Month: February 2023

Feb 09 2023

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AIA Announces Results Of 14Th Desired Retirement Tracker

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Survey Reveals Need for Hong Kong’s Working Population to Refocus on Retirement Planning as It Embraces a Post-pandemic World HONG KONG SAR – med …

Feb 09 2023

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HSBC complicit in suppressing human rights in Hong Kong, MPs allege

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MPs have accused HSBC and other British banks of tacitly endorsing the suppression of human rights in Hong Kong.  “British banks such as HSBC Bank Plc …

Feb 09 2023

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MPs accuse HSBC ‘doing dirty work’ for Beijing

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A report from the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Hong Kong attacked HSBC’s support for anti-democracy laws imposed on the territory by Beijing.

Feb 08 2023

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Hong Kong office rents dip 0.4% in December

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Meanwhile, the vacancy rate increased to 12.1%. According to a JLL report, the overall net absorption in Hong Kong’s office market was -116,900 sq ft in December due to limited...

Feb 08 2023

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Insurance Stocks’ Q4 Earnings on Feb 8: RE, LNC & More

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Better pricing, exposure growth, solid retention, favorable renewals, reinsurance agreements and accelerated digitalization in the fourth quarter are likely to have benefited insurance industry …

Feb 08 2023

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Canada Pension Plan CEO John Graham predicts ‘alpha’ investors will outperform in the next decade

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With 2023 shaping up to be another volatile year for investors, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board chief executive John Graham is in a picky mood. The CEO of the $529-billion...

Feb 08 2023

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Hong Kong transgender men win appeal over status change

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Hong Kong’s top court ruled Monday that full sex reassignment surgery should not be a prerequisite for transgender people to have their …

Feb 08 2023

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Hong Kong property: cash is king as rate hikes, capital depreciation raise the bar on investment returns

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Hong Kong’s economic troubles and higher bank … many stunned by steep losses in the equity and bond markets and erosion in their pension funds. China’s zero-Covid curbs contributed to...

Feb 04 2023

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World’s largest pension fund posts fourth straight quarterly loss

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Japan’s massive public pension fund continued its longest ever losing streak, reporting on Friday a $14.2 billion loss for the third quarter, its fourth straight quarter of negative returns.

Feb 03 2023

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Huge crowds march across France, raising pressure against Macron’s pension reform

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Huge crowds marched across France on Tuesday to say “non” to President Emmanuel Macron’s plan to make people work longer before retirement, with pressure in the streets intensifying against a...