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Jane Street Asia

Jane Street Asia: A prominent entity in the financial services sector, Hong Kong-based Jane Street Asia is part of a global quantitative trading firm and liquidity provider. Specialising in algorithmic trading and market making across diverse asset classes, including ETFs, equities, and fixed income, they primarily serve institutional clients. Known for their technology-driven approach and significant market share in liquidity provision, the firm recently secured a record lease in Central, Hong Kong. Their overall business focus is on leveraging advanced quantitative models and in-house technology to provide market liquidity and manage risk.

A customer uses his phone in front of a board with the menu at AGI Bar in Beijing. Drinkers at the AI-themed bar in the city's tech district can even plug in to DeepSeek for free. Photo: AFP

Artificial intelligence

Back in the Harness: DeepSeek continues its pivot towards agentic AI

With the launch of Harness, China’s DeepSeek continues to build the foundational digital scaffolding for autonomous AI agents.

14 Aug 2026 - 7:03PM

DeepSeek

China’s DeepSeek tests AI ‘harness’ as cheap V4 model jolts Silicon Valley

3 Aug 2026 - 7:00PM

Artificial intelligence

DeepSeek’s Harness team rushes to join the global AI agent race

23 Jun 2026 - 8:18PM

Artificial intelligence

DeepSeek adds former Jane Street engineer to harness team amid agentic AI push

Move underscores start-up’s efforts to build harnesses – software that turns an AI model into a functional and autonomous AI agent.

19 May 2026 - 6:30PM

Job postings have suggested that the harness team would be a core unit within DeepSeek. Photo: Shutterstock

Hong Kong property

Hong Kong’s first biodiversity loan goes to Henderson Land for Central Yards

Loan from HSBC and Hang Seng Bank, reportedly worth US$12.8 million, enhances city’s stature in sustainable finance, parties say.

13 May 2026 - 5:30PM

Hong Kong property

Hong Kong’s Henderson Land trims payout as Iran, mainland China cloud outlook

Kerry Properties also reports mixed 2025 results amid lift in Hong Kong home sales, weak office market and sluggish China recovery.

23 Mar 2026 - 8:13PM

Hong Kong property

How 2 landmark Central deals boost sentiment in Hong Kong’s office market

JLL’s Alex Barnes and his team closed decade-high single-tenant leases – deals that took on wider significance as rental declines slowed.

9 Feb 2026 - 10:27AM

Alex Barnes says the two big deals “certainly put a stake in the ground that signified the market has bottomed”. Photo: Edmond So

IPO

China’s biggest pork producer Muyuan flat in Hong Kong share debut

Firm’s US$1.4 billion IPO records lower oversubscription rate than other recent listings, reflecting a cooling of the red-hot market.

7 Feb 2026 - 12:45AM

Hong Kong property

UBS move to West Kowloon reshapes demand in Hong Kong office market

The Swiss bank says the move will strengthen links to mainland China and Greater Bay Area clients.

3 Feb 2026 - 10:24PM

IPO

3 Chinese firms add to Hong Kong’s IPO boom with US$2 billion in fundraising

Muyuan Foods, Shenzhen Han’s and Distinct Healthcare started taking orders for their Hong Kong listings on Thursday.

29 Jan 2026 - 4:32PM

Muyuan Foods, the world’s largest hog firm, plans to sell about 274 million new shares at up to HK$39 each. Photo: Shutterstock

Hong Kong property

Hong Kong’s latest office landmark nearly full as segment upturn simmers

The Henderson has reached 90 per cent occupancy, as ‘the rental downcycle is nearing its end’, analyst says.

16 Jan 2026 - 8:30PM

The Henderson (centre) houses tenants including Christie’s and Point72. Photo: Yik Yeung-man

Hong Kong property

Financial firm Ares doubles Hong Kong office footprint as outlook improves

Rents for prime offices in Central could rise up to 5 per cent, according to JLL, while Knight Frank expects a gain of as much as 8 per cent.

12 Jan 2026 - 4:27PM

Hong Kong property

Hong Kong office leasing rebound lifts outlook for 2026, but rents still subdued

Hong Kong’s office sector showed muted signs of life in 2025, although stabilisation will be the dominant theme of 2026.

5 Jan 2026 - 8:30AM

Hong Kong property

HSBC to occupy over 40,000 sq ft at Hong Kong’s Capitol Centre in 2026

Current tenant Chanel’s three-year lease for the prime retail space in Causeway Bay expires on May 15 next year.

5 Dec 2025 - 8:30AM

HSBC is set to occupy more than 40,000 sq ft of space in Capitol Centre in Causeway Bay. Photo: Google Maps

Hong Kong property

Hong Kong’s Central prime office rents are up for the first time in over 3 years

Prime office rents in the city’s Central business district inch up on the back of an overall improvement in vacancy rates.

25 Nov 2025 - 6:30AM

Prime office rents in Central rose modestly in November. Photo: Jelly Tse

Hong Kong property

Henderson’s Central Yards, with sky garden and Broadway theatre, to open in 2027

The Hong Kong-listed developer’s 1.6 million sq ft sustainable mixed-use project will provide more than 700,000 sq ft of office and ancillary space.

