Month: April 2021

Apr 30 2021

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Hong Kongers and Singaporeans fear penniless pension pots

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54% said they do not have enough in their retirement funds to finance their lifestyle once they stop working #hongkong #singapore #sjp …

Apr 20 2021

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Manulife and Sun Life draw 87% of Hong Kong’s MPF net inflow

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Hong Kong’s Mandatory Provident Fund market was dominated in the first quarter by Manulife Provident Funds Trust and Sun Life Financial, which drew a combined 87% of the HK$11.26 billion...

Apr 20 2021

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Dutch pension fund APG buys 20% stake in Hong Kong data centre platform OneAsia

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The deal is APG’s second investment in Asia, following a 10.43% stake purchase in hyperscale data centre solution provider Chindata in 2020.

Apr 20 2021

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Hong Kong’s paranoid authoritarianism

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These punishments probably spell the end of meaningful protest in Hong Kong for some time – and indicate there is no relaxation of Beijing’s repression on the horizon. In fact,...

Apr 20 2021

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Dutch pension fund APG takes 20 percent stake in OneAsia

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Dutch pension fund APG has bought a 20 percent stake in Hong Kong-based data center firm. Established in 2009, OneAsia owns a number of data centers in China and Hong...

Apr 14 2021

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Vanguard to delist Hong Kong ETFs next month

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Vanguard has announced that it will move to delist its Hong Kong-listed exchange traded funds within a month, putting an official end to its seven-year-old locally listed ETF busi …

Apr 13 2021

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Hongkongers flock to withdraw retirement funds on emigration grounds

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Hong Kong recorded the highest-ever quarterly number of applications to withdraw from the city’s compulsory pension fund on emigration …

Apr 08 2021

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Some Hongkongers are arbitraging between city’s record home prices and cheaper listings overseas as they head for the exit

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Hongkongers are emigrating in increasing numbers, after the Chinese government enacted its controversial national security law last summer and pushed through a groundbreaking electoral reform.

Apr 08 2021

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Hong Kong gov’t can charge RTHK staff for axed shows, says public broadcaster

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Hong Kong’s government has the power to surcharge … a public servant up to half of their monthly salary, wages or pension in one month. The statement came after media...

Apr 04 2021

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From Hong Kong to Sydney, San Francisco to Zurich, the staff at Pennsylvania’s largest pension fund have run up big travel bills

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To oversee how a massive Pennsylvania pension fund invests its money, an elite band of Harrisburg-based finance experts traverses the globe. They head to Wall Street, of course, but also...