Hong Kong
Best in Hong Kong - HSBC
In a year that saw hundreds of investors take to the streets to protest about the mis-selling of Lehman Brothers-linked notes, HSBC managed to sidestep the controversy and continue issuing a full range of structured product
Asia comes of age
Dealers are increasingly offering exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to retail investors to give them access to asset classes and instruments traditionally not available to them. At the same time, regional exchanges are trying to bolster their ETF business. Is…
Investors should force Hong Kong regulatory reform, says legislator
Ronny Tong, a former barrister and member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (LegCo), believes Hong Kong should replace its various financial regulators with a unified regulatory body. But he told a Hong Kong Investment Funds Association luncheon on…
Banks sign agreement to buy back Lehman minibonds
SFC, HKMA agreement is set to buy back Lehman minibonds, but market is feeling wary
HK pair plead guilty over market abuse
Losses & Lawsuits
Dealing with disputes
Editor's letter
Toughing it out
Equity derivatives
Hong Kong ring-fenced assets prior to Lehman Bros collapse
HKMA puts 19 foreign banks on its watch list; conducts 'swine flu' stress test
Investors sue HSBC, BNY Mellon and Lehman over 'Minibonds'
Losses and Lawsuits
Regulatory wrangling
Structured products
Swap stabilisers
Editor's letter
Trimming the tenor
The Hong Kong market is undergoing a massive shift in the type of products that are distributed as investors opt for simple, short-dated, capital-protected investments because of uncertainty about long-term trends. Hang Seng Bank is even offering…