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Chinese EV battery maker CATL to see strong growth in 2025: analysts
US investment bank Jefferies raises CATL price target after company reports record profit for 2024.
17 Mar 2025 - 5:25PM
Hong Kong property
ICBC (Asia) backs Hong Kong developers with loan support as sector struggles
17 Mar 2025 - 9:22AM
Banking & finance
Standard Chartered sees key role for Hong Kong amid evolving global trade
17 Mar 2025 - 10:00AM
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Banking & finance
China’s brokerage sector sees mega-mergers but remains competitive, fragmented
China’s intensely competitive securities sector, with more than 140 firms, has been repeatedly pulled up by regulators, S&P Global says.
16 Mar 2025 - 11:30AM
Late last year, Guotai Junan Securities and Haitong Securities announced a 103 billion yuan merger to create China’s biggest brokerage. Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong property
China Vanke’s Hong Kong unit sees strong flat sales despite mortgage concerns
The embattled developer has sold 223 of the 228 flats on offer at its Le Mont residential project, according to agents.
15 Mar 2025 - 8:50PM
Banking & finance
China’s 4 golden flowers: how Beijing invests its US$3.2 trillion reserves
The State Administration of Foreign Exchange entrusts managers in four ‘overseas offices’ to diversify its reserves and maximise returns.
16 Mar 2025 - 10:19PM
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Banking & finance
In SAFE hands: China’s secret plan for US$1 trillion reserves fund in Hong Kong
Cheng Hao, the man involved in the rescue of China’s 2015 market crash, runs what is the world’s third largest wealth fund in Hong Kong.
15 Mar 2025 - 12:56PM
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Banking & finance
Towngas unit’s 2024 profit gains as renewable energy bets pay off
Net profit rose 2 per cent to HK$1.6 billion (US$206 million), while revenue increased 7.4 per cent to HK$21.3 billion.
14 Mar 2025 - 7:31PM
Bonds
China bonds’ biggest bull run in a decade stumbles as stocks take over
The bond market’s mood will be tested on Friday, when the Ministry of Finance is scheduled to auction 167 billion yuan of two-year government bonds.
13 Mar 2025 - 3:15PM
IPO
Apple supplier Lens Technology joins Chinese firms planning Hong Kong IPOs
Avatr Technology, Shenzhen-listed Changan Automobile’s EV company, is also reportedly considering a US$1 billion Hong Kong listing.
13 Mar 2025 - 1:32PM
Banking & finance
Hong Kong fights back against rising scams with ‘despicable banana’
The HKMA launched the first video in a new public awareness series titled ‘Click the Links, Fall for Scams!’ featuring a ‘despicable banana’.
13 Mar 2025 - 8:47PM
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A video showing the “despicable banana”, a new villainous mascot representing online scammers, has been released by the HKMA. Image: HKMA
Wealth management
Hong Kong finance chief sees US$20 billion of IPOs this year on tech optimism
Companies could raise between US$17 billion and US$20 billion this year, Paul Chan tells tech forum.
12 Mar 2025 - 7:40PM
Hong Kong property
Some Hong Kong banks refuse home loans for Vanke’s Le Mont project in Tai Po
Vanke Hong Kong, a local unit of China Vanke, says some lenders, including Bank of Communications and OCBC Hong Kong, will offer mortgages.
12 Mar 2025 - 11:39AM
Banking & finance
Barclays to rely on investment bank, tech strengths to grow Asia-Pacific markets
Barclays’ Asia-Pacific operations have consistently delivered double-digit returns on tangible equity over the past five years.
11 Mar 2025 - 2:57PM
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Banking & finance
Hong Kong stock exchange says ‘Sawasdee’ to Thai companies
Thailand’s stock market is the third largest in Southeast Asia and 25th globally, according to the World Bank.
11 Mar 2025 - 2:24AM
Thailand is home to companies from many dynamic sectors, including energy, healthcare, and technology, HKEX says. Photo: Nora Tam
Hong Kong stock market
China’s Full Truck Alliance eyes Hong Kong listing as ‘hedge against US risks’
The most important consideration for a Hong Kong listing has always been to hedge against US risks after Trump’s return, CFO Simon Cai says.
10 Mar 2025 - 5:20PM
Banking & finance
Stop ‘flaunting wealth’, Chinese bankers told in new guidelines
The draft rules will penalise securities firms if their staff indulge in ‘excessive luxury’, but reward them for spreading ‘positive messages’ in the media.
10 Mar 2025 - 9:00AM
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Donald Trump
Trump declines to rule out a 2025 US recession
Trump’s tariff threats against China, Canada and Mexico have left US financial markets in turmoil and consumers unsure of future.
10 Mar 2025 - 9:22AM
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US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One. Photo: Reuters
Hong Kong property
Hong Kong homebuyers deliver brisk weekend sales
Strong results for Sun Hung Kai Properties and Henderson Land show improving sentiment after a stamp-duty cut, agents say.
9 Mar 2025 - 6:25PM
Digital currencies
Hong Kong’s dollar peg seen as advantage amid stablecoin growth
Stablecoin transactions are now a fifth of all cryptocurrency transactions, and they make it easier to transact in US dollar-backed assets.
10 Mar 2025 - 11:31PM
IPO
China fresh-tea brand Chagee follows Mixue, Guming in IPO rush
Company receives approval for Nasdaq or NYSE listing after Beijing’s pledge to help more mainland companies raise funds.
7 Mar 2025 - 2:45PM
Two Sessions 2025
China determined to ‘resolutely’ keep yuan stable amid US tariff pressure
The comment is Beijing’s first response following US President Donald Trump’s accusation that China is profiting from a weaker currency.
7 Mar 2025 - 1:24AM
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China’s top economic and financial officials attend a press conference a press conference at the National People’s Congress (NPC) in Beijing on Thursday. Photo: Xinhua
Wealth management
Women in Hong Kong face huge retirement income shortfall, Fidelity study shows
Women expect an average monthly expense of HK$24,235 (US$3,120) after retirement but face an income-gap, study shows.
6 Mar 2025 - 5:55PM
Banking & finance
DBS outgoing CEO gets US$13 million in ‘another banner year’
The pay makes Gupta one of Asia’s highest-paid bankers, behind Standard Chartered boss Bill Winters who earned US$13.8 million last year.
6 Mar 2025 - 3:43PM
Mainland China
Hong Kong still among world’s top wealth hubs, according to Knight Frank report
There were an estimated 42,715 high-net-worth individuals in Hong Kong last year, making up around 0.6 per cent of the city’s population.
13 Mar 2025 - 11:21AM
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