest from affluent families across mainland China and Southeast Asia. According to Dennis Chow, Asia-Pacific chairman of Deloitte, the city’s burgeoning capital market activities, especially more listings from regional companies, enhance its appeal. A significant…
Technological innovation in China still has “much room for improvement” and the country needs financial support to develop new ideas, according to a prominent economist. Tian Xuan, chairman of Tsinghua University’s national institute of financial research, said there is a particularly large gap with the United States. He said nine out of the 10 biggest…
To get John Authers’ newsletter delivered directly to your inbox, sign up here. Points of Return has dwelt on so many geopolitical risks this year. Somehow the conflicts in neither Gaza nor Ukraine have upset oil markets, or averted the ongoing freight train that is the US stock market. Incumbent governments have been booted out…