New Stamp Duty Negative on Transaction Volume in the NearTerm
The Hong Kong government announced a new ad valorem stamp duty, or AVD, late on Nov. 4. Effective Nov. 5, except for first-time homebuyers who are...
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Asia Rotation Picks
Chartonics webcast Wednesday 7 September 2016Rotation plays in Asia To view click on this link: http://www.screencast.com/t/F6RFeLLyfu 6:29...
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Hong Kong's Growth Suggests More Weakness in China
Second-guessing the true rate of GDP growth in China has become a sort of art for many commentators. For a long time, there have been questions...
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Low Rates for Longer - Asian Banks
Interest rates will remain lower, for longer. For banks with excess liquidity, this means margin pressure. We look at HSBC and STAN where liquidity...
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Summary and Implications of Recent BIS Guidelines
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) has been busy over the past five months. For those not incredibly adept at managing BIS news flow...
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