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Enoch Yiu
Chief Reporter, Business
Enoch joined the Post as a business reporter in 1996. Before that, she worked at a Chinese daily newspaper for four years. She is the author of two books: 'They Mean Business: 50 exclusive interviews with Hong Kong top executives' and 'Serving with Passion: stories of established catering brands in Hong Kong'.
Enoch joined the Post as a business reporter in 1996. Before that, she worked at a Chinese daily newspaper for four years. She is the author of two books: 'They Mean Business: 50 exclusive interviews with Hong Kong top executives' and 'Serving with Passion: stories of established catering brands in Hong Kong'.
Areas of Expertise:
Reporting financial regulation, banking, pension, insurance, asset management, personal profileLanguages Spoken:
English, Mandarin, Cantonese
Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area are central to client growth plans, ‘and we do not think that it is slowing down’, veteran banker says.
Proposed rule change aims to encourage more applications, but what about transparency and document quality concerns?
Market regulator will soon begin inspection of investment banks amid concerns about deficiencies in listing documents and misconduct.
Investment-promotion agency is helping a couple of Middle East banks set up in the city and fielding more inquiries since the war started.
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HKMA leaves city’s base rate untouched at 4 per cent, as HSBC, Standard Chartered and BOCHK keep prime lending and saving rates unchanged.
Lender’s AT1 bond sale is the first since Iran conflict froze the market, with Hong Kong’s stability making it the natural venue: analyst.
The CSRC asks some Hong Kong listing candidates to change their red-chip structure and issue H shares.
Analysis aims to increase transparency at a time when some insurance prices are rising faster than medical costs, Insurance Authority CEO says.
Bourse operator lowers bar for companies with weighted voting rights and expands the confidential filing option for all listing candidates.
Joint operation by ICAC and SFC shows commitment to protecting city’s status as a fundraising hub, analysts say.
Six men and two women, including a Guotai Junan executive, are in custody for allegedly giving information related to share placements.
Hong Kong’s special pool offers cheaper war cover for 10 Chinese ships in the Gulf, bolstering the city’s role as a marine insurance hub.
The two banks tighten work rules in the city, requiring traders and salespeople to return to the office from April 1.
HSBC, Xiaomi, AIA and Pop Mart are among some 650 Hong Kong-listed firms that may need to change trading units under proposed lot reforms.
HSBC’s local unit gained nearly 2 million new customers in two years as global investors shift assets to Hong Kong.
HKEX is using regulatory policies to promote gender diversity, including a listing rule that bans single-gender boards from January 2025.
First announced in 2024, the AI Plus initiative includes a target of integrating AI into 90 per cent of China’s economy by 2030.
HSBC and Standard Chartered expanded in the Middle East in recent years to capture growing cross-border trade and wealth management flows.
Expanding gold vault capacity and new tax incentives for family offices are part of Hong Kong’s broader push to attract global wealth.
Withdrawals by people leaving the city or retiring dropped last quarter, indicating expectations of greater gains, analysts say.
‘This marks an important milestone in the collaboration on financial innovation between Shanghai and Hong Kong,’ HKMA’s Howard Lee says.
The government will submit a bill by June to add more tax-exempt products and funds, including gold and digital assets, a minister says.
Georges Elhedery declined to confirm whether HSBC applied for stablecoin licence but indicated that discussions with regulator were ongoing.
Net profit in 2025 rises to HK$17.75 billion (US$2.28 billion), beating market expectations.
HKEX proposes to shorten stock settlement cycle from current two days after transactions to one day to bolster city as global financial centre.
HSBC reported a 7 per cent profit drop, but shares rose on its CEO’s comments on higher return goals, steady dividends and new growth plans.
Former HKEX listing division staffer and two relatives used confidential information to trade shares between 2020 and 2025.
From the yuan’s growth as a global currency to IPO funding to tokenisation, the city is a linchpin in Beijing’s ambitions.
The London-based bank’s underlying pre-tax profit stood at US$7.9 billion last year, versus a gain of US$6.8 billion in 2024.
