1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (277+ words) Regional issuers still secured $2.5t through primary offerings excluding Japan. Investment banks in Asia-Pacific handled fewer bond underwriting deals in the first half of 2026 as primary bond issuance declined 3.8% from a year earlier, although fundraising remained above the $2t mark for only…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (745+ words) Competing on size is giving way to competing on specialised knowledge and asset expertise. There is a moment in every market cycle when the rules quietly shift beneath your feet. Most players don’t notice until they’re already behind. That moment…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (223+ words) Lenders are showing a declining shadow banking exposure and better transparency. China’s mid-sized banks have improved asset quality but will continue to face subdued domestic demand and weak household confidence, said Fitch Ratings. “A declining shadow-banking exposure and better transparency…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (297+ words) A buoyant IPO market in Hong Kong is offering some relief, a market expert said. Hong Kong banks’ asset quality pressures from commercial real estate (CRE) exposures are likely to moderate in the second half of 2026, according to Fitch Ratings....

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (547+ words) Loans advanced 3.3% in 2025 and ended a three-year contraction. Hong Kong's banking sector is expected to remain on a growth path through the rest of 2026, with HSBC remaining the largest licensed bank by total assets in 2025. However, concerns over high debt…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago   (279+ words) HSBC has completed a pilot transaction that issued a structured product on blockchain, marking the bank's first digitally native structured product. According to HSBC, Marketnode acted as the tokenisation agent, enabling the notes to be issued directly on a blockchain....

2+ mon, 4+ day ago   (400+ words) Chinese banks are doubling down on offshore investment as onshore rates remain low, with overseas assets increasingly denominated in renminbi (RMB), said Natixis Asia Research. “Given the downbeat domestic economic momentum, it’s foreseeable that China will keep the rates accommodative,…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago   (140+ words) It is amongst financial institutions who are first to participate in the system. China CITIC Bank International (CNCBI) has completed its first gold transactions in the Hong Kong Gold Clearing and Settlement System. The clearing and settlement system commenced trail…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago   (323+ words) Assets of large commercial banks grew faster than that of join-stock commercial banks. Assets held by China’s banking institutions rose 8% year-on-year in Q1 2026, with large commercial banks assets’ rising double-digits whilst joint stock banks grew at a slower pace. Total RMB…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (174+ words) Tax efficiency, legal sophistication, and geopolitical positioning make the city a defining choice for global wealth. The argument for Hong Kong as the centrepiece of a global trust structure rests on three interlocking pillars: tax efficiency, legal sophistication, and geopolitical…...