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UBS Group AG

UBS Group AG: A leading multinational investment bank and financial services firm, headquartered in Zurich and Basel, Switzerland. It specialises in global wealth management, personal and corporate banking, asset management, and investment banking. UBS primarily serves ultra-high net worth and high net worth individuals, institutional investors, and corporate clients worldwide, alongside retail clients in Switzerland. Recognised as the world’s largest private bank, it significantly expanded its market position by acquiring Credit Suisse in 2023. UBS also maintains notable sponsorship deals, including with Roger Federer. Its overall business focus is on client-centric solutions, innovation, and sustainable finance.

More than 2,000 delegates from across the nation will convene in Beijing for the annual meeting of the National People’s Congress, China’s top legislature, scheduled to open on March 5. Photo: AP

China stock market

Investors lock onto NPC as markets seek policy lift amid AI jitters

With Chinese stocks drifting and global markets spooked by artificial intelligence fears, traders are eyeing the ‘two sessions’ for catalysts.

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Artificial intelligence

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Hong Kong stock market

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China stock market

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A Chinese trader looks at an electronic trading board at the Shanghai stock exchange. Photo: Reuters

Banking & finance

Why China’s rise as a ‘financial superpower’ could depend on Hong Kong

From the yuan’s growth as a global currency to IPO funding to tokenisation, the city is a linchpin in Beijing’s ambitions.

26 Feb 2026 - 6:07PM

Electric & new energy vehicles

China’s Geely bets on longer-range, faster-charging tech over fresh EV price war

‘We promise to compete based on technology, quality, brand, service and corporate ethics,’ Geely Auto CEO says.

24 Feb 2026 - 7:47PM

China stock market

China’s top court backs legal action against corrupt firms amid equity rally

The court’s initiative marks ‘a positive sign that the market would sustain its upward momentum’, hedge fund manager Zhou Ling says.

24 Feb 2026 - 6:00PM

A statue of a bull is displayed outside the Shenzhen Stock Exchange. Photo: Reuters

Hong Kong property

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JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs join Morgan Stanley in lifting their market outlook to double digits, as price gains outpace previous expectations.

24 Feb 2026 - 9:44AM

Electric & new energy vehicles

China’s EV insurers move towards profitability on higher premiums, AI adoption

Chinese insurers are turning to AI as the technology cuts labour costs and enhances pricing accuracy.

23 Feb 2026 - 10:30AM

Banking & finance

Hong Kong IPO boom sparks finance hirings – but staff cuts have not gone away

Hiring in Hong Kong finance rose by 4,800 roles in the year to September, official figures show, as listings and trading gathered pace.

23 Feb 2026 - 8:33AM

Hong Kong’s financial sector added about 4,800 jobs in the 12 months to the end of September. Photo: Jelly Tse

Electric & new energy vehicles

Speed bump ahead: rising battery costs nudge Chinese drivers towards hybrids

Higher lithium prices and the end of incentives are reshaping China’s EV market, with hybrids emerging as a more practical option for many.

20 Feb 2026 - 9:00AM

Workers produce lithium batteries in Qinyang, central China’s Henan province. Photo: Xinhua

Mainland China

UBS China venture faces wrath of silver investors after valuation change

More than 200,000 people file complaints as UBS SDIC’s attempted remedy for sudden change of fund’s price benchmark falls flat with some.

16 Feb 2026 - 4:01PM

Banking & finance

Hong Kong banks lure wealthy clients with gold, mahjong sets, fireworks

HSBC, Hang Seng Bank, Standard Chartered, Citibank and DBS offer the metal to select clients while it hovers near a record high.

16 Feb 2026 - 1:03PM

Artificial intelligence

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An employee conducts maintenance in a server room of the China Mobile Hohhot Data Centre in Hohhot in Inner Mongolia. Photo: Xinhua

United States

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Printed copies of the Jeffrey Epstein files. Photo: EPA

Electric & new energy vehicles

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12 Feb 2026 - 6:53PM

Japan

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Electric & new energy vehicles

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Pony AI is one of three robotaxi firms that have received approval from authorities to operate driverless cabs on designated roads in cities like Beijing and Shanghai. Photo: Handout

Hong Kong stock market

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6 Feb 2026 - 4:43PM

Electric & new energy vehicles

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4 Feb 2026 - 9:47PM

Electric & new energy vehicles

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Low interest rates and seven-year payback periods replace price discounts while EV sales drop and materials costs rise.

4 Feb 2026 - 12:00PM

A potential buyer discusses a Tesla YL with a staff member in a showroom in Beijing on February 3, 2026. Photo: AFP

Hong Kong property

UBS move to West Kowloon reshapes demand in Hong Kong office market

The Swiss bank says the move will strengthen links to mainland China and Greater Bay Area clients.

3 Feb 2026 - 10:24PM

(Left to right) UBS’ Taichi Takahashi, Amy Lo, Iqbal Khan, and SHKP’s Raymond Kwok, Christopher Kwok and Eric Tung, at the UBS Tower Handover Ceremony at IGC on Tuesday, February 3, 2026. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Electric & new energy vehicles

Chinese EV makers’ shares skid as sales slide after tax incentive ends

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Indonesia

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Semiconductors

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29 Jan 2026 - 3:50PM

ASML CFO Roger Dassen attends a news conference after the company’s fourth-quarter earnings report in 2020. Photo: Reuters

Hong Kong stock market

Muyuan Foods courts cornerstone investors for Hong Kong listing

Thai conglomerate expected to join a group of cornerstone investors in a deal that could raise about US$1.5 billion.

28 Jan 2026 - 9:26PM

Muyuan is among a crop of Chinese companies in the consumer industry that are defying China’s sluggish consumer demand to sell shares in Hong Kong. Photo: AP

Semiconductors

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29 Jan 2026 - 7:27PM

Hong Kong transport

MTR Corp raises record A$2 billion in first Australian dollar green bond sale

‘We are delighted with the very positive response from investors,’ MTR finance director says.

27 Jan 2026 - 10:28PM

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