Hong Kong

HKD loans hike by 11.5% in 1Q14

But don’t expect strong expansion.

CNH: Offshore loans set to grow and here's why

Ten years into the internationalisation of the currency, Hong Kong’s yuan loan business has lagged behind other offshore business. Current outstanding yuan loans of Hong Kong banks, for example, total only RMB123 billion, about one-sixth of the RMB704 billion dim sum bond market (including certificates of deposits) (Chart 1).

Here's why the "through-train" scheme is a win-win

The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) and the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), on 10 April, approved in principle, the development of the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect, a pilot program for establishing mutual stock market access between China and Hong Kong.

StanChart posts US$7.1b in core profits

But revenue slightly disappointed analysts.

Wing Hang Bank waives brokerage fee for new investment accounts

Preferential brokerage rate could be 0.1% eventually.