Hong Kong
HKMA's new chief to face a pay cut?
The new head of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), which is to be Norman Chan, will have to take a substantial pay cut, sources said on Friday.
HKMA's Yam confirms retirement
Joseph Yam, the chief executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), is to step down in October, it emerged on Tuesday.
Yam to join PBOC?
Joseph Yam, the chief executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), will join the People's Bank of China in the autumn, a local magazine has reported.
How to strengthen Islamic finance - HKMA's Lau
In a speech in Singapore, Edmond Lau, the executive director for monetary management at the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, listed six elements for promoting the stability, integrity, diversity and efficiency of financial intermediation across…
The best methods for estimating trend inflation
Trend inflation forecasts estimated by the exclusion method and the principal component technique have strong predictive power on future changes in headline CPI or PCE inflation, new research from the Hong Kong Monetary Authority posits.
HKMA - Annual Report 2008
Hong Kong's exchange fund lost HK$136 billion ($17.5 billion) in 2008, revealed the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) in its Annual Report published on Monday.
Hong Kong's banks' have minimal liquidity risk
Despite a deterioration in liquidity conditions, default risks in the Hong Kong banking system are minimal, new research from the territory's central bank posits.
HKMA's Yue woos Islamic finance investors
Hong Kong can make significant contribution to the global Islamic finance market, said Eddie Yue, a deputy chief executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority.
HKMA to keep keener eye on securities business
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) is set to enhance the monitoring of banks' securities business, said Y.K. Choi, a deputy chief executive at the institution.
China's financial liberalisation success
Liberalisation of China's financial system reduced its vulnerability, posits a new paper from the Hong Kong Monetary Authority.
Research assesses risk-management methods
A paper from the Hong Kong Monetary Authority compares different methods for estimating and forecasting the volatilities and correlations of asset returns.
HKMA and China agree currency swap
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and the People's Bank of China have signed a currency swap arrangement worth up to $29.2 billion.
Equity market interdependence on the rise
The interdependence between equity markets in the United States and the East Asia-Pacific regionl has risen steadily since early 2006, research from the Hong Kong Monetary Authority finds.
Protect consumers with new measures, says HKMA
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has urged banks to adopt a raft of new guidelines aimed at protecting consumers. The measures follow almost 20,000 thousand complaints about the mis-selling of Lehman Brothers-related products.
HKMA's Yam outlook for 2009
The chief executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority set out why he thinks 2009 will be a "challenging" year.
Norway slashes rates on "major shocks"
Norges Bank has followed the Riksbank's lead in chopping 175 basis points off its key rate. Exposure to "new major shocks" sparked the move, which leaves the central bank's key rate at 3%. Elsewhere, three other central banks cut their key rate by 50…
HKMA Quarterly Bulletin
The latest issue of Hong Kong's central bank's Quarterly Bulletin contains the regular six-month monetary and financial stability report and two feature articles on property market indicators and Islamic finance in the territory.
Interview: Joseph Yam
In this interview the chief executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority discusses the global policy response to crisis, Hong Kong’s relationship with China and the reserve management in Asia. Malan Rietveld spoke to Joseph Yam
Crisis traverses financial system: HKMA's Yam
The boundaries of the global credit crunch go beyond the markets, with the falls in house prices sparking significant slumps in aggregate demand, said Joseph Yam, the chief executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority.
HKMA's Yue keen on Islamic finance
There is long-term potential in Islamic finance, said Eddie Yue, a deputy executive chief of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA).
Renminbi going global - HKMA's Pang
The renminbi could in time become a significant currency for global trade, Peter Pang, a deputy chief executive at the Hong Kong Monetary Authority.
Interbank rates improve
Beyond the gyrations of the stock markets, there were continued signs that conditions in the interbank markets were on the mend.
China not too reliant on exports
China's is much less dependent on exports than commonly thought, research from the Hong Kong Monetary Authority notes.
Singapore, Malaysia guarantee all deposits
Singapore and Malaysia became the latest countries to issue blanket guarantees on all deposits on Thursday.