Hong Kong
Asian equities team at OMGI gets Hong Kong licence
Old Mutual Global Investors said its Asian equities team has received regulatory approval to operate from their Hong Kong office, marking the first time the business will have on the ground fund management capabilities in Asia.
HK reforms will cause “collateral damage” – IFAA
The chairman of Hong Kong’s Independent Financial Advisors Association has said the industry will suffer “collateral damage” in the first half of 2015 due to the over-ambitious time frame of regulatory reforms.
Hong Kong equities still undervalued after investment surge
Despite a record-setting, multi-day market rally, valuations of Hong Kong stocks are currently low relative to both global equity markets and to the Hong Kong market historical average, according to FE analytics.
Fresh Stock Connect rule signals boost in China-HK investment channel
A new rule which allows Chinese mutual funds to invest in Hong Kong-listed shares without a domestic institutional investor licence (QDII) is an “important signal” that regulators are eager to boost cross-border trading between the two regions.
Hong Kong hedge FUM reach record levels
hedge funds under management in Hong Kong reached a record high in September 2014, according to new research published by the region’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC).