Month: August 2026

Aug 26 2026

Hong Kong, Korea, Mainland, Stocks

Overseas equities drive growth in Hong Kong public school pension funds

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Net assets of the Subsidised Schools Provident Fund and Grant Schools Provident Fund rose by more than 2% in the three months to May.

Aug 21 2026

Hong Kong, Korea, Mainland, Stocks

Hong Kong MPF assets hit record HK$1.67 trillion

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Equity and mixed asset funds, which account for 81% of MPF assets, deliver annualised returns of 5.1% and 4.8%, respectively, since 2000.

Aug 20 2026

Hong Kong, Korea, Mainland, Stocks

More than half of Hong Kong’s rich plans to work past retirement age

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Some 58% of affluent people in Hong Kong plan to work beyond the traditional retirement age of earlier generations, a new survey found.

Aug 19 2026

Hong Kong, Korea, Mainland, Stocks

Even the rich in Hong Kong expect to work past retirement age, survey says

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More people plan to work longer and ‘blend work, family responsibilities and personal aspirations’, Manulife Hong Kong CEO says Wealthy Hongkongers now invest in a way that shows they do...

Aug 12 2026

Hong Kong, Korea, Mainland, Stocks

Hong Kong set to include trading firms in ‘big bang’ tax reforms

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Trading firms such as Jane Street and Citadel Securities may be included in reforms being considered by Hong Kong that are set to trigger “big bang” tax cuts for asset...

Aug 07 2026

Hong Kong, Korea, Mainland, Stocks

Around 2,400 complaints about new eMPF system since launch last June, MPF Authority says

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The Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF) Schemes Authority has received around 2,400 complaints about the new, compulsory eMPF system since its launch last June until this September. The system is intended...

Aug 07 2026

Hong Kong, Korea, Mainland, Stocks

Hong Kong – Key MPF Updates: The Shift To Categorical Approval For Gold ETFs.

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The Shift To Categorical Approval For Gold ETFs. Legal News and Analysis – Hong Kong – Regulatory & Compliance – Conventus Law …

Aug 06 2026

Hong Kong, Korea, Mainland, Stocks

Ayesha Macpherson Lau

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The latest news and top stories on Ayesha Macpherson Lau. A chartered accountant, she chairs the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority and its eMPF Platform Company Limited since March 2021....

Aug 06 2026

Hong Kong, Korea, Mainland, Stocks

MPFA Said to Unwind MPF Investment Rules for Gold ETFs

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Mandatory Provident Fund schemes will soon be able to invest in more gold ETFs as part of the Hong Kong government’s plan to promote Hong Kong as a gold trading...