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Aug 26 2022

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Hong Kong applications for pathway to UK citizenship fall by almost 8 per cent in second quarter, British figures reveal

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Immigration specialists say Covid-19 restrictions and demand for education in the UK continue to fuel demand But fears over MPF pension transfers may have helped cut demand for scheme in...

Aug 26 2022

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Less than 10% of Hongkongers invest in Reits

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A survey by the Hong Kong REITS Association (HKREITA), which was established today (August 25), shows that only 8.5% of individual investors in the city invested in Reits.

Aug 19 2022

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Half a million to be denied record state pension boost

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British expats with frozen payouts could lose £19,440 over the course of their retirement Half a million British pensioners living abroad will be denied a record boost in the state...

Aug 18 2022

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Illinois pension commits $100m to pan-Asia buyout fund

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U.S. pension fund Teachers’ Retirement System (TRS) of the State of Illinois has committed $100 million to Hong Kong-based Baring Private Equity Asia’s eighth pan-Asia buyout fund, according to an...

Aug 16 2022

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Hong Kong Immigration Department condemns rumours of ‘mysterious envelope’ issued to residents withdrawing MPF funds on grounds of departure

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According to Facebook post, which has been removed, recipients have to give envelope to Immigration Department when they leave city.

Aug 16 2022

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T. Rowe Price appoints 2 for institutional business in China region

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T. Rowe hired Tina Siu to head the firm’s institutional sales and client service efforts in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau.

Aug 16 2022

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China Life, BEA, YF Life among 5 picked for Mandatory Provident Fund’s electronic platform launch next summer

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All 13 MPF trustees will join the electronic platform in phases to ensure a smooth transition, pension regulator’s new boss says The eMPF platform will help save as much as...

Aug 15 2022

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Hong Kong’s MPF assets hit by worst investment loss in two years

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Hong Kong’s Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF) assets fell 4.17% in its last financial year with the 411 funds in the city’s largest retirement scheme reporting the worst investment loss since...

Aug 10 2022

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Japan’s GPIF equity investments hit as markets slammed

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Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF), which invests nearly half its assets in equities, saw its investments swing into the red in the first quarter of its current financial year...

Aug 04 2022

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Hong Kong residents to get HK$2,000 in consumption vouchers from Sunday as new round of economy-boosting scheme kicks off

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About 6.3 million people, including new residents and arrivals from the mainland, will get voucher payments More than 100,000 appeals against exclusion from the voucher scheme upheld, with more still...