On Thursday Barclays said, it has appointed Hossein Zaimi as its head of markets for Asia Pacific; he will be joining the bank after a long career at HSBC. Zaimi will continue to be based in Hong Kong and report to… Read More ›
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Moller-Maersk in advanced negotiations to acquire LF Logistics for $3 billion
According to sources familiar with the matter at hand, Denmark based A.P. Moller-Maersk is in an advanced stage of negotiations to acquire Hong Kong based LF Logistics for around $3 billion. An announcement for the potential deal could be made as… Read More ›
Foreign financial institutions conducting business with sanctioned individuals will be sanctioned: State Department
In a significant development, the United States has named five already-sanctioned Chinese officials who have allegedly contributed to undermining Hong Kong’s democracy; it has also issued a warning to financial institutions that conducting business with these officials would lead to… Read More ›
Israel in 5th COVID wave, steps up vaccination, urges work from home
In a statement Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett stated, the country is in the midst of a fifth COVID-19 wave as he urged citizens to step up vaccination and to take precautions such as working from home. In a televised… Read More ›
Uber looking to sell stake in Didi given lack of transparency in Chinese market
In a statement the CEO of Uber Technologies Inc said, the company is looking to sell stakes its non-strategic stake in companies including in Beijing-based Didi Global Inc saying the lack of transparency makes the Chinese market tough. In 2016, the US… Read More ›
Chinese AI startup SenseTime Group holds urgent talks with HKSE following reports of it being placed on US trade blacklist
According to two sources with direct knowledge of the matter at hand, Chinese artificial intelligence startup SenseTime Group is in talks with officials of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange regarding the fate of its $767 million planned IPO in Hong… Read More ›
Didi Global to delist from NYSE, aims to pursue listing at Hong Kong
On Friday, ride-hailing giant Didi Global said, it will delist from the New York Stock Exchange and pursue a listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange following increased pressure from Chinese regulators. Earlier this year in July Didi had pushed ahead… Read More ›
China pledges to open its capital markets to foreign investors
In a statement China’s top securities regulator said, Beijing plans on further opening its capital markets to foreign investors with an aim to pursue pragmatic cross-border cooperation to regulate overseas-listed Chinese companies. In recent months, global investors have been spooked… Read More ›
Crypto exchange Binance hires former U.S. Treasury criminal investigator Greg Monahan as its global money laundering reporting officer
In a statement Binance said, it had appointed former U.S. Treasury criminal investigator Greg Monahan as its global money laundering reporting officer, in an effort to reinvent itself as a regulated financial firm from being one of the world’s largest… Read More ›
Hong Kong’s Justice Secretary Teresa Cheng charts path towards HK adopting controversial mainland law
In a significant development, Hong Kong’s justice secretary has showed the path on how a mainland Chinese law to counter foreign sanctions could be adopted in Hong Kong by amending it into Hong Kong’s mini-constitution, pending a decision by the… Read More ›