Gold markets in China have been inundated with a throng of new buyers, looking to put their money into a commodity which has skyrocketed in value as other investments have lost their lustre.

All financial institutions licensed by the SFC should be required to submit ESG reports for the development of a comprehensive ecosystem of sustainability disclosures, City University of Hong Kong says.

China has unveiled new foreign ownership rules for certain telecommunications services, a move to generate investment and confidence as it strives to meet broad economic goals.

HSBC plans to host another global investment summit in the city early next year after this year’s sell-out inaugural conference drew 3,500 attendees, an overwhelming success in proof that ‘Hong Kong is back’.

InvestHK says it has had 1,600 inquiries since March 1 launch, with 70 per cent of interest from professional services providers.

The future of China’s economic growth depends on strong innovation in the technology sector and – despite the current headwinds – investors would be wrong to sleep on the country’s potential, industry leaders says.

The HSBC Global Investment Summit will be the largest such conference in the city, filling the void left by Credit Suisse, which last held its flagship event in March 2023 before its eventual demise.

In addition to investment and fundraising opportunities, the region’s access to talent, low taxes, reasonable cost of living and visa schemes are draws, participants say.

At a time when the global euphoria about AI has propelled a three-fold surge in Nvidia’s stock, investors are pointing toward emerging markets for better value and a bigger pool of options.

Even in the absence of the buying restrictions, a healthy supply and elevated interest rates mean the city’s infamously expensive house prices are unlikely to return to the kind of breakneck growth seen in the past, analysts say.

China’s state-directed buying binge has swollen the size of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) tracking the underlying benchmark CSI 300 Index, helping them outperform the market while boosting their asset-size ranking.

Global fund managers have become more positive about Chinese stocks after the securities regulator took a flurry of forceful measures to halt a three-year decline, according to a joint-venture brokerage of HSBC Holdings.

‘The time to buy is when everyone hates the market and it’s cheap, which is now the case in Chinese equities,’ especially as there are signs that the country’s economic leaders are preparing stimulus measures, the hedge fund billionaire said in his LinkedIn blog.

Investors should exercise more caution when it comes to the valuations of Chinese stocks, as corporate earnings growth is set to slow because of Beijing’s pursuit of high-quality economic growth, according to China’s biggest money manager.

LGT Group, the world’s largest royal family-owned private banking and asset management group, sees private equity continuing to be attractive to high-net-worth clients, especially in China.

Leonardo DiCaprio, Cristiano Ronaldo, J Balvin and other stars have sunk money into brands and online marketplaces – as well as amassing considerable personal collections

Singapore-based Granite Asia plans to assemble a private-credit investing team as early as the second half of this year, according to people familiar with the matter.

With one of the most vibrant start-up ecosystems and fastest-growing economies in Southeast Asia, Vietnam is poised to climb the global value chain – but challenges lie in wait.

Nearly all of China’s top-level officials responsible for economic affairs have met or have plans to meet with multinational executives amid Beijing’s push to revive confidence and lure foreign investment.

Smart technology such as autonomous parking systems and the wide availability of superfast battery charging infrastructure will drive a boom in EV sales over the next five years, according to two of the segment’s leading manufacturers.

Hong Kong’s ambitions as a wealth management and family office hub for Asia, offers significant private banking opportunities, top executives at Citigroup say.

Reforms and incentives are attracting international investors looking to diversify away from China amid its intensifying rivalry with the US. But India still has a way to go to catch up to its neighbour to the north.

Beijing’s new off-budget treasury bonds will span decades, and they have been sold only 3 times before – in some of the most challenging economic times.

Chinese companies seeking to expand overseas and Asian SMEs with ESG potential hold a lot of potential for private credit providers, ADM Capital founder Christopher Botsford says.

President Xi Jinping visited a Chinese-German joint venture lithium battery material firm earlier this week, before the State Council also unveiled measures aimed at foreign investors and expats.