Financial Services

26 Aug 2012

Age-of-retirement issues are still contentious as sweet civil service deals contrast with the predicament of our elderly poor, writes Jason Wordie.

A critical review of the financial development council's study

27 Jan 2013

During their brainstorming, the [financial services development] council defined five areas of study, according to the council chairwoman.

Financial services firms holding back on hiring, says headhunter

21 Jan 2013

Global economic uncertainties and anticipation of tougher regulation in Hong Kong have prevented the financial services sector from aggressively hiring this year, says a leading headhunter.

Central office rents to decline further over woes in banking sector

11 Jan 2013

Office rental in Central, the most expensive worldwide, is set to extend its biggest decline since the global credit crisis, the world's two biggest property agents say.

Western China set for economic development: report

19 Dec 2012

Western China, where the economy is expected to grow faster than in the developed eastern areas, is likely to attract more overseas investors to its agriculture, education and financial service...

Opinion

Jake Van Der Kamp

An age-old problem and the sums that just don't add up

Howard Winn

HSBC suffers the Taibbi treatment in Rolling Stone

Shirley Yam

How tycoons' IPO 'losses' may hide profits at herd's expense

The pitfalls of investing in ILAS

In 2010, Li (who asked that her full name not be revealed) started a new job with a higher salary. Her wealth planner, who worked for a global bank, advised Li to invest in a pension plan sold by...

Hong Kong on track to become top financial centre

Hong Kong is expected to overtake London by 2015 and surpass New York by 2016 to become the world’s biggest financial centre, reflecting a massive shift in the financial world.

Loss of Chinese banks will dent London's ambitions

Britain's Financial Services Authority has this week tightened its controls on overseas banks seeking to take deposits in London.

DEVELOPMENT

Microcredit schemes struggling to aid China's rural poor

The first investments by a long-awaited fund dedicated to helping the poor through financial services has helped shed light on the huge hurdles still facing microcredit organisations in rural...

FINANCE

Hong Kong puts financial professionals to the test

Turn the clock back a few decades and the criterion for anyone entering the securities industry was to have an uncle or other relative working at a brokerage firm.

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