The case of the antique Buddha scam
Let’s be clear on one thing right off the bat: I am not simple or naive. I am a professional, I speak multiple languages and I have a graduate degree.…
Christopher Cheung Wah-fung scores weighty Legco role
For years, veteran broker Christopher Cheung Wah-fung struggled to lose weight. Recently, however, he has found an effective way to shed 13kg in weeks: joining the race for the Legislative…
Legislator Christopher Cheung Wah-fung issues call for longer HKEx lunch break
Christopher Cheung Wah-fung, the newly elected legislator representing stockbrokers, has urged the Hong Kong stock exchange (HKEx) to restore the 90-minute lunch break formerly taken by the market. In March,…
Major shareholders pledge not to dump Chinext shares this year
The main shareholders of 32 Chinese firms listed on Chinext, a Nasdaq-style board focused on small-cap firms, will extend their share lock-up period, in an apparent gesture to support domestic…
Personal Finance: Used mobile phones
Smartphone enthusiasts are keenly waiting for the chance to get their hands on Apple’s new iPhone 5. Its launch invites the perennial question of what to do with your old…
Asia hedge funds lag behind global average
The world’s fastest economic growth is not helping Asia’s hedge funds. The Eurekahedge Asian index, which tracks 395 hedge funds, returned 1.6 per cent to August 31, the worst performer…
France’s supertax and the flight of the rich
At the Louis Vuitton flagship store on the Champs-Elysées, the Japanese tourists jostle over the famous monogrammed leather bags as if they are going out of fashion. France may be…
Hong Kong investment fund sales on course to break 2007 record
With bank deposit rates near zero, total sales of investment funds in Hong Kong are on course to hit a record high this year as investors rush to buy higher-yielding…
