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With the world’s most famous cryptocurrency now more accessible, it is attracting a 'ripple effect' among investors in the SAR, but asset managers will need to adapt as further questions are raised about Bitcoin's future.

The SAR’s financial secretary re-emphasised the city’s role as an offshore Renminbi business hub during a presentation, not long after Hong Kong's 2024-25 budget.

After the world’s first multi-currency digital bond offering was oversubscribed, a government spokesperson told FA that tokenised bonds are moving from ‘proof of concept’ into ‘production’.

Mirae Asset Global Investments (Hong Kong) has issued two ETFs, investing in the Hang Seng Index and the Hang Seng China Enterprises Index. The HKEX also posted its second best results, as Bonnie Chan becomes CEO and Belle Fashion eyes a return.

FA caught up with the new CEO of Barclays Hong Kong to discuss her strategic vision for the business and the bank's ongoing efforts in the sustainability space, the changing geopolitical landscape and her career transition from lawyer to leader.

HKMA and the PBOC to further support the expansion of use cases of the digital yuan in Hong Kong, targeting local consumers and travellers.

International investors will be closely watching if the liquidators, from Alvarez & Marsal Asia, have any power over the enforcement of assets in China of the troubled property group.

Middle Eastern investors are looking at Hong Kong to diversify their portfolios into Chinese assets. FinanceAsia looks at where money is being invested, and how the SAR’s complex crypto regulations could be holding the city back.

As cases spike, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority is stepping up efforts to tackle fraud in an evolving banking landscape such as the use of the Faster Payment System.