19 Nov 2025 - 3:46PM

IPO

China’s Chuangxin rides Hong Kong IPO wave with US$707 million fundraising

Listing draws commitments from 18 domestic and international investors and highlights the city’s buoyant market.

14 Nov 2025 - 3:07PM

Banking & finance

Opinion | The world financial landscape is changing. Are we ready?

The only certainty is more uncertainty, but money will play a critical role in the unfolding story.

26 Sep 2025 - 8:30PMvideocam

The London Metal Exchange on March 11. In the age of high-frequency and online trading, dozens of traders in suits continue to rant and rave in Europe’s last open outcry trading pit. Photo: AFP

Hong Kong economy

Opinion | Hong Kong is back. Now it must quickly cement its international status

Beijing should encourage foreign dignitaries to visit and also nurture the city as a base for more international, multilateral institutions.

8 Sep 2025 - 5:30AMvideocam

Hong Kong property

The View | Hong Kong property market’s sources of resilience finally getting noticed

The city’s property market will struggle to rise out of its hole, but there is a greater appreciation that it is not all doom and gloom.

7 Jul 2025 - 5:18PMvideocam

In Hong Kong’s housing market, secondary prices have been relatively stable since last September, which suggests a bottom has been reached. Photo: Shutterstock

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Jane Street Asia

Back in the Harness: DeepSeek continues its pivot towards agentic AI

With the launch of Harness, China’s DeepSeek continues to build the foundational digital scaffolding for autonomous AI agents.

China’s DeepSeek tests AI ‘harness’ as cheap V4 model jolts Silicon Valley

DeepSeek’s Harness team rushes to join the global AI agent race

DeepSeek adds former Jane Street engineer to harness team amid agentic AI push

Move underscores start-up’s efforts to build harnesses – software that turns an AI model into a functional and autonomous AI agent.

Hong Kong’s first biodiversity loan goes to Henderson Land for Central Yards

Loan from HSBC and Hang Seng Bank, reportedly worth US$12.8 million, enhances city’s stature in sustainable finance, parties say.

Hong Kong’s Henderson Land trims payout as Iran, mainland China cloud outlook

Kerry Properties also reports mixed 2025 results amid lift in Hong Kong home sales, weak office market and sluggish China recovery.

How 2 landmark Central deals boost sentiment in Hong Kong’s office market

JLL’s Alex Barnes and his team closed decade-high single-tenant leases – deals that took on wider significance as rental declines slowed.

China’s biggest pork producer Muyuan flat in Hong Kong share debut

Firm’s US$1.4 billion IPO records lower oversubscription rate than other recent listings, reflecting a cooling of the red-hot market.

UBS move to West Kowloon reshapes demand in Hong Kong office market

The Swiss bank says the move will strengthen links to mainland China and Greater Bay Area clients.

3 Chinese firms add to Hong Kong’s IPO boom with US$2 billion in fundraising

Muyuan Foods, Shenzhen Han’s and Distinct Healthcare started taking orders for their Hong Kong listings on Thursday.

Hong Kong’s latest office landmark nearly full as segment upturn simmers

The Henderson has reached 90 per cent occupancy, as ‘the rental downcycle is nearing its end’, analyst says.

Financial firm Ares doubles Hong Kong office footprint as outlook improves

Rents for prime offices in Central could rise up to 5 per cent, according to JLL, while Knight Frank expects a gain of as much as 8 per cent.

Hong Kong office leasing rebound lifts outlook for 2026, but rents still subdued

Hong Kong’s office sector showed muted signs of life in 2025, although stabilisation will be the dominant theme of 2026.

HSBC to occupy over 40,000 sq ft at Hong Kong’s Capitol Centre in 2026

Current tenant Chanel’s three-year lease for the prime retail space in Causeway Bay expires on May 15 next year.

Hong Kong’s Central prime office rents are up for the first time in over 3 years

Prime office rents in the city’s Central business district inch up on the back of an overall improvement in vacancy rates.

Henderson’s Central Yards, with sky garden and Broadway theatre, to open in 2027

The Hong Kong-listed developer’s 1.6 million sq ft sustainable mixed-use project will provide more than 700,000 sq ft of office and ancillary space.

China’s Chuangxin rides Hong Kong IPO wave with US$707 million fundraising

Listing draws commitments from 18 domestic and international investors and highlights the city’s buoyant market.

.css-1pcrwvc{color:#2aa191;}Opinion | The world financial landscape is changing. Are we ready?

The only certainty is more uncertainty, but money will play a critical role in the unfolding story.

Opinion | Hong Kong is back. Now it must quickly cement its international status

Beijing should encourage foreign dignitaries to visit and also nurture the city as a base for more international, multilateral institutions.

The View | Hong Kong property market’s sources of resilience finally getting noticed

The city’s property market will struggle to rise out of its hole, but there is a greater appreciation that it is not all doom and gloom.

Opinion | The world financial landscape is changing. Are we ready?