The main talking point for Hui, the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, has been a new law, enacted in May, that sought to make it easier for overseas companies to reincorporate in the city. Just a few days after the law came into force, Hui flew to Canada to meet senior executives from…
A Hong Kong lawmaker urged global investors to maintain confidence in the city’s Web3 industry after cryptocurrency mogul Justin Sun denounced alleged “loopholes” in local financial regulations. Hong Kong had “a legal basis and a healthy environment” to protect international investors and the city’s Web3 sector, Legislative Council member Johnny Ng Kit-chong wrote on Thursday…
A Hong Kong lawmaker urged global investors to maintain confidence in the city’s Web3 industry after cryptocurrency mogul Justin Sun denounced alleged “loopholes” in local financial regulations. Hong Kong had “a legal basis and a healthy environment” to protect international investors and the city’s Web3 sector, Legislative Council member Johnny Ng Kit-chong wrote on Thursday…
A large 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck the Caribbean on Saturday night, triggering a tsunami threat as far away as Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The quake struck 209 kilometers (about 130 miles) south-southwest of Georgetown, Cayman Islands, at 6:23 local time, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. This is a developing story. Check back…
Brazilian financial-technology company Nu Holdings Ltd. is considering plans to shift its legal base to the UK, in a move that would mark a major win in Britain’s push to encourage more tech companies to move to the country. The digital challenger bank has been working with the British government on the plans, which were…