Hong Kong
Most expensive global expat cities 2017
Five Asian and three European cities were among the 10 most expensive places for expats to live, with the dubious honour of being the most expensive bestowed on the capital of Angola.
Singapore, HK to outpace Switzerland for offshore wealth
Singapore and Hong Kong remain the fastest-growing offshore centres and are set to outpace Switzerland when it comes to attracting wealth from abroad, a new report predicts.
Hong Kong’s new Insurance Authority eyes mis-selling crackdown
Hong Kong’s new insurance regulator plans to work closely with its mainland China counterpart to protect consumers when it officially takes over from the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI) on 26 June.
The problem with Asian fund passport schemes
Regulatory and tax squabbles and the desire to deepen domestic fund industries are some of the high hurdles for passporting programmes, says Daniel Caleghin, head of wealth management strategy for Asia-Pacific at Deloitte subsidiary Casey Quirk.
Expat hotspots top global competitive ranking
Hong Kong and Singapore ranked first and third as the most competitive countries in the world, with Switzerland coming in second, according to the 2017 IMD World Competitiveness Ranking.