Category: Mainland

Jun 07 2025

Hong Kong, Korea, Mainland, Stocks

Hong Kong’s New Platform for $166 Billion Pension Faces Glitches

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Some Hong Kong pensioners migrating to a new electronic system for retirement savings have experienced glitches, raising concerns over the platform’s reliability as it enters a key phase of adding...

Jun 07 2025

Hong Kong, Korea, Mainland, Stocks

Manulife’s Hong Kong unit to redomicile from Bermuda thanks to new law

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Redomiciling to Hong Kong allows us to better align with the city’s robust financial and regulatory environment,’ CEO says.

Jun 05 2025

Hong Kong, Korea, Mainland, Stocks

Hong Kong: Pension Authority Warns Of US Debt Selloff

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The territory’s mandatory provident funds (MPFs)—Hong Kong’s compulsory retirement savings schemes—are val- ued at approximately $167 billion, of which about 37% were invested in bonds and balanced …

Jun 04 2025

Hong Kong, Korea, Mainland, Stocks

Hong Kong MPF administration fees down by 36% since launch of digital platform

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More than 2.7 million members and 70,000 employers to be managed under new system by end of second phase of migration in August.

Jun 04 2025

Hong Kong, Korea, Mainland, Stocks

Hong Kong lawmakers support MPF change to make accounts fully portable

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Letting members move their full portfolios to new providers would promote proactive management and competition, official says.

Jun 03 2025

Hong Kong, Korea, Mainland, Stocks

Treasuries gloom is boosting demand for Asia’s top-rated debt

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Bonds in Australia and Singapore are getting a lift as questions about the appeal of US Treasuries send investors toward top-rated alternatives.

Jun 03 2025

Hong Kong, Korea, Mainland, Stocks

Singapore’s top-rated bonds lifted by pullback from US Treasuries

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The US rating downgrade and proposed tax Bill add to the appeal of the falling supply of AAA bonds. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Jun 02 2025

Hong Kong, Korea, Mainland, Stocks

Admin fees for Hong Kong’s MPF down by 36% since launch of digital platform

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Over 2.7 million members and 70,000 employers to be managed under the new system by end of second phase of migration in August.

May 31 2025

Hong Kong, Korea, Mainland, Stocks

Hong Kong asks pension funds for Treasuries contingency plan if U.S. rating cut

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Bloomberg reported that Hong Kong pension fund managers concerned about the risk of forced sales were lobbying officials to change the rules. They recommended authorities make an exception for U.S.

May 30 2025

Hong Kong, Korea, Mainland, Stocks

Hong Kong Asks Funds for Treasuries Plan If US Rating Cut

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Hong Kong officials told the city’s pension funds to formulate appropriate strategies in the event of “any significant market events” regarding the credit rating of the US government debt.