Rena Kwok (郭术甯), CFA

At the Climate Business Forum: Asia Pacific, BNP Paribas Hong Kong CEO, Hugo Leung, spoke with IFC - International Finance Corporation’s Carlos Serrano on the rising demand for adaptation solutions and climate finance in Asia.   “Not a single bank can face this challenge alone — it’s about collaboration and collective thinking.”   🎥Watch highlights from their conversation on scaling sustainable finance, unlocking growth opportunities, and why BNP Paribas joined The Alliance for Green Commercial Banks to drive collective action across the region.   #CBF25 #HKGreenWeek #AcceleratingtheTransition

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UBP - Union Bancaire Privée Hong Kong hires Greater China trio from BOS and Citi. https://lnkd.in/gUV2aGZW The Swiss private bank has recruited a team head and two relationship managers as Hong Kong boss Teresa Lee continues to grow her army of bankers. #ubp #privatebank #peoplemoves #hongkong #asia

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HSBC is pleased to have supported Maybank Singapore on its 2nd EUR-denominated Covered Bond, acting as Joint Lead Manager. The EUR500m 3-year issuance achieved robust investor demand and was well-distributed across high-quality institutional accounts, underscoring investors’ confidence in the issuer’s credit while reaffirming HSBC’s distribution capabilities in EUR Covered Bond markets. The successful outcome reflects HSBC’s ability to connect Asian clients with the global investor base through thoughtful investor engagement and execution.

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Our Head of Equity Capital Markets Gail Ong, and our Head of Banking & Finance Christy Lim, recently attended the 5th Asia-based International Financial Law Conference in Seoul. The event was presented by the International Bar Association (IBA) Banking & Financial Law Committee and the IBA Securities and Capital Markets Committee, with the support of the IBA Asia Pacific Regional Forum. Gail, who also serves as Vice Chair of the Capital Markets Innovation and Future Trends Subcommittee under the IBA Securities and Capital Markets Committee, co-moderated and presented on a panel on Regulatory Investigations and Enforcement Trends in the Securities Markets. The panel comprised experts who discussed recent developments across various jurisdictions including India, Korea and US-China. The conference gathered leading legal practitioners, regulators and industry experts from across Asia and around the world. Over the course of two days, participants engaged in substantive discussions on a range of topics spanning banking, finance, securities and capital markets, addressing pressing issues such as private credit, enforcement trends, fintech, sustainable finance and cross-border developments. The conference served as a valuable platform for exchanging insights on the legal, regulatory and commercial challenges shaping the future of financial law in the region and globally.

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Standard Chartered to provide asset services for China Asset Management (Hong Kong) expanded tokenised MMF line-up  Standard Chartered backs rollout as ChinaAMC introduces world’s first RMB-denominated tokenised money market fund alongside USD and HKD products. https://lnkd.in/eC9iXAcZ 

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A dealmaking resurgence is sparking optimism in Asia Pacific 📈 In this episode of #TheInsight, Iain Drayton, head of Investment Banking in Asia Pacific, discusses how a resurgence in large-scale M&A transactions, increased appetite from financial sponsors, and robust activity in industrial and healthcare tech is underscoring a growing sense of optimism across the region. And read our report, Global M&A: A Bold Path for Strategic Growth, for more on regional dealmaking trends: https://lnkd.in/edWmeFRJ

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We are proud to have supported CITIC Securities International Capital Management, Eastfort Asset Management, GF Global Capital and Huatai International Financial Holdings Company Limited with their first cross-currency repurchase agreements (repo) using Northbound Bond Connect holdings as collateral. We have also helped our clients to reuse the bond collaterals during the repo period. We support the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA)’s efforts to improve the market-based mechanism for offshore RMB liquidity management, fostering investor participation. These enhancements follow the HKMA's introduction of allowing Northbound Bond Connect participants to use eligible onshore bonds as collateral to conduct RMB repo business in February this year. CLSA GF Securities (Hong Kong) Learn more about our Renminbi capabilities: https://lnkd.in/gc26UTJN

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The World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, IBRD, Aaa/AAA) priced its first benchmark bond denominated in Hong Kong dollar (HKD), settling locally through the Central Moneymarkets Unit (CMU). The 5-year Sustainable Development Bond raised HKD 7 billion - the largest supranational deal in the HKD market. Funds will be used to support the financing of the World Bank’s sustainable development activities in its member countries. “We are pleased by the strong investor demand that enabled us to price the largest supranational Hong Kong dollar transaction. Our global funding strategy allows us to raise funds efficiently for development by offering investors a high-quality, liquid product in a variety of currencies,” said Jorge Familiar, Vice President and Treasurer of the World Bank. Read more> https://lnkd.in/eX9vWzaz

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The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) appointed on July 21 the first batch of fund managers under its $5 billion Equity Market Development Programme (EQDP): Avanda Investment Management, Fullerton Fund Management and JP Morgan Asset Management. The announcement came earlier than expected, says Maybank Securities’ head of research Thilan Wickramasinghe, and two of the three appointees — Avanda and Fullerton — are linked to Singaporean state-owned investors GIC and Temasek. In a July 21 note, Wickramasinghe says this shows a whole-of-government commitment towards reform. “These appointees also signal a focus on raising market liquidity, especially for small- and mid-caps.” #investing #markets #SGX #equities #MAS #maybank

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HKEX is pleased to be launching the HKEX Issuer Access Platform. This centralised, secure and web-based communication channel is designed to enhance the interaction between listed issuers and HKEX, supporting the ongoing modernisation of Hong Kong’s markets infrastructure. Key features for issuers and advisors: 🟦 Submit and publish regulatory announcements through the platform 🟦 Interact with HKEX’s Listing Division on regulatory matters in a secure manner 🟦 Smart compliance tools such as dashboards, workflow trackers, guides, and automated reminders to support listed issuers in fulfilling their day-to-day compliance and reporting requirements   HKEX plans to release a trial version of the IAP in the second half of 2025, allowing users to familiarise with its functions ahead of a phased launch in the second quarter of 2026.   📽️ Watch this video on how this platform works. More details at 🔗https://lnkd.in/gN3tFFka

